White House instructs government agencies to beef up cybersecurity, adopt āzero trust,ā in new memo
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The White House released a new cybersecurity strategy Wednesday aimed at reducing the risk of cyberattacks against government infrastructure. The strategy outlines the…
Orphan prequel will feature an adult woman playing a murderous child, CGI free
Araya Doheny/Getty Images Isabelle Fuhrmanās performance as Esther in Paramount Picturesā first Orphan film stunned audiences in no small part because of what the movieās disturbing twist revealed about its…
Lenovo announces new on-prem, high-performance computing-as-a-service product
Part of its TruScale portfolio, the new service will bring cloud-like management of HPC resources to local data centers, allowing smaller businesses to access HPC services more rapidly.
Boston Dynamicsā most boring robot is getting a sensible job unloading trucks
Boston Dynamics is synonymous with four-legged robots, particularly its consumer model Spot. But in the past few years, the company has been expanding into logistics ā one of the most…
Prescription video game company goes public via SPAC
Akili Interactiveās first product is a video game for ADHD. | Akili Interactive Akili Interactive, the company behind the first video game to get approved as a medical treatment, announced…
Searching for Susy Thunder
In partnership with Epic Magazine She was known, back then, as Susan Thunder. For someone in the business of deception, she stood out: she was unusually tall, wide-hipped, with a…
VIRA joins the call on WhatsApp to combat vaccine disinformation
Johns Hopkins engineers built the chatbot to respond to common questions about COVID-19 shots.
Windows 11 is getting Android apps, taskbar improvements, and more next month
Microsoft is planning to launch a public preview of its Android apps for Windows 11 next month, alongside some taskbar improvements and redesigned Notepad and Media Player apps. Windows chief…
How to take better night photos with the Pixel 6 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, or digital camera
A moon set can make for dramatic photos of the night sky. I always thought that taking a photo of the night sky meant mounting expensive cameras onto heavy telescopes…
Oculus Quest 2 refurbished bundles are $250
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In case you were looking for a deal on the Oculus Quest 2, Amazon has you covered. Its āRenewed Store,ā where refurbished…
Elroy Air unveils its autonomous vertical take off and landing cargo plane, the Chaparral
The Chaparral and its cargo pod in front. | Image: Elroy Air Elroy Air, a startup that wants to make cargo deliveries using autonomous hybrid-electric aircraft, has unveiled its pre-production…
The self-driving car industry is abandoning the term āself-drivingā and leaving it to Tesla
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge So long, Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets; hello, Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association! The AV industryās top lobbying group in Washington, DC is rebranding,…
Will your PC run Crysis 4? Weāre about to find out
Crytek has teased a new entry in its long-running Crysis series in a short trailer posted from its Twitter account. āJoin the journey. Become the hero,ā the trailer reads as…
Xiaomi announces Redmi Note 11 series with iPhone-style flat sides
Xiaomi has announced the Redmi Note 11 series, continuing its popular line of budget-friendly handsets that sell in huge numbers in India and various other markets. There are four phones…
Huaweiās P50 Pro and foldable P50 Pocket are getting pricey Google-free releases outside China
Huaweiās P50 Pocket. | Image: Huawei Huawei, the embattled Chinese tech giant that continues to be the target of strict US sanctions, has announced that its flagship P50 Pro and…
Microsoft got a whole lot of people to play Halo and Forza
Over 20 million people have played Halo Infinite. Microsoft seems to have had a lot of success getting people to try out its games. During the companyās earnings call on…
It just got a lot easier to get PS5 screenshots on your phone
You can now auto-upload your PS5 captures from your console to your phone | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony is making it a lot easier to share…
Facebookās embattled cryptocurrency project is likely coming to an end
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge More than two years after it was first announced, the Facebook-sponsored cryptocurrency formerly known as Libra appears to be coming to an end.…
Call of Dutyās next three games will hit PlayStation despite Microsoftās Activision deal
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Activision plans to release at least the next three Call of Duty games on both Sony and Microsoft consoles, Bloomberg reports. The new…
The International Monetary Fund tells El Salvador it shouldnāt use Bitcoin as legal tender
