- Here’s your first look at Amazon’s Like a Dragon: YakuzaImage: Amazon Kiryu is getting a live-action makeover very soon. At Comic-Con today, Amazon revealed the first look at its upcoming adaptation of the Yakuza game series, with the show Like a ... read more
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- A new Doctor Who spinoff series is coming to Disney PlusA woman standing with her hands on her hips in the center of a control room. | Disney / BBC The Doctor Who franchise is about to get even bigger with a ... read more
- Sauron returns in The Rings of Power’s season 2 trailerImage: Amazon The first season of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power took its sweet time revealing the true identities of its two most mysterious characters. But when ... read more
- SpaceX says it’s fixed the Falcon 9 and will resume launches tomorrowSpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 27th for its next Falcon 9 launch carrying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX has completed its investigation into what caused an engine failure ... read more
- The Boys is getting a prequel seriesAmazon The Boys’ fourth season ended on a nightmarish note that made the show’s upcoming final chapter seem like it’s going to its most deranged. But during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, ... read more
- SharkNinja’s new coffee machine takes the hard parts out of making espressoImage: SharkNinja This Ninja Luxe Café claims to be the only “no guesswork” semiautomatic espresso machine that also comes with the ability to make drip coffee and cold brew. Using “Barista Assist ... read more
- Zoo hatches record number of condor chicks to release into the wildA critically endangered California condor chick that will soon fly for the first time is seen at its nest site on a cliff above the drought-stricken Colorado River on August 31st, 2022, in ... read more
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- Pixel 9’s ‘Add Me’ feature puts you in a group photo even when you’re not thereImage: OnLeaks via Android Headlines While there’s been no shortage of Pixel 9 leaks over the past couple of days, a new ad for the device seems to have leaked in full ... read more
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- There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanentAn Intel Core i9-13900K CPU, one of the first types that was identified to sometimes crash games this way. | Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge On Monday, it initially seemed ... read more
- Samsung’s overhauled One UI 7 revealedPhoto by Allison Johnson / The Verge Samsung’s upcoming One UI 7 update could bring some pretty big changes to the look of its Galaxy devices. Leaked screenshots @chunvn8888 shared with Smartprix ... read more
- Canadian soccer teams have been spying with drones for yearsBev Priestman, head coach of the Canadian Olympic women’s soccer team, has been suspended for the rest of the Paris Games. | Photo by Vaughn Ridley / Getty Images The plot in ... read more
- ESR’s inexpensive Qi2 car charger is more than 40 off for a limited timeIf you’re using a newer iPhone, ESR’s latest car mount is just as fast as an official MagSafe charger. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge At this point, I can ... read more
- The Google era is officially overImage: Alex Parkin / The Verge Google is dying. Google is unstoppable. Somehow, right now, it feels like both of those things are true. For the first time in more than a ... read more
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- Microsoft calls for Windows changes and resilience after CrowdStrike outageImage: The Verge Microsoft is still helping CrowdStrike clean up the mess that kicked off a week ago when 8.5 million PCs went offline due to a buggy CrowdStrike update. Now, the ... read more
- Steam is getting some big upgrades for game demosImage: The Verge Valve has introduced some changes to Steam that should make it easier to find and install playable game demos. In a new events blog post, Steam said the “Great ... read more
- Windows 11 will soon add your Android phone to File ExplorerPhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft has started testing a new way to access your Android phone from directly within Windows 11’s File Explorer. Windows Insiders are now able to ... read more
- Peacock’s horror thriller Teacup starts streaming in OctoberImage: Peacock It looks like Peacock is getting a solid dose of horror very soon. At San Diego Comic-Con, the streamer showed off a very brief teaser for its upcoming thriller series ... read more
- Epic will bring Fortnite to third-party iOS app storesImage: Epic Games Epic Games plans to bring Fortnite to the third-party iOS app store AltStore PAL, which is only available in the EU. The company made the announcement in a Thursday ... read more
- Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have finally won the Prop 22 gig worker battleCalifornia Gig Workers Union members gather outside the Supreme Court in May. | Photo by Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash workers in California will remain independent ... read more
- San Diego Comic-Con 2024: all the biggest trailers and newsImage: Jay Maidment Check out all of The Verge’s coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Continue reading… ... read more
- NASA blew up this inflatable space station structure on purposeImage: NASA NASA and Sierra Space blew up another space habitat in June, and everyone is smiling about it. That’s because the full-size inflatable structure in this “ultimate burst pressure” test only ... read more
