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Your Instagram ‘Link in bio’ can now have up to five links
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Jay Peters
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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Your Instagram bio can now include up to five links, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a post on his Instagram channel on Tuesday. “Probably one of the most requested features we’ve had,” he wrote.You can add links by editing your profile in the mobile app, where you can give them titles and reorder how they’ll appear. However, if you’ve added more than one link, anyone visiting your profile will still have to click through a “[Your first link] and 1 other” message to see that list of links. That means that, if you have more than one link you have to feature on either your Instagram profile or already use a “Link in bio” service like Linktree, people are going to have to do an extra click to see your links no matter what.Still,... Continue reading…
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Apple’s first store in India is now open
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Emma Roth
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The Apple Store in Mumbai, India. | Image: Apple Apple has officially opened its first store in India. On Tuesday, hundreds of customers got the chance to step inside the Mumbai-based retail location after years of waiting for the iPhone maker to build a store in the country.As you can see from the images included in the gallery below, the store has a pretty eye-catching design. It features a glass exterior and a ceiling tiled with triangular pieces of timber that stretch past the building’s walls to form a canopy over the store. Apple says each tile is made from 408 pieces of timber and that there are 1,000 tiles in total.
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YouTube is cracking down on videos describing eating disorders
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Mia Sato
on (#6AXPA)
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube will remove additional videos related to eating disorders, including content that shows or discusses “imitable behavior,” the company announced today.Videos promoting or glorifying eating disorders are already banned on YouTube, but this policy update expands the rules to include content that shows or describes eating disorder behaviors that audiences could imitate. Videos that show or describe “weight-based bullying in the context of eating disorders” will also be banned under the new policy. Image: YouTube Resources for eating disorders will appear below videos. YouTube will also begin restricting young viewers from accessing content related to eating disorders, including videos that discuss... Continue reading…
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Prime Video adds new Dialogue Boost feature to make voices easier to hear
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Chris Welch
on (#6AXK1)
You can choose between medium and high settings for Dialogue Boost. | Image: Amazon It’s a complaint we’ve all heard by now and maybe one you’ve vented about firsthand: voices and conversations are often too difficult to understand when watching TV. I know many people who routinely enable closed captioning — even if they’re not hard of hearing — to be sure they don’t miss anything. Many soundbars and some TVs have added various speech enhancement modes to overcome this, but if you’re stuck with shoddy built-in TV speakers, unintelligible conversation can become very aggravating.With Prime Video, Amazon has decided to do something about this dilemma at the software level. Today, the company is introducing a new Dialogue Boost mode that can be toggled on from any device that offers the streaming service. “Dialogue Boost... Continue reading…
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BrightDrop isn’t just selling electric vans — it’s redesigning delivery
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Nilay Patel
on (#6AXK2)
Photo illustration by Will Joel / The Verge. CEO Travis Katz is running a sustainable delivery startup from within a century-old car company. Continue reading…
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Microsoft reportedly working on its own AI chips that may rival Nvidia’s
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Tom Warren
on (#6AXK3)
Microsoft has worked with Qualcomm and AMD on custom chips in the past. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft is reportedly working on its own AI chips that can be used to train large language models and avoid a costly reliance on Nvidia. The Information reports that Microsoft has been developing the chips in secret since 2019, and some Microsoft and OpenAI employees already have access to them to test how well they perform for the latest large language models like GPT-4.Nvidia is the key supplier of AI server chips right now, with companies racing to buy up these chips and estimates suggesting OpenAI will need more than 30,000 of Nvidia’s A100 GPUs for the commercialization of ChatGPT. Nvidia’s latest H100 GPUs are selling for more than $40,000 on eBay, illustrating the demand for high-end chips that can help deploy AI software.W... Continue reading…
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GameStop’s buy one, get one free sale actually features some great games
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Sheena Vasani
on (#6AXGF)
