Who among you are going to run and actually read at the same time? Please, tell me who you are. | Image: Amazon If you’ve ever thought, “Man, I wish I could read while sweating on the Peloton”, then good news. You can now access your Kindle library straight from the Peloton Bike, Bike Plus, Tread or Tread Plus. “No more awkwardly holding a book or Kindle ereader while trying... Read more ›
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Photo by Sascha Thelen / picture alliance via Getty Images Geoff Keighley ends the summer of video game events with ONL live from Gamescom. Continue reading… Read more ›
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The Verge Microsoft is finally launching a single unified Microsoft Teams app that will allow you to switch between personal and work accounts. The new app has been in testing for most of the year and Microsoft is now rolling it out for Windows and Mac users today. This app update not only supports work, personal, and education accounts in a single Teams app, but it also improves the experience... Read more ›
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Image: The Verge A group of authors has sued Anthropic, accusing it of training its models on pirated books, as reported by Reuters. The proposed class action lawsuit was filed in a California court on Monday and alleges Anthropic “built a multibillion-dollar business by stealing hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books.” In the lawsuit, the authors say that Anthropic used a sprawling, open-source dataset known as “The Pile” to train... Read more ›
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Image: The Unwell Network Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper has signed a multi-year advertising and distribution deal with SiriusXM. The press release doesn’t spell out the specific terms of the deal, but Variety reports that it’s worth as much as $125 million and will be in place for a bit more than three years. Call Her Daddy used to be exclusive to Spotify, and it remains one of the... Read more ›
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft is starting to test its new Xbox Game Pass Standard tier with Xbox Insiders today. The new Game Pass Standard subscription includes the usual Game Pass library for Xbox but with online console multiplayer, too. Crucially, it doesn’t include immediate access to day one game releases, though. During the test period, Xbox Insiders will be able to access Xbox Game Pass Standard for just $1. “Any renewals... Read more ›
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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Iran is behind attempts to hack into Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns and has already succeeded in compromising Donald Trump’s campaign, intelligence officials said in a statement issued Monday. The joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says: We have observed... Read more ›
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The Echo Hub is a smart home controller that’s simple to use and set up, and is currently $35 off at multiple retailers. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge If you’re looking for a simple and intuitive smart home controller even the most tech-averse family members or roommates can use, Amazon’s Echo Hub is an excellent solution. And right now, it’s down to an all-time low price... Read more ›
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Mecha BREAK lets you ask for advice from in-game characters. | Screenshot: YouTube Nvidia ACE, the company’s AI-powered system for giving voices and conversation skills to in-game characters, is set to debut in Mecha BREAK, a new multiplayer mech battle game coming to PC, Xbox X / S, and PlayStation 5 in 2025. In Mecha BREAK, players can choose from a variety of mechs across categories like assault, melee, and... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Olympics weren’t just good for streaming — they boosted traditional TV viewership, too. Even though the Games in Paris accounted for just three days of Nielsen’s July 2024 report, it led to a 2.3 percent boost in overall TV viewing compared to June and a 3.5 percent increase compared to the same time last year. During the month, broadcast TV captured... Read more ›
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The HyperX QuadCast 2 S features 100 RGB lights that can be controlled through its Ngenuity software. | Image: HyperX HyperX announced new versions of its QuadCast USB gaming microphones today. The QuadCast 2 and QuadCast 2 S now include a streamlined multifunction control dial and welcome upgrades to their recording quality. The original versions of the HyperX QuadCast mics delivered a lot of functionality at a sub-$200 price point,... Read more ›
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Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Having your Windows PC start up is something that’s normally taken for granted — until it pauses mid-boot. You may be faced with a serious problem that needs some serious troubleshooting. Here are some key steps for dealing with problems that may come up when you’re booting a Windows PC. With loads of possible hardware and software combinations out there, it’s hard to... Read more ›
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The Energy Observer, a boat powered by hydrogen and other renewable energy sources, sailing in the Gulf of Thailand in 2022. | Photo by Pitcha Dangprasith / AFP via Getty Images Mining trucks, cement mixers, and terminal tractors all seem like the perfect use of hydrogen fuel cells. But they run into the same challenges around price and fueling. Continue reading… Read more ›
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In 2004, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced plans for a “hydrogen highway.” It called for a new kind of fuel station, built to support a new kind of electric vehicle. Cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells could help clean up the air and free the US from foreign oil — and California could lead the way. That’s not what happened. Twenty years later, the American auto industry is shifting overwhelmingly... Read more ›
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A24 People imagined all sorts of global nightmare scenarios were coming in the months building up to January 1st, 2000, but none of them were quite as absurd as the premise of A24’s new disaster comedy Y2K from director Kyle Mooney. Set on New Year’s Eve in 1999, Y2K tells the story of how a group of teens set out to celebrate the new millennium by throwing (or at least... Read more ›
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Image: Nvidia Nvidia is bringing its full set of G-Sync features to monitors that won’t need a proprietary G-Sync module. Nvidia is partnering with MediaTek to integrate all of its current and future G-Sync features into MediaTek scalers, eliminating the need for a dedicated G-Sync module. “We are working with MediaTek to bring G-Sync to their market leading monitor scalers,” says Nvidia. “We will bring all the G-Sync technologies, including... Read more ›
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Image: Atari Atari has a treat for those of you sitting on a cache of Atari 7800 game cartridges — a new compact recreation of the classic home console complete with backward compatibility. The company has teamed up with Plaion to announce the Atari 7800 Plus, which comes equipped with an HDMI port to connect to modern televisions, alongside support for both Atari 2600 and 7800 game cartridges — just... Read more ›
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Image: Nvidia Nvidia will soon let you link an Xbox account to its GeForce Now streaming service to enable automatic sign-in for supported games. Starting on August 22nd, the new account linking feature will mean you only need to sign-in and link an Xbox profile once so that it’s stored for all future GeForce Now sessions. “This new feature joins Xbox game library sync on GeForce Now, which allows members... Read more ›
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Photo by Sascha Thelen/picture alliance via Getty Images Geoff Keighley’s big Opening Night Live (ONL) show for Gamescom is back for another year. and we’re set to see some new looks at many upcoming games and hopefully a few surprises. The X account for The Game Awards — another big showcase hosted by Keighley — has already shared that we can expect to see Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,... Read more ›
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Disney has now agreed that a wrongful death lawsuit should be decided in court following backlash for initially arguing the case belonged in arbitration because the grieving widower had once signed up for a Disney Plus trial. “With such unique circumstances as the ones in this case, we believe this situation warrants a sensitive approach to expedite a resolution for the family who... Read more ›
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