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- Apple’s AirTags are on sale for $23.99 a pop, matching their all-time lowApple’s UWB trackers remain a cheap, convenient way to keep track of all your belongings. | Photo: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Over the past month or so, we’ve seen a ... read more
- Overwatch 2 opens the door to a return for 6v6Soldier 76 and Reinhardt in Overwatch 1 A couple of years into the Overwatch 2 experience, player angst has reached a point where the people making the game are considering bringing the ... read more
- There’s a blender hidden inside this insulated travel cupThe Nutribullet Flip’s high-torque motor is strong enough to blend ice and most fruits. | Image: Nutribullet Nutribullet’s new Flip incorporates a blender into an insulated stainless steel tumbler that looks no ... read more
- Runway’s AI video generator trained on thousands of scraped YouTube videosRunway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela onstage at Vox Media’s 2023 Code Conference. | Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media Runway trained its AI text-to-video generator on thousands of YouTube videos and ... read more
- Sonos CEO apologizes for disastrous rollout of new appImage: Sonos The big Sonos app redesign was intended to make the company’s software more modern, customizable, and easier to use. But two months after its May release, it’s hard to look ... read more
- WhatsApp now has 100 million daily users in the U.S.Illustration: The Verge Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today on his WhatsApp channel that WhatsApp now has 100 million daily active users in the U.S. as of July 25th. According to ... read more
- OpenAI is releasing a prototype of its search engine to rival Google, Perplexity
- Congress moves forward on the Kids Online Safety ActImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge The push to child-proof the internet is reaching a tipping point. Continue reading… ... read more
- After recording-breaking heat, UN issues ‘call to action’Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Global temperatures are shattering records this week. And the United Nations is making an urgent “call to action” on extreme heat that’s killing workers and putting ... read more
- The Associated Press removes a fact-check claiming JD Vance has not had sex with a couchPhoto by Alex Wong / Getty Images The Associated Press has apparently retracted a fact-check published yesterday with the headline, “No, JD Vance did not have sex with a couch.” As of ... read more
- Mario and Yoshi go for a run in Lego’s latest Nintendo set
- Google’s Gemini AI is getting faster with its Flash upgradeIllustration: The Verge Google’s Gemini AI chatbot will be able to respond to you more quickly and process more content in prompts thanks to an upgrade to the company’s Gemini 1.5 Flash ... read more
- Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 leak brings back the wing tip — kind ofImage: Android Headlines Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 could bring back the wing tip design we saw on the first generation of the Pixel Buds. A series of images shared with Android ... read more
- Southwest is switching to assigned seatingPhoto by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Southwest Airlines is about to change how it handles customer seating by switching to assigned and premium ones, a significant change from the sit-anywhere-you-want setup it’s had ... read more
- Anthropic’s crawler is ignoring websites’ anti-AI scraping policiesImage: The Verge The ClaudeBot web crawler that Anthropic uses to scrape training data for AI models like Claude has hammered iFixit’s website almost a million times in a 24-hour period, seemingly ... read more
- How the Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling could doom net neutralityCath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty Images On today’s episode of Decoder, we’re talking about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron deference and what it means for the ... read more
- Elgato transforms its Stream Deck Plus with new XLR dock and USB hub accessoriesImage: Elgato Elgato is launching two new docks for its Stream Deck Plus device that can add XLR microphone support or a USB Hub. The Stream Deck Plus originally launched in 2022 ... read more
- Adobe exec compared Creative Cloud cancellation fees to ‘heroin’Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Early termination fees are “a bit like heroin for Adobe,” according to an Adobe executive quoted in the FTC’s newly unredacted complaint against the company ... read more
- New leak spoils Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 eventImage: Google Yet another Google Pixel 9 leak has surfaced, and this time, it’s in the form of marketing materials shared with 91mobiles by reliable leaker OnLeaks. The marketing images offer a ... read more
- The Galaxy Ring keeps you in Samsung’s orbitIt’s not so much a standalone health tracker or a smartwatch alternative as an accessory for your Galaxy Watch. Continue reading… ... read more
- The massive Fallout: London mod is out nowImage: Team FOLON It’ll be some time before Bethesda releases a new Fallout game, but in the meantime, some enterprising fans have taken it upon themselves to release a big expansion for ... read more