Elden Ring is just one of the games included in GameStop’s BOGO sale. | Image: FromSoftware The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will drop in less than a month, but if you need some games to distract yourself until then, GameStop’s latest BOGO sale is here. Right now, you can buy one of the 40 video games listed here and get a second game of equal or lesser value for free. The promo applies to older Nintendo Switch titles like The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD ($59.99)— just in case you want to revisit the series — as well as a plethora of non-Zelda titles.The list covers newer Switch games like Octopath Traveler II, which is on sale for $44.99 ($15 off) as well as the recent remake of Like a Dragon: Ishin! for PlayStation ($59.99). A number of older games are also part of the promotion, including Xenoblade... Continue reading…
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Adobe Lightroom’s latest AI-powered feature is chin-scratchingly specific
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Jess Weatherbed
on (#6AXGG)
Image: Adobe Adobe’s latest Lightroom features are designed to make photo editing more accessible to people without professional experience — no matter how specific the task. The company has expanded the AI masking categories for its “Select People” tool to include new options that automatically select a subject’s clothing and facial hair, allowing users to quickly make adjustments to their color and texture.The update also includes three additional Adaptive Presets for portraits — Darken Beard, Polished Portrait, and Enhance Clothing — allowing users to make predetermined adjustments with a single click. Darken Beard is the most specific, its sole purpose being to make facial hair appear darker so that it stands out more. Meanwhile, Polished... Continue reading…
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Panic says it’s sold more than 50,000 Playdate handhelds
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Andrew Webster
on (#6AXGH)
Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Panic’s little yellow handheld has sold a lot more than anticipated. Today, the company confirmed that the Playdate has sold 53,000 units, more than double the initial production run of 20,000. However, a large number of those customers are still waiting to crank away: Panic says that it has shipped 27,000 of those orders, and “the team is hard at work on getting customers their Playdates, and fully expect to deliver all pre-orders by the end of this year.”In a statement, Playdate’s project lead Greg Maletic said, “When we started, we had no idea how big the audience would be for a weird product like this, but we told the factory: build 20,000. To have now sold more than 53,000 (and counting) is heartening. And this, at a time when... Continue reading…
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The Nest Thermostat is getting Matter support starting today
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
on (#6AXGN)
The 2020 Nest Thermostat will get Matter support starting this week. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Matter has had a rough first few months, with barely any devices available and plenty of problems setting up and using those that are. But the new smart home standard may have just gotten the kick-start it needed. The Nest Thermostat is getting updated to support Matter starting today, April 18th. This is the first smart thermostat to support Matter, and the big change for Nest users is that it will now work with Apple Home without needing third-party hardware. (You will need iOS 16.4, however).An over-the-air update will make the popular thermostat from Google compatible with any Matter smart home platform using Matter over Wi-Fi. The rollout starts today and will be completed over the next few weeks, according to an update to a post... Continue reading…
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Marvel’s hoping Thor and Loki can convince you to run a 5K in a new running app
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Victoria Song
on (#6AXGM)
Marvel Move arrives later this summer and features immersive, audio-based training plans for runners. | Image: Six to Start; Marvel Superhero-themed fitness plans and classes have been on the internet for ages, but this summer, Zombies, Run! creator Six to Start is collaborating with Marvel to launch a new fitness app featuring your favorite comic book superheroes. The forthcoming app, dubbed Marvel Move, will feature a series of immersive audio-based running plans starring popular characters ranging from Thor and his mischievous brother Loki to the X-Men. The app will cost $74.99 per year, though you can get a two-year subscription for $99 for a limited time.The pitch ought to sound familiar if you’ve ever tried the Zombies, Run! app, which is a mix between a running app and a podcast drama set in the Zombocalypse where you star as the main character. Marvel Move... Continue reading…
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Sonos’ exciting new product category is... commercial audio
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Chris Welch
on (#6AXGK)
Sonos Pro is available to businesses starting today. | Image: Sonos Maybe the long-rumored Sonos headphones aren’t coming this year after all. A few months ago, CEO Patrick Spence announced that Sonos would enter four new product categories over the next few years — with the first coming in 2023. But the company is throwing a curveball of sorts: while the easy assumption was that these would all be new hardware categories, it turns out that the first one is all about software. Software as a service (SaaS), to be more specific.Today, Sonos is introducing Sonos Pro, a new service targeted at businesses — restaurants, bars, and retail stores — that makes it easy to play music across numerous locations without breaking any licensing rules. Sonos Pro works with all S2-compatible hardware including the Ikea... Continue reading…
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Social media is doomed to die
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Ellis Hamburger
on (#6AXGJ)
After seven years at Snapchat, I finally learned the truth about why our most important apps seem destined to disappoint us. Continue reading…
