The body of billionaire tech mogul Mike Lynch was recovered off the coast of Sicily, the Italian coast guard announced on Thursday. Lynch’s 184-foot superyacht, the Bayesian, sunk on August 19th reportedly after being hit by a tornado over the water, called a waterspout. The yacht sank quickly, according to reports, even though its manufacturer claimed it was unsinkable. Lynch was on the yacht with family and friends celebrating his... Read more ›
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Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple will soon let iPhone and iPad users in the European Union choose default apps for phone calls, messaging, keyboards, password managers, and more. These options will be available later this year in a new “Default Apps” section in Settings, according to an update on Thursday. In the spring of next year, Apple says it will also let users set default navigation, translation... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Kamala Harris’ strategy to reach young voters will see her debut on Twitch tonight, where she’ll be streaming her Democratic nomination acceptance speech. The new kamalaharris Twitch channel features a similar bio to the Vice President’s accounts on X, Tiktok, YouTube, and other platforms: “Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her. Fighting for the people. When we fight, we win” — and I don’t think... Read more ›
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Image: Cruise The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is closing an investigation from 2022 into the GM-owned robotaxi company. The agency was looking into Cruise vehicles that stopped unexpectedly, including three times where they were struck from behind. From the report (included in full below): Based on ODI’s analysis of immobilization data, the potential safety risk is heavily dependent on the context of the immobilized vehicle’s location, detectability... Read more ›
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The US government has charged a member of a Russian ransomware group known as Karakurt, as reported earlier by Bleeping Computer. In a press release on Tuesday, the Department of Justice claims 33-year-old Deniss Zolotarjovs of Moscow, Russia conspired to commit money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion. As outlined in the criminal complaint, the FBI alleges Karakurt stole and threatened to auction... Read more ›
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At least you get a discount on Peloton merch too? | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Thinking of buying a secondhand Peloton machine? Well, US and Canadian customers who do will now have to pay a one-time $95 (or $125 CAD) “used equipment activation fee.” Peloton made the announcement in its Q4 2024 shareholder letter. The fee doesn’t apply to refurbished models you buy directly from Peloton or... Read more ›
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Illustration: The Verge Google’s new deal with California lawmakers will pay newsrooms across the state up to $250 million over the next five years, while also helping the tech giant avoid an even bigger bill. The first-in-the-nation agreement, funded by taxpayers, Google, and potentially other private sources, allows the search giant to evade a proposed state bill that would force it to pay for linking Californians to news articles. The... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Even with Paramount’s merger agreement with Skydance, the takeover saga continues. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Photo illustration by The Verge The new owners of the satire site rescued it from content farm hell. Now, they’re relaunching its newspaper. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge The dream of a successful Epic Games Store on iOS sounds like an oasis: a thriving alternative app store that exists outside Apple’s walled gardens, where developers won’t have to pay Apple’s much steeper commission for in-app purchases, and where they can use whatever payment processor they want. Epic’s store launched last week in the European Union — thanks to new regulations opening up... Read more ›
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Justine Ezarik, better known as iJustine, is a legendary YouTuber. I spent less than an hour hanging out with the legendary YouTuber Justine Ezarik before she had me in a chokehold. Literally. Jiujitsu has become an integral part of her weekly routine, and the Thursday I was hanging out with her happened to be a jiujitsu day. The move we were working on: how to use your Gi uniform as... Read more ›
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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge A new feature announced by Instagram today will allow users to add a song on their profile — much like Myspace in the early 2000s. The music added to a user’s profile shows up in the bio area, according to screenshots shared by Instagram. A song will be featured on a profile until the user removes or replaces it. But unlike Myspace, songs won’t... Read more ›
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You don’t have to go home, but you can’t camp here. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Seven years after launching on iOS and Android, Nintendo has announced that online service for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will be ending on November 28th at 11AM ET. In a statement today, Nintendo assured current players they would still be able to fully enjoy the game for three more months.... Read more ›
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The Kids edition is the same as Amazon’s entry-level ebook reader, only with a few added perks. | Image: Amazon I will be the first to admit that the Kindle deals we saw during Amazon Prime Day in July were lackluster at best. Only the note-taking Kindle Scribe saw a discount worth highlighting, though, thankfully, we’re starting to see prices drop across the entire lineup. Right now, for instance, the... Read more ›
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta’s Oversight Board is reviewing two cases of posts on Facebook and Instagram related to political violence following Venezuela’s contested presidential election. The reviews will be expedited in light of “exceptional circumstances, including when content could result in urgent real-world consequences.” Venezuela’s presidential elections were held on July 28th. Both Edmundo González, the opposition candidate, and Nicolás Maduro, the incumbent president, cl Read more ›
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Image: shiftBacktick The space adventure is a glimpse into unsighted play. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Senior reviews editor Nathan Edwards uses a simple spring clamp to store his headphones. | Photo: Nathan Edwards / The Verge Every year, I ask The Verge’s staff what kind of audio gear they like to use. And they are the perfect set of people to ask: besides working on videos and podcasts, our Slack channels are filled with discussions of the podcasts and music we listen to while working,... Read more ›
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Image: AMD AMD says Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2 update will improve performance for its new Zen 5 CPUs. The Ryzen 9000 series launched earlier this month, and failed to live up to AMD’s performance promises in most reviews. After rumors of a Windows bug, AMD has revealed that AMD-specific brand prediction code will be optimized in Windows 11 version 24H2, which is expected to ship next month. “Zen... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube has announced a new AI assistant feature to help users recover accounts that have been targeted by hackers. Described as a “troubleshooting tool” on Google’s support page, the chatbot can be accessed via the YouTube Help Center, and should ask hacked creators a series of questions to guide them through the process of securing their impacted Google logins and reversing any changes... Read more ›
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Image: The Verge In a new letter, OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon insists that AI regulations should be left to the federal government. As reported previously by Bloomberg, Kwon says that a new AI safety bill under consideration in California could slow progress and cause companies to leave the state. A federally-driven set of AI policies, rather than a patchwork of state laws, will foster innovation and position the... Read more ›
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