- The Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle is now availableImage: Disney / Warner Bros. Discovery The Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle jointly assembled by Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery is now available in the US. Prices start from $16.99 ... read more
- Coast-to-coast in a solar-powered car — and a new Cannonball Run recordImage: Abigail Bassett When you think of the Cannonball Run, you probably think of a group of people making the trip from New York’s Red Ball Garage to the Portofino Hotel in ... read more
- Asus ROG Ally X review: the best Windows gaming handheld by a mileThe first true Steam Deck competitor has arrived. Continue reading… ... read more
- Amazon is discontinuing my favorite Echo — the one with a dot-matrix clockPhoto by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge I have six Amazon Echo smart speakers in my house, and I’ve tested more, but my favorite is the Echo Dot with Clock. I ... read more
- FBI director discusses the Trump rally shooter’s search history and drone detailsImage: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images FBI director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday that the person who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump searched the web for “How far ... read more
- The NBA’s new TV deals put a lot of games on Amazon’s Prime Video starting in 2025Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Amazon’s Prime Video has inked an 11-year deal that will bring NBA and WNBA games to the streaming service starting with the 2025-2026 ... read more
- A new Nest Learning Thermostat might be on the wayA new Nest Learning Thermostat appears to be imminent. | Image: MysteryLupin via X Leaked images posted on X by @MysteryLupin show a 4th-generation Nest Learning Thermostat and new temperature sensors, as ... read more
- NASA fired its space lasers to communicate with the ISSNASA researchers have successfully tested laser communications in space by streaming 4K video footage originating from an airplane in the sky to the International Space Station and back. The feat demonstrates that ... read more
- Bing’s AI redesign shoves the usual list of search results to the sideIllustration: The Verge Bing’s new search experience puts AI-generated answers front and center while pushing traditional search results to the side. The new layout, which is rolling out for a small number ... read more
- AMD is slightly delaying its Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs ‘out of an abundance of caution’An image representing AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 desktop parts. | Image: AMD AMD was set to launch its new Zen 5 processors on July 31st, including the 16-core, 32-thread Ryzen 9 9950X, ... read more
- World of Warcraft developers form Blizzard’s largest and most inclusive unionIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge More than 500 developers at Blizzard Entertainment who work on World of Warcraft have voted to form a union. The World of Warcraft GameMakers Guild, ... read more
- The incredible shrinking, stretching iPhoneLittle phone, how I miss you. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge We’ve already heard rumblings about an iPhone Slim model taking the place of the iPhone Plus in 2025, ... read more
- Here are the best iPad deals right nowDespite how recently it launched, Apple’s latest iPad Pro is already on sale for up to $100 off. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge While the best iPad deals ... read more
- Apple Maps launches on the web to take on GoogleIllustration: The Verge Apple Maps is finally available on the web. Through a beta that launched Wednesday afternoon, you can now get driving and walking directions, as well as view ratings and ... read more
- Kamala Harris hasn’t said a lot about tech policy, but here’s what we knowImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images The vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee is a cipher on many tech issues — here’s what we’ve been able to piece together. ... read more
- Herman Miller now offers plant-based leather on its iconic lounge chairThe Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman can now be ordered with plant-based upholstery made from bamboo. | Image: Herman Miller Can you finally feel guilt-free about buying an iconic piece of furniture that ... read more
- The Senate passed a bill cracking down on sexually explicit deepfakesPhoto by Samuel Corum / Getty Images The Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday letting victims of nonconsensual intimate images created by AI — or “deepfakes” — sue their creators for ... read more
- Apple may use Samsung for iPhone cameras, ending longtime Sony runPhoto by Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple might start using Samsung camera sensors as soon as 2026, marking the end of Sony’s decade-plus run as the sole supplier of the phones’ ... read more
- iPhone torrenting apps are now available in the EUYou won’t find (most) of these on Apple’s official iOS App Store. | Image: Riley Testut / AltStore PAL The first batch of third-party apps are making their way onto AltStore PAL, ... read more
- Meta cracks down on ‘Yahoo Boys’ and thousands of sextortion accountsIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta shut down 63,000 Instagram accounts based in Nigeria that it says were engaged in financial sextortion scams and connected to what Meta calls a ... read more
