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At an event in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, Donald Trump unveiled a new set of planned tariffs that are being described as short-sighted," and having no basis in logic," and being compared to Great Depression-era policies. Holding a giant poster board blowing in the wind, Trump announced staggering new taxes on products coming into [...]

Thunderbird's developers are planning to compete with Gmail and other email providers by offering paid pro" tier services, including @thundermail.com email addresses and new services such as an appointment scheduler, file sharing tools, and some Thunderbird Assist" AI features. You can join a beta waitlist by going to thundermail.com, which is the domain for the [...]

Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, is laying off about 16 percent of its workers. In a memo posted to the company's website, CEO Matt Mullenweg says he's making the change to protect Automattic's long-term future." Before the layoffs, Automattic's website listed the company as having 1,777 employees. The company has since decreased its employee [...]

While sharing screenshots and videos from the original Nintendo Switch has always been an excessively complicated process, itas going to be much easier for the Switch 2. During todayas Direct presentation, Nintendo spent a lot of time talking about the Switch 2as new built-in GameChat functionality that will give players a way to share their [...]

After President Donald Trump pushed back a deadline for banning TikTok in January, the 75-day delay will run out on April 5th, but there's still no word on a deal that could satisfy the law by shifting control of TikTok away from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The Information reports that later today, Trump plans [...]

At least two of Nintendo's Switch 2 games are going to be more expensive than most games on the first Switch. Many Switch games cost $59.99, but Nintendo revealed today the Switch 2's Mario Kart World, a June 5th launch title, will cost $79.99, while Donkey Kong Bananza, releasing a little over a month later, [...]

Sonos is lowering the price of two products in an effort to boost hardware sales amid a continued slump. The company's Era 100 smart speaker and entry-level Ray soundbar now both cost $199. That's a $50 drop for the Era 100, which launched at $249. And it's an even more substantial $80 cut for the [...]

Nintendo has finally aired its big Switch 2 Direct, and now we know a whole lot about its next console. The Verge staff has a lot of feelings about the device, which will launch on June 5th, and we've collected our first impressions below. A soulless design Look, I love black. My entire wardrobe is [...]

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has refused to commit to resisting President Donald Trump if he ordered the agency to drop its antitrust suit against Meta, saying he would obey lawful orders" and calling the scenario a hypothetical." His comments, made at a tech policy event in Washington, DC, followed a session where Ferguson [...]

In its April 2nd Direct event, Nintendo revealed a lot of the Switch 2 details we've been waiting for, including the console's price ($449.99 in the US), its June 5th release date, and a slew of new games coming to it, like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. The video and details the company [...]

Nintendo didnat spend much time on the Switch 2as UI during todayas big Direct presentation, but the company has just given us a pretty good look at the new consoleas homescreen. At the bottom of Nintendoas webpage detailing how certain games are getting updated Switch 2 Editions, there is a small image of the Switch [...]

Sissie Hsaio, the Google exec who oversaw the launch of the company's AI chatbot, is stepping down as head of the Gemini app, according to a report from Semafor. A memo seen by the outlet reveals that Google Labs vice president Josh Woodward will take her place. In the memo, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis [...]

During today's big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo showed off a whole bunch of games coming to the system. Many will launch on June 5th alongside the Switch 2, including Mario Kart World, enhanced editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, and new chapters in Toby Fox's Deltarune. I think it's [...]

I have been recommending people buy whatever Brother laser printer is on sale for three years now, and no one has ever gotten mad at me about it. My own Brother laser printer, whose model number I no longer remember and do not care about, has been operating flawlessly for nearly 10 years now. We [...]

If you've dreaded entering the eShop for most of the original Switch's life because of how slow it is, well, Nintendo knows and won't make that mistake again. The Switch 2 will have a faster-performing eShop channel even when displaying a large number of games," Takuhiro Dohta, Nintendo's senior director for entertainment planning and development, [...]

Sony has a replacement for its current flagship QD-OLED TV, the extremely well-received A95L. That's the model that was crowned King of TV" at last year's Value Electronics TV Shootout, which Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel served on the judging panel for. The new model is called the Bravia 8 II. Sony claims that it has [...]