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WhatsApp, Signal, and other encrypted messaging apps urge UK to rethink ‘flawed’ legislation
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Jess Weatherbed
on (#6AXCM)
Illustration: The Verge A number of encrypted messaging apps including WhatsApp and Signal have banded together to oppose a proposed UK law they say could undermine end-to-end encryption. Leaders from each company have signed an open letter asking the UK government to “urgently rethink” sections of its Online Safety Bill to ensure it aligns with “the Government’s stated intention to protect end-to-end encryption and respect the human right to privacy.”The UK’s Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws intended to protect children and adults online by holding social media companies accountable for users’ safety. The bill has been widely criticized for its potential to allow the UK government and its communications regulator OFCOM (Office of Communications) to... Continue reading…
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Outlook for Mac’s new profiles separate work and personal emails with colorful themes
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Tom Warren
on (#6AXB4)
Image: Microsoft Microsoft has started rolling out a new profiles feature in Outlook for Mac that lets you easily separate out work and personal email accounts with different colored themes. The profiles feature is designed to make it easy to switch between accounts and not send the wrong email to someone or avoid storing calendar entries incorrectly.If you create profiles for both work and personal you can switch to the personal one and not see notifications from your work account — useful at the end of a work day. A Control + Tab shortcut lets Outlook for Mac users switch between these new profiles. Microsoft has also added automated switching through Siri shortcuts, so you can automatically switch to personal mode at the end of a work day. ... Continue reading…
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Withings’ latest smart scale features an ‘eyes closed’ mode
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Victoria Song
on (#6AX7J)
The new Withings Body Smart scale features a new “eyes closed” mode. | Image: Withings Even if your goal is to lose weight, the number on the scale isn’t always the best measure of progress. In that vein, Withings’ new Body Smart scale is adding an “eyes closed” mode. Instead of displaying your weight, the scale will instead show encouraging messages or metrics like step count, air quality, and the weather.It might seem odd to exclude weight on a scale, but it’s a helpful feature for folks who want to track their health but may have a history of disordered eating, are easily discouraged, or want to focus on other measures of progress like muscle gain. Or you could merely want to keep your weight private and viewable only within the app. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this kind of feature. The QardioBase 2, for... Continue reading…
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Pokémon Go developer Niantic is making a real-world Monster Hunter game
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Andrew Webster
on (#6AX5E)
Image: Niantic Niantic is working with a different kind of monster for its next release. The studio, best-known for Pokémon Go, announced a partnership with Capcom to make a title based on the Monster Hunter franchise. The new game is called Monster Hunter Now, and it aims to take the core of that series — you know, hunting monsters — and transform it into the kind of real-world, augmented reality experience that Niantic is known for.Gameplay specifics were light (Niantic says more details will be available when the closed beta launches in the near future) but it appears that Monster Hunter Now will follow a somewhat familiar formula. The premise is that the Monster Hunter universe has somehow seeped into our world, and players will be able to... Continue reading…
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The Polestar 4 electric SUV packs a lot of punch in a small package
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Andrew J. Hawkins
on (#6AX1G)
Image: Polestar Polestar’s fourth vehicle, the aptly named Polestar 4 compact SUV, made its debut today at the Shanghai Auto Show. When it’s released, it will likely compete with luxury heavy hitters like the Tesla Model Y, BMW iX, and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV.The Polestar 4 is a coupe-style SUV with a targeted range over 300 miles, a substantial 102kWh battery, and a starting price of $60,000. It will be positioned in size and price between the Swedish brand’s Polestar 2 fastback and upcoming Polestar 3 SUV. And it will go on sale first in China starting in late 2023, followed by North America in 2024.Along with the Polestar 3, the Polestar 4 signals an acceleration of the company’s ambitions to broaden its lineup, reach more customers, and compete... Continue reading…
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Elon Musk claims to be working on ‘TruthGPT’ — a ‘maximum truth-seeking AI’
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Emma Roth
on (#6AX1H)
Laura Normand / The Verge Elon Musk says he’s working on “TruthGPT,” a ChatGPT alternative that acts as a “maximum truth-seeking AI.” The billionaire laid out his vision for an AI rival during an interview with Fox News’s Tucker Carlson, saying an alternative approach to AI creation was needed to avoid the destruction of humanity.“I’m going to start something which I call TruthGPT or a maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe,” Musk said. “And I think this might be the best path to safety in the sense that an AI that cares about understanding the universe is unlikely to annihilate humans because we are an interesting part of the universe.”
