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Remedy Entertainment is one of the few game studios that's seemingly been doing well in an industry where its competition is downsizing and console makers are continually raising hardware prices. The studio turned 30 on August 18th, and Humble is celebrating with a 10-item bundle for $27 ($211 off the full MSRP). To put the [...]

There are only two things that Nate really wants to do: use the toilet (one that, he emphasizes, comes with three walls and a door) and go home. He also walks with a strange gait, with one tiny foot raised awkwardly in front of the other, before landing with a gentle plop. At times, he [...]

The US Secret Service says it has disrupted a network of devices used to carry out assassination threats against US officials and for anonymous communications between threat actors, according to a report from NBC News. In the Tuesday announcement, the agency revealed that it uncovered the network within a 35-mile radius of the United Nations [...]

The creators of Oboe know what everyone's thinking about AI. "Is AI going to make us all stupid?" the company asks in a recent ad. "Are we going to forget how to think for ourselves?" Oboe's founders think the answer to both of those questions is no, and their startup is meant to prove it. [...]

A new translation feature for WhatsApp on iPhone and Android that translates messages into your preferred language is rolling out gradually," starting today in 1:1 chats, groups, and Channel update messages. It can be activated by long-pressing down on messages and tapping the Translate" option to choose the language you want the message to be [...]

Bang & Olufsen's latest Beo Grace earbuds offer a flashy aluminum design and the brand's most advanced" active noise cancellation for a staggering $1,500. These pricey new buds pump sound through 12mm titanium drivers, featuring ANC powered by six microphones that adjust audio based on ambient noise and the shape of your ear. The Beo [...]

YouTube is the most powerful platform in entertainment, and as such it has outsize influence on what kind of entertainment people make and watch. When YouTube adds a mid-video ad break, videos get longer to accommodate it. When YouTube tells podcasters to make video, podcasters make video. And for its next act, it appears the [...]

GoPro has announced a new handheld camera stabilizer that, unlike the Karma Grip stabilizer it debuted in 2016, can be used with more than just its action cameras. The new Fluid Pro AI is compatible with the company's devices like the Hero13 Black, but with a 400-gram payload capacity, it can also be used with [...]

It's been nearly six years since GoPro launched its Max 360-degree camera. The original was only slightly larger than the company's iconic action cameras and while the new Max2 is a bit taller, thicker, and 36 grams heavier than its predecessor, its 360-degree video capabilities have been improved from 5.6K / 30fps to 8K / [...]

If you're tired of juggling an action camera plus a flashlight, torch, flare, or lantern anytime your adventures extend past sunset, GoPro has announced an updated version of its Hero action camera with illumination built right in. The Lit Hero has a cluster of four bright LEDs positioned right next to its lens, and while [...]

Google will soon let you ask its Gemini AI assistant for help progressing in mobile games. On Tuesday, Google announced that a Gemini Live integration will appear within a new overlay on games downloaded from the Play Store, allowing you to ask for some hints without opening a new window. The feature will roll out [...]

Google Play is adding a new centralized user hub that makes it easier to find player account information and personalized content recommendations. In its blog announcement, Google describes the You tab as a home base" that houses Google Play stats, rewards, subscriptions, and updates, alongside recommendations for relevant content." In addition to gaming recommendations, the [...]

The mechanical keyboard world has undergone a renaissance. Thanks to increased competition and commoditized tech, features that used to be exclusive to limited-run DIY boards in the $300-plus range just a few years ago are now available in prebuilt boards in the $100 to $200 range - sometimes less. The DIY kit builds, limited-run group [...]

Google has spent a decade sharpening its "weapons" in an industry that helps sustain large swaths of the open internet, the Justice Department argued before a federal judge Monday. After years of operating an illegal monopoly in two ad tech markets and unlawfully tying its products together, nothing short of a break up will suffice [...]

The European Union wants to assess if Apple, Google, and Microsoft are doing enough to prevent the proliferation of online scams on their platforms. The Financial Times reports that EU regulators are formally requesting information from the three US tech companies under the Digital Services Act regarding their efforts to tackle financial fraud, alongside Booking [...]

Volvo's EX90 SUV was supposed to usher in a new era of electrified dominance for the Chinese-owned, Swedish designed automaker. Instead, the three-row SUV has been plagued by problems from the very start, including blank infotainment screens, faulty climate controls, driver assist failures, and the noticeable lack of a working lidar sensors. Now, the EX90 [...]