If you want to preorder a Switch directly from Nintendo, youall need to make sure you have at least 50 hours of gameplay on the original Switch as of April 2nd, 2025. Nintendo revealed the anti-scalper mechanism on its preorder registration page, where it says it will prioritize registrants who meet the gameplay requirements and [...]

At numerous points during today's Nintendo Switch 2 event stream, fine print at the bottom of the screen directed viewers to Nintendo's website for the full details on which original Switch titles will be supported by the new console. As it turns out, the company has put together a surprisingly detailed resource page that goes [...]

The Duskbloods, a new game by FromSoftware, is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch 2. The teaser trailer debuted during Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct video presentation, where it was revealed that it's set to launch in 2026 with famed Elden Ring and Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki at the helm. No other details were provided. [...]

Switch 2 is getting an unexpected sequel to GameCube racing game Kirby Air Ride, with Masahiro Sakurai - the original Air Ride's director, not to mention the creator of both Kirby and Super Smash Bros. - returning to lead development. Air Ride, launched in 2003, is a four-player racer in which players control different-colored versions [...]

Nintendo is releasing a new 3D Donkey Kong game that will be an exclusive for the Nintendo Switch 2. The game, Donkey Kong Bananza, will release on July 17th, which is a little more than a month after the June 5th launch of the Switch 2. Bananza is a 3D platformer that gives DK a [...]

We knew a Mario Kart game was coming to the Switch 2, and now Nintendo has finally shared some real details in its latest Nintendo Direct. It's called Mario Kart World, and it will be a day-one Switch 2 exclusive when the console launches on June 5th. It comes with a collar-tugging $79.99 price tag, [...]

It wouldn't be a new Nintendo console without a big Zelda release, and the franchise's next entry is sending the princess to war. During today's Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo announced the forthcoming arrival of Age of Imprisonment, a new installment of Koei Tecmo's Zelda-inspired Hyrule Warriors series. Like Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Age of [...]

Segway's Navimow X3 series is now available to buy in the US, adding to the limited number of robot lawnmowers capable of tackling larger yards. Joining the more affordable Navimow i series that launched in March 2024, the Navimow X3 has several models, ranging from the $2,299 X315 which can cover 0.4 acres, to the [...]

After a reveal that was light on details, Nintendo has finally announced key information about the Switch 2: most notably, when it will launch. The Switch 2 will be available on June 5th, but we're still waiting to hear the pricing for this new console. Nintendo has also revealed more hardware details about the Switch [...]

Nintendo has finally shared many of the key specs about the Nintendo Switch 2 as part of its Switch 2-focused Direct. The system launches on June 5th. The device has a 7.9-inch screen, but it's still 13.99mm thick, like the first Switch. The LCD screen has a 1080p resolution, and supports HDR and up to [...]

Amid growing fallout over Elon Musk's involvement in the Trump administration, Tesla's sales fell a staggering 13 percent in the first quarter of 2025 year over year. The company said it produced a total of 362,615 vehicles in the first three months of the year, including 345,454 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles and 17,161 [...]

Adobe is updating Premiere Pro with AI-powered features that aim to provide creatives with faster and better video editing results. Version 25.2 of Premiere Pro is launching today, bringing tools for locating, translating, and extending video footage out of beta and into general availability for every user. The most notable is Generative Extend, which Adobe [...]

Samsung has launched the Tab S10 FE and Tab S10 FE Plus, the latest in its midrange Android tablet line, but they cost $50 more than their predecessors. For the first time neither tablet has a direct equivalent in the standard Tab S10 series. The FE is the smallest of the company's current tablet offerings, [...]

Last year, my best friend bought me an HP Sprocket portable photo printer. This, she said, would take my journaling game to the next level. After a short demo and dozens of journaling TikToks, I was stoked. And then I unboxed the damn thing. Another freaking Micro USB port. And right after Iad confidently gotten [...]

Valve has issued a corrective update to the Steam client for its Steam Deck gaming handhelds, after an earlier version left some devices stuck in boot loops and broke performance settings. The initial update reached the Steam Deck's stable channel despite warnings from beta testers about the problems. The problems were caused by a Steam [...]

Roblox is introducing new parental controls that give parents more tools to control the people their children talk to and the experiences they can access, according to a blog post from chief safety officer Matt Kaufman. The updates build on changes introduced last year, which included a special type of account parents and caregivers can [...]