El Salvador introduced Bitcoin as a legal tender alongside the US dollar in 2021. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The International Monetary Fundās executive board has recommended…
Donāt Look Up narrowly misses becoming Netflixās all-time-best film debut
Image: Netflix | NIKO TAVERNISE/NETFLIX Donāt Look Up is Netflixās second most popular film debut to date, coming in around 4 million viewing hours short of Netflixās crown jewel Red…
Fashion Nova first to be fined by FTC for blocking bad reviews
The FTC fined a fashion website for allegedly blocking negative customer product reviews | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Fashion Nova,…
Microsoft is emailing out links to buy an Xbox Series X bundle from its online store
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge If youāre hunting for an Xbox Series X, you might want to check your email inbox. As we noted last fall, Microsoft has…
Samsungās next Unpacked event is set for February 9th
The Galaxy S22 leaks are coming in hot ahead of the upcoming Unpacked event scheduled for February. | Image: Samsung Samsung has confirmed a date and time for its next…
Microsoft Office, cloud services, and Windows boost revenue in Q2
Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Microsoft posted the second quarter of its 2022 financial results today, reporting revenue of $51.7 billion and a net income of $18.8 billion.…
The man who oversaw YouTube Gamingās huge streamer deals is leaving for crypto
Ryan Wyatt is leaving YouTube to join Polygon Tech. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ryan Wyatt, YouTubeās head of gaming who oversaw some of its big deals…
Hereās how bad the chip shortage is, according to the White House
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, the White House is saying out loud what youāve likely already heard: the chip shortage wonāt end anytime soon. āWe arenāt even…
Blizzard announces new survival game while still reeling from multiple controversies
A week after the news Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard, and amidst news of alleged union-busting, labor strikes, unionization and the continuing investigation of allegations of discrimination and abuse, Blizzard…
Facebookās plan to offer free internet in developing countries ended up costing users, WSJ reports
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook partners with mobile carriers in developing countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, and Pakistan to give users free access to Facebook and a…
Best Outdoor CafƩs in Qatar
There are plenty of beautiful outdoor cafĆ©s hidden away, and if you know where to look, youāll unearth some of Qatarās outdoor hidden gems this winter.ā£Thank you for taking the…
Saturday Roast Lunch at STK
Ahhh, a comforting roast to end the weekendā¦ what a wonderful British tradition. Is it really the weekend if you havenāt had a family roast with veg? The SATURDAY ROAST…
Receive a UK-accredited degree in Qatar
Al Rayyan International University College (ARIU) in partnership with the University of Derby will offer UK-accredited undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Qatar. Apply now for an International Business Management, International…
Google abandons FLoC, introduces Topics API to replace tracking cookies
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is walking back plans to replace third-party cookies with FLoC by instead proposing the Topics API, a new system for interest-based advertising.…
How to share a Google Doc privately
Recently, I got Slacked by a colleague who was really annoyed and had to let off a bit of steam. It seems that a writer had shared a new Google…
NSO chairman steps down after domestic spying allegations in Israel
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The chairman of NSO Group, the Israel-based company whose spyware has been used to surveil journalists and human rights defenders around the world,…
General Motors will build a third EV battery factory in the US
Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images General Motors announced a $7 billion investment in growing its electric vehicle manufacturing capabilities in Michigan, calling it āthe single largest investment announcement in GM…
Amazon Music will offer My Favorite Murder episodes a week early
Exactly Right Media Hello, hello. Iām back! Welcome to the week from sunny Los Angeles. My trip through California had me disconnecting from the internet, spotting Michael Keaton at a…
The struggling magician behind the iBeer app was making up to $20K a day in its heyday
How is he doing that!? Good. Clean. Honest. Fun. Thatās what the iBeer app represented to a generation of early iPhone users, and that, Iām afraid, is very much whatās…
Apex Legends studio Respawn is making three new Star Wars games
Respawn, the studio behind games like Apex Legends and Titanfall, is making a big push into the Star Wars universe. The developer announced that itās working on three new Star…
Elgato launches Stream Deck Pedal and official Discord plugin