Uber is still trying to chip away at the perception that its ridehailing service is too expensive by launching a new feature aimed at helping customers save money on frequently traveled routes. Today, the company is launching prepaid passes, in which customers can pay a discounted price in advance on frequently taken trips. Passes will [...]

Microsoft is starting to test experimental AI-powered features through a new Windows AI Labs program. Some Windows testers spotted references to the Windows AI Labs program in pre-release updates to Microsoft Paint last week, and Microsoft has now confirmed to The Verge that the program is designed to provide early access to new AI features [...]

Smart thermostat company Tado is launching new AI-powered features that aim to help users heat their homes more efficiently. Tado says the AI Assist update builds on the company's existing Auto Assist options by introducing advanced machine-learning" that learns, predicts, and optimizes" heating in real time. AI Assist is available in Europe and the UK [...]

Hideo Kojima first announced he was teaming up with Xbox for a new game in 2022, before a teaser revealed the OD name and some cast last year. We're now getting a better look at exactly what OD is, in a new three-minute teaser trailer that holds true to Kojima's promise that the game will [...]

Palworld won't hit 1.0 until next year, but developer Pocketpair is already announcing a farming spinoff: Palworld: Palfarm. Basically, it sounds like the Palworld version of farming simulator games like Stardew Valley. Each Pal will lend a hand in farm work by making use of their unique abilities," Pocketpair says in a press release. From [...]

The Trump administration's crackdown on perceived left-wing threats following the death of Charlie Kirk continued on Monday evening, with Donald Trump announcing an executive order titled Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization." The order directs federal departments and agencies to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations - especially those involving terrorist [...]

Even if AI turns out not to be as much of an energy hog as people are making it out to be, it could still spell out trouble for power grids across the US. Tech companies are already burning through increasing amounts of electricity to train and run new AI models. And they're asking for [...]

Steam has taken down a game containing malware that drained the cryptocurrency wallets belonging to hundreds of players, as reported earlier by Bleeping Computer. The free-to-play 2D platformer, titled BlockBlasters, took more than $150,000 from victims, including $32,000 from a streamer raising funds for their cancer treatment. In a post on X, malware tracker vx-underground [...]

Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show is returning on Tuesday after Disney pulled it off the air over comments made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In a statement on Monday, Disney said it planned to resume production after having thoughtful conversations" with Kimmel. Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show [...]

Facebook Dating is getting new AI features to help users avoid swipe fatigue," Meta announced today. The new features include a new dating assistant" AI chatbot that helps you find potential matches as well as a new Meet Cute" feature that automatically matches you with someone using a personalized" algorithm. With the dating assistant, you [...]

On Monday, more than 200 former heads of state, diplomats, Nobel laureates, AI leaders, scientists, and others all agreed on one thing: There should be an international agreement on red lines" that AI should never cross -for instance, not allowing AI to impersonate a human being or self-replicate. They, along with more than 70 organizations [...]

The Steam Autumn Sale starts next Monday, but Valve dropped an early treat in the form of a rare Steam Deck LCD discount. The 256GB model that normally sells for $399.99 is $319.20 through October 6th at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. I, for one, thank Valve for dropping this deal now instead of when [...]

When Disney-owned ABC put Jimmy Kimmel Live on indefinite suspension, the broadcaster's logic was easy to understand: Kimmel's joke - a riff on the way Donald Trump started talking about construction on the White House's new ballroom after being asked how he felt about Charlie Kirk being shot - was mild. But the bit prompted [...]

Months into an administration that has already suffered several basic security slipups, it's not exactly surprising to see President Donald Trump airing complaints in a public Truth Social post that seemed intended for Pam Bondi's DMs. In the post, Trump directly addresses U.S. Attorney General Bondi, criticizing the lack of legal action against his adversaries. [...]

OpenAI is teaming up with Nvidia via a strategic partnership" that will get the ChatGPT-maker more compute and more cash to develop new models on the road to superintelligence. The partnership, announced Monday, will allow OpenAI to build and deploy at least 10 gigawatts of AI datacenters with NVIDIA systems," which translates to millions of [...]

You can now buy TCL's new QM9K series QD-Mini LED TVs, and they run Google TV, are the first to come with Gemini AI, and have a built-in mmWave presence sensor, as reported by 9to5Google. The TVs start at $2,999 for the 65-inch model at Best Buy, with the price going up even more for [...]

In a video from a Turkish broadcaster, a Palestinian woman walks among the rubble, wailing. "Where are my three daughters, my husband, and my cousin?" She went out to get flour, she says, and came back to find her home collapsed, her family apparently trapped inside. Hit pause on the clip and something strange happens: [...]

