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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 14:46 EDT

Netflix’s ad tier is growing really fast — and that means more ads

Netflix has more than doubled the number of people watching its ad-supported tier over the last year. At its upfront presentation for advertisers on Wednesday, the company revealed that the $7.99 per month plan now reaches more than 94 million users around the world each month – a big increase from the 40 million it […] Read more

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 14:46 EDT

Ubisoft says its Prince of Persia remake will finally arrive by early 2026

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was originally supposed to arrive on January 21st, 2021. Since then, it’s been delayed three times, got shipped to a different studio, reportedly started over from scratch, and may have lost the original writer and amazing performances of its English voice actor. But Ubisoft has revealed the […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 13:51 EDT

Switch 2 spec breakdown digs into its processor and GameChat

Nintendo’s Switch 2 specs page is light on details. However, Digital Foundry has shared what it says are “rock solid” specifications for the upcoming console in an article and a video, offering new information about its processor and a testing tool for developers for GameChat. On its specs page, Nintendo only describes the Switch 2’s […] Read more

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 13:44 EDT

Trump administration announces ‘illegal’ rollback of energy and water efficiency standards

The US Energy Department says it’s rolling back long-standing efficiency standards for appliances, which advocates are calling a clear violation of the law. Continuing the Trump administration’s assault on federal water and energy efficiency programs, the department announced today what it’s calling its “largest deregulatory effort in history.”  The agency is trying to rollback 47 […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 13:43 EDT

Plugable’s new dock supports five displays from one USB-C port

Plugable has announced a new docking solution for Windows and Mac users that supports up to five simultaneous displays, including a mix of 4K and 8K. The new $279.95 UD-7400PD dock actually supports more displays than the pricier Thunderbolt 5 docks that have recently launched which max out at three 4K screens. But Plugable’s latest […] Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 13:40 EDT

Amazon’s Pet Day event has arrived, making it a great time to score deals on some of our favorite pet gadgets. From self-cleaning litter boxes to treat-tossing cameras and automatic feeders, these deals are especially useful if you’re heading out of town this summer. Even if you’re staying close to home, though, there’s something for […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 13:14 EDT

Max was an all-time bad rebrand

Max, formerly HBO Max, is now HBO Max again. Warner Bros. Discovery announced the change today, rolling back one of the clumsiest rebrands in history from a streaming service that’s had more than its share of clumsy ideas. Right from the start, it seemed like everyone outside of Warner Bros. Discovery knew the change was […] Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 12:04 EDT

Superman gets grilled in latest trailer

Another glimpse at James Gunn’s Superman just dropped — and this time things aren’t looking so great for the hero. While previous looks at the movie had a more inspirational tone, the latest has the Man of Steel defending his heroic actions in an interview with Lois Lane. There’s clearly going to be some conflict […] Read more

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Ash Parrish @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 11:22 EDT

Square Enix cancels Kingdom Hearts mobile game

Square Enix has announced that it is cancelling the mobile spinoff Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link. In a statement on the game’s website, Square Enix apologized to fans who were anticipating the game. The announcement also mentioned that Square was still hard at work on Kingdom Hearts IV perhaps to allay fears that this cancellation might indicate […] Read more

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 11:00 EDT

TikTok is using AI-generated alt text to describe photos

TikTok is introducing new accessibility features that make it easier for people with visual impairments to see text and use screen readers on the platform. After adding alt text support for still images in April, TikTok is now testing a feature that automatically adds an AI-generated alt text description to photographs when a creator hasn’t […] Read more

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 11:00 EDT

Uber’s new bus-like feature for commuters is nearly 50 percent cheaper than UberX

Uber announced a new type of ride that travels along a set route, comes every 20 minutes, includes up to two other passengers, and costs up to 50 percent less than an UberX ride. In other words, a bus. For years, Uber and its smaller rival Lyft have been gently mocked online for occasionally releasing […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 10:25 EDT

The ‘HBO’ is coming back to Max

Warner Bros. Discovery is changing the name of its streaming service back to HBO Max. During its Upfront event on Wednesday,  the company announced that it will rebrand Max this summer, a change HBO head Casey Bloys said “better represents” its offering. HBO Max launched in 2020, but Warner Bros. Discovery relaunched the service three […] Read more

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 10:24 EDT

FTC v. Meta: The antitrust battle over WhatsApp and Instagram

The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for “personal social networking services” through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC first brought the case […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 10:22 EDT

WiiM’s first smart speaker looks like a HomePod for audiophiles

WiiM has announced three new wireless audiophile devices including the brand’s first smart speaker called the Sound with a design that looks inspired by the Apple HomePod. The speaker is joined by the company’s first sub-woofer called the Sub Pro that pumps out 250W of bass, and the WiiM Amp Ultra, a new amplifier that […] Read more

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 10:10 EDT

How Donald Trump blew the offshore wind industry off course

Rewind a few years, and it looked as if offshore wind might take off in the US. The Biden administration moved to open up much of the nation's coastlines to development, blue and even a couple swing states agreed to work with the White House to speed things up, and Congress passed sweeping tax incentives […] Read more

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 10:05 EDT

The Kids Online Safety Act is back

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill imposing sweeping obligations on tech platforms to protect children that use them, has been revived in the Senate after a failed sprint to become law late last year. The bill’s lead sponsors, Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), reintroduced the bill roughly five months after […] Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 09:14 EDT

Ironheart’s first trailer is a quest to build the ultimate armor

As promised, Marvel just released the first proper trailer for its upcoming Ironheart series on Disney Plus. Ironheart takes place after the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and follows Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) as a genius inventor with a badass mech suit (she also made her first appearance in Wakanda Forever). The new trailer […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 09:01 EDT

Google will let restaurants highlight specials on their search profiles

Google is preparing to add a new section to restaurant and bar search profiles. The new section will let owners include timely deals or events in search results in a way that they can control, either manually or by linking to a social media profile, the company says in a post spotted by Search Engine […] Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 09:00 EDT

With FBC: Firebreak, Remedy wants to tell a different kind of story

Finnish studio Remedy is best known for its single-player action games, like the survival horror of Alan Wake and the supernatural thriller Control. With FBC: Firebreak, the developer is going in a different direction. It's the studio's first multiplayer release: a three-player co-op shooter set in the universe of Control. But while it won't have […] Read more

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 05/14/2025 07:01 EDT

Eight Sleep adds a pricey blanket and speakers to its Pod 5 sleeping system

Eight Sleep is launching the Pod 5, the fifth generation of its expensive smart sleeping system. It packs two main upgrades: a temperature-controlled blanket and speakers that can play “soothing soundscapes.” The Pod 5 builds on top of Eight Sleep’s existing tech, shipping with the same temperature controlled mattress cover and height-adjustable base that Eight […] Read more

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