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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 05/17/2025 07:00 EDT

Google I/O will be an AI show

Android is getting its biggest visual update in years, and rather than unveiling it for the first time at its big annual developer conference, Google announced Material Three Expressive at a pre-show event broadcast on YouTube the week before. If a major design language shift for the world's most popular mobile OS doesn't qualify as […] Read more ›

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 20:04 EDT

Meta faces Democratic probe into plans to power a giant data center with gas

Meta’s building a new AI data center so massive in Louisiana that the local utility company has plans to construct three new gas-fired power plants to provide it with enough electricity. Now, advocates and lawmakers are pressing Meta for answers about how it’ll clean up pollution stemming from the data center’s energy consumption. Sen. Sheldon […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 18:23 EDT

GameStop will have more Switch 2 stock at launch

GameStop will have additional Switch 2 stock available in-store and online when the console launches next month, according to a post on X. The company also shared timing for its in-store events leading up to the June 5th launch. “Launch event begins in-store at 3PM local time on June 4th,” according to the company. “Switch […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 17:54 EDT

Call of Duty: Warzone is winding down on mobile

Activision is starting to wind down Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile just over a year after its global launch. The game “has not met our expectations with mobile-first players like it has with PC and console audiences,” according to a post on X. The company will be pulling the game from the App Store and […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 15:53 EDT

Nintendo details Switch 2 updates for Switch games

Nintendo announced last month that it would be updating a handful of Switch games to run better on the Switch 2, and now some details about the planned improvements are available on its website. The improvements vary per game, but they include things like optimizing visuals for the Switch 2’s larger screen, better framerates, HDR […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 15:25 EDT

Epic’s Mega sale has big discounts on games like GTA V, Red Dead Redemption, and Cyberpunk 2077

It’s a great time to catch up on some big games you might’ve missed out on recently. Epic Games is holding a Mega Sale that includes big discounts on a ton of PC games, including Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, which is on sale for $14.99 instead of $29.99, and The Last of Us Part […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 15:02 EDT

REI’s anniversary sale is dropping prices on Garmin watches and other great gear

Just in time to make the most of the warmer weather, REI is slashing prices on a bunch of our favorite outdoor gadgets and goods as a part of its annual anniversary sale. Now through May 26th, the outdoor retailer is taking up to 30 percent off a large number of items, from Garmin watches […] Read more ›

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 14:54 EDT

Microsoft’s Command Palette is a powerful launcher for apps, search, and more

Microsoft has quietly launched an updated Spotlight-like launcher app for Windows that provides quick access to commands, apps, and development tools. The software maker originally launched its PowerToys Run launcher for Windows 10 nearly five years ago, and the updated version — Command Palette — now includes search for apps, folders, and files, calculations, system […] Read more ›

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 14:33 EDT

Xbox is going to let you pin your favorite games on your homescreen

Microsoft is going to allow Xbox owners to pin apps and games directly to the Home UI. The latest change to homescreen section of the Xbox dashboard will be available to Xbox Insiders this week, alongside options to hide system apps, choose the number of apps and games listed, and modify the size of the […] Read more ›

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 14:29 EDT

Fortnite isn’t available on iOS right now, but why?

Fortnite maker Epic Games has announced that Apple has blocked the game’s return to iOS. Following the rejection, Fortnite is no longer available on iPhones and iPads even in the European Union, where it had previously been available to download through the Epic Games Store. “Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 13:55 EDT

Verizon’s $20 billion Frontier acquisition wins FCC approval

Verizon’s $20 billion deal to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier is officially happening. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission signed off on the merger, which will allow Verizon to “upgrade and expand” Frontier’s existing fiber networks. Verizon expects to bring fiber to 1 million homes each year following the acquisition. The deal went through […] Read more ›

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Tina Nguyen @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 13:25 EDT

The State Department reportedly pressured African countries to adopt Elon Musk’s Starlink

After The Washington Post earlier this month revealed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had instructed the State Department to help Starlink expand in order to fend off Chinese technological influence, an extensive ProPublica article published Thursday dove deeper into what those campaigns looked like at the ground level. According to cables sent between the […] Read more ›

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 13:23 EDT

There are no good billionaires in new trailer for HBO’s Mountainhead movie

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has never been subtle with his commentary on the rich and powerful, but the new trailer for his HBO feature Mountainhead spells out exactly what makes its central characters people you shouldn’t be rooting for. Set in a remote cabin at the top of a mountain, Mountainhead revolves around a quartet […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 12:34 EDT

xAI posts Grok’s behind-the-scenes prompts

xAI has published the system prompts for its AI chatbot Grok after an “unauthorized” change led to a slew of unprompted responses on X about white genocide. The company says it will publish its Grok system prompts on GitHub from now on, which provide some insight into the way xAI has instructed Grok to respond […] Read more ›

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Mia Sato @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 12:09 EDT

Spotify is sorry that it revealed how many people listen to your podcast

Spotify announced earlier this month that podcast creators and listeners would get a new data point: how many plays an episode has gotten. The idea, according to Spotify, was that listeners could discover new shows they hadn’t heard of, enticed by this new public measure of fandom. Podcasters did not see it that way. Since […] Read more ›

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Ash Parrish @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 11:21 EDT

Bungie caught stealing artwork again

Bungie has issued a statement on social media saying it is investigating how unauthorized artwork appeared in the closed alpha test of its PvPvE shooter Marathon.  Earlier this week, Scottish artist Fern Hook posted on social media that her work had appeared in the Marathon alpha without her knowledge or permission. “Its environments are covered […] Read more ›

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Alex Heath @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 11:04 EDT

ChatGPT is getting an AI coding agent

OpenAI's next "low-key research preview" has arrived. This time, it's not ChatGPT, but a coding agent dubbed Codex that is being made available to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team subscribers starting Friday. By drumming up comparisons to how ChatGPT was first described, CEO Sam Altman and other company leaders are positioning Codex as the company's […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 11:00 EDT

8BitDo’s new all-button arcade controller is just 16mm thick

Four years after the company released its first wireless arcade-style controller, 8BitDo is debuting a new version that’s almost one-third as thick as the original. Its new Arcade Controller managed to slim down by ditching the original’s joystick and focusing on only buttons in a unique layout. Often referred to as a leverless controller, or […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 11:00 EDT

The US Army is getting in on right-to-repair

The US Army is done relying on contractors to repair its equipment. Earlier this month, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll committed to including right-to-repair provisions in all existing and future contracts with manufacturers, a change Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told The Verge will “put an end to our dependence on giant defense contractors who charge billions […] Read more ›

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 05/16/2025 10:40 EDT

Fortnite players can speak with Darth Vader through an James Earl Jones-voiced AI

When Fortnite players meet Darth Vader in the game’s ongoing Star Wars event, they will be able to speak with the Sith Lord directly, and he’s going to respond with a voice that sounds exactly like James Earl Jones. Though Darth Vader has previously appeared as an NPC (and a battle pass skin) in Fortnite, […] Read more ›

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