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The 2022 iPad Air looks a lot like the 2020 model, but with faster performance. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeIt’s officially Memorial Day Weekend. Time to get the grill going, throw ... read more

Vecna in his natural habitat. | Image: NetflixVecna is here to terrorize Hawkins Continue reading… ... read more

Photo by James Bareham / The VergeWhile Google’s Chromebooks are all about online services, sometimes you need a good old-fashioned printout to accompany your digital adventures. Printing from a Chromebook has gotten a lot easier ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe recent collapse of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin caught the crypto market by surprise. For people who saw Terra as a more secure asset compared to other, more openly ... read more

It claims the company intimidated workers. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeWorkers at the Cumberland Mall Apple store will no longer hold a union election in June, according to a report from Bloomberg. ... read more

During day two of the weekend-long Star Wars Celebration event, we got a first look at the sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order, called Jedi: Survivor. It’s expected to launch in 2023 for the PS5, Xbox ... read more

Meta’s new Privacy Policy menu | Image: MetaAs it occasionally does, the company formerly known as Facebook has produced a new revision of its Terms of Service and updated its privacy policy. The old Facebook ... read more

BlizzardDiablo Immortal is hell, literally, but playing it doesn’t have to be. Ahead of the game’s June 2nd release date, the Diablo team at Blizzard talked about some of the accessibility features they’ve built into ... read more

The game launched on Nintendo Switch Online last week. | Image: NintendoNintendo has promised to fix an annoying bug that’s cropped up in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, a Nintendo 64 game that’s available via ... read more

Praise the servers. | Image: FromSoftwareThe servers for the Dark Souls series have been offline for PC players for months due to a remote code execution (RCE) exploit that could let hackers take over your ... read more

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven. | NetflixDue to the general but chilling similarities the opening scenes of Stranger Things 4 bear to the recent mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Netflix has ... read more

The scale-back seems significant. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeSamsung is reportedly scaling back the number of phones it’s planning on producing in 2022, from 310 million to 280 million, according to SamMobile, ... read more

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeAnalogue Pocket’s long-awaited 1.1 update will finally be arriving in July, Analogue announced in a short blog post on Friday. The Analogue Pocket OS v1.1 release will include ... read more

Kristen Radtke / The VergeThe last few years have been incredibly hard for almost everyone, so now that summer is about here, it’s a good idea to step outside and decompress a bit with whatever ... read more

Choose from Computer, Echo, Amazon or... Ziggy | Photo by Dan Seifert / The VergeIf you’re getting tired of saying “Alexa” to get your smart speaker’s attention, or if Amazon’s voice assistant keeps thinking you’ve ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe US Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing Elon Musk’s initial disclosure that he’d taken a substantial stake in Twitter. In a letter sent last month, the SEC told ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeVerizon is dealing with an incident where a hacker captured a database containing company employee data, including the full names of workers as well as their ID numbers, email ... read more

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Obi-Wan Kenobi. | Image: Matt Kennedy / Lucasfilm Ltd.A beloved hero, ferocious villains, and lots of world-building Continue reading… ... read more

A carbon dioxide warning is displayed on the grounds near equipment installed as part of the Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project at the NRG Energy Inc. WA Parish generating station in Thompsons, Texas, U.S., on ... read more

Image: Barnes & NobleBarnes & Noble hasn’t completely forgotten its lineup of Nook e-readers. Starting today, you can preorder the new Nook GlowLight 4e for $119.99. That’s about $30 more than Amazon’s cheapest Kindle and ... read more

Bose’s QuietComfort 45 are the most comfortable noise-canceling headphones and are currently available at an all-time low. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeIf you’re planning on flying this summer, a good pair of ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle’s latest Chromebook update adds a feature that tells you if your USB-C cable has limited functionality, the company announced Friday. USB-C cables can have widely varying capabilities, offering ... read more

Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The VergeA rural Michigan man became the first person in the nation to receive a Ford F-150 Lightning, according to Bloomberg. Nicholas Schmidt, the chief technology officer of a grid ... read more

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesAs concerns mount about the future of Elon Musk’s buyout agreement, Twitter’s board of directors has seen an unexpected shake-up. On Wednesday, Silver Lake co-CEO Egon Durban ... read more