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The Pixel 7A might cost $50 more than the Pixel 6A
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Jay Peters
on (#6AX0N)
A Pixel 6A. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google’s still-unannounced Pixel 7A might cost $499, meaning the rumored midrange phone will launch at a $50 premium over last year’s Pixel 6A, according to 9to5Google. While that price might be a bit of a disappointment, the new phone will apparently getting some big upgrades that could justify the cost.The cameras, for example, are moving up to a 64MP main camera (up from 12MP in the Pixel 6A) and a 13MP ultrawide camera (up from 12MP), 9to5Google reports. The phone will apparently also be getting a 90hz display, the Tensor G2 chip that powers the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, and wireless charging. Those all seem like nice improvements from the very-good Pixel 6A.If that all sounds good to you, you may not need to wait long to pick up a Pixel... Continue reading…
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Bluesky’s CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter
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Alex Heath
on (#6AX0P)
The logo for the AT Protocol that powers the Bluesky app. | Image: Bluesky This interview was first published in April 13th’s edition of Command Line, my weekly newsletter about the tech industry’s inside conversation. You can subscribe here to get future editions delivered to your inbox.As Elon Musk continues wielding Twitter like a blunt weapon against competitors like Substack, the downsides of centralized social media platforms are becoming more apparent every day. For those like me who have built a valuable audience on Twitter over the years, it’s unnerving to consider that those relationships could be broken or taken away completely in the blink of an eye.That underlying unease animates much of the consternation toward Musk these days. Zooming out, it’s also why I’m closely watching the rise of... Continue reading…
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Everrati delivers its first electric Porsche 911 restomod built in the US
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Umar Shakir
on (#6AX0Q)
Everrati’s newest Porsche 911 restomod is built in the US. | Image: Everrati Everrati, a UK-based company that restores classic cars and converts them to electric vehicles, has delivered its first US-built Porsche 911 in California, the company announced on Monday.For Everrati, the delivery marks a milestone for the company and its CEO, Justin Lunny, who’s been working hard to expand manufacturing to the US since our conversation with him in 2021. Everrati’s pursuit of local manufacturing follows growing customer interest in the US, where many had voiced the desire to convert their prestigious classic cars to electric.The first US customer to take delivery is Nest co-founder Matt Rogers, who first learned about Everrati through a UK publication. Rogers then became a major investor in Everrati, as we learned in... Continue reading…
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Bowser has been freed from prison
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Emma Roth
on (#6AWXN)
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Console hacker Gary Bowser is getting released from federal prison after spending over two years behind bars, as first reported by TorrentFreak (via Gizmodo). In an interview with YouTuber Nick Moses, Bowser says he was released to a Washington detention center last month, where he now awaits his return to his home country of Canada.Bowser was arrested and charged with fraud in 2020 for his role in Team Xecuter, a hacking group that made and sold mod chips for the Nintendo Switch, 3DS, NES Classic Edition, Sony’s PlayStation Classic, and other consoles. Since Bowser was living in the Dominican Republic at the time, he was extradited to the US to serve his 40-month sentence, which he says has been cut short due to good behavior.Although... Continue reading…
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The WGA has overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike
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Charles Pulliam-Moore
on (#6AWWA)
Image: The Writers Guild of America While contract negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are still underway, the WGA’s members have just gotten one step closer to striking should this round of talks not resolve before May.Deadline reports that an overwhelming majority (97 percent) of the WGA’s members voted today to authorize a strike — a move that empowers the WGA West Board and the WGA East Council to call for a strike if the WGA and the AMPTP can’t agree upon a fair labor contract by May 1st. (Disclosure: The Verge’s editorial staff is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.) Of the WGA’s eligible voting members, 9,020 voted in favor of the strike authorization, while 198 opposed. In an... Continue reading…
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Mercedes-Benz’s EQS electric SUV gets the Maybach treatment
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Umar Shakir
on (#6AWWC)