- iPhones will soon be able to stream live video on 911 callsImage: Apple / RapidSOS First responder networks are lining up to support a major new emergency feature in iOS 18: Live Video support. Now, 911 support platforms, including RapidSOS Unite and Prepared, ... read more
- Reddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that payIllustration: The Verge Reddit is ramping up its crackdown on web crawlers. Over the past few weeks, Reddit has started blocking search engines from surfacing recent posts and comments unless the search ... read more
- Olympic drone spying scandal lands Canadian coach a red cardCanadian soccer coach Bev Priestman will miss the Olympic team’s opening match against New Zealand. | Photo by Vaughn Ridley / Getty Images A member of the Canadian Olympic women’s soccer team ... read more
- Chrome adds new warnings and cloud scanning for suspicious downloadsImage: Google Google has updated the suspicious file warnings Chrome displays for why it might have blocked a potentially suspicious or dangerous file download to hopefully give users clearer explanations. For people ... read more
- Sony tests a new PS5 3D audio profile setup to personalize in-game effectsPhoto by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The latest PlayStation beta lets you create personalized 3D audio profiles on your PS5 that could help you “better sense the positions of ... read more
- The Sonos Ace headphones are seeing their first discount at $40 offThe Ace have an understated design that’s very sleek, especially in white. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you’re looking to be an early-ish adopter of some fancy headphones ... read more
- Apple’s Sunny imagines a cozy future where screens fade into the backgroundSunny the robot has a very expressive face. | Image: Apple The murder mystery was a chance for showrunner Katie Robbins to imagine a different kind of sci-fi vision. Continue reading… ... read more
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- Google has big new ideas about the Play StoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is bringing a handful of new features to its Google Play store on Android today. There are new categorized “collections” that highlight content from ... read more
- The wireless GameSir G8 Plus controller works with smartphones and the SwitchIn addition to iOS and Android mobile devices, the GameSir G8 Plus works with the Nintendo Switch. | Image: GameSir GameSir’s latest mobile controller has an added bonus — it also works ... read more
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- E-commerce is driving up pollution near warehousesTrucks near a warehouse in San Bernardino County, California | Image: Wes Reel / The Verge The data is in, and it shows a significant rise in air pollution where e-retailers build ... read more
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- KOSA sponsors urge ‘quick and clean’ Senate vote with less than two weeks until recessPhoto by Samuel Corum/Getty Images The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) will finally get its moment on the Senate floor this week after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced he’d move ... read more
- Elon Musk is not answering the most important questions about the Tesla robotaxiPhoto by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Will the Tesla robotaxi have a steering wheel or not? Elon Musk won’t say. The Tesla CEO dodged several questions during an earnings call Tuesday about ... read more
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- Tesla’s profits sank sharply in the second quarter of 2024Photo by Osmancan Gurdogan/Anadolu via Getty Images Tesla published its second quarter earnings report in which the company said it earned $1.48 billion in net income on $25.5 billion in revenue. That ... read more
- Stuff this trackable wallet with everything but an AirTagYou won’t need to stuff an AirTag inside ESR’s Geo Wallet to find it. | Image: ESR With its own integrated tracking module compatible with Apple’s Find My network and a traditional ... read more
- How K-pop might lead to the downfall of Korea’s richest self-made tech mogulEvery Korean, Korean-American, or K-pop fan you know probably has the KakaoTalk app. | Image: Getty Kakao Corp. founder Kim Beom-su was arrested Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea. That might not mean ... read more
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- Wooting joins Razer with a speedy new keyboard feature for PC gamingImage: Wooting Earlier this month, Razer beat Wooting to a speedy new keyboard feature that lets players counter-strafe more quickly in a variety of competitive PC games. Now, Wooting has implemented the ... read more
- Schumer plans to bring two major kids online safety bills to the Senate floor this weekPhoto by Alex Wong/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to announce in a speech that he will bring the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children’s and Teens ... read more
- Apple’s first foldable iPhone could arrive in 2026Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple continues to work on a foldable iPhone, which could arrive as early as 2026, according to a report from The Information. The phone is ... read more
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- Microsoft is bringing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III to Xbox Game Pass
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