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Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms
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The Verge · Technology

Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms

After the recent Xbox outage even blocked people from playing offline disc-based console games, Microsoft is trying to soothe concerns that you don't truly own anything under Xbox's license system. In a statement to The Verge, Xbox technology chief Scott Van Vliet says that while physical game discs...

Jess Weatherbed
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The US is banning foreign robots
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The Verge · Technology

The US is banning foreign robots

The US government is targeting China with a new import ban on "advanced robotic devices" and power inverters made in foreign countries, as reported earlier by Reuters. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission says the ban will include "mobile" robots, such as humanoid and...

Emma Roth
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The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding
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The Verge · Technology

The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding

In June, UK staff at the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia became the first to announce their intentions to form a union. Now, US-based employees at the Wikimedia Foundation are joining the union drive, but management at the nonprofit have declined to voluntarily recognize their union. "While the Wikime...

Mia Sato
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eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement
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The Verge · Technology

eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement

eBay and three former executives will pay $55.7 million as part of a settlement with a Massachusetts couple targeted with a bizarre harassment and cyberstalking campaign in 2019, as reported earlier by CNBC. The settlement will resolve a lengthy legal saga that revealed how eBay's former executives...

Emma Roth
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AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous
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The Verge · Technology

AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous

It's earnings season, and investors got an unpleasant surprise from Google: an increase on its spending estimate, to as much as $205 billion - from the last quarter's projection of up to $190 billion. Even the lower end of Google's new projected range - $195 billion - is much more than the company h...

Elizabeth Lopatto
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This comfy gaming headset that can play audio from two sources is $25
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The Verge · Technology

This comfy gaming headset that can play audio from two sources is $25

While most gaming headsets have moved towards low-latency wireless connections, there’s something to be said for a budget-friendly, capable wired headset. The EPOS H3 Hybrid is on sale for just $24.99 at Woot, a whopping 75 percent off its original price of $99.99. It has an unorthodox batch of feat...

Brad Bourque
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Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments
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The Verge · Technology

Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments

Apple says it won't limit the capabilities of devices leased through its new Upgrade program if you miss a payment. In an emailed statement to The Verge, Apple spokesperson Brian Bumbery says, "There will be no restricted mode and/or there will be no limitations put on device functionality due to mi...

Emma Roth
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New Yorkers will soon need to verify their age to access algorithmic feeds
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The Verge · Technology

New Yorkers will soon need to verify their age to access algorithmic feeds

New Yorkers who want to see their Instagram or TikTok feed curated by an algorithm, or receive notification after midnight, will soon have to verify their ages to access those features. New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) released a set of final rules on how to implement the SAFE for Kids Ac...

Lauren Feiner
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Tile’s best Bluetooth tracker is down to its lowest price of the year
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The Verge · Technology

Tile’s best Bluetooth tracker is down to its lowest price of the year

Apple’s latest AirTag may seem like the obvious choice if you own an iPhone and are shopping for a Bluetooth tracker, but it’s not the most affordable option. For families that contain both Android and Apple devices, it might be better to pick up the latest Tile Pro instead. It works wel...

Sheena Vasani
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HBO Max is putting on vertical shorts
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The Verge · Technology

HBO Max is putting on vertical shorts

Warner Bros. Discovery is bringing a vertical video feed to HBO Max to help you find something new to watch. Streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney Plus, and Peacock already offer TikTok-like vertical video feeds to surface content that might be interesting to users, and now HBO Max will have a si...

Jay Peters
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4GB graphics cards are back
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The Verge · Technology

4GB graphics cards are back

The first modern GPU with 4GB of VRAM has appeared, as RAM prices and component shortages push tech prices higher. As Digital Foundry reports, a listing for an AMD Radeon RX 9050 with 4GB of RAM was spotted on ASRock's website by a user on X, the same day ASRock also launched an 8GB version […...

Stevie Bonifield
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Apple’s reported ‘HomePad’ may launch as early as October
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The Verge · Technology

Apple’s reported ‘HomePad’ may launch as early as October

For years, we've heard rumors of a new home hub device from Apple, meant to take on smart home devices like the Google Nest Hub Mini and Amazon's Echo Show. Besides "HomePod with a screen," details have been sparse. But now, a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman sheds some light on the alleged d...

David Imel
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You don’t need to splurge on an expensive handheld fan to beat the heat
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The Verge · Technology

You don’t need to splurge on an expensive handheld fan to beat the heat

Despite what influencers may say, you don’t need to spend $99.99 on Dyson’s HushJet Mini Cool or $149.99 for the Shark ChillPill to survive the summer whenever you leave the comfort of air-conditioning. My family has found all the comfort it needs to survive humid baseball games, sweltering concerts...

Andrew Liszewski
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Logitech’s handheld plans are on ice — don’t expect a G Cloud 2 soon
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The Verge · Technology

Logitech’s handheld plans are on ice — don’t expect a G Cloud 2 soon

Logitech's new gaming boss, Robin Piispanen, tells me he likes the idea of gaming handhelds. "It's such a charming value proposition," he says, as we sip iced vanilla lattes at my local cafe. But he's not building one right now. He's not sure when or if Logitech should try again, after its underwhel...

Sean Hollister
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Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns Windows PCs into AI agents
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The Verge · Technology

Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns Windows PCs into AI agents

Perplexity has expanded its agentic Personal Computer tool to Windows, allowing computers running the world's most popular OS to be used as a locally run AI system. Like the Mac version that Perplexity launched in April, Personal Computer for Windows operates like a "general-purpose digital worker"...

Jess Weatherbed
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Apple launches ‘Upgrade’ program to lease new devices
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The Verge · Technology

Apple launches ‘Upgrade’ program to lease new devices

Apple has officially introduced "Apple Upgrade," a new leasing program that aims to make it easier to get your hands on the latest iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch models. The service is launching today in the US, and works like a car lease - allowing users to keep a device at the end of […]

Jess Weatherbed
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Smart rings are looking like my kind of AI gadget
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The Verge · Technology

Smart rings are looking like my kind of AI gadget

Over the last few months, I've spent a lot of time talking to my computer. One underrated feature of the LLM revolution has been a remarkable leap in all kinds of dictation technology - even the fastest, cheapest models are getting very good at understanding and processing speech. I've tested lots o...

David Pierce
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Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children
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The Verge · Technology

Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children

Hugging Face is being used to make nonconsensual deepfakes, and the popular open-source AI model repository is doing very little to prevent it. That's according to a new report published by the European nonprofit AI Forensics, which found that seven out of the top nine image editing models hosted by...

Jess Weatherbed
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