Activision is planning to drop support for PS4 and Xbox One consoles in Call of Duty: Warzone later this year. Players will need to upgrade to a PS5 or Xbox Series S / X console to continue playing Call of Duty: Warzone once season 6 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 finishes later this … Read more
New features coming to YouTube could make it better for listening to podcasts, rolling out to Premium subscribers starting today on Android and coming later to iOS. A new “on-the-go mode” shifts YouTube into an audio-first layout, with larger, simplified playback buttons, a still image in place of the video, and a timeline showing video … Read more
A Practical and Memorable Framework to Generate Consistent, High-Quality Outputs from AI (LLMs) Most folks use AI in sub-optimal ways, including some of the tech professionals. I have been in Technical Product Management for years and even I make basic mistakes every now and then. The issue is that most people are confident (erroneously) of … Read more
We didn’t originally plan to write this article. At some point, while comparing notes between our teams and the tools we use every day, we kept coming back to the same realization: software interaction has changed more in the last couple of years than it did in the decade before that. And most people barely … Read more
There is a business race unlike anything the 21st century has seen. It’s on the scale of Rockefeller vs Carnegie multiplied by 2. Like happened with the aforementioned gentlemen, two other men are racing to become the ultimate richest men on earth. The world’s first trillionaires, with change. Michael Saylor We start with Michael Saylor, … Read more
Elon Musk is publicly reframing xAI’s massive Anthropic compute deal as short-term and cancellable, despite SpaceX’s own S-1 filing describing payments through May 2029.
Sesame’s new iOS app brings its conversational AI agents to the public, offering more natural back-and-forth interactions designed to feel less like traditional chatbots and more like talking to a person.
The Bezos-backed EV startup has yet to announce final pricing for its vehicle, which is supposed to start shipping by the end of this year.
Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and says the game will launch on October 23rd, 2026. Modern Warfare 4, which is developed by Infinity Ward, will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X / S, PC – and it will also be the first Call of Duty title to launch on … Read more
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Roughly 10 years ago, someone told me that Roku was making “cheap hardware to sell to Walmart customers in flyover states.” The remark was meant to be an insult, belittling … Read more
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Table of Links I. Introduction II. Pseudoscience III. Unidentified Assumption IV. False Assumption V. Objection VI. Conclusion and References V. OBJECTION One might object that the argument in this paper rests on the assumption that quantum mechanics implies indeterminism. Proponents of a deterministic block universe, including those who hold the Many Worlds Interpretation (“MWI”) of … Read more
After several months of testing, Waymo is finally ready to invite non-employee passengers into its newest vehicle, the Zeekr RT minivan, which has been rebranded as Ojai. Waymo says it will begin offering “select riders” access in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, before “gradually” expanding to more riders and cities. Trips will be free … Read more
It’s very reasonable for startups to view other startups as their competition. If you’re building a CRM, other CRMs are gunning for the same market share you have your eye on. If you’re building a project management tool, there are already more than enough project management tools trying to convince teams they are the one … Read more
Fosi Audio announced a new sound card today with a unique feature designed to give FPS players an advantage. The C3 Gaming Sound Card, which sits outside your PC or laptop and connects with a USB-C cable, includes the company’s StepSense “audio enhancement technology” powered by a model that was “trained on extensive FPS audio … Read more
New renders offer a closer look at Apple’s planned AI overhaul for iOS 27, including a redesigned Siri experience powered and standalone Siri app.
At least two owners have lost control of their vehicles after a critical suspension component broke. In both cases, the vehicles had been previously serviced.
Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul, expected to arrive in iOS 27, might look a lot like ChatGPT with a splash of Liquid Glass. Renders from Bloomberg offer a preview of iOS 27, including the new app and chat interface for Siri. The renders are “based on information viewed by Bloomberg and people with knowledge of [Apple’s] … Read more
General Compute is betting SambaNova will be the next breakout chipmaker.
They started at $1,000. Then $700. Then $600 budget machines. Now, Qualcomm says the price of its Arm-based Windows laptops will hit $300 this year. Even though RAMageddon has yet to subside and PC prices keep climbing, the company says it’s built a new budget laptop platform called Snapdragon C – “C” as in “Compute” … Read more
There’s a brand-new Intel chip underneath this render. | Image: Acer Intel is barely in the handheld gaming PC space – but that might be about to change. After the embarrassment that was the first MSI Claw and the excellent MSI Claw 8 AI Plus that followed it, Intel announced it would create custom handheld … Read more
The 17T (left) and 17T Pro (right) are both bigger than the regular Xiaomi 17. Xiaomi has announced the 17T and 17T Pro, two cheaper spins on its 17 series flagships. As is usual for the T-series, the focus is more on performance than photography, with the biggest batteries Xiaomi has included on any of … Read more
The precious… I mean Oura Ring 5. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Wherever I go, whatever I do, people point at my finger and ask, “Is that an Oura Ring?” Lots of people find they like the design, and they tell me why they’re thinking about switching to a smart ring from … Read more
I first realized there was an issue with Kia’s flagship EV9 when I tried to unlock my car last year. The hulking three-row SUV was sitting on my driveway completely dead. The key didn’t work, the app connection to the car was gone, and I was already late to an appointment. Luckily, I had prepared … Read more
The ring is 40% smaller than its predecessor, and comes with more accurate sensing, enhanced battery life, and more.