Ian Carlos Campbell 2021-04-22 17:40:12 www.theverge.com Facebook wants to inspire, apparently. The company announced changes to its News Feed today that are supposed to fill feeds with things users like, rather than the content that annoys them. At the…
Taylor Lyles 2021-04-22 10:08:38 www.theverge.com The Oculus Quest 2 head-mounted display launched last October, and if you are on the hunt for a deal on this VR headset (unfortunately, not a bundle deal), Verizon is offering a 10 percent…
Sam Byford 2021-04-22 03:45:19 www.theverge.com Sony has announced a follow-up product to the Reon Pocket, the app-controlled “wearable air conditioner” it released last year after crowdfunding it on the company’s own platform. The Reon Pocket 2 looks more or…
Sam Byford 2021-04-22 04:16:52 www.theverge.com Fujifilm and Nintendo have announced a new collaboration. The camera company is releasing a new Switch-themed version of its Instax Mini Link photo printer, as well as a new app that’s designed to let…
Joey Roulette 2021-04-21 18:20:26 www.theverge.com President Biden’s pick for NASA administrator, former Sen. Bill Nelson, breezed through his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, as expected. Facing questions from his “old buddies” about NASA’s commercial partnerships, climate change, and workforce…
Alex Cranz 2021-04-21 10:41:27 www.theverge.com Roku is officially getting into original content. The set-top box maker announced Roku Originals, a new brand, in a press release today. Roku says it will debut over 75 original series and films this…
James Vincent 2021-04-21 06:20:12 www.theverge.com The FBI says it used facial recognition technology to track down and arrest an individual suspected of taking part in the US Capitol riots earlier this year. The case, which was first reported by…
Sam Byford 2021-04-21 02:00:52 www.theverge.com Apple just announced an M1-powered update to the iPad Pro, and Logitech has followed up with a new keyboard and trackpad accessory for the 11-inch and 12.9-inch models. The Combo Touch is a case…
Mitchell Clark 2021-04-20 19:10:22 www.theverge.com The Apple AirTags have finally been announced, and with them come a ton of accessories to make them easier to use (so much easier than if it had, say, a built-in way to attach…
Josh Dzieza 2021-04-20 17:26:32 www.theverge.com After more than three years of grandiose promises and missed deadlines, Foxconn and Wisconsin have agreed to amend their contract to reflect the reality of a much-diminished project. Under the amendment, which was approved…
Jay Peters 2021-04-20 14:03:10 www.theverge.com Apple just wrapped up its “Spring Loaded” event, announcing new iPads, iMacs, and more. It was jam-packed with news from the company. If you want to read about what was announced as it happened,…
Tom Warren 2021-04-20 10:07:22 www.theverge.com Microsoft is reportedly working on a big overhaul to its app store for Windows. Windows Central reports that the software maker plans to release an updated store later this year that will be far…
Thomas Ricker 2021-04-20 02:00:01 www.theverge.com VanMoof, maker of some of our favorite electric bikes, just announced the PowerBank, a range extender that also charges the internal battery of the company’s S3 and X3 models. Not only does the emotional-support…
Mitchell Clark 2021-04-19 15:27:18 www.theverge.com Nextdoor is introducing a new anti-racism notification, which asks users to reconsider posting content if the app thinks it may be offensive. As with its previous Kindness Reminder, if a user tries to post…
Jay Peters 2021-04-19 12:11:21 www.theverge.com Reddit unveiled its take on a Clubhouse-like social audio product on Monday, called Reddit Talk. The company is billing Monday’s announcement as a “sneak preview,” since the feature isn’t widely available yet. Moderators that…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-04-19 10:01:30 www.theverge.com If you’re hunting for an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset, Newegg has an appealing sale happening on bundles that will net you a free accessory. For $350, you can get the 64GB headset (normally…
Nilay Patel 2021-04-16 17:53:13 www.theverge.com There’s an Apple event next week, and it’s looking fairly likely that we’ll see updated models of the iPad Pro and perhaps the iPad Mini. Which is great, because it made me think about…
