Image: The Verge Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you donât own the games you buy from its Steam online store. The company has added a note on the payment checkout screen stating that âa purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,â as reported earlier by Engadget. We confirmed the message appears in the Steam desktop app, but we havenât seen it in the... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. Sources familiar with Microsoftâs plans tell The Verge that the company is getting