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Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeApple’s mixed reality headset has been shrouded in rumors for months now, and a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman indicates that it could come with Apple’s flagship M2 ... read more

Check out that wear and tear. | Image: Andrew WebsterBack in November 2009, I was getting ready to attend the Montreal International Games Summit, and I panicked — it was my first major event as ... read more

Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Spritz SocietySpotify has a brand new original topping its podcast chart, but it would probably prefer if you didn’t know about it. Last week, Spotify launched a new ... read more

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It took a while.My review of the M2 MacBook Pro went up last Wednesday. But as soon as I got my hands on the device on the prior Thursday, it was clear that running down ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeA sophisticated spyware campaign is getting the help of internet service providers (ISPs) to trick users into downloading malicious apps, according to research published by Google’s Threat Analysis Group ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeApple Music has raised the subscription price of its student plan in the US, UK, and Canada, as first reported by 9to5Mac (via TechCrunch). While it’s increasing the price ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIntel is postponing the groundbreaking ceremony for its planned chip-making facilities in Ohio because the US government hasn’t yet provided it with funding, the company confirmed to The Verge ... read more

Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The VergeWe found the best cameras for your budget and needs Continue reading… ... read more

Illustration by William JoelYesterday, the Supreme Court voted to uphold a Mississippi abortion ban and overturn Roe v. Wade, ending abortion access in some states and triggering impending bans in others. The decision won’t end ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeFrom time to time, I’ll grab a random device out of the Verge reviews closet and spend a week or two with it. It’s mostly out of random ... read more

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The company says it could suffer “irreparable harm” if it can’t sell its products while the court considers its case. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeJuul can continue selling its e-cigarettes despite the ... read more

Image: Marshall B. Mathers IIIThe last couple of weeks have had a lot of bad news for some in the “web3” space, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at announcements in and around the ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIn the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, Google has sent an email to its US employees in the wake of , ... read more

T-Mobile knows what apps you’re using. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeT-Mobile’s advertising business is offering a new way for marketers to pry into your app-using habits. Ad Exchanger reports that the un-carrier’s ... read more

We’re gonna need a bigger desk. | Image: SamsungSamsung is getting ready to release its massive 55-inch curved Odyssey Ark monitor in August, according to a report from Korean outlet ETNews (via SamMobile). The monitor, ... read more

Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City is a competitive game for up to four playersCyberpunk 2077 is getting a board game courtesy of a Kickstarter campaign. Cyberpunk 2077: Gangs of Night City is a strange ... read more

Earth.fm homepageFor people who love discovering new sounds, there’s an intriguing new site that collects soundscapes from around the world. The site, Earth.fm, bills itself as “Like Spotify, but for natural soundscapes.” You can ... read more

Bitcoin mining units in Fort Stockton, Texas, on Friday, April 29th, 2022. | Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAfter taking a nosedive in June, the price of Bitcoin has stayed so low that it’s forcing the ... read more

Wait, but what did Evans take this picture with? | Image: Chris EvansI think most of us here at The Verge can agree that if we were famous celebrities who acted in some of the ... read more

These sub-$25 items fall right in the “this is so handy!” bucket of gift-giving. | Image: TileWanting to treat a friend or a loved one to some tech or a cool gadget while on a ... read more

The Mars Express. | Image: European Space AgencyEngineers at the European Space Agency (ESA) are getting ready for a Windows 98 upgrade on an orbiter circling Mars. The Mars Express spacecraft has been operating for ... read more

It looks like another week of jaw-dropping runs. | Image: Games Done QuickSummer Games Done Quick (SGDQ), the annual weeklong summer speedrunning marathon for charity, kicks off on Sunday, and the schedule is chock full ... read more

Image: SpaceXIt’s always fun to check in with SpaceX, Elon Musk’s least dysfunctional company — oh wait, what’s this? The workers at SpaceX are upset? Last week, as first reported by The Verge, a group ... read more

The Liv system from Thermacell is like a force field for mosquitoes. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeThe mercury is rising, which means most of us are spending more time outside. So, ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeEvery Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel, editor-at-large David Pierce, and managing editor Alex Cranz discuss the week in tech ... read more

Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesToday, the Supreme Court effectively overturned the right to a legal abortion established by Roe v. Wade in 1973. In a 6-3 ruling, the court voted to reverse a lower court’s ... read more

We haven’t seen the 2024 Cadillac Celestiq yet, but a report from The Wall Street Journal says that while the flagship Ultium-powered electric sedan will be more than just a show car, it will have ... read more

Pretty soon, you’ll be able to own digital collectibles of your favorite hockey moments. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesHockey-loving HODLers, rejoice: the NHL is launching an NFT program. The league is partnering with Sweet ... read more

A launcher and search bar for power users. | Image: RaycastMost Mac users find Spotlight, Apple’s built-in tool for searching through apps and files, to suit their needs just fine. But power users who want ... read more

Yoo Ji-tae in Money Heist: Korea. | Image: Jung Jaegu / NetflixPart 1 offers more questions than answers Continue reading… ... read more

Polestar is the latest electric vehicle company to go public, listing its stock on the Nasdaq exchange Friday after successfully merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The company plans on using the $850 ... read more

Photo Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge; Photos by DankPodsDankPods has turned finding old MP3 players into a hit YouTube show Continue reading… ... read more

The bZ4X’s gobbledygook name is the least of its problems.Toyota’s first all-electric crossover could have been so much more Continue reading… ... read more

Photo by Mitchell Clark / The VergeHey — remember last year when we published a bunch of essays and called it Next Gen? Well, we’re doing it again. In early August, The Verge will be ... read more

There’s a lot going on in Air Twister. The arcade-style shooter from legendary designer Yu Suzuki is out today on Apple Arcade, and it pushes players through a strange fantasy world full of armored birds, ... read more

Sarandos onstage at the Cannes Lions advertising festival. | Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Cannes LionsNetflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos has confirmed that the company plans to introduce an ad-supported tier to its streaming ... read more

Photo by Paul Faith/PA Images via Getty ImagesMicrosoft is preparing to send reminders to Windows 8.1 users that support will end on January 10th 2023. The software giant will start sending notifications to existing Windows ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeApple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset, which will reportedly offer a combination of augmented and virtual reality experiences, will “likely release” in January 2023, according to respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi ... read more

Decide whether you want to see captions or not.Twitter has announced that a button to toggle captions for its video player is now available for everyone on iOS and Android. The button, which shows up ... read more

Chris Pratt, the voice of Mario. And Garfield. | Image: NintendoI know it’s been nine months, but I’m honestly still reeling from the announcement that Chris Pratt will be voicing Mario in the upcoming Mario ... read more

On Wednesday, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) found a surprising way to develop her upcoming cryptocurrency regulation bill: she put it on GitHub. “As promised, you can now contribute comments on my bill establishing a ... read more

Image: Square EnixIfrit, Shiva, and Pheonix, oh my! Continue reading… ... read more

The beloved indie game is headed to Netflix. | Image: Subset GamesInto the Breach, the sci-fi turn-based strategy game from the makers of FTL: Faster Than Light, will be available on iOS and Android as ... read more

A contractor installs hardware for a Tesla Powerwall battery unit at a home in San Jose, California. | Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTesla and California utility PG&E launched a new program that ... read more

He’s not laughing at them anymore. | Image: FlufIt seems like Keanu Reeves may have had a change of heart around NFTs. In December, the actor was sent into peels of laughter after my colleague ... read more

Solana CEO Anatoly Yakovenko with the Saga smartphone | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeThe phone previously known as the Osom OV1, built by a team consisting of former engineers and designers from Essential, ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeOne thing researchers have used to track the spread of viral stories on Facebook — including ones that spread misinformation — is a tool that Meta owns called CrowdTangle. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNetflix is cutting around 300 jobs today as part of a second round of layoffs. The company previously laid off around 150 employees and dozens of contractors in May. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon has announced that its annual Prime Day sales are scheduled for Tuesday, July 12th, and Wednesday, July 13th, and this year, as always, Amazon will be dropping prices ... read more

Two consoles, both out to ruin your wallet | Photo by Sean Hollister / The VergeIt seems that both Nintendo and Valve are determined to keep me indoors all summer, and that’s fine by me. ... read more

Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The VergeOmicron boosters might be around the corner Continue reading… ... read more

Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield. | NetflixThanks to the popularity of Stranger Things’ music-heavy fourth season and social media, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” has climbed up to the very top of music charts ... read more

Image: BungieBungie has sued a Destiny player who allegedly filed dozens of fake copyright strikes in its name. The lawsuit, covered by TheGamePost, says California YouTube creator Nick Minor turned a single Digital Millennium Copyright ... read more

Photo by Rosdiana Ciaravolo/Getty ImagesTikTok has a new reigning champion. Khaby Lame, a 22-year-old Senegalese-born creator, became the most-followed person on TikTok last night, surpassing American TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, who formerly had the distinction. ... read more

Deepwater Wind installing the first offshore wind farm in Block Island, Rhode Island, on August 14th, 2016. | Photo by Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty ImagesThe White House and 11 governors from East Coast states ... read more

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors, is now officially a commercial service. The company began charging for rides in its self-driving taxis in San Francisco this week, marking an important milestone for ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeA government watchdog has warned that private insurance companies are increasingly backing out of covering damages from major cyberattacks — leaving American businesses facing “catastrophic financial loss” unless ... read more

Image: GoogleGoogle has been working on new Android and Chromebook features that better bridge the gap between phones and laptops over the past year. Today, ChromeOS version 103 arrives with some features to improve how ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeEnhanced Safe Browsing, the Chrome feature that offers to share website URLs with Google to help it maintain a database of potentially dangerous sites, is coming to the browser’s ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTwenty-five Black Snapchat creators will receive funding, mentorship, and other resources through a one-year accelerator program, the company announced today. The program follows similar efforts at other major platforms ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft is making its Edge browser a little more gamer-friendly today thanks to some Xbox and PC gaming improvements. Alongside a new gaming-focused homepage and casual games integration, Edge ... read more

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe US Federal Trade Commission has ordered Harley-Davidson and generator company MWE Investments to stop voiding customer warranties over repairs, marking a new step in the FTC’s fight over right-to-repair issues. ... read more

Pools and phones don’t play well together. | Image: Australia Competition and Consumer Commission / Samsung AustraliaSamsung Australia has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a $14 million (about $9.7 million USD) fine ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeJuul has to remove its e-cigarettes from the market in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration announced today. The agency rejected the company’s application to sell tobacco- ... read more

Toyota issued a global recall of its 2023 bZ4X electric crossover SUV less than two months after the vehicle was released. The automaker said the hub bolts on the wheel can become loose while driving, ... read more

Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeThe theme of today’s Verge Deals roundup is that, well, there is no theme. We’re just a few weeks out from Amazon’s Prime Day extravaganza, happening on July 12th ... read more

Look, you should really just play Inscryption. | Image: InscryptionOne of the best games of last year, Inscryption, has been released on Mac and Linux after previously being exclusively available for Windows PCs, its director ... read more

Street Fighter has been around since 1987, starting life as an arcade phenomenon before eventually selling an estimated 47 million copies across various iterations and platforms. Even still, Takayuki Nakayama believes it can reach a ... read more

Photo by Win McNamee/Getty ImagesAt the start of the pandemic, demand for talk therapy apps skyrocketed. Prominent players, like BetterHelp and Talkspace, saw their downloads nearly double throughout the first few months of lockdown in ... read more

The game is coming to Switch in just a few months. | Image: Hello GamesThe huge space exploration game No Man’s Sky will be available on the Nintendo Switch on October 7th, developer Hello Games ... read more

The Poco F4 (left) and X4 GT (right) feature rapid charging and screens with fast refresh rates. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeXiaomi has announced the Poco F4 and Poco X4 GT, offering ... read more

Urban Sky, a Colorado-based company focused on collecting images and data of the Earth using small stratospheric balloons, says it is officially entering commercial operations after three years of operating partly in stealth and raising ... read more

How edited messages are supposed to look. | Image: AppleThe ability to edit and unsend messages was one of the flagship features of iOS 16 announced earlier this month, but the functionality may not work ... read more

Photo by Dan Seifert / The VergeAmazon has revealed an experimental Alexa feature that allows the AI assistant to mimic the voices of users’ dead relatives. The company demoed the feature at its annual ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeInstagram is testing new methods for users to verify their age, including an AI tool built by a third-party company, Yoti, that estimates how old you are just by ... read more

