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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 04/14/2025 09:30 EDT

HBO’s The Last of Us had to speed up Abby’s reveal

In The Last of Us Part II, it takes a long time before players understand just who Abby is. A new character introduced as both an antagonist and protagonist, Abby is locked in a violent game of revenge with Ellie, but her reasoning and history don’t become clear until around midway through the game, when […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/14/2025 09:20 EDT

Katy Perry is going to space with Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is preparing to put pop singer / songwriter Katy Perry into space, along with five other women: former NASA scientists Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen, journalist Gayle King, journalist and Bezos fiancée Lauren Sánchez, and film producer Kerianne Flynn. Their flight, called NS-31, will launch aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, […] Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 04/14/2025 09:00 EDT

Apple’s picked a very fitnessy way to mark a decade of smartwatches

April 24th will be the 10th anniversary of the day the first Apple Watch shipped to customers. A decade is a major milestone in the gadget world, but you won’t see a lot of anniversary-themed fanfare to mark the occasion. Instead, Apple is dubbing the 24th as Global Close Your Rings Day — and it […] Read more

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 04/14/2025 09:00 EDT

Lime will recycle bike and scooter batteries with Redwood Materials

Lime, the largest bike- and scooter-sharing company in the world, announced that it has struck a deal with Redwood Materials to recycle its lithium-ion batteries.  Lime says its e-bike and e-scooter batteries typically last 500 charge cycles, or between five and seven years. Once those batteries reach their end of life, Lime will ship them […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 04/14/2025 09:00 EDT

Chipolo’s colorful new trackers now work with Apple’s and Google’s networks

Chipolo has announced a new Bluetooth tracker called the Pop, featuring the same bright color options as its Chipolo One but with support for both Apple’s Find My and Google’s Find My Device networks. The Chipolo Pop also has a much larger Bluetooth range than the company’s current lineup of trackers and features improved water […] Read more

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 04/14/2025 06:02 EDT

Samsung pauses One UI 7 rollout worldwide

Samsung has, by all accounts, halted the rollout of its long-awaited One UI 7 update following the discovery of a bug that prevented some Galaxy S24 owners from unlocking their phones.  The pause was first reported by leaker and tipster Ice Universe, who said that a “serious bug” had been found. While the complaints seem to […] Read more

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 04/14/2025 04:20 EDT

PS5 price rises substantially in UK and Europe

Sony has raised the price of most of its PlayStation 5 console hardware in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand by 10-15 percent, blaming “a challenging economic environment.” With rising US import costs thanks to tariffs likely a contributing factor, an equivalent price rise in the US is probably on the way. Sony manufactures […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/13/2025 18:48 EDT

People are turning on Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s popularity with the American public is waning, according to the latest polling average from Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin. The billionaire CEO of multiple companies wears many hats, but the most visible one of late has been as the face of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an organization that has been tearing through […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/13/2025 16:29 EDT

Simulated Musk, Zuckerberg voices are speaking from hacked crosswalk buttons

Crosswalk buttons in at least three California cities appear to have been hacked this weekend to give them the seemingly AI-generated voices of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In videos posted online, the apparent voice of Musk begs listeners to be his friend, or that of Zuckerberg brags about “undermining democracy” […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/13/2025 13:25 EDT

Smartphone tariffs are coming back in ‘a month or two,’ says Trump admin

Smartphones, laptops, and other products that are exempt from Trump’s April 9th tariffs will be lumped in with duties on semiconductors in “a month or two,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl on This Week. Yesterday, the Trump administration released updated guidance that excluded smartphones, laptops, and more from Trump’s new […] Read more

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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 04/13/2025 11:00 EDT

How the Switch 2 compares to the ROG Ally

The Nintendo Switch 2 has entered the ring, possibly complicating your decision of which handheld to buy this year. While Nintendo’s new console, which comes out on June 5th, may seem similar to handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally, there’s a lot that sets them apart. Everything like how you […] Read more

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Alexandra Marvar @ The Verge · 04/13/2025 10:00 EDT

Wool, water, Wi-Fi: Modernizing an ancient business at the final frontiers of e-commerce

One night in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a felting artisan ended her day with a prayer. May our partners have good health. May they be ambitious, and successful, and may their businesses grow. The next morning, sisters-in-law Chinara Makashova and Nazgul Esenbaeva, and the people they worked with awoke to what seemed like a miracle: Shopify orders. […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/13/2025 09:48 EDT

iPads could get more Mac-like features soon

By the time Apple releases M5-powered iPads, using iPadOS may feel closer to working on a Mac, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. It won’t be macOS running on a tablet, but he writes that the changes will be significant enough to make people who want such a thing happy. Updates […] Read more

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Thomas Ricker @ The Verge · 04/13/2025 02:36 EDT

Freitag’s newest messenger bag is  made from trash to last

I remember the day: a sinewy bicycle messenger skillfully weaved through honking automobiles and came to a stop at the traffic light in front of me. But instead of dropping a foot, he balanced high above his fixed-gear pedals for nearly a minute, his crossbody bag bulging against the urgent deliveries within. That was ‘90s […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/12/2025 17:57 EDT

Science Saru’s The Ghost in the Shell series gets a new teaser trailer

A new teaser trailer for Science Saru’s The Ghost in the Shell anime series has been announced on the official Ghost in the Shell website in a post spotted by Anime News Network. Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/12/2025 15:34 EDT

Trump excludes smartphones, computers, chips from higher tariffs

The Trump administration has excluded “smartphones, computers, and other electronics,” even those imported from China, from tariffs it levied last week, reports Bloomberg. The exemptions don’t free them from all tariffs, though, as the outlet says others from before Trump’s April 9th tariffs still apply. Late last night, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated […] Read more

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 04/12/2025 14:00 EDT

Bungie’s slick-looking Marathon shooter arrives on September 23rd

The creators of Halo and Destiny are finally ready to show off their next big project: Marathon. It’s a long-awaited title from Bungie and revives the classic Marathon IP in the form of a PvPvE extraction shooter. After a teaser nearly two years ago, the Sony-owned studio just spent an hour showing off Marathon gameplay […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 04/12/2025 13:11 EDT

Apple’s Mythic Quest has come to an end

Mythic Quest, the Apple TV Plus comedy about a game studio, isn’t getting a fifth season, reports Variety. And, like a developer issuing a farewell patch, Apple is updating the final episode of season four with a new “goodbye” ending next week. Variety published a statement from Mythic Quest’s executive producers: “Endings are hard. But […] Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 04/12/2025 11:32 EDT

The best Garmin watches for training and everyday life

Few brands are as synonymous with outdoor sports as Garmin. You’ll find these fitness trackers and smartwatches on dozens of wrists at any 5K, marathon, or Ironman. You’ll also find Garmin devotees among divers, thru-hikers, golfers, kiteboarders — you name it. But these devices aren’t just for athletes. The company’s made significant strides in its […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge 1 place · 04/12/2025 10:13 EDT

Trump excludes smartphones, computers, chips from tariffs

The Trump administration has excluded “smartphones, computers, and other electronics” from tariffs, even those imported from China, reports Bloomberg. Late last night, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated its guidance to exempt smartphones, laptops, hard drives, computer processors, and memory chips from the tariffs, according to Bloomberg. The same goes for the machines used […] Read more

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