The Boys is getting a prequel series

Amazon 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, Amazon revealed that while The Boys may be coming to an end, the larger franchise is about to get even bigger with a … Read more

Samsung’s overhauled One UI 7 revealed

Photo 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 show Samsung’s Android skin with tweaks to the quick settings and notification panels, along with UI elements that take on a rounder appearance … Read more

The Google era is officially over

Image: 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 decade, there appear to be products that might actually threaten Google Search as the centerpiece of the web — including OpenAI’s new SearchGPT. … Read more

How to stream the Olympics like a champ

Peacock’s Multiview is a way to see all the best stuff at the Olympics all at once. | Image: Peacock For once, the answer for how to stream sports is simple: if you want to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics, you need only open up Peacock. This is the third time the Peacock team has … Read more

Google brings Nest Hello support to the Home app

The Nest Hello video doorbell can now be fully migrated to the Google Home app from the Nest app. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Google announced this week that it’s rolling out support for its Nest Hello doorbell in the Google Home app. This allows you to transfer Google’s original video … Read more

Steam is getting some big upgrades for game demos

Image: 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 Steam Demo Update” was based on developer and player feedback, with new functionality that makes demos behave more like standalone games hosted on … Read more

Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have finally won the Prop 22 gig worker battle

California 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 contractors after the state’s Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22, as reported by CalMatters. The unanimous decision issued on Thursday is a … Read more

NASA blew up this inflatable space station structure on purpose

Image: 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 failed after exceeding NASA’s recommended x4 safety levels by 22 percent. Sierra Space’s inflatable structure, known as a Large Integrated Flexible Environment, or … Read more

Video game performers to go on strike

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge After a year and a half of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA has called a strike of all video game work produced under the union’s Interactive Media Agreement. The strike goes into effect July 26th at 12:01AM and impacts all SAG-AFTRA actors, voice actors, and motion capture actors and involves companies like … Read more

Overwatch 2 opens the door to a return for 6v6

Soldier 76 and Reinhardt in Overwatch 1. | Image: Activision Blizzard 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 old 12-person matches back. Today’s blog post from the developers at Blizzard says that, finally, “we’re exploring how we … Read more

There’s a blender hidden inside this insulated travel cup

The 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 larger than a typical travel mug. If you don’t have enough time in the morning to blend your breakfast, the rechargeable Flip works … Read more