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeSony will broadcast almost half an hour of PlayStation trailers and announcements during its State of Play livestream next Thursday at 3PM PT (6PM ET), the company announced today. ... read more

Concept art from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune bible.Spice DAO, the cryptocurrency collective that bought a script bible for Alejandro Jodorowsky’s never-made Dune adaptation, is apparently still figuring out what to make of its success. Earlier this ... read more

Chrome OS isn’t the most option-packed operating system around, but there are some things you can do to make your Chromebook’s desktop look and work the way you want. Ready? Customize your Chromebook’s wallpaper First, ... read more

The Retro 35 charger. | Image: Shargeek / IndiegogoAccessory-maker Shargeek has launched an Indiegogo to fund a 35W USB-C charger shaped like a tiny Apple Macintosh computer. The page for the Retro 35’s crowdfunding campaign ... read more

Gucci is making its presence inside of Roblox a little more permanent. The fashion brand previously collaborated with the virtual world for more short-lived experiences, like the surreal Gucci Garden from last year, and is ... read more

Pyro and Scout face off. | Image: ValveValve has responded to a campaign from Team Fortress 2 players who want it to fix the game’s bot infestation that has made it almost unplayable in recent ... read more

A new update introduces a new fan curve. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeValve’s latest SteamOS update is a big one for Steam Deck fans — and I am literally talking about the ... read more

It’s the standard Control / Command + C, X, and V. | Image: GoogleGoogle has announced that it’s adding the ability to use keyboard shortcuts to cut, copy, and paste files in Drive, as long ... read more

Jodie Foster at the 74th Annual Cannes Film Festival. | Toni Anne Barson/FilmMagicThough Jodie Foster has built a name for herself leading thrillers on the silver screen, her next big project’s going to be something ... read more

Aloy could be on her way to Netflix.Sony is continuing to go all in on turning its flagship video games into TV shows and movies — according to Variety, the company announced that it’s making ... read more

OpenSea’s new profile page. | Image: OpenSeaOpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces, has redesigned its profile and collections pages with the goal of making the site easier to navigate and making the actual NFTs ... read more

Mando and Grogu. | Image: Lucasfilm Ltd.There’s a lot on the way Continue reading… ... read more

DisneyOnce upon a time, Ron Howard and George Lucas wanted to try and replicate the success of Star Wars by creating a whole new fantasy, Willow. The film came out in 1988, and while I ... read more

The Star Wars universe on Disney Plus continues to expand with the official reveal of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which stars Jude Law and is coming to the streaming service in 2023. Announced during Star ... read more

Excited to see more Grogu? | Image: LucasfilmDisney announced at Star Wars Celebration that The Mandalorian’s third season will debut in February 2023 on Disney Plus. The third season of The Mandalorian has been a ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft’s long-in-the-works xCloud streaming device is going through some changes, as reported by Windows Central. The company first announced the dedicated streaming dongle in June 2021, but in a ... read more

Art from Star Wars: Andor shared by Disney in a trailer. | Image: DisneyDisney kicked off its Star Wars Celebration event with the first look at Andor. The upcoming Disney Plus series stars Diego Luna, ... read more

Apple’s reportedly predicting flat demand for the iPhone 13 and 14. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeApple, one of the biggest tech companies on the planet, reportedly doesn’t think it’ll sell any ... read more

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesA new lawsuit on behalf of Twitter shareholders was filed against Elon Musk in federal district court in San Francisco on Wednesday night, alleging that the Tesla ... read more

Photo by Sylvain CORDIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesMonarch butterflies might be tougher than we give them credit for. The orange beauties made a surprising comeback in Mexico this winter, environmental organizations and Mexico’s commission for natural ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIf you’re having trouble accessing Instagram right now, you are not the only one. Reports across the internet note issues with Meta’s more-than-just-pictures app, with many people seeing screens ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTesla, along with other electric vehicle companies and environmental groups, asked the Biden administration to invest in charging infrastructure for electric buses, trucks, and other medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is highlighting how Chromebooks can work in “zero trust” corporate environments with its new Chrome Enterprise Connectors Framework. The new integration system is designed to make the Chrome ... read more

The HP Envy x360 is one of our favorite 2-in-1 laptops. | Photography by Monica Chin / The VergeWith Memorial Day right around the corner, many retailers are putting some awesome deals into effect early. ... read more

