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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 11:35 EDT

Pokémon looks scary again in the new Z-A trailer

One of the most brilliant things about Pokémon Legends: Arceus was the way it dropped you into the wilderness to fend for yourself as wild monsters tried to kill you. It was a surprising deviation from the franchise's typically chill vibe that complimented the game's story about how humans once lived in constant fear of […] Read more

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Janko Roettgers @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 11:30 EDT

How Burning Man VR rebuilt after Microsoft shut it down

It was all just supposed to be a one-time thing. When Burning Man got canceled because of covid-19 in 2020, a number of attendees banded together to re-create the festival on the social VR platform Altspace. That virtual Burning Man experience not only attracted around 13,000 visitors, but also accolades from the Producers Guild of […] Read more

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 11:17 EDT

Is the Flipper Zero the next big car theft gadget?

404 Media has a report out about an underground software market that enables the Flipper Zero to be used to unlock a wide variety of vehicles, including Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, and several other models. The hack works by intercepting and cloning a key fob’s radio signal using custom firmware built for the […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 10:58 EDT

Apple TV Plus is getting more expensive and will cost $12.99 per month

Apple is raising the price of its streaming service. The company announced on Thursday that its $9.99 per month subscription will now cost $12.99 each month, marking a $3 price increase, as reported earlier by 9to5Mac and Variety. The price increase will go into effect immediately for new subscribers, while existing ones will see the […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge 1 place · 08/21/2025 10:35 EDT

Silksong finally launches in September

Hollow Knight: Silksong, the full sequel to Hollow Knight that has been in development for years, will be released on September 4th. The news was revealed as part of a “special announcement” video that debuted on Thursday. In Silksong, you play as Hornet, a character that appeared in the original Hollow Knight. The game features […] Read more

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Alex Heath @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 10:00 EDT

Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race

Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. One of the biggest topics in AI these days is agents — the idea that AI is going to move from chatbots to reliably completing tasks for us in the real world. But the problem […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge 3 place · 08/21/2025 09:23 EDT

Google Search’s AI Mode is going global and getting smarter

Google is putting AI Mode into Search in 180 countries and territories, allowing the AI-powered search feature to expand beyond the US, UK, and India. The expansion means more people can search for topics using a chatbot-like interface, though it’s still only available in English. Along with a global expansion, Google revealed that it’s building […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 09:00 EDT

Insta360 redesigned its compact action cam with a bigger battery and swappable storage

Insta360 has announced the next version of its compact Go action camera, which helped the company differentiate itself from established competitors like GoPro several years ago. As Insta360 teased earlier this week, the new Go Ultra not only breaks from the numbered naming convention of previous iterations, but it also ditches the camera’s distinctive pill […] Read more

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Zachary Brown @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 08:57 EDT

Hank Green’s Focus Friend swapped my screen time for bean time

Earlier this week, a bean moved into my phone. Their name is Billie Bean King, and when I'm working, they work too, knitting socks and scarves. Billie's knitted wares are more than just cozy clothes - they're currency, used to buy lo-fi decorations for their barren room. But there's a catch: Billie can only work […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 08:57 EDT

You can fine tune the resistance of the joysticks on GuliKit’s new controllers

GuliKit was the first company to address the original Switch’s drifting issues with a Hall effect Joy-Con upgrade kit, and it released one of the first controllers that can remotely wake the Nintendo Switch 2. Its latest first, announced at Gamescom 2025 in Germany, is a pair of controllers with the ability to infinitely adjust […] Read more

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 08:32 EDT

Google’s next big Android update can force dark mode and icon themes

Google has started rolling out its latest batch of Android 16 features to beta testers, including expanded support for dark mode and themed app icons. The QPR2 beta 1 was announced yesterday alongside Google launching the Pixel 10 series, and is expected to get a full public release sometime in December, according to Google’s release […] Read more

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 08:00 EDT

Google says a typical AI text prompt only uses 5 drops of water — experts say that’s misleading

Amid a fierce debate about the environmental toll of artificial intelligence, Google released a new study that says its Gemini AI assistant only uses a minimal amount of water and energy for each text prompt. But experts say that the tech giant's claims are misleading. Google estimates that a median Gemini text prompt uses up […] Read more

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 08:00 EDT

Honor’s new flip phone will go with your Jimmy Choos

Honor has launched a new flip phone today, the Magic V Flip 2, and it arrives with a sparkly special edition in partnership with fashion designer Jimmy Choo. The former Huawei subsidiary has partnered with Choo before, for last year’s V Flip, and has kept to a similar formula this year, swapping glittery green for […] Read more

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 05:58 EDT

Apple Watch’s restored blood oxygen tracking attracts another lawsuit

Medical tech company Masimo is suing US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in an attempt to overturn the agency’s decision to allow Apple to restore the blood oxygen tracking feature on Apple Watches. Apple has been embroiled in legal disputes over Masimo’s blood oxygen sensor patent since 2020, disabling the feature on supported US Apple […] Read more

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 08/21/2025 04:33 EDT

Microsoft employee arrested at headquarters protest of Israel contracts

A Microsoft employee has been arrested as part of protests at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington this week. On Tuesday, a group of current and former Microsoft employees, as well as community members, took over a plaza at Microsoft’s headquarters to protest against the company’s contracts with Israel. The No Azure for Apartheid protest […] Read more

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Brandt Ranj @ The Verge · 08/20/2025 18:09 EDT

Today is your last chance to grab a PS5 before Sony’s price hikes go into effect

Sony announced a $50 price increase on all PlayStation 5 “slim” models in the US starting tomorrow, August 21st. The upcoming prices for a PS5 Digital Edition, the standard PS5, and the PS5 Pro are $499.99, $549.99, and $749.99, respectively; however, you can avoid paying the higher prices by picking up a PS5 at Amazon, […] Read more

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 08/20/2025 18:00 EDT

Ricoh’s GR IV launches in September for a much steeper price than its predecessor

Ricoh is launching its GR IV compact camera in mid-September for $1,499.95, accompanied by a tiny new GF-2 add-on flash for $119.95. As initially announced in May, the GR IV will feature a 26-megapixel APS-C sensor, slightly redesigned 28mm-equivalent f/2.8 lens, new autofocus and stabilization systems, and 53GB of built-in storage to supplement its microSD […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 08/20/2025 17:58 EDT

Google’s Gemini Live AI assistant will show you what it’s talking about

Google is bringing a bundle of new features to Gemini Live, its AI assistant that you can have real-time conversations with. Next week, Gemini Live will be able to highlight things directly on your screen while sharing your camera, making it easier for the AI assistant to point out a specific item. If you’re trying […] Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 08/20/2025 17:40 EDT

The Made by Google event felt like being sucked into an episode of Wandavision

For the past twenty years or so, I've had a clear image of what a product launch keynote is supposed to be like. A charismatic executive walks across the stage, points to some animations and pre-taped clips, a live demo or two happens, and the crowd goes wild. Clips proliferate on social media and cue […] Read more

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 08/20/2025 17:14 EDT

Framework is teasing a ‘big’ update for August 26th — could it be Framework 16?

Framework, the modular computer company, just released its first delightful tiny desktop PC, on top of its smallest laptop yet. But it’s already teasing its next big live announcement on YouTube for August 26th at 8am PT / 11am ET, saying it’ll reveal how “something big just got better.” While that may seem like a […] Read more

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