Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge Wear OS is much better than it used to be, so thereâs never been a better time to consider a smartwatch. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Yelp, one of Googleâs most persistent and outspoken rivals, has finally filed its own antitrust lawsuit against the search giant, less than a month after a federal judge ruled Google an illegal monopolist. Yelp alleges that Google has created or preserved its monopoly in local search services by preferencing its own inferior vertical over competitorsâ, which Yelp says harmed competition and reduced the... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sonos has released an update to its app as it attempts to reverse the fallout from a disastrous redesign. But while the update adds enhanced accessibility settings and improved stability during the product setup process, the update addresses just a fraction of user complaints. Sonos is reintroducing the ability to clear your music queue on the Android app â a feature thatâs been... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge Apple Music subscribers can now transfer their playlists over to YouTube Music, according to a recent support document spotted by MacRumors. Up until now, Apple did not offer native tools for transferring playlists to rival music services, making YouTube Music the first. There are some caveats, however. Only songs available on YouTube Music can be transferred over, which means you wonât be able to migrate audio files... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images A French investigative judge has charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with enabling illegal transactions among other alleged offenses, according to reports from NBC News and Le Monde. Durov had been arrested Saturday as part of an investigation into child sexual abuse material and other criminal activity on Telegram. French prosecutors will release Durov under judicial supervision on a âŹ5 million bail, but... Read more âș
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Image: Meta Meta is opening up Horizon Worlds, its 3D social platform, to users between the ages of 10 and 12, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of the rollout, parents will have a significant amount of control over what experiences their preteens can access, and experiences will get age ratings to help parents determine which ones are appropriate for their children. For a preteen to use Horizon Worlds,... Read more âș
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Image by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is experiencing a widespread outage thatâs impacting the entire site and subreddits. If you try and visit Reddit right now youâll be met with a âServer error. Try again laterâ message in a red banner at the top of the site. The same outage error can be found on subreddits and individual posts, too. The status page for Reddit says the site... Read more âș
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. | Image: Amazon Finding something to watch or play can sometimes feel like work â thereâs just so much out there vying for your free time. Thatâs true whether youâre heading to a theater, browsing the many streaming platforms, or looking for a new video game. Itâs easy to get overwhelmed with choice. So, as weâve done in years past, weâre... Read more âș
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The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta is working on a smaller mixed-reality device that looks like a large pair of glasses, according to a report from The Information. The glasses, reportedly codenamed Puffin, may not arrive until 2027 â if the project comes to fruition at all. Sources tell The Information that the glasses could weigh around 110 grams, putting it... Read more âș
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Image: Amazon Amazonâs Lord of the Rings show continues to be phenomenal in ways that only a truly wild budget could make possible. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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The Ioniq 9 will be based on Hyundaiâs Seven Concept that was revealed in 2021. | Image: Hyundai Hyundaiâs next electric vehicle for the US will be the Ioniq 9, a beefy, three-row SUV that will be manufactured at the companyâs factory in Georgia, Hyundai executives announced during an investor day conference this week. Itâs a sign that while other automakers continue to second-guess their EV investments amid slowing demand,... Read more âș
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The Sonos Ace â which are down to an all-time low right now â feature excellent ANC and the ability to sync with Sonos soundbars. | Image: Chris Welch / The Verge Itâs always sad when summer comes to a close. However, on the bright side, Labor Day represents yet another long weekend â not to mention an opportunity to save on a slew of goods before the holiday shopping... Read more âș
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Image: Ubisoft What Ubisoftâs new game lacks in innovation, it makes up for in fan service. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok must face a lawsuit over the viral âblackout challengeâ that several parents blame for their childrenâs deaths, a Pennsylvania-based appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The ruling illuminates how courts are thinking about platform accountability in the wake of a major Supreme Court ruling this year and could highlight the potential limits of a key tech immunity shield. TikTokâs algorithmic recommendations on the... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge Soon, all the blogs on Tumblr will be hosted on WordPress. Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com and Tumblr, announced on Wednesday that it will start to move the siteâs half a billion blogs to the new WordPress-based backend. This update shouldnât affect the way Tumblr works for users, whom Automattic promises wonât notice any difference after the migration. Automattic says the change will make it easier... Read more âș
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Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Transcription apps have become an extremely useful way of keeping records. These apps record and make text transcriptions of important conversations. So, for example, when youâre having an important conversation with a lawyer, a doctor, or your insurance company, itâs really handy to be able to check exactly what was said later. And, of course, itâs vital for writers and journalists, who... Read more âș
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The rise and fall of NFTs made and unmade OpenSea â the largest marketplace for the crypto asset. But insider accounts of the company reveal a chaotic work environment, ever-shifting priorities, and troubles with the SEC. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Brilliant, maker of smart switches and smart control panels, is back in business. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Brilliant is back in business. Three months after laying off its staff, shutting down its support center, and ceasing sales, the maker of smart home control panels has reemerged with a new name, new focus, and a new product on the way. The good news for Brilliant customers... Read more âș
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Where to Watch shows you all the sports on ESPN â and elsewhere. | Image: ESPN ESPNâs newest feature will be a welcome bookmark for sports fans everywhere: the company just launched âWhere to Watch,â which aims to be a universal guide for streaming sports all over the internet. When you open the page on ESPNâs website or in its app, Where to Watch looks like a typical schedule of... Read more âș
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Image: Bandai Namco Blue Protocol, an anime-inspired MMO developed by Bandai Namco, will shut down its Japanese servers on January 18th, 2025. The game was in the process of being released in the west, with publishing handled by Amazon Games. Because of the gameâs pending shuttering, its western release has been summarily cancelled. Blue Protocolâs developers released a statement on the gameâs website in Japanese and English announcing the cancellation.... Read more âș
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Googleâs Imagen 3 is capable of generating photorealistic images of people. | Image: Imagen 3 Google is letting its users generate images of people through its Gemini AI chatbot again after pulling the feature earlier this year amid reports of historically inaccurate images, like racially diverse Nazis. In an announcement, Google says it will roll out an early access version of the capability to Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise users... Read more âș
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