Motorola announced the first phone in its midrange Edge 60 series, which ships with a novel twist: a faux-canvas finish. The Edge 60 Fusion looks the part otherwise, with its molded camera module and surprisingly slim body, but the basic specs match the low price tag - just 299.99 (around $390) in the UK. The [...]

Visible, the budget wireless brand owned by Verizon, is offering a new premium plan that looks like a heck of a deal compared to its parent company's offerings. The new Visible Plus Pro plan (I didn't say the name was good) costs $45 per month. For that price you get unlimited 5G Ultrawideband (UW) data, [...]

Last week, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz inadvertently invited a journalist to a Signal chat discussing a planned military strike. Today, a new Washington Post report says that he has also discussed sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict," using his personal Gmail account. Waltz, along with other members of [...]

Meta is reportedly preparing a higher-end version of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with a built-in screen to launch as early as by the end of the year, Bloomberg reports. The new glasses, codenamed Hypernova, can run apps and display photos, all controlled using hand gestures and capacitive touch on the sides of the frame. [...]

Some Google Pixel users have found that their At a Glance widget has been showing outdated weather forecasts, as reported by Android Police. But the company says in a statement to The Verge that it's addressing the issue. According to one user on Reddit who has been dealing with the problem, the current temperature is [...]

Amazon's first big sale event of 2025, the Big Spring Sale, is officially in the bag. Many of the best deals have since disappeared, but, fortunately, a few of our favorites are still hanging around. We've rounded up the cream of the crop below, which includes deals on everything from headphones and robot vacuums to [...]

Roblox is launching a new type of ad that, if watched, will give players things like in-game currency and power-ups, according to an announcement from the company. The full-screen video ads, called Rewarded Video ads," can be up to 30 seconds long. The ads will be available to buy programmatically via Google's advertising solutions and [...]

T-Mobile has officially closed its joint venture deal with the fiber provider Lumos, after taking down its webpage dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the process, as reported by Fierce Network. The now-blank page outlined T-Mobile's culture of fairness, respect, and inclusion" and was online until at least March 26th, the Internet Archive [...]

Drastic reductions in force" are upending agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Thousands of people who work at the CDC were notified by email today that they were subject to the Trump administration's efforts to [...]

What was once a humble research lab has transformed into one of the biggest consumer technology companies of all time. OpenAI, founded in 2015 to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) - AI systems with human-level intelligence - has transformed dramatically since launching ChatGPT, which was once considered to be the fastest-growing consumer application in history." [...]

Starting with this year's football season, the NFL will use Sony's Hawk-Eye cameras to measure the line to gain - a process the chain crew has done manually for decades. The 8K cameras will use virtual measurement technology to quickly and accurately determine whether the ball traveled 10 yards for a first down. The Hawk-Eye [...]

The Xbox Series X and Series S are excellent machines directly out of the box, but thereas always room for improvement. Add-on accessories like the Elite Series 2 Controller and the Xbox Wireless Headset can help you get the most out of your new gaming console, while others, like Seagate and Western Digitalas expansion cards, [...]

Though John Wick definitely seemed dead by the end of his last high stakes adventure, that no longer appears to be the case. During its presentation at this year's CinemaCon, Lionsgate announced that it has greenlit production on yet another John Wick feature that will see Keanu Reeves return to reprise his role as the [...]

Hyundai has revealed a gaming-inspired Insteroid" concept EV in Seoul that takes its tiny all-electric Inster and gives it an over-the-top street racing makeover. The automaker's cutesy compact SUV was handed off to Hyundai's European design team with the goal of merging gaming influences with extensive customization," according to a press release. The Insteroid gives [...]

AI startup Runway says its latest AI video model can generate consistent scenes and people across multiple shots, according to an announcement. AI-generated videos can struggle with maintaining consistent storytelling, but Runway claims on X that the new model, Gen-4, should allow users more continuity and control" while telling stories. Currently rolling out to paid [...]

More than 1,900 scientists and engineers have signed a letter saying they see real danger in this moment" as the Trump administration slashes federal support for scientific research. Wise investments by the US government have built up the nation's research enterprise, making it the envy of the world," says the open letter published on Monday. [...]