Oracle has announced that Safra Catz is stepping down as CEO after 11 years at the helm, with insiders Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia being promoted as co-CEOs. Magouyrk previously led Oracle's cloud infrastructure unit, while Sicilia presided over the company's applications and AI products. The co-CEOs are now focused on leading Oracle into the [...]

After Google removed the membership fee for Gemini in Chrome and introduced new browser features last week, Gemini is now being added to Google TV. It will be available starting on TCL's new QM9K series TVs - which were announced earlier this month but are launching today - and come to other TVs and streaming [...]

Established wisdom used to be that buying a game console at launch was a bad idea. It was the worst-possible version of the experience: launch consoles cost more and had fewer games, and often these consoles got not only cheaper but better over time, through revisions that made them smaller or added features. For the [...]

AirPods Pro 3 are among the best earbuds we've tested recently, and you can pick them up for $239.99 ($10 off) at Amazon. The small discount is notable because Apple's latest earbuds have only been available for three days. In our tests, the AirPods Pro 3 were an improvement over their predecessor in three significant [...]

Major record labels have escalated their lawsuit against Suno, alleging that the AI startup knowingly pirated songs from YouTube to train its generative AI music models. In the amended complaint filed on September 19th, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) accuses Suno of unlawfully stream ripping" tracks on YouTube - a practice that involves [...]

Hello! This is Hank Green, general internet guy and cofounder of Complexly. This is my last time in the Decoder guest host chair unfortunately, unless Nilay decides to have another kid someday, but we're making the best of it. Today, I'm talking with my friend Sam Reich, who is the CEO and, I at least [...]

A couple of years ago, I helped start a bike bus in my suburban town in North Jersey. The pandemic was still raging, and we were all looking for ways to get our kids out of the house and on to their bikes so they could get a little physical activity before school. One of [...]

You might have already spent a ton of money building up a modest collection of amiibo, Nintendo's NFC-equipped figures for Switch and Switch 2. But whether you're looking to add extras, or you're just starting out, GameStop has several amiibo figures starting at just $5.99. On Bluesky, Wario64 pointed out the page that contains all [...]

T-Mobile is replacing Mike Sievert as CEO more than five years after he took on the role. The mobile carrier's chief operating officer, Srini Gopalan, will become CEO on November 1st, while Sievert will become vice chairman. Sievert took over for the outspoken John Legere following T-Mobile's merger with Sprint in 2020. While at the [...]

The return of Star Wars to movie theaters is looking pretty familiar. Disney just released the first trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, which looks like a mixture of the adventurous vibe of the original trilogy and the cuteness of the Disney Plus series. The early clip includes blazing speeders and marching AT-ATs, along with [...]

Here at The Verge, we try to help our readers by offering news, reviews, and analyses about tech and its relationship to how we live. But one of the things that can most affect our lives is books. Whether they're fiction or factual, whether they're fun or philosophical, whether they offer a story or a [...]

Your desk should feel truly yours. If you want a boxed copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time for the Super Nintendo next to your high-end monitor for no reason other than it makes you happy, go for it. However, it's important to balance fun with function; your desk space needs to be [...]

The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max appear to provide little resistance to scratches and scuffs around the sharp edges of the camera bump. Tech blogger Zack Nelson demonstrates this weakness in a durability test on his JerryRigEverything YouTube channel, explaining that the anodized aluminium layer on the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro [...]

Microsoft has started testing the ability to use video wallpapers on Windows 11. The feature has been spotted in the latest builds of Windows 11, and allows you to set video files like MP4 or MKV as your desktop wallpaper background. The videos play every time you view your desktop, much like third-party solutions like [...]

Even suffused in otherworldly fog, Silent Hill F's picturesque period setting gleams with authenticity. Traditional hardwood buildings line narrow alleyways, while babbling brooks and small footpaths crisscross soaking paddy fields. The ephemera of 1960s everyday life is everywhere: glossy magazines, vintage toasters, exquisite flower arrangements. Yet beyond this moody sense of place, the details that [...]

While it seems like a foregone conclusion that there will be a foldable iPhone, possibly late next year, there hasn't been much info about what it would look like. In the latest installment of his Power On newsletter Mark Gurman says he's being told it will look more or less like two iPhone Airs stuck [...]

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo took to X on Wednesday to claim that a MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen was expected to enter mass production by late 2026. Today Bloomberg's Mark Gurman is following up to remind us that he was reporting on a touchscreen MacBook Pro way back in 2023. He confirmed Kuo's timeline was [...]