Sean Hollister 2021-04-15 21:02:16 www.theverge.com Silicon Valley might seem like a shining beacon of technological progress to some onlookers, but natives know it can be weirdly hit and miss — like how the San Francisco Bay Area has long…
Jon Porter 2021-04-15 11:00:00 www.theverge.com Core, the platform that hopes to help creators build games and players experience them, is launching for free in early access today. It’s available exclusively on the Epic Games Store and already includes over…
Allison Johnson 2021-04-15 08:00:00 www.theverge.com Comcast’s wireless service, Xfinity Mobile, is changing the pricing structure on its unlimited plans. The company will now discount additional lines on its unlimited plan: a single-line plan will still cost $45 per month,…
Ian Carlos Campbell 2021-04-14 17:11:52 www.theverge.com Amazon, Apple, Google parent company Alphabet, and Facebook have joined hundreds of corporations, executives, and celebrities in signing a public letter today supporting voting rights and condemning legislation that would “restrict or prevent…
Mitchell Clark 2021-04-14 18:13:09 www.theverge.com Spotify’s desktop app refresh seems to be rolling out to users, and it brings with it a very handy feature: album downloads. The app has supported downloading playlists to your computer for quite a…
Allison Johnson 2021-04-14 11:00:00 www.theverge.com TCL has announced the rest of its 20-series lineup, with the 20 Pro 5G leading the way. Along with the 20L and 20L Plus, the phone joins the two devices announced earlier this year…
Tom Warren 2021-04-14 06:01:51 www.theverge.com Sony’s new PS5 software update is live right now, and includes some surprise improvements to HDR and 120Hz support. While Sony already detailed a big new feature to let players store — but not…
Joey Roulette 2021-04-13 11:35:55 www.theverge.com The first flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter was delayed again after running into a glitch in the rotorcraft’s flight control software during tests last week. The mini helicopter remains grounded on the surface…
Ian Carlos Campbell 2021-04-12 21:13:50 www.theverge.com Samsung’s next Galaxy Z Fold folding phone might have a slightly smaller screen than its previous models, feature a smaller battery, and quite possibly launch in July alongside a new Galaxy Z Flip,…
Joey Roulette 2021-04-12 18:59:55 www.theverge.com A robotic spacecraft from Northrop Grumman latched onto an old communications satellite in deep orbit and extended its lifespan by five more years. The Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV-2) marked Northrop’s second successful docking of…
Sean Hollister 2021-04-12 13:25:10 www.theverge.com We’ve barely heard a peep out of Nvidia on the CPU front for years, after the lackluster arrival of its Project Denver CPU and its associated Tegra K1 mobile processors in 2014 — but…
Jon Porter 2021-04-12 09:54:01 www.theverge.com Multiple Google services are currently experiencing outages, with some users unable to create new documents in Google Docs and Google Sheets. Google’s Workspace Status Dashboard is reporting that Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Classroom…
Mitchell Clark 2021-04-10 12:30:58 www.theverge.com We haven’t heard much about Age of Empires IV since it was announced in 2017, but we’ve finally been given a look at the game, which includes the Mongols and Delhi Sultanate as playable…
Chaim Gartenberg 2021-04-09 17:25:42 www.theverge.com Transformers are some of the most iconic toys around — an action figure and a car! All in one! A true bargain! But as modern Transformers toys have gotten more complex, they have also…
Taylor Lyles 2021-04-09 10:20:36 www.theverge.com If you managed to get your hands on a PS5 — or you own a PS4 — and you want to renew your PlayStation Plus membership, Eneba is offering a great deal, with an…
Mitchell Clark 2021-04-08 20:34:46 www.theverge.com Proctorio, a piece of exam surveillance software designed to keep students from cheating while taking tests, relies on open-source software that has a history of racial bias issues, according to a report by Motherboard.…