Spotify Lossless is an inconvenient improvement
If you listen to music the way a lot of people do these days – with a pair of wireless earbuds, from a Bluetooth speaker, or just blaring directly out…
Adult Swim’s new stop-motion series is a celebration of Latin American culture
Imagine if George Cukor’s The Women was a modern, Spanish-language telenovela set in Ecuador rather than a 1939 dramedy about the lives of wealthy Manhattanites. Now imagine if the series…
Exit 8’s director was inspired by watching people play the game
Few video game adaptations understand their source material quite like the Exit 8 film. It takes the rules and structure of the game – which strands players inside of a…
Tucker Carlson asks Sam Altman if an OpenAI employee was murdered ‘on your orders’
While interviewing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this week, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson brought up his belief in a conspiracy theory that former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji was “definitely…
Elon Musk is trying to silence Microsoft employees who criticize Charlie Kirk
Elon Musk is pressing Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to look into Blizzard employees who criticized Charlie Kirk after his death. Musk’s post quotes an X thread listing names and screenshots…
The WSJ carelessly spread anti-trans misinformation
Rupert Murdoch’s fortress. | Photo: Getty Images While I generally respect The Wall Street Journal, every once in a while it sees fit to remind me that it is, in…
Congress Republicans want to target liberal donors after Charlie Kirk’s death
In wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s public killing, around two dozen Republican lawmakers are pushing for House leadership to create a new select committee that would investigate “The money,…
Discord is distancing itself from the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect
Discord denies that the suspect accused of killing Charlie Kirk used the messaging platform to discuss his crime, following the service getting mentioned by law enforcement in a press conference…
Sony’s new Xperia phone jumps on the camera bar bandwagon
The Xperia 10 VII’s camera bar looks Pixel-perfect. Sony has announced the Xperia 10 VII, a midrange Android phone that’s launching in the UK, Europe, and Asia, though not the…
Prongs rock
Here’s a hot take: gaming handhelds are better with prongs. How do I know? I hold a lot of handhelds (and gamepads) here at The Verge, but Microsoft and Asus’s…
Microsoft avoids EU fine after Slack complained about Teams bundling
Microsoft has avoided a fine from the European Commission after it was charged with EU antitrust violations for bundling its Teams app with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. The…
Asus gives its $4,000 creator laptop a 4K tandem OLED and RTX 5090
Asus’ ProArt P16 laptop is getting RTX 50-series GPUs and a unique new screen in its high-end configuration. Its biggest upgrades include Nvidia’s top-tier RTX 5090 mobile GPU and a…
Apple Watch hypertension alerts cleared by FDA for new and old watches
Starting next week, Apple’s new hypertension notification feature will be coming to Watch Series 9 and later and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later with the launch of watchOS 26.…
David Zaslav thinks HBO Max is ‘way underpriced’
Everyone’s favorite CEO, Warner Bros. Discovery head David Zaslav, thinks HBO Max is ripe for a price hike. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia and Technology Conference (doesn’t that sound…
Charlie Kirk fatally shot at Turning Point USA event in Utah
Charlie Kirk, the influencer and activist who co-founded right-wing group Turning Point USA, has died at the age of 31 after being shot while speaking at an event at Utah…
How platforms are responding to the Charlie Kirk shooting
Horrifying videos of influencer and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk being fatally shot were widely available on social media platforms. We’ve reached out to some of the platforms to ask how…
OpenAI reportedly signs $300 billion Project Stargate cloud deal with Oracle
OpenAI and Oracle signed a deal “to purchase $300 billion in computing power over roughly five years,” one of the largest cloud computing deals ever, reports the Wall Street Journal.…
Amazon drivers could be wearing AR glasses with a built-in display next year
The new glasses would go beyond Amazon’s Echo Frames. Amazon, like Meta, Google, Samsung, and Snap, is working on a new pair of augmented-reality (AR) glasses, according to a report…
Apple’s misunderstood crossbody iPhone strap might be the best I’ve seen
The $59 price is pretty reasonable, at least by Apple standards. The skepticism I had about Apple’s rumored crossbody iPhone strap can be put to rest now that it’s officially…
Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing
It’s been a long time coming but Spotify is finally getting lossless audio. Rumors have been circulating about a high-fidelity offering since as early as 2017. In 2021, Spotify claimed…
The MechaHitler defense contract is raising red flags
Ask someone their worst fears about AI, and you’ll find a few recurring topics – from near-term fears like AI tools replacing human workers and the loss of critical thinking…
Nvidia’s latest GeForce driver is ready for Borderlands 4 and RTX Remix mods
Nvidia is releasing a new GeForce Game Ready driver today in preparation for the Borderlands 4 release later this week. There’s also an Nvidia app update arriving today that includes…
Zillow’s new AI staging feature is impressively unimpressive
A before and after image of a bedroom changed using Zillow’s Virtual Staging tool. Zillow is launching an AI-powered feature that will allow home hunters to empty the room of…
New Beats earbuds leak hours before Apple’s big event
Leaked images potentially give us a closer look at the Powerbeats Fit and its color-matched charging case. Apple teased the upcoming Powerbeats Fit last month, and now renders and specifications…
Firefox launches ‘shake to summarize’ on iPhones
Firefox will soon let you shake your iPhone to get an AI-generated summary of the webpage you’re on. The feature rolls out this week, and will operate using Apple’s on-device…
Genki will pay Nintendo damages over 3D-printed Switch 2
The 3D-printed Switch 2 mockup that started Nintendo’s dispute with Genki. Nintendo has settled the lawsuit it filed against accessory maker Genki over the Switch 2 mockup it showcased at…
Xbox is coming to cars thanks to an LG and Microsoft partnership
Microsoft and LG are partnering up to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to internet-connected vehicles. A new Xbox app will soon be available on cars that use LG’s Automotive Content Platform…
Windows 11 SSD issues blamed on reviewers using ‘early versions of firmware’
Reports have been circulating for the past few weeks that recent Windows 11 updates (KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using Phison controllers to fail. While plenty of YouTube…
OpenAI comes for Hollywood with Critterz, an AI-powered animated film
Two AI-generated figures from the production of Critterz. OpenAI is on a mission to show Hollywood that generative artificial intelligence can deliver results and is throwing its weight behind an…
The influencer in this Vodafone ad isn’t real
Anyone familiar with the AI slop on Pinterest should recognize how unnatural that hair is. I opened TikTok while visiting Germany last week and stumbled across a Vodafone ad being…