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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 18:39 EDT

Apple’s reportedly raising the price for AppleCare Plus on new Macs and iPads

A new AppleCare Plus subscription for a Mac or iPad will cost more soon, with prices going up by $0.50 per month or $5 per year for new sign-ups, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman says that under the new AppleCare Plus pricing, "a plan for a new 13-inch MacBook Air increased to $7.99 from […] Read more ›

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 18:16 EDT

Valve says iFixit will keep selling Steam Deck batteries after all

Valve has been incredibly friendly to customers who need repairs - which is why it was so surprising to hear that Valve was already discontinuing the battery for the Steam Deck LCD handheld. It would have meant you could no longer just buy a battery from iFixit and install it yourself. Why would Valve stop […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 17:33 EDT

xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’

The Elon Musk-owned xAI is suing a South Carolina man who allegedly used the company's Grok AI chatbot to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In a lawsuit reported earlier by Reuters, xAI claims Terry Wayne Harwood "knowingly and intentionally used Grok to circumvent safeguards, alter nonconsensual images, and generate and distribute CSAM," breaching the […] Read more ›

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 17:30 EDT

FCC plans to clear the way for more media consolidation

The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether a single company can own broadcast stations that reach more than 39 percent of US TV households. In a Breitbart op-ed on Wednesday, Republican Chair Brendan Carr announced an August 6th vote to end the national ownership cap rule, which was intended to prevent one […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 16:02 EDT

Roblox is shutting down its video chat service

Roblox will be shutting down Roblox Connect, its video calling service introduced in 2023. Roblox Connect let you video chat with other people using your Roblox avatar, which would be able to mimic the movements you were making in real life. You could also run around with people on the call in a shared virtual […] Read more ›

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 16:00 EDT

AI slop movies are the new direct-to-video cash grabs

This weekend, cinephiles across the world will march to their local theaters to feast their eyes on Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of The Odyssey. It's on track to rake in anywhere between $80-$100 million in just a few days. People are clearly excited to see how Nolan uses cutting-edge filmmaking tech to make the Homeric […] Read more ›

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Gaby Del Valle @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 14:40 EDT

Our ‘explosive diarrhea parasite’ future

Bryan, a food broker from Michigan, wasn't sure if he'd be able to make it to urgent care in time. He started feeling off on Thursday, and by Saturday, he was having to use the bathroom every 15 to 30 minutes. "It's no joke about the explosive diarrhea," Bryan, who asked that his last name […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 14:24 EDT

Something’s glowing on the Pixel 11’s camera bar

A new teaser for Google's upcoming Pixel 11 lineup reveals that the phones will feature some kind of glowing orb on the camera bar, as reported by 9to5Google. Google's store page for the Pixel 11 has a short video that shows the glowing, color-shifting orb to the one side of the camera bar. The store […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 13:48 EDT

Suno snatched millions of songs from YouTube, Genius, and Deezer

Suno data obtained in a hacking incident has exposed that the AI music generator was trained by scraping millions of songs and lyrics from online audio platforms, including YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, 404 Media reports. Given that Suno has avoided revealing what's in its training datasets and how they were acquired, this a rare […] Read more ›

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 13:17 EDT

Lucid’s bankruptcy rumor is a bad sign for the EV future

Lucid Motors found itself in a tough bind this week, fending off bankruptcy rumors and watching its stock price plunge as a result. The company quickly denied the report, calling it "completely false" and pointing to its available free cash flow as evidence that it has enough runway to operate into next year. But despite […] Read more ›

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 12:37 EDT

Netflix tries to recapture Stranger Things magic with nostalgic re-release

Netflix just can't let Stranger Things go. Since the final episode aired on New Year's Eve there's been a behind-the-scenes documentary, an animated series that expands the story, and now, on the 10th anniversary of the show's original release, Netflix has released a new version of the show's first season. The episodes have all been […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 12:05 EDT

Samsung shows off ‘brand new shape’ for Z Fold 8 in Spider-Man teaser

Samsung gave a sneak peek of the "brand new shape" for its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 in a new teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The video includes a few shots of Spidey taking a foldable phone off a 3D printer and opening it book-style, but each shot is heavily obscured by lens flares. […] Read more ›

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Robert Hart @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 12:00 EDT

OpenAI finally launches hardware… for Codex

OpenAI is finally releasing some hardware. No, it isn't the mysterious AI-powered device the company is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive, a project already tangled up in a messy lawsuit. Instead, it's a product designed to be used with its coding platform, Codex. The device, a square-shaped block of buttons called Codex Micro, […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 11:29 EDT

Daylight saving time is on track to become permanent in the US

The US is one step closer to observing daylight saving time year-round. On Tuesday, the House advanced the Sunshine Protection Act on a 308 to 117 vote, which would turn clocks one hour ahead permanently, as reported by CBS News. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social in May that the bill would save the […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 11:16 EDT

JBL’s Flip 7 speaker is small, versatile, and 40 percent off

Sure, Bluetooth speakers are awesome to have for picturesque beach trips, camping weekends, and other outdoor adventures. But they’re just as good to have for some sprinkler time in the yard with the kiddo, or for blasting some tunes or a podcast while you make food. No matter the use cases you have in mind, […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 11:00 EDT

8BitDo’s FlipPad is the most pocketable way to turn your phone into a Game Boy

Both 8BitDo and GameSir announced tiny gamepads designed to turn smartphones into Game Boy-inspired handhelds at CES 2026. GameSir released its Pocket Taco months ago, but the longer wait for 8BitDo's FlipPad has been well worth it. While the Pocket Taco may be a better fit for some players and devices, the FlipPad is a […] Read more ›

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 09:00 EDT

The tiniest MMO

At its peak, around 12 million people subscribed to World of Warcraft so that they could explore the realm of Azeroth together. The audience for PointlessQuest is quite a bit smaller. On launch day, the game hit a peak of 15 concurrent players… and no, that sentence isn't missing a word. Then again, basically everything […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 08:18 EDT

The Motorola Edge 70 Max is all about power

Motorola has launched the Edge 70 Max, its latest flagship phone that's designed for power intensive tasks like streaming video and mobile gaming. Alongside having a huge battery and rapid wired charging support, the Motorola Edge 70 Max is the first Android phone to support full 25W wireless Qi2 charging since Google launched the Pixel […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 08:00 EDT

Home Depot’s 12-foot viral skeleton now talks

The Home Depot is once again upgrading its 12-foot-tall skeleton to help keep the viral piece of Halloween decor popular as spooky season creeps closer. Skelly is borrowing some of the tech introduced in the smaller 6.5-foot Ultra Skelly last year, including letting you speak through the skeleton's moving mouth using a mobile app. The […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 07/15/2026 06:19 EDT

Samsung’s new foldable display is harder to crease and damage

Samsung has unveiled a new flexible display technology for foldable phones that's designed to be slimmer, more durable, and less prone to creasing. The Flex Titanium tech is the culmination of everything that the company has learned over seven generations of foldables, according to Samsung, and will debut with the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 […] Read more ›

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