The Maybach EQS SUV is only slightly more gaudy than the regular EQS. | Image: Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz revealed a sumptuous new Maybach version of its all-electric EQS SUV today — and it’s certainly made for owners who aren’t planning on driving it themselves. Instead, they’ll be sitting on one of the two rear captain seats, which are glamorously appointed in diamond-stitched Nappa leather and come with electric recliner seats, pillows, removable tablet screens, and even a bottle chiller to keep the drive alive.The interior of the Maybach, of course, is designed for maximum comfort for the riders — but that comes at the cost of practicality. Even though it’s an SUV, it only sits four instead of five to seven people, something that makes more sense in the sedan S-Class Maybach vehicles.Pricing on the Mercedes-Maybach EQS... Continue reading…
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WB announces a Harry Potter Quidditch multiplayer game
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Ash Parrish
on (#6AWRR)
Image: Unbroken Studios / Portkey Games Warner Bros. has revealed the existence of a new Harry Potter game. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is a competitive multiplayer game based on the fictional sport popularized by the Harry Potter novels.The game’s website is a little bare, featuring only a sign-up portal to be a play tester and a lengthy FAQ highlighting details about the game, its publisher, Portkey Games, and the level of involvement of noted and vocal transphobe J.K. Rowling, who has said trans women are “predators” and should therefore be disallowed from “single gender” spaces. The FAQ doesn’t say when the game will be released or on what platforms but does denote that it’s been in development for several years.Hogwarts Legacy, the open-world-ish Harry Potter g... Continue reading…
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Twitter will label ‘hateful’ tweets when it restricts them
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Jay Peters
on (#6AWPM)
An example of the label you might see. | Image: Twitter Twitter is introducing new labels it will show on tweets the company limits for breaking its rules. The company occasionally restricts tweets that violate its policies by making them harder to find or visible to fewer people, and these new labels will make those actions more clear.The new labels will first appear on tweets that violate Twitter’s Hateful Conduct policy, according to a blog post from the company. “Restricting the reach of Tweets, also known as visibility filtering, is one of our existing enforcement actions that allows us to move beyond the binary ‘leave up versus take down’ approach to content moderation,” Twitter wrote. “However, like other social platforms, we have not historically been transparent when we’ve taken... Continue reading…
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Looking for the northern lights? Use your phone camera
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Allison Johnson
on (#6AWMJ)
That little greenish smudge on the right is the northern lights, as seen by my phone camera’s night mode. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Somewhere over Greenland, I opened up the window shade. People see the northern lights on their flights to Iceland, right? Might as well check. I was sitting parallel to the wing, the blue and yellow Icelandair logo lit against the black sky. But as I looked back toward the tail of the plane, I saw something else: a faint white smudge in the sky. I looked away and back a few times, and sure enough, the light was moving. I could just make out a white line with vertical bands radiating upward. Not the awe-inspiring green waves you’d hope for, but not nothing.The only camera I had close was my iPhone 13 Mini. Not ideal. A picture through a dirty plane window with a tiny phone camera sensor? Pfft. No chance. I figured I’d try anyway just to... Continue reading…
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The Idol’s latest trailer is a Max-branded bacchanal
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Charles Pulliam-Moore
on (#6AWMK)
Lily Rose-Depp as Jocelyn and Abel Tesfaye as Tedros in The Idol. | HBO It was one thing to hear about how (HBO) Max’s upcoming series The Idol from Sam Levinson and The Weeknd had reportedly become an expensive showcase of “sexual torture porn,” but it’s another to actually see moments from the show in a trailer that lays out the general gist of what’s going on.In the world of The Idol, a pop star known as Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) is one of the most famous and overexposed singers working in the industry — a precarious situation that leads to her having a very severe and very public nervous breakdown. After a personal crisis leads to the cancellation of her most recent tour, Jocelyn finds herself lost and adrift until she meets club promoter Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye), who becomes an influential —... Continue reading…
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Joseph Staten, who helped get Halo Infinite over the finish line, is joining Netflix
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Jay Peters
on (#6AWMM)
Image: 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios Joseph Staten, Halo Infinite’s former head of creative who just announced he was leaving Microsoft, will be the creative director for a new AAA game from Netflix, Staten announced on Monday.“In my work life, there’s nothing I love more than collaborating with others to build worlds filled with iconic characters, deep mysteries, and endless adventures,” Staten wrote in a short Twitter thread on Monday. He didn’t share many specific details about the new game, but he says it will be a “brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP.”
