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Andrew Webster @ The Verge 3 place · 04/20/2025 09:00 EDT

Henk Rogers on telling the real story of Tetris: ‘I have to set the record straight’

When Henk Rogers first read the script for the Tetris movie, he was shocked. “There was so much Hollywood in the movie,” he tells The Verge. “It just drove me nuts.” The film largely follows a pivotal period in Rogers’ life, when he traveled to the Soviet Union to navigate the complex rights issues for […] Read more

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 04/20/2025 08:00 EDT

Everybody’s got a favorite new game

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 79, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, RIP your free time, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)  This week, I’ve been reading about dire wolves and Neuralink and the history of the […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge 3 place · 04/19/2025 17:54 EDT

Synology is tightening restrictions on third-party NAS hard drives

Synology is preparing to roll out new restrictions on third-party hard drives in its future network attached storage (NAS) devices later this year, the company confirmed to Ars Technica. The changes could make it much harder to use third-party drives in Synology’s devices for typical use cases, like backing up household computers or as local […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/19/2025 14:00 EDT

Over 700 events and protests across the US mark ‘A National Day of Action’

More protests against President Donald Trump are taking place today as part of “A National Day of Action” largely spearheaded by the decentralized 50501 movement. Events are scheduled in all 50 states, two weeks after millions of people attended more than 1,300 “Hands Off!” protests across the US and the world. This time, over 700 […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/19/2025 12:51 EDT

Star Wars Outlaws will get its next story DLC on May 15th

Star Wars Outlaws will get its next story DLC, called A Pirate’s Fortune on May 15th, Ubisoft announced during Star Wars Celebration Japan yesterday. The company also revealed that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game will come out on September 4th. The expansion, free for Outlaws Season Pass holders and $14.99 otherwise, picks […] Read more

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 04/19/2025 10:00 EDT

Google is in more danger than ever of being broken up

After half a decade fighting to keep its empire together, Google’s defenses are wearing thin. The company is facing a two-front war that could fundamentally reshape its business, and, the US Department of Justice argues, open new opportunities for its competitors. Last year a federal judge deemed Google an unlawful monopolist in the online search […] Read more

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Brandon Widder @ The Verge · 04/19/2025 10:00 EDT

The Apple Watch Series 10 is back on sale for a record low of $299

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to pull the trigger on the Apple Watch Series 10, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better time than now. That’s because Apple’s latest flagship is on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy right now in its 42mm base configuration starting at $299 ($100 off), matching its lowest price to […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 04/19/2025 10:00 EDT

In Haste, you gotta go fast

Haste: Broken Worlds takes the relaxing loop of sliding down and leaping off hills from iOS classic Tiny Wings and turns it into a thrilling, high-speed, and 3D roguelike. In Haste, you play as Zoe, a girl who typically delivers letters but has found herself mysteriously transported to the new worlds you run through. When […] Read more

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Chris Welch @ The Verge · 04/19/2025 09:00 EDT

Inside WWE’s divide-and-conquer YouTube strategy

With over 108 million subscribers, WWE has truly colossal reach on YouTube. The company currently sits just behind PewDiePie at number 11 on the list of most-subscribed channels across the entire platform. When you’re at that level of popularity, there’s constant communication with YouTube about best practices, key viewership metrics, and the latest strategies for […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 04/19/2025 08:30 EDT

The creator of Papers, Please wants developers to make weirder, more personal games

Lucas Pope, the solo creator of games like Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn, received the Pioneer Award from the annual Game Developers Choice Awards this year. It’s a major achievement that puts him in a league with industry giants like Gabe Newell, Yu Suzuki, and Roberta Williams. “Now that I’m an official […] Read more

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David Zipper @ The Verge · 04/19/2025 08:00 EDT

Surge pricing, the scourge of ridehailing, is evolving for the robotaxi era

It’s a familiar frustration for ridehail users: you open the Uber or Lyft app, enter your destination, and discover that your intended trip costs several times more than expected. The culprit is surge pricing, one of ridehail’s most important and controversial innovations. Customers grumble about higher fares, but Uber and Lyft executives have insisted that […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 04/19/2025 04:30 EDT

The new Star Wars strategy game launches in 2026

Star Wars Zero Company will release sometime in 2026, according to an announcement from Disney and EA. The game’s title was revealed earlier this week. Alongside the release year, the two companies also shared a bit more information about what you can expect from the game. “In Star Wars Zero Company, players will step into the shoes […] Read more

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Tina Nguyen @ The Verge · 04/18/2025 20:21 EDT

House Democrats: DOGE is building a “cross-agency master database” of Americans’ sensitive information

In a letter to the Social Security Administration’s Inspector General’s office requesting an investigation into DOGE, Ranking Member Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA) alleged that the government entity created by Elon Musk supposedly to reduce the size of the federal government is now constructing a “cross-agency master database” of sensitive personal information. Wired appeared to back […] Read more

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Alex Heath @ The Verge · 04/18/2025 18:37 EDT

The government doesn’t understand Meta

The government should be scrutinizing Meta’s power. Unfortunately, its legal attack isn’t cutting to the heart of what keeps Meta big. This week, I spent three days in a Washington, DC courtroom watching Mark Zuckerberg testify. He was there defending his company from being broken up by the Federal Trade Commission, which is seeking to […] Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 04/18/2025 18:37 EDT

Here’s how Nintendo Switch 2 preorders will work

After years of rumors, Nintendo has finally announced a release date for the Switch 2. The long-awaited successor to the Switch will be available on June 5th for $449.99, bringing a handful of games and accessories along with it. Nintendo initially announced the Switch 2 would be available for preorder in the US as both […] Read more

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 04/18/2025 18:14 EDT

Tesla’s Cybertruck is getting deeper discounts and production cuts

Tesla has plenty of Cybertrucks listed on its website, and they’ve got some hefty discounts, including many for about $10,000 off, Electrek reports. Many are from the 2024 model year and include limited “Foundation Series” Cybertrucks that ended production in October, plus some lightly used “demo” ones we saw that have racked up around 300 […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 04/18/2025 18:00 EDT

GameStop, Target, and Walmart announce when their Switch 2 preorders start

Nintendo said today that Switch 2 preorders in the US will begin on April 24th ahead of the console’s June 5th launch day, and now GameStop, Target, and Walmart have shared exactly when you can try to snag a preorder. We’ve also asked Amazon if it will offer Switch 2 preorders and when they may […] Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 04/18/2025 17:58 EDT

The best instant cameras you can buy right now

Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, there’s something magical about the old-school instant camera. With just a click of a button, you can capture a moment in a photo that you can see and touch almost immediately. Images captured by an instant camera […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 04/18/2025 15:15 EDT

Cops can’t do cell tower mass surveillance ‘dumps,’ court rules

A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to obtain swaths of cellular records through “tower dumps” — but will still let police get away with using it as evidence, as reported earlier by 404 Media and Court Watch. With tower dumps, authorities can dig through the cell records that pinged off a […] Read more

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 04/18/2025 14:40 EDT

Kia’s affordable EV4 will still be imported to the US

This week, Kia announced its affordable EV4 electric sedan will launch in the US early next year. While the US won’t get a hatchback edition of the EV4 that was mentioned when it was revealed in February, there will be two battery configurations: a 58.3kWh battery with a Kia-estimated range of 235 miles, and a […] Read more

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