TikTok on a Vizio TV. | Image: VizioVizio has become the latest smart TV manufacturer to get a TikTok app, allowing owners to watch the short-form focused video platform on the big screen. It’s just ... read more

Image: BraveBrave Search has launched a new feature that gives you a way to create or apply custom filters that change the way its results are ranked. It’s called “Goggles,” and it could potentially help ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeApple will no longer let you use an iPad as a home hub to control HomeKit accessories starting with iOS 16, MacRumors reports. Text apparently found in iOS ... read more

Farmers weed their rice fields in Rarampadende Village, Indonesia, on September 18th, 2020. | Photo by Basri Marzuki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesCan gene-editing technology CRISPR create new crops that help fight climate change as they grow? ... read more

Photo by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesFedEx will soon take photos of packages at your doorstep to provide proof of delivery when they don’t require a signature. “This is something e-commerce merchants and customers ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that Facebook Pay has officially become Meta Pay, but his post is mainly focused on what the company hopes to build in the future ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeFor the first few years of Instagram’s existence, it was a pain to hide Stories from people. You had to dig into an individual Story’s settings and select ... read more

General Motors is bringing artificial intelligence into the vehicle inspection process. The automaker is making an undisclosed “strategic investment” in Israeli startup UVeye, which makes vehicle diagnostic systems that use sensors and AI to ... read more

Image: eBayeBay made its biggest move yet into the world of digital collectibles with news today of the company acquiring NFT marketplace KnownOrigin. The online auction company is keeping lips sealed on the deal’s value ... read more

Image: Marvel StudiosThough Kamala Khan’s powers were significantly reworked for the MCU, the latest episode of Disney Plus’ Ms. Marvel series might be setting up a reveal that connects its hero and her abilities to ... read more

Epic’s ratings system will use a five-point scale. | Image: Epic GamesEpic Games has finally introduced a ratings system to its online store, and it’s designed in a way that’s intended to prevent waves of ... read more

More or less confirmation that an AR headset is coming. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTim Cook teased that Apple’s working on an augmented reality, or AR, product in an interview with state-run ... read more

Ewan McGregor in Obi-Wan Kenobi. | Image: LucasfilmYou may know where the story is headed, but the journey is still worth it Continue reading… ... read more

CEO Feras Antoon and COO David Tassillo left MindGeek following a report from The New Yorker. | Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagicPornhub owner MindGeek has lost two high-level executives: CEO Feras Antoon and COO David Tassillo, ... read more

Polestar, one of the first automakers to adopt Google’s Android Automotive operating system for its electric vehicles, is now throwing a bone to all the iOS users. The company announced that its Polestar 2 electric ... read more

Image: Summer Game FestGeoff Keighley isn’t sure what E3 is anymore. Even before COVID forced the cancellation of the in-person version of the giant video game commercial masquerading as an industry trade show three years ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is paying the Wikimedia Foundation to help serve up the most accurate and up-to-date information on its search engine. The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit group behind Wikipedia, says ... read more

We have big news for listeners of The Vergecast, The Verge’s flagship podcast. We are now publishing twice a week — on Wednesdays and Fridays! On Fridays, it’ll be the same show you know ... read more

The actual start of Prime Day is July 12th, and it will continue through the 13th. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon Prime Day is inching ever closer, and there’s already some momentum ... read more

The Govee DreamView G1 Pro Gaming Light is on sale for $20 off when you buy it direct from Govee. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeWant to add some fun colors to ... read more

The Apex Pro Mini Wireless. | Image: SteelSeriesThe SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini and Apex Pro Mini Wireless are a pair of new compact mechanical keyboards that come with adjustable switches, a feature that’s made SteelSeries’ ... read more

The Summit 3 in black, bicolor, and silver. | Image: MontblancMontblanc could be the first manufacturer outside of Samsung to release a smartwatch running Wear OS 3, the latest version of Google’s wrist-worn operating system. ... read more

Image: FitbitFitbit is launching a new Sleep Profile feature for premium members that will categorize users as one of six animal characters, the company announced today. Users are grouped based on 10 sleep metrics — ... read more