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Only six EVs still qualify for the $7,500 federal tax credit after new rules go into effect
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Andrew J. Hawkins
on (#6AWHS)
Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge The Internal Revenue Service released its list of electric vehicles that will still qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit after strict new supply chain rules go into effect on April 18th. And oh boy, is it short.Big winners include Tesla, Ford, Chrysler, Jeep, and General Motors. Gone from the list are heavy hitters like Volkswagen, BMW, Nissan, Hyundai, and Rivian. The revised list is sure to change as more battery factories come online in the US, but for now, the list of qualifying vehicles is significantly shorter than its ever been.Big winners include Tesla, Ford, Chrysler, Jeep, and General MotorsOnly six battery-electric models will initially qualify for the full $7,500 credit starting: Cadillac Lyriq, Chevy Bolt EV and... Continue reading…
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Spotify is losing its audiobooks chief
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Ariel Shapiro
on (#6AWHT)
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify is losing another talk content executive. The Verge has learned that Nir Zicherman, who leads the company’s new audiobook vertical, will be leaving the company this year. He will depart as one of the last remaining executives who built Spotify’s podcasting business.Zicherman co-founded podcast creation and distribution tool Anchor with Michael Mignano, who left Spotify last year. Spotify bought Anchor in 2019 for $150 million, at which point Zicherman and Mignano joined the company’s product division. Zicherman took charge of the audiobook business in 2022. He will stay on until October 1st to help set up the next audiobook lead, according to Spotify spokesperson Rosa Oh.Spotify debuted its audiobook vertical last fall after... Continue reading…
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The Nanoleaf Lines are $50 off so you can turn your room into a gamer nightclub
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto
on (#6AWHV)
You can go full gamer with the Nanoleaf Lines or just use them as some unique accent lighting. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge The Nanoleaf Lines are a pretty unusual home lighting accessory, unless you normally decorate your rooms with the kind of lights you might find in a nightclub. The colorful LEDs allow you to create sculpture-like lighting on your walls that can be one of a kind. They add quite a dynamic pop of color and flare to a home gaming, streaming, or entertainment space, especially since they can connect to Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Samsung’s SmartThings and do things like sync to music or to what’s on a screen. For today only, you can get a nine-light kit of Nanoleaf Lines for $149.99 ($50 off) at Best Buy — their best price to date. Read our review.From decorating your home’s interior to keeping an eye on the going-ons... Continue reading…
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The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, one of our favorite gaming laptops, is nearly half off
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Sheena Vasani
on (#6AWEX)
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is both powerful and portable, with nice perks like all-day battery life. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Want an excellent gaming laptop that won’t weigh you down while traveling? You might want to grab today’s deal on the Asus ROG Zephyrus then. Right now, Best Buy is selling the 14-inch Asus ROG Zephyrus gaming laptop for $999.99 ($650 off), and it comes with 16GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, and an AMD Ryzen 9 processor. That marks a new all-time low price on this configuration.Asus’ entry-level ROG Zephyrus G14 is our favorite gaming laptop, but it knows its way around spreadsheets, too. While it might be a little chunky and loud, it’s also still portable and, despite its compact size, exceptionally powerful. The laptop also comes equipped with a bright 16:10 QHD display and a 120Hz refresh rate, alongside all-day battery life — which is... Continue reading…
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Apple’s new savings account lets Card users grow their Daily Cash
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Emma Roth
on (#6AWCA)
Image: Apple Apple is launching a new high-yield Savings account for Apple Card users. In a post shared on Monday, Apple says Card users can build upon their Daily Cash rewards by putting it in the company’s new Goldman Sachs savings account that comes with a 4.15 annual percentage yield (APY).Apple previously offered no way for users to grow their Daily Cash, the cashback rewards users get when using their Apple Card. But now users can stash their funds into a savings account, which comes with no minimum deposits and no minimum balance requirements. Users can set up the account through the Apple Card in their Wallet app, and from there, Daily Cash will automatically get deposited into their savings account.However, Apple says users can change... Continue reading…
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Lululemon Mirror review: a reflection of at-home fitness
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Victoria Song
on (#6AWCB)
Mirror, mirror on my wall, are you the fittest of them all? Probably not, but it’s the uncertain future of premium fitness hardware that’s to blame. Continue reading…
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How to see who else is using your streaming service subscriptions
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David Nield
on (#6AW9S)
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge It’s not difficult to share a password for Netflix or Spotify with a friend or leave yourself signed in at someone else’s house or in a hotel room, which means, after several years, there could be a host of people sharing your streaming services that you’ve completely forgotten about.Whether it’s an ex-partner, a niece or nephew, a college roommate from back in the day, or whoever else, you don’t necessarily want your accounts being used by a whole cast of characters. It can lead to restrictions on your account, and it’s not great from a digital security perspective either.Thankfully, you can check who’s logged in to your accounts relatively quickly and boot them out if needed. We’ll cover some of the most popular services here and... Continue reading…
