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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 10/08/2025 05:30 EDT

You can now try Fortnite directly in Discord

Epic Games is trying to attract more players to its Fortnite free-to-play battle royale by letting you instantly demo the game within Discord. The feature, powered by Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service, provides two 30-minute trial sessions per week to Discord users who don’t have Fortnite installed on their PC. The Fortnite trial will […] Read more

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Brandt Ranj @ The Verge · 10/08/2025 00:11 EDT

The 207 best October Prime Day deals

Editor’s note: this post highlights the biggest day one deals from Amazon’s sale. We’re leaving this post behind in favor of our new one focusing on the best day two deals. As such, this post will no longer receive updates. Amazon’s October Prime Day sale (aka Prime Big Deal Days) is finally here, and we’ve […] Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 22:01 EDT

We dug through thousands of Prime Day deals to find 60 standouts for $50 or less

Big-ticket tech like Sony’s Bravia 8 4K TV and Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones might be some of the more marquee deals we’re seeing during Prime Big Deal Days, but you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to score something great for yourself or someone else. If you’re working with a shoestring budget, or at least […] Read more

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Brandon Russell @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 20:53 EDT

The electric screwdriver I use for DIY projects is 40 percent off right now

If you have small devices that are on the fritz — or in need of a slight modification — Hoto’s Electric Precision Screwdriver ADV is great for DIY projects. Its size and power make it well-suited for tinkering with phones, laptops, and handheld gaming consoles, with its pen-style grip, simple one-button operation, and a tidy […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 19:21 EDT

Jimmy Fallon wants to turn Wordle into a TV show

Jimmy Fallon is helping make Wordle into a television series, Deadline reports. NBC is piloting the Wordle game show with the help of Fallon’s production company, and the show is currently filming in the UK. Savannah Guthrie will host.  Around when Wordle really started to blow up, Jimmy Fallon once spent a whole segment of […] Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 19:00 EDT

Philips Hue customizable string lights are $50 off for October Prime Day

It may be October, but the holidays will be here before you know it. Amazon’s fall Prime Day event is here, offering Prime subscribers a great opportunity to save on holiday decorations before the holiday rush kicks off. Right now, you can pick up the Philips Hue Festavia string lights at a one of its […] Read more

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Tina Nguyen @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 18:52 EDT

Big Tech is ‘donating’ to Trump’s ‘nonprofits’ 

Hello and welcome to Regulator. I was recently riding a Lime scooter around downtown DC (don't hate the player) and zipped across the intersection of 16th Street and I Street NW when I zoomed by the Motion Picture Association's office building. Except now it had the logo of America 250 over the door. The last […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 18:43 EDT

Google’s latest AI model uses a web browser like you do

Google is previewing a new Gemini AI model designed to navigate and interact with the web via a browser, letting AI agents do things inside interfaces designed for use by people and not robots. The model, called Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, uses “visual understanding and reasoning capabilities” to analyze a user’s request and carry out […] Read more

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Brandon Russell @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 17:30 EDT

We handpicked 30 October Prime Day deals you can get for under $25

Day one of Prime Big Deal Days is here, and while there are plenty of big-ticket discounts, not everyone is looking to shell out a bunch of cash (myself included). The good news is you don’t have to spend a fortune to score something good during the two-day event, which ends Thursday, October 9th, at […] Read more

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Elissa Welle @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 17:09 EDT

Nobel Prize in Physics goes to early research that led to today’s quantum computers

On Thursday, three physicists received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum mechanics in the 1980s. Researchers John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis created a circuit with no electrical resistance to demonstrate a phenomenon known as quantum tunneling, or how atoms and subatomic particles can move through a barrier material […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 16:38 EDT

Former Apple bosses slam decision to take down ICEBlock

Apple is facing pressure from a former executive and senior manager over its decision to remove the ICE-spotting app, ICEBlock, from the App Store. In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Wiley Hodges says he’s “deeply disturbed” by the move, as spotted earlier by Daring Fireball. Hodges worked at Apple for more than 22 […] Read more

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Brandon Russell @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 16:30 EDT

Bose’s boldest QuietComfort Ultra headphones are cheaper than ever

There’s no question that Bose’s last-gen QuietComfort Ultra are some of the brand’s best noise-canceling headphones, especially if you’re a frequent traveler or someone who values peace and quiet while listening to your music. But at $429, that quality doesn’t come cheap. However, it’s cheaper today thanks to Prime Big Deal Days, albeit only for […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 15:57 EDT

AltStore’s alternative iPhone app store is coming to more countries

AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year, is coming to more countries, developer Riley Testut announced today. “Specifically, we plan to launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK to follow in 2026,” Testut says. Launching in […] Read more

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Brandt Ranj @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 15:56 EDT

Amazon’s latest Kindle Paperwhite just got its first price drop of the year

The Kindle Paperwhite is one of the best ereaders, bar none. It’s easily worth its full $149.99 cost if you enjoy reading, but thankfully you can get $25 off for October Prime Day — its first-ever discount. The model with 16GB of storage and ads on the lockscreen is available at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for $124.99. The […] Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 15:30 EDT

Some Verge-favorite gadgets are cheaper than ever for fall Prime Day

All of the deals we’ve recommended from Prime Big Deal Days are for products our team has tested and can personally vouch for, whether it be a streaming device, a laptop, or a pair of noise-canceling earbuds. However, there are also plenty of other gadgets that the Verge staff genuinely loves that don’t receive a dedicated review […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 15:29 EDT

Bushnell’s new Bluetooth speaker has a touchscreen and golf caddy ambitions

Bushnell has announced a new version of its Wingman Bluetooth speaker that features a 3.5-inch color touchscreen with detailed metrics on the golf course you’re playing. It’s an upgrade to the company’s Wingman View that launched in early 2023 with a monochromatic LCD display. The Wingman HD carries forward the same $199.99 pricing as its […] Read more

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 15:24 EDT

Tesla’s ‘affordable’ EVs are just stripped down versions of the Model 3 and Model Y

For as long as it's been a company, Tesla has been promising an entry-level electric vehicle that would compel more people to make the switch from gas guzzlers to zero-emission. Elon Musk himself predicted that Tesla would eventually sell a $25,000 EV and revolutionize the auto industry. The Model 3, the Model Y, and even […] Read more

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 14:37 EDT

The best laptop deals you can get for Amazon’s October Prime Day

The second Amazon Prime Day sales event of the year is here, and once again it offers discounts on MacBooks, Windows laptops, and various PC accessories. Like previous Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, this sale runs for two days and requires a Prime membership to qualify for most discounts. Some sale prices are open to […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 14:31 EDT

Mastodon snags Bluesky’s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out

Mastodon is introducing “Packs” to help you quickly find accounts to follow and fill up your feed. The decentralized social network announced the feature as part of the FediForum event on Tuesday. It will work similarly to Starter Packs on Bluesky, which offer curated lists of accounts you can follow based on categories, like verified […] Read more

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Brandt Ranj @ The Verge · 10/07/2025 14:30 EDT

Xbox Series X/S storage expansion cards haven’t been this cheap since July

It’s easy to run out of storage on your Xbox Series S or X when a single game can eat up over 100GB. The best (and pretty much only) solution is to buy an expansion card from Seagate or Western Digital. You can store Xbox games on a USB external hard drive, yes, but you’ll […] Read more

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