While it’s not the robot we were looking for, Astro is rolling in the right direction. Continue reading… ... read more

The flagship Xbox console occasionally dabbles in easy availability. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIf you’re on the hunt for the Xbox Series X, we may currently have a brief respite from some ... read more

The cells were placed in a replica shoulder joint that was moved around to stimulate growth. | Image: Fisher StudiosThe science of tissue engineering — or growing human cells for use in medicine — is ... read more

You can present your card from your Apple Watch as well. | Image: MVA / AppleApple’s Wallet app now supports Maryland state IDs and driver licenses, marking it as the second state after Arizona to ... read more

it’s $950. But at least you get a lifetime membership? | Image: OuraThe Oura Ring was one of the buzziest gadgets during the pandemic. Not only did it spark a weird sleep competition between Gwyneth ... read more

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Logitech’s new mechanical keyboard is all substance Continue reading… ... read more

If you’re on an iPhone, Apple Pay is the easiest way to get started with contactless payments. Not only is the digital wallet service free to use but it’s also already built into your phone. ... read more

We’re approaching the end of Fortnite’s latest season, and developer Epic is teasing the game’s next live event that will bring it to a close. It’s called “Collision,” and it will kick off on June ... read more

Sonic Prime. | Image: NetflixWe’re still a few weeks out from Netflix’s second annual Geeked Week event, which kicks off on June 6th through the 10th. The company already did some teasing via a trailer ... read more

Pony.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup based in Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China, is no longer able to test its vehicles in California after the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the company’s license for “numerous” ... read more

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesBroadcom is acquiring VMware in a $61 billion cash-and-stock deal. It’s one of the biggest tech acquisitions ever, behind Dell’s $67 billion EMC deal and Microsoft’s pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeApple is increasing the amount it pays its retail and corporate employees as it contends with a tight labor market, unionization pushes, and high inflation levels, CNBC and the ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a new investigation into Google’s advertising business over fears the company is unfairly freezing out competitors. It’s the second open ... read more

Photo by Sean Hollister / The VergeWhat if your cable could magnetically stick to itself, forming a neat coil that doesn’t get all floppy and tangled in your drawers and bags? What if they were ... read more

Joby Aviation, a leading electric aviation company based in Northern California, announced that it has received its first certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The agency awarded the company with a Part 135 Air ... read more

The Top Gun Flight Simulator expansion is available now. | Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft’s long-awaited Top Gun: Maverick expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available free for all players. After being delayed to match the movie’s ... read more

The previously-revealed design of the PlayStation VR2. | Image: SonySony expects to have over 20 “major” titles available for its PlayStation VR2 headset at launch, according to a company investor presentation. While it didn’t ... read more

Image: SonySony plans for roughly half of its game releases to be on PC or mobile by 2025, according to a presentation given during the company’s annual investor day. A chart shown during the presentation ... read more

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft landing under parachutes in the New Mexico desert | Image: NASA/Bill IngallsAfter spending a little less than a week at the space station, Boeing’s new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, returned to ... read more

Sony’s annual Days of Play usually brings sizable discounts. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeSony’s annual Days of Play promotion has kicked off once again, offering many quality discounts on PlayStation games and ... read more

Much easier than the format painter. | Image: GoogleGoogle Docs is getting an absolutely lovely feature that could cut down a lot of busywork when it comes to properly formatting your document: the ability to ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeTwitter will pay $150 million to settle a privacy lawsuit with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The settlement, announced today, covers a complaint ... read more

Image: SonySony’s correcting what it says was a “technical error” that resulted in users being charged a higher than expected price to upgrade to one of the new PlayStation Plus tiers. As the revamped ... read more

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesAfter a brutal month for Tesla stock, Elon Musk will no longer fund his Twitter buyout by borrowing against his Tesla ownership stake. In a filing with ... read more

Amazon Style in-store shopping app experience | Image: AmazonAmazon’s brick-and-mortar clothing store, Amazon Style, is now open in the Los Angeles, California-area at The Americana at Brand mall, the company announced today along with a ... read more

Operators blame intense quotas and pressure. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeSome workers delivering packages for Amazon were more than twice as likely to be injured on the job compared to non-Amazon delivery ... read more

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The VergeAlthough the long-rumored Pixel Watch has finally arrived, there’s still no sign of Google’s mysterious folding phone — and we likely won’t ... read more