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AT&T launches medical radar device that monitors older adults through walls
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Jess Weatherbed
on (#6AW9T)
Image: AT&T / Cherish Medical AT&T has teamed up with medical sensor manufacturer Cherish Health to create a claimed “industry first” radar device capable of detecting emergency conditions and monitoring people who are at risk of falling. It can do this across multiple rooms throughout the home, even through walls. Dubbed the Cherish Serenity, the device uses a combination of AT&T cellular connectivity and Cherish’s radar and AI technology to detect body position, movement, and biometrics without requiring cameras or wearable trackers.The device is designed to help older generations live more independently while retaining some privacy. Data from the US Census Bureau shows that people over the age of 65 represent the fastest-growing segment of the country’s... Continue reading…
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JUICE spacecraft launched to investigate the habitability of Jupiter’s icy moons
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Georgina Torbet
on (#6AW9V)
Photo by JODY AMIET/AFP via Getty Images The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched its JUICE spacecraft to study Jupiter’s icy moons on Friday, April 14th. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission will visit three of Jupiter’s largest moons — Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto — to investigate whether they could be potentially habitable, a question that has been igniting debate among astronomers since the first evidence of subsurface oceans on these moons was seen by the Galileo mission in the 1990s.JUICE launched at 8:14AM ET from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, carried by an Ariane 5 rocket. The launch had been delayed from its original launch date of April 13th due to weather conditions, but the skies today were clear for liftoff.The spacecraft separated from... Continue reading…
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VW aims to dethrone the Tesla Model 3 with its long-ranging ID.7 electric sedan
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Andrew J. Hawkins
on (#6AW7M)
Image: VW The ID.7 is a big, beefy sedan that comes in two battery sizes with a best-in-class range estimate. But can Volkswagen make sedans cool again? Continue reading…
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Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million
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Jon Porter
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Image: Rovio Sega, the Japanese-headquartered video game company best known in the West for its Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, is acquiring Angry Birds developer Rovio, the companies announced today. The Finnish-headquartered mobile games developer will be acquired for €706 million (around $775 million), which The Wall Street Journal notes represents a roughly a 19 percent premium over its share price at close on Friday. The deal is expected to close by the end of September.In a press release, Sega said it hopes to use “Rovio’s distinctive know-how in live service mobile game operation, to bring Sega’s current and new titles to the global mobile gaming market.” It sounds like a similar aim to what Sega’s rival Nintendo has been doing with its... Continue reading…
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Here’s our best look yet at what Apple’s announcing in June
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Jon Porter
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Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro, announced earlier this year. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s long-anticipating mixed reality headset won’t be the only piece of hardware it announces at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who’s published a new overview of the event. Expected launches include new MacBooks, as well as a “major” update to the Apple Watch’s watchOS software.Let’s start with the Macs. Gurman doesn’t explicitly say which macOS-powered computers Apple could announce in June, but lists around half a dozen devices it currently plans to release this year or early 2024. There’s an all new 15-inch MacBook Air, an updated 13-inch MacBook Air, and new 13-inch and “high-end” MacBook Pros. Meanwhile on the Mac side Apple still needs to replace its last... Continue reading…
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Google will reportedly release new AI powered search tools next month
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James Vincent
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Illustration: The Verge Google will release new AI-powered search tools next month, with even more features coming in the fall, reports The New York Times.The new features will be available exclusively in the US, and will be released initially to a maximum of one million users, says the NYT. It’s not clear exactly what the tools will offer, but they will likely build on the conversational promise of Google’s experimental Bard chatbot. They’re being developed under the codename “Magi.”The plans are part of Google’s efforts to meet the threat posed by new systems like Microsoft’s Bing chatbot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Many think these chatbots could one day replace traditional search engines like Google — despite their failings.According to the NYT, Google’s... Continue reading…
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Netflix’s Love is Blind live reunion special was a disaster
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Chris Welch
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix ran into significant issues with its second-ever live event on Sunday evening. Love is Blind: The Live Reunion failed to start streaming at its planned 8PM showtime, leading to major consternation from the show’s fans across social media. Netflix acknowledged the problem on Twitter soon after and promised to kick off the presentation within 15 minutes.That didn’t happen, either. More than an hour later, subscribers were still encountering error screens when trying to watch the event. Netflix followed up by saying it’d be “worth the wait.” As the delay stretched on, hosts Vanessa and Nick Lachey posted to Instagram thanking fans (and a live studio audience) for their extended patience.
