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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge New shopping features are coming to YouTube Shorts, including affiliate marketing and the ability to purchase items through Shorts, as first reported by the Financial Times (via TechCrunch). The long-form video giant is testing shopping features with US-based creators and audiences in the US, India, Brazil, Canada, and … Read more

A DreamUp generation for “a man in a 1950s business suit defusing a bomb at a table in the style of Norman Rockwell.” | Image: DreamUp Artificial intelligence is learning to make art, and nobody has quite figured out how to handle it — including DeviantArt, one of the best-known homes for artists on the … Read more

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has revealed why the company delayed its plans to introduce an Xbox streaming console, speaking to Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel on The Verge’s Decoder podcast this week. “It was more expensive than we wanted it to be when we actually built it out … Read more

Image: @TheBlueMister (Twitter) Apple’s first-party lineup of MagSafe charging accessories for the iPhone is fairly limited: you’ve got the standard MagSafe puck, the MagSafe Duo, the underwhelming MagSafe Battery Pack, and well… that’s it. But new images indicate that Apple at some point considered releasing a metal stand with an integrated MagSafe charger. The photos … Read more

A chimney from the Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden, New Jersey, on April 22nd, 2022.  | Photo by Kena Betancur / VIEWpress The world is quickly approaching a new level of climate catastrophe as greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 reach record levels. Carbon dioxide pollution from burning fossil fuels is on track to … Read more

Image: Obsidian Entertainment In Pentiment, you’ll spend a lot of time eating at dinner tables. Conversations touch on all sorts of topics, and the discussions help you learn more about the fictional Bavarian town of Tassing and the mysteries you’ll be investigating. Every so often, you’ll get to take a bite of bread or cheese … Read more

If you logged 14 nights of sleep in October, you’ll get your Sleep Profile on November 22nd. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Pixel Watch, Fitbit Sense 2, and Fitbit Versa 4 make for a somewhat confusing lineup. The problem is that Google nerfed each — removing smart features from the … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried testifies on Capitol Hill, before his fall from grace | Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images He had friends in high places — and they are probably embarrassed right now. Continue reading…

This massive Lego set is deserving of its own living room. | Image: Lego Who needs to travel the globe when you can bring the world’s biggest landmarks to your own home in plastic brick form? Lego has announced its tallest set to date with the new 10,001-piece Eiffel Tower, soaring 149cm / 59 inches … Read more

Tough day for Taylor Swift fans. | Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Presale tickets for Taylor Swift’s latest concert tour went on sale today, and the massive demand has already crashed Ticketmaster. The company’s support account tweeted that fans “may be experiencing intermittent issues,” and Ticketmaster has “temporarily paused” the virtual ticket queue for one Verge … Read more

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Amid his endless spitballing of new features for the social media network he reluctantly bought, CEO Elon Musk has announced plans for Twitter to no longer display which device a tweet was sent from, whether it’s an iPhone, Android phone, or Twitter’s web client. “We will … Read more

Image: Rimac Rimac announced that its Nevera supercar hit a top speed of 412 kmh (256 mph), making it the fastest electric production car in the world. The record was set on October 28th at the Automotive Testing Papenburg track in Germany, an oval-shaped racetrack with twin straights that were long enough — 4 km, … Read more

The software update is available for all 2022 Blade 14 laptops, whether it’s black, silver, or pink. | Image: Razer Razer’s 2022 Blade 14 gaming laptop now comes in silver, making it look even more MacBook-like. But in bigger news, the company is releasing a software update for all 2022 Blade 14 models that upgrades … Read more

The Meross Smart Wi-Fi Plug Mini may be one of the first Matter devices you can buy. | Image: Meross While Matter has officially launched, you still can’t buy a Matter-compatible device to use with the new smart home standard. Today, smart home device maker Meross announced its Matter Smart Wi-Fi Plug Mini, its first … Read more

Looks Cyberpunk-y. | Image: Epic Games Over half of all announced games for next-gen game consoles are being developed using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine suite of developer tools, Epic VP of engineering Nick Penwarden said in an interview with The Verge. While that’s a small improvement from the previous 48 percent figure CEO Tim Sweeney … Read more

The auction listing says the shoes retain “the imprint of Steve Jobs’ feet, which had been shaped after years of use.” | Image: Julien’s Auctions One (lucky?) bidder just paid $218,750 to get their hands on a pair of raggedy old sandals worn by Steve Jobs (via CNN). Oh, and the 360-degree non-fungible token (NFT) … Read more

Illustration: Max-o-matic The last year has seen a boom in AI models that create art, music, and code by learning from others’ work. But as these tools become more prominent, unanswered legal questions could shape the future of the field.  Continue reading…

The Xbox Series S is on sale for $249.99 at Adorama. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Black Friday is next week, which means we’re about to see a lot of great deals drop and inevitably disappear within seconds. That’s why it’s not the worst idea to start your holiday shopping before the … Read more

Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge. The CEO of Microsoft Gaming thinks King is the crown jewel of the Activision empire. Continue reading…

A screenshot of the new Storyboard UI. | Image: Descript Descript started life as an audio editing app but has slowly added more video editing tools over the years. Now, the app has launched one of its biggest updates yet and is putting video editing front and center with a new mode named Storyboard. The … Read more

Clippy is back to make or break your holidays. | Image: Microsoft Clippy has returned this year to appear on Microsoft’s latest ugly sweater. The Microsoft Office assistant that was both hated and loved is the latest in a series of Windows-themed ugly sweaters from Microsoft and will be available from the company’s Xbox Gear … Read more

The Wyze Mesh Router Pro. | Image: Wyze Budget smart home company Wyze has announced a pair of mesh Wi-Fi routers — the Wyze Mesh Router and Wyze Mesh Router Pro. The Pro version is a tri-band Wi-Fi 6E model with support for faster speeds and connectivity with more devices, while the other is a … Read more

The Elgato Stream Deck Plus has fewer buttons than the standard Stream Deck but has some cool knobs. | Image: Elgato Elgato, the company responsible for my strange addiction to putting more buttons on my desk, has just launched its latest streaming accessory, the Elgato Stream Deck Plus, which is currently available on the Elgato … Read more

You can also send your location via satellite in the Find My app. You don’t have to hold your arm up to get a signal, though there is a lot of turning around and waiting when trying to connect to satellites. Continue reading…

Image: Activision Bored of hearing about whether Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation or not? Good, because so is Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer. In an interview on Decoder, a show hosted by The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Spencer has settled the debate over the future of Call of Duty on PlayStation once and … Read more

The Garmin Bounce is the company’s first LTE watch for kids. | Image: Garmin Garmin already has a ton of colorful fitness trackers for kids, but today, it’s launching the $149.99 Bounce — its first LTE smartwatch for kids. The device is meant to help parents keep an eye on their kids without having to … Read more

Aqara’s new automatic pet feeder works with smart home automations and voice commands. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Smart home company Aqara is bringing some connected fun to your pets. The new $99.99 Aqara Smart Pet Feeder C1 can feed your cat or dog on a schedule, remotely using its app, … Read more

Amazon Clinic is a new message-based virtual healthcare service that offers accessible treatments for a variety of common health concerns. | Image: Amazon Amazon has launched Amazon Clinic, a message-based online healthcare service that offers treatments for over 20 “common health conditions” such as allergies, dandruff, hair loss, birth control, erectile dysfunction, and acne. Amazon … Read more