Late last year, I plopped a giant 48-inch OLED television on my desk in search of the one screen to rule them all. It was fantastic, with amazing color, inky blacks, G-Sync, and FreeSync Premium ... read more

Børge Brende, John Kerry, Xie Zhenhua, Geraldine Matchett, Elizabeth Wathuti, and Marc Benioff attend the annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24th, 2022. | Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via ... read more

The Mach 6 as it appears in Warner Bros. live-action Speed Racer film. | Image: Warner Bros.Though it’s only been 14 years since the last live-action adaptation of Speed Racer from a Western production studio, ... read more

Chromebooks are pretty different from traditional laptops in a lot of ways — and not just because of their software. The most obvious physical difference? Chromebooks feature keyboards with a variety of Chrome OS-specific functions, ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeChristopher “CJ” Moore, the former Tesla Autopilot software engineer who left to join Apple’s secretive car project last year, has left Apple to join Luminar, an Orlando, Florida-based lidar ... read more

“I worry about what it would mean to put another organization in the middle of our relationship.” | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeApple vice president of people and retail Deirdre O’Brien is explicitly ... read more

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeLucid Motors issued a recall notice for some of its luxury electric sedans for a faulty wiring harness connected to the instrument panel. The recall covers 1,117 model ... read more

If you own a Windows 10 or 11 PC and an Xbox One or Series X / S console, you might not be aware that those devices have some interesting cross-functionality. Using Microsoft’s Wireless Display ... read more

JBL’s Charge 5 speaker is on sale for less than $150 on Amazon, which is a new record low. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeWith Memorial Day less than a week away, summer ... read more

You just can’t please some people, and Instacart’s new rating system for shoppers acknowledges that. It now automatically filters out ratings from hard-to-please customers who frequently rate their shoppers lower than five stars. Instacart says ... read more

Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Chrysler, and Dodge, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal conduct and pay $300 million to settle a probe into its effort to illegally conceal the amount of pollution ... read more

Photo Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeBasic, premium, affordable, and customizable — lots to pick from Continue reading… ... read more

Obi-Wan Kenobi starring in... Obi-Wan Kenobi. | Image: LucasfilmAfter a three-year hiatus, Star Wars Celebration is back this week — and it looks like it will be packed with plenty of news spanning film, television, ... read more

NFL Rivals. | Image: Mythical GamesWhile we still don’t know exactly what 2K will do with its “non-simulation” NFL license (its arcade-style game is delayed and won’t be released this year), the league is filling ... read more

Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesCVS pharmacies will no longer fill prescriptions for controlled substances like Adderall from telehealth companies Cerebral and Done Health, The Wall Street Journal reported. It’s the latest blow ... read more

Illustration by William Joel / The VergeIt’s always a good idea to keep your Android apps updated to make sure you have the latest security and bug fixes. Plus, you might be missing out on ... read more

NianticIt has been an extremely rough year for cryptocurrency projects, as crashing prices, daily revelations of scams, and the ongoing usability nightmare of blockchain-based computing has left venture capitalists’ next big bet looking more like ... read more

Image: Hello GamesToday, No Man’s Sky launches Leviathan, the game’s newest expedition that offers perhaps the most interesting gameplay experience yet. In the Leviathan launch trailer, a mysterious message splashes across the screen telling the ... read more

The robot in question is ElliQ. Think of it like a more proactive Siri or Alexa. | Image; Intuition RoboticsThe state of New York will distribute robot companions to the homes of more than 800 ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeResellers aren’t the problem — their buying bots are Continue reading… ... read more

The new Home Smart app controlling a Dirigera hub in an Ikea smart home. | Image: IkeaDirigera makes Home Smart easier to use and more robust Continue reading… ... read more

The app now suggests which speaker you might like to use. | Screenshot: YouTube MusicYouTube Music will now attempt to suggest which of your Cast-enabled speakers you want to stream music to. It’s a nice ... read more

Dyson has shown off a series of prototype robots it’s developing, and announced plans to hire hundreds of engineers over the next five years in order to build robots capable of household chores. The images ... read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeDuring its WWDC 2021 event, Apple laid down a slew of policy changes for the App Store, adjusting the rules for everything from bounty hunting to whether or not ... read more