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Ultra-long YouTube highlight videos are ruining sports — and I’m fine with that
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David Pierce
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Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images A few months ago, I discovered a new genre of YouTube video. It’s called the “extended highlight,” and it typically takes the form of a video somewhere between eight and 18 minutes long, with rapid-fire jump cuts between all the most important parts of a game.Since I embraced the glory of the extended highlight, I feel like I’ve watched more sports than ever. I’ve seen every Arsenal goal and almost-goal, every cool Steph Curry shot for the Warriors, every Daniel Jones run for the Giants, every Aaron Judge strikeout or home run for the Yankees. But I rarely, if ever, sit and watch a game. I used to! But why would I now? All the good parts are right there on YouTube a few hours later.Much has been made over the last decade about how... Continue reading…
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What’s it like to use a $300 Windows laptop for a day?
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Monica Chin
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I spent many hours using HP’s 14, a $289 Windows laptop. You’re all welcome. Continue reading…
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Anker’s bassy Sport X10 earbuds are on sale for less than $60 right now
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Brandon Widder
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The sporty pair of wireless earbuds, which are 30 percent off on Amazon, offer more bang for your buck than most models. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Happy Saturday, friends! When it comes to workout-friendly earbuds that are aimed at the gym, we spend a lot of time propping up the Beats Fit Pro. However, if you’re in need of something that’s easier on your wallet, Anker’s Soundcore Sport X10 are on sale in black at Amazon for $55.99 ($24 off), nearly matching their best price to date.The X10 pack a lot of value into their sub-$60 package. Their flexible, wraparound hooks ensure a secure fit regardless of your activity, and they offer bass-heavy sound that’s well-suited for the kind of beat-driven tracks that often define our gym playlist (err, or at least my gym playlist). They round out said feature set with up to eight hours of playback, a useful transparency mode, and an IPX7... Continue reading…
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Makoto Shinkai wants Suzume to build a bridge of memory between generations
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Charles Pulliam-Moore
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Makoto Shinkai attends the Los Angeles red carpet premiere of Suzume. | Photo by Victoria Sirakova / Getty Images Suzume director Makoto Shinkai sees his latest film as an invitation to young theatergoers to build relationships with the past. Continue reading…
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Bluesky is my favorite Twitter clone yet
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Jay Peters
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Image: Bluesky Bluesky is really, really fun.Yes, the platform is essentially just Twitter but decentralized. And yes, the Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky is one of many services emulating how Twitter looks right now. But after spending a few hours in Bluesky since getting my beta invite this week, it’s so far the service where I feel the most joy.Similar to Mastodon, Bluesky is a federated social network, which, at its most basic level, means that users can participate through different providers instead of a huge central one. The easiest comparison is email: if you have Gmail, you can send an email to somebody on Apple’s iCloud, and they can reply back to you.Bluesky lets you pick from different hosting providers. When I joined the app on Tuesday, I... Continue reading…
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‘Angry Birds’ company is reportedly about to be sold for $1 billion... to Sega
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Umar Shakir
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Image: Rovio Sega is reportedly close to buying Rovio Entertainment — the company that owns the Angry Birds mobile game franchise — for a whopping $1 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sega may lock in the big deal by early next week, according to people speaking with WSJ.It’s surprising to think that Sega — specifically, its parent company Sega Sammy Holdings — would want to spend so much on Rovio given the decline in popularity of the Angry Birds games. The original game was a smash success in 2009, but the franchise has seemingly fallen off since its 2014 peak, when Rovio reported falling profits and layoffs.In 2016, Rovio tried a movie adaptation, The Angry Birds Movie, which was a box office success and is still the seventh highest... Continue reading…
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