Elgato is launching a new Stream Deck Pedal today, alongside official Discord integration. The Stream Deck Pedal is an $89.99 pad that has three pedals that can control software, hardware,…
This PS5-ready 1TB SSD is just $130
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Not all M.2 SSDs are PS5-compatible. They need to be PCIe 4.0-ready and boast a 5,500MB/s read speed (though some slower drives may…
MSI GE76 Raider review: Alder Lake is good, with caveats
A triumph for Intel, but a shrug from us Well, itās that time of year again. Intel has come out with a new line of mobile processors, and weāre all…
YouTube CEO hints at potential NFT features
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube NFTs may be in the works. In a letter published today, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki suggested the company is looking to branch…
Amazon brings Just Walk Out convenience to the suburbs
A render of Amazonās upcoming store in Mill Creek. | Image: Amazon Amazon is bringing its cashierless Just Walk Out technology to a new format of stores aimed at suburbs,…
Plaidās new privacy controls let you manage your financial data from a single hub
Image by Plaid Plaid, a go-between for financial apps like Robinhood, Venmo, and Betterment and bank accounts, has created a privacy hub where you can manage all of your financial…
Nvidia is making preparations to give up on Arm acquisition, says report
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nvidia is reportedly preparing to give up on its $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm, according to Bloomberg News. The deal has faced intense…
Neil Young tells Spotify to remove his music over Joe Rogan vaccine misinformation
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images After the gold rush of signing Joe Rogan, Spotify now has to deal with the harvest. The latest difficulty in reaction to Spotifyās controversial star…
Apple hit with weekly ā¬5M fines in Dutch dating app dispute
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Dutch competition regulator, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), has fined Apple ā¬5 million (around $5.6 million) for failing to let…
Mission: Impossible release dates have been pushed back again
Mission: Impossible Fallout | Photo: Paramount Pictures The release dates of the seventh and eighth installments of the Mission: Impossible series have been pushed back again due to pandemic-related delays,…
Steam Deckās new cloud savesĀ could be the systemās best feature
When you put your Steam Deck into sleep mode, Dynamic Cloud Sync will upload modified save data to the cloud. | Image: Valve Ahead of the Steam Deckās launch, Valve…
Philips Hue outdoor lights add an old-timey vibe to yourĀ smart home
Philips Hueās new smart outdoor light fixture the Inara harkens back to a less high-tech time. | Image: Signify Spring is coming (soon, we promise), and smart lighting company Philips…
At long last, Nvidia and AMD GPU street prices are beginning to drop
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Weāre not out of the woods yet ā not even close ā but it looks like the prices of Nvidia and AMD GPU…
Personal identifying information for 1.5 billion users was stolen in 2021, but from where?
Threat intelligence company Black Kite found that the majority of attacks were against healthcare providers, involved ransomware and succeeded thanks to software vulnerabilities.
Costco has PlayStation 5 consoles on sale for members right now (update: sold out)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Update January 24th, 4:56PM ET: Costcoās listing sold out at this time and has been removed from its site for now. We are…
Twitterās āclose friendsā feature could share tweets with up to 150 select users
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter appears to be working on a feature that lets you share tweets with a specific group of people (via Input). If this…
TikTok is feeling emotional damage over the market crash
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge My TikTok For You page is generally a wonderland of soothing cooking videos, lesbian carpentry, dieticians frothing at the mouth at fitness scams,…
Cracking a $2 million crypto wallet
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge First, he forgot his PIN ā then he started looking for hackers In early 2018, Dan Reich and a friend decided to spend…
The iconic silver bullet Airstream camping trailer has returned as a remote-controlled EV
Airstream eStream concept by Thor Industries ā being towed by a Tesla Model X | Image: Thor Industries Recreational vehicle manufacturer Thor Industries revealed last week an electric tow assisted…
Tesla Cybertruck walkaround video shows the absurdly huge windshield wiper in detail
Even in handheld video, the truck looks a little unreal. | Image: Cybertruck Owners Club We got the closest look yet at an alleged prototype of the Tesla Cybertruck, thanks…
Itās 2022, and the Surface Duo is finally getting Android 11
