Illustration: The Verge TikTok is experimenting with 60-minute video uploads, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The feature is available only to certain users, with no immediate plans to expand widely. The company has gradually bumped up the length of videos: in January, it gave some creators access to 30-minute clips, and as of now, users can upload content as long as 10 minutes long. Content creators who sell subscriptions also... Read more ›
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GTA 6 artwork | Image: Rockstar Games The hype has never been higher for one of the most anticipated games of the decade. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Image: Rockstar Games In Take-Two’s Q4 2024 earnings report, the company stated when gamers can expect the next entry in the GTA series. What was previously a nebulous calendar year 2025 for Grand Theft Auto VI is now a more specific but still a bit vague “fall 2025.” As we enter Fiscal 2025 with positive momentum, we expect to deliver Net Bookings of $5.55 to $5.65 billion. Our outlook reflects... Read more ›
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Nick Barclay / The Verge Two brothers were taken into federal custody Tuesday for allegedly stealing about $25 million worth of cryptocurrency in just a few seconds in a “first-of-its-kind manipulation” of the Ethereum blockchain. The brothers — Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Peraire-Bueno — studied math and computer science at MIT and used the skills they had acquired “at one of the most prestigious universities in the country” to exploit... Read more ›
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Image: Google Coinciding with Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is highlighting a number of new accessibility features across its software and enhancements to others that were already part of Android. First is a significant upgrade to Android’s Lookout tool, which helps people who are blind or have low vision find out more information about their surroundings. Google is leveraging AI and adding the ability for Lookout to search for specific... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon and Harvard University have created a “quantum network” that transmitted an entangled photon from one quantum computer to another over 35 kilometers of fiber-optic cable. Researchers from Harvard and Amazon’s AWS Center for Quantum Networking put a set of nodes around the Boston area to build a network capable of “efficiently catching, storing, and transferring information initially stored in light.” Like the... Read more ›
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Say goodbye to LG’s rollable TV — for now. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge LG is no longer making the Signature OLED R TV that rolls down and hides in its stand, according to Chosun, which reports LG has already repurposed the manufacturing line for other TVs. Customer interest in TVs that can disappear in their living room space has been growing, as evidenced by Samsung’s popular... Read more ›
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In its heyday, Inquisition was one of the closest things we had to a Game of Thrones game. | Screenshot: BioWare If you’re a PC gamer with time to kill this summer, the Epic Games Store has come through with a chance to scoop up a bunch of titles on the low. In fact, you can take advantage of the Fortnite maker’s “Mega Sale” without spending a single dime. In... Read more ›
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A family subscription is also coming to Strava. | Image: Strava There’s new leadership at Strava, and they want everyone to know the platform is about to get a bunch of new features, starting with the highly requested dark mode, a family subscription plan, night heatmaps, and, of course, AI. Dark mode as a concept has been around for ages, but it’s been a recurring source of consternation for Strava... Read more ›
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Image: Prime Video Finding something to watch or play can sometimes feel like work — there’s just so much out there vying for your free time. That’s true whether you’re heading to a theater, browsing the many streaming platforms, or looking for a new video game. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with choice. So, as we’ve done in years past, we’re collecting all of our favorite releases from 2024 in... Read more ›
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Image: Annapurna Interactive I’ve probably spent more time in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes jotting down notes and theories than I have actually playing the game. The latest release from Simogo — the Swedish studio behind eclectic titles like Year Walk and Device 6 — is a mystery game that is absolutely dense with puzzles. The sheer scale of it is initially intimidating. Everything in the game is locked behind... Read more ›
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Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut debuts on PC today, and it’s the first game to feature Sony’s new PlayStation PC overlay and shared Trophies system. I’ve had a chance to get a first look at this new overlay, and my initial impression is that it’s really unobtrusive, clean, and simple. There are five main sections here: search, friends, Trophies, profile, and settings. Search... Read more ›
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The new Ricoh GR III HDF has a highlight diffusion filter instead of an ND filter. | Alex Parkin, The Verge When Ricoh launched its very first office copier, the Ricopy 101, in 1955, the product’s popularity sparked a term — supposedly folks would say “make a Ricopy” instead of “make a copy.” And with the company’s current camera lineup, the GR III, they have made a lot of Ricopies,... Read more ›
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Photo by David Gray / AFP via Getty Images The House passed the TICKET Act 388-24 on Wednesday, which would force ticket sellers to show consumers total prices (including fees) upfront and guarantee refunds when events are canceled or postponed. The bill would still need to pass the Senate and be signed by the president to become law, but the overwhelming support in the House is a positive sign. The... Read more ›
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Illustration: The Verge Meta is starting to test a TweetDeck-like experience for Threads today. It will allow Threads users to create customizable feeds that are stacked in a column interface on the web — just like TweetDeck did before it became a paid service and was rebranded to X Pro last year. “If you’re in the test, you can choose to keep things simple with a single feed, or add... Read more ›
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Photo by James Bareham / The Verge A June 3rd deadline is approaching to either file a claim connected to this class action lawsuit against Apple or opt out. If you purchased an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus that suffered from microphone audio issues, you may be eligible to claim from a settlement pool of $35 million, with amounts ranging from at least $50 to as much as $394. Customers... Read more ›
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Venu Sports is supposedly the next big thing in sports streaming. | Image: Venu Sports A new sports streaming service is coming later this year. We’ve known for months who is working on the service; it’s a co-venture from ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Now, we also know what it’s going to be called: Venu Sports. The naming announcement comes a few months after the three networks said they were... Read more ›
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Sony has introduced the Xperia 1 VI, the sixth generation of the company’s flagship smartphone that could tempt photography enthusiasts away from rivaling iPhone and Pixel devices. Some of those perks include a true optical zoom, AI-assisted autofocus, and a unified app experience. It has three cameras on the back: a 24mm main camera with a 48-megapixel Sony Exmor T sensor, a 16mm ultrawide, and an 85-170mm variable zoom telephoto... Read more ›
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft isn’t launching a new version of Windows next week, but what it’s about to unveil could be just as significant. After nearly four years of falling behind Apple’s MacBooks, sources inside Microsoft tell me that the company is confident it can finally beat Apple’s own chips that power the MacBook Air. On Monday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will detail the company’s... Read more ›
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The new iPad Pro is super thin — but more rugged than it looks. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Since about six seconds after Apple debuted the new and remarkably thin iPad Pro, the internet has collectively been asking one question: you can totally snap this thing in half, right? By god, that’s JerryRigEverything’s music! And our favorite destroyer of gadgets delivered on Thursday, posting an... Read more ›
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