Francesco Francavilla’s Us poster. | Image: Francesco Francavilla / Mondo It wasn’t a good sign when Funko announced earlier this month its plans to straight up destroy somewhere between $30 and $36 million worth of its collectible vinyl figurines due to dwindling demand that’s tanked their value. But Funko’s recent decision to lay off about … Read more
Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge Ford provided an update Friday on the construction of its massive new EV manufacturing complex in western Tennessee, where it says it will build its next electric truck, codenamed “Project T3.” The so-called BlueOval City campus won’t come online until 2025, but when it does, Ford has said … Read more
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Photo: Getty Images Twitter may be working on a feature that lets you hide the blue checkmark you got by paying for its Blue subscription. A screen found by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi shows that the company is working on a control panel for verification settings, with one … Read more
An air conditioning unit is seen in a window seal during a heatwave on July 21st, 2022, in Houston, Texas. | Image: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Window air conditioners and portable air purifiers will need to get more efficient to comply with new federal standards in the US. The new rules are expected to cut consumer … Read more
Image: Blizzard Diablo IV is coming soon, and ahead of the full release, players can now access the open beta. You can check out all the important details on Blizzard’s website, but here’s a rundown of the most pertinent information. Diablo IV’s general open beta has just kicked off, and it runs through March 27th … Read more
Image: Showtime The gruesome mystery returns, but it’s lacking some of the punch that made the first season so potent. Continue reading…
Image: Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips and two other Linus Media Group YouTube channels have been restored after a major hack allowed a bad actor to do things like livestream crypto scam videos, change channel names, and even delete videos. In a new video, owner Linus Sebastian explains that the breach bypassed … Read more
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Update March 24th, 12:24PM ET: Linus Tech Tips, TechLinked, and Techquickie have been restored, and owner Linus Sebastian has shared a video about what happened. Our original story follows. Popular YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips has been hacked this morning, with the channel’s 15.3 million subscribers seeing videos for … Read more
It brings me much joy that we’re well beyond the limited availability of PS5s. May we never experience that Wild West of restocks again (at least not until the next thing). | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Whoa, Nelly! We’ve got some hot deals in herre on this Friday. The Sony PlayStation 5 console … Read more
Liko and her Sprigatito falling towards the ground together. | The Pokémon Company If there was any doubt about the upcoming Pokémon anime’s new incoming protagonists being a very different kind of unit than Ash Ketchum and all his various companions, the series’ newest trailer makes it crystal clear that Liko and Roy are going … Read more
The law has been controversial for gig workers. | Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images An appeals court in California has ruled that the state’s Proposition 22 should mostly be allowed to stand, after a judge ruled to strike it down in 2021, declaring it unconstitutional, according to The Wall Street Journal and The New York … Read more
Image: The Verge Microsoft laid off its entire ethics and society team within the artificial intelligence organization as part of recent layoffs that affected 10,000 employees across the company, Platformer has learned. The move leaves Microsoft without a dedicated team to ensure its AI principles are closely tied to product design at a time when … Read more
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is “winding down” its work with NFTs on Facebook and Instagram, Meta commerce and fintech lead Stephane Kasriel said in a Twitter thread on Monday. The decision means Meta will end its tests of minting and selling NFTs on Instagram as well as the ability to share … Read more
It’s like the eye-level finders of old medium format film cameras, but now for a compact digital camera — with lasers. | Image: Sony Giant frickin’ laser beams get all the buzz and sci-fi love, but it’s our little laser bros that are putting in the work: taking measurements, entertaining our cats, and now, in … Read more
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Image: Mr. White via 9to5Mac There’s a chance we just got a look at some cables and sensors for Apple’s upcoming and much-rumored virtual / augmented reality headset. Photos from MrWhite128, a protected Twitter account, which were reposted by MacRumors and 9to5Mac, appear to show ribbon cables that look like they’d fit perfectly in a … Read more
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The Pixel 7A has leaked. | Image: Zing News I can’t quite say it was inevitable, but — in some of the least surprising yet amusing tech news in the world — a Vietnam gadget enthusiast has managed to obtain a developer unit of the unannounced Pixel 7A smartphone. Seriously: we called the Pixel 4 … Read more
Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us. | Image: HBO The first season of HBO’s The Last of Us is over — and there’s a lot to dig into. Between the show’s heavy themes, its long-controversial ending, the way it changed and adapted the game, as well as the games themselves, we’ve got plenty of … Read more
Rode has released an updated version of its NT1 large diaphragm condenser microphone, a standard in the company’s lineup and one of its first products debuting back in 1991. The microphone has mostly the same design that makes it a good choice for small budget vocal recordings, but this year’s model comes with a fun … Read more
Sonos isn’t about to make the same mistake twice. In hindsight, its transition in 2020 to a major new software platform, S2, could’ve been communicated better and handled with more consideration for longtime customers. A few very old products were left behind, though only one speaker was affected: the first-generation Play:5. For those devices, Sonos … Read more
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is on sale for $34.99 ($20 off) at multiple retailers today. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sad you missed out on all the good Amazon streaming device deals we saw before the Super Bowl? Turn that frown upside down, because today, they’re back on sale again … Read more
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is working on a TikTok-esque feature and splitting text and video posts into separate feeds, the company announced today. Video content on Reddit will be pulled into the Watch feed view, while text content will appear in the Read feed. The feeds will have a combination of … Read more
illustration: William Joel / The Verge Reddit announces a scrolling video view for your timeline. Continue reading…
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge ChatGPT is coming to Slack. The Salesforce-owned Slack announced the new AI-powered app on Tuesday that will help you craft replies to your colleagues “in seconds.” Those with access to the app can click the three-dots icon in a thread and hit “Draft reply” instead of typing out the … Read more
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok is adding another way for creators to make money on the platform: by putting exclusive content behind a paywall. And those videos can be much longer than the typical TikTok, too. The company today announced a new program, Series, that allows content creators to make collections of … Read more
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge General Motors’ next-generation Ultra Cruise driver-assist system will come equipped with lidar as well as several other high-tech sensors designed to enable hands-free driving and cover “95 percent” of driving maneuvers, the automaker announced today. In its first major update since announcing Ultra Cruise in late 2021, the automaker … Read more
Giles Martin and Sonos CEO Patrick Spence | Photo illustration: The Verge They join The Vergecast to discuss Sonos’ new Era 300 and 100 speakers, the ins and outs of spatial audio, and why this is the time to get behind it. Continue reading…
Both Era speakers launch together on March 28th. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Available for preorder today and shipping March 28th, both speakers make a good first impression with new features and upgraded sound. Continue reading…
Samar Haddad / The Verge If you’re a PC gamer, then you’re probably familiar with Steam — but there’s more to Valve’s application than just launching your games. Dig a little deeper into the software, and you’ll find numerous options and features that you can take advantage of. These can change the look of Steam, … Read more