The Surface Duo is getting Android 11 at last. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge At the beginning of this month, my colleague Monica Chin published an article…
Google could bring the fight to Roku and Amazon with an even cheaper Chromecast
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Google is working on a lower-end Chromecast with Google TV that would slot in below its current model in price ā and also…
Twitter suspends Wordle-ruining bot
The Wordlinator account tweeted rude messages with spoilers at people posting results. Twitter has banned @wordlinator, a bot that replied to peopleās Wordle posts with rude messages that include spoilers…
AT&Tās new 5-gig and 2-gig fiber internet is here, starting at $110 a month
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge AT&T is rolling out 2Gbps and 5Gbps speed tiers for its fiber-optic internet option. The company made the announcement to kick off its…
An OpenSea bug let attackers snatch Apes from owners at six-figure discounts
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A bug in OpenSea, the popular NFT marketplace, has let hackers buy rare NFTs for well below market value, in some cases leading…
Amazonās Blink outdoor cameras with floodlight and solar-charging configurations are $50 off
Image: Amazon Mondays are for football hangovers, extra strong coffee, and deals. If the weekend brought you grief due to some big playoff upsets, weāre here to ease the pain…
Coinbase makes it easier to report cryptocurrency taxes
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Coinbase, one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges, is adding a new tax center to its app and website to help…
Ford reportedly suspends reservations of its Maverick hybrid pickup truck
Fordās hot-in-demand 2022 Maverick pickup truck appears to be sold out, with The Wall Street Journal reporting that the automaker has taken the unusual step of suspending reservations. Ford reached…
Meta has built an AI supercomputer it says will be worldās fastest by end of 2022
Servers at a Facebook datacenter. | Photo: Vjeran Pavic Social media conglomerate Meta is the latest tech company to build an āAI supercomputerā ā a high-speed computer designed specifically to…
Google sued by DC and three states for ādeceptiveā Android location tracking
Illustration by Alex Castro The attorneys general of three states and the District of Columbia are suing Google for the allegedly deceptive collection of location data on Android. The complaints,…
Win a mystery bag from The Verge chock-fullĀ of free tech
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Did you think the season of giving was over? Not at The Verge! Not only are we continuing to give you a…
Panasonic will reportedly start mass producing next-gen Tesla batteries in 2023
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Panasonic is due to start mass producing next-generation lithium-ion batteries for Tesla with five times the energy capacity of existing models as early…
Boeing sinks more money into electric air taxi project itās co-developing with Kitty Hawk
Wisk Aero, the electric air taxi startup, raised $450 million from Boeing in a new funding round that it claims will make it āone of the most well-funded companies in…
Recreational drones banned in United Arab Emirates after oil facility attack
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned the flying of consumer drones by hobbyists. The news comes after a suspected drone attack hit an oil facility and airport in the…
Yakuza director announces new studio after leaving Sega
Toshihiro Nagoshi, former chief creative officer at Sega, where he led development of the Yakuza series as general director of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, has announced his next move. Heās…
Plaid, the service used by Venmo, Acorns, Robinhood, and more, may owe you some money
Venmo is just one of the many apps that uses Plaid to link your bank account. | Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images…
Samsung Galaxy S22 European price leak suggests a base Ultra model with less RAM
Image: evleaks (Twitter) Potential European pricing information for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S22 series has been released by reliable leaker Roland Quandt, as reported by Android Police. Samsung appears to…
Apple extends in-app purchase exemption for online group and event apps yet again
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has extended its deadline requiring online group and event apps to comply with the companyās in-app purchase policy once again, as announced…
European Parliament approves initial proposal to ban some targeted ads
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On Thursday, the European Parliament voted to approve the initial draft of a bill that aims to curb Big Techās invasive advertising practices…
Yet another TV show features a character having a heart attack on a Peloton
The fitness company canāt catch a break on TV. | Image: Showtime Spoilers ahead for And Just Like That… and Billions. Peloton really canāt catch a break. Not only did…
