The new AirPods 4 deliver better sound and voice call quality than prior models. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you know where to look, you can often score discounts on Appleâs ever-popular AirPods. Although weâve yet to see major deals on the new AirPods 4 and the updated AirPods Max, both the second- and third-gen AirPods can still often be found at a steep discount. The... Read more âș
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This could be so much better. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge We could argue all day about the merits of iOS versus Android, but thereâs one thing the Android ecosystem offers that you definitely wonât find from Apple right now: a decent midrange phone. By âdecent,â I mean something I can enthusiastically recommend. Not âEh, if itâs literally your only option, then itâs fine,â which is how... Read more âș
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Casioâs smart ring is a tiny digital watch. | Image: Casio Not to be outdone by its longtime rival, Casio has announced its own digital ring watch that brings more functionality than Timexâs wearable that debuted last month. Created to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Casio getting into the digital watch business, the CRW-001-1JR will be available in Japan starting in December for ïż„19,800, or around $128. Although the... Read more âș
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Image: Cruise GMâs Cruise will pay a criminal fine of $500,000 to resolve a federal investigation and accept a deferred prosecution agreement after the company admitted to falsifying a report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) âwith the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the investigationâ of a crash where one of its driverless vehicles struck and dragged a pedestrian in 2023. NHTSA had already fined Cruise $1.5... Read more âș
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Image: The Verge Floor-sweeping robots are only getting better, with new mopping skills, better navigation chops, and more automation, meaning less work for you. We picked the best bots you can buy right now. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Facebook is making âviewsâ its primary metric to measure the performance of content, bringing it in line with Instagram metrics. Views will be measured not just on video content but also on photos, text posts, and more. When Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the switch to views this summer, he said that having one consistent metric across the platform would make it easier for... Read more âș
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Image: The Verge Threads is testing a way to create custom feeds for certain profiles or topics, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday. The upcoming feature should make it easier to keep tabs on different interests, such as your favorite sports team or even technology-related news. It sounds similar to the custom feeds feature Bluesky rolled out last year â but Threadsâ version seems a lot simpler. To create... Read more âș
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Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk has updated his fraud, breach of contract, and racketeering lawsuit against OpenAI to make antitrust claims against Microsoft, accusing the two companies of attempting to âmonopolize the generative AI market.â The amended complaint filed on Thursday names Microsoft as a new defendant, as well as LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton, a former OpenAI board member. Microsoft... Read more âș
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Photo: David Pierce / The Verge The Rabbit R1 can now use AI to redesign the deviceâs entire interface based on a prompt. Some examples shared by Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu show a Legend of Zelda-inspired interface, another made in the style of Windows XP, and one using a âdark green scanline background.â Though this seems like a fun way to customize the R1, Rabbit says responses on the AI-generated... Read more âș
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Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Some of us freshly anointed moms and dads pooled together our top tech picks that make early days with baby just a touch easier (or more fun and nerdy). Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Amazonâs latest Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a snappy streaming stick with impressive Alexa integration. | Image: Amazon If you missed out on Amazonâs fall Prime Day event, the retailerâs early Black Friday sale is offering everybody another chance to score steep discounts on Amazon devices. One of the best deals currently available is on the latest Fire TV Stick 4K Max, which has dropped to an all-time low... Read more âș
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Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Bluesky hit 15 million users this week. And then 16 million. The vibes on Bluesky are immaculate, and it seems to have a real and renewed chance to be the place that replaces Twitter for a lot of people. But then thereâs Threads, which grew by approximately one Bluesky just this month. Thereâs also Mastodon, which is still hanging around, and of course thereâs... Read more âș
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Image: HBO HBOâs new Dune prequel series sharpens the Bene Gesseritâs history into pointed drama that calls for some patience. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Nick Barclay / The Verge The hacker behind one of the biggest-ever cryptocurrency heists will serve five years in prison for conspiring with his wife to launder billions in stolen Bitcoin. Ilya âDutchâ Lichtenstein was sentenced in Washington federal court Thursday after he admitted to hacking the Bitfinex crypto exchange in 2016 and stealing almost 120,000 Bitcoin tokens. Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan were arrested in 2022, and in... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge Google has placed some new limitations on a Google Photos feature that allows users to automatically share images and videos in their library with a partner. The update to Partner Sharing now means that users can only share photos or videos that were taken using their deviceâs default camera app, meaning partners are unable to see screenshots or images shared on services like WhatsApp. Some Reddit users... Read more âș
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Image: Tesla Robin Zeng, the founder of the worldâs largest EV battery company, says Tesla CEO Elon Muskâs big bet on 4680 cylindrical cell technology âis going to fail and never be successful.â Zeng, the chairman of Chinaâs Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), tells Reuters that when Musk visited China in April, âWe had a very big debate, and I showed him. He was silent. He doesnât know how to make... Read more âș
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Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge We found the best cameras for your budget and needs. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Image: NASA NASA is teaming up with Microsoft to create an AI chatbot designed to make it easier to access and understand scientific data about the Earth. The tool, called Earth Copilot, will be able to answer questions about our planet by condensing NASAâs wide swath of geospatial information into easy-to-digest responses. To create the tool, NASA is integrating AI into its data repository, allowing Earth Copilot to refer to... Read more âș
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The Pokemon Company PokĂ©mon Trading Card Game Pocket has been a big hit since its worldwide launch last month, and the team behind it has shared a brief roadmap of a couple updates to come â including the ability to trade cards with other people. âWe are aiming to add a feature that allows certain cards to be traded starting in January, 2025,â according to an update from the team... Read more âș
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The Teenage Engineering OP-XY feels like an upgraded version of the companyâs six-year-old OP-Z. | Image: Teenage Engineering Teenage Engineeringâs new OP-XY is a portable synthesizer and sequencer that looks similar to the companyâs OPâ1 Field. But functionally itâs instead a more capable upgrade to the companyâs six-year-old OP-Z, with a stronger focus on layering sounds with various effects and a steeper $2,299 price tag. With an âanodized, all-black finish,â... Read more âș
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