Dark Souls 3 exploit could let hackers take control of your entire computer
A dangerous remote code execution (RCE) exploit found in Dark Souls 3 could let a bad actor take control of your computer, according to a report from Dexerto. The vulnerability…
WhatsApp may soon let you transfer your chats from Android to iOS
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge WhatsApp might be working on a feature that lets you migrate your chat history from Android to iOS, as reported by WABetaInfo via…
US athletes told to use burner phones at Beijing Winter Olympics
US athletes have been advised not to bring their phones to the 2022 Winter Olympics. | Photo by Yu Zhiqiang / VCG via Getty Images The United States Olympic and…
NYC Mayor takes pay cut as cryptocurrency market plunges
NYC Mayor Eric Adams received his first paycheck in cryptocurrency. | Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images Even in the midst of a crypto slump, New York City Mayor…
YouTube TV is $10 off for your first three months
New YouTube TV subscribers can pay YouTube TV $54.99 each month instead of $64.99. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Just in time for Super Bowl season,…
What we know about Intelās $20 billion bet on Ohio ā and US manufacturing
Intel Sandy Bridge Chips Hint: Itās not about the chip shortage On Friday, Intel announced it would build the ālargest silicon manufacturing location on the planetā here in the United…
Google Pixel Stand (2nd gen) review: nice but not a must-have
Fast wireless charging speeds and a few extras The latest Google Pixel Stand is less of a āmust-haveā accessory if youāre a Pixel phone owner and more of a ānice…
JRE Full Form: What is the full form of JRE?
HomeFull FormsJRE Full Form JRE: Java Runtime Environment What is the full form of JRE? The meaning or full form of JRE is “Java Runtime Environment“. What others reading: ā¢…
JDK Full Form: What is the full form of JDK?
HomeFull FormsJDK Full Form JDK: Java Development Kit What is the full form of JDK? The meaning or full form of JDK is “Java Development Kit“. What others reading: ā¢…
15+ Advantages of Internet
Home Internet Advantages of Internet The word internet is quite popular all over the world as it has revolutionized the way people work in day-to-day activities. Although its popularity grew…
Client Side PDF Generation In Angular With jsPDF.
Client Side PDF Generation In Angular With jsPDF. In this Angular PDF tutorial, iām getting to share with you ways to export PDF come in Angular application exploitation the jsPDF…
Digital cash gets a look from the Fed
It goes over the pros of a federally-backed digital currency. | Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A digital dollar backed by the US government might lead…
Amazon facing formal complaint from labor board over worker firing
The NLRB will issue a formal complaint against Amazon unless it settles a case with a fired worker | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The National Labor Relations…
American Airlines suing The Points Guy over app that syncs frequent flyer data
American Airlines is suing The Points Guy | Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against travel tips site The Points Guy, claiming the…
Ozzy Osbourneās NFT project shared a scam link, and followers lost thousands of dollars
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When a pop-cultural icon like Ozzy Osbourne announces an NFT collection, you can count on the project getting publicity. The launch of the…
How to protect your PC from ransomware using Windowsā built-in protection
Illustration by Maria Chimishkyan Ransomware ā malware that prevents you from accessing your files unless you pay the hacker that infected your computer ā has been an issue plaguing computer…
Picardās first season 2 trailer has Guinan going for it
Paramount Plus Just when it seemed like Patrick Stewartās Jean-Luc Picard might have been ready to bid the galaxy farewell, Star Trek: Picard gave the legendary space explorer a second…
1Password has plans to get companies to actually use one password
Digital password manager company 1Password announced this week intentions to expand the login features of its services ā starting with something the company calls Universal Sign On that it says…
Light sensors on wearables struggle with dark skin and obesity
Apple Watch | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Light sensors used to track heart rate in wearable devices like the Apple Watch Series 5 and the Fitbit…
Nikeās accessible ACG Gaiadome FlyEase Boot will be for athletes only
Nikeās ACG Gaiadome FlyEase Boot feature toggle laces and a zippered back entry. | Image: Nike For the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, Nike announced Friday that itās designed inclusive and…
Employees at Activision studio Raven Software formally organize union
Image: Activision After five weeks of striking, the QA testers at Raven Software, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, have formed one of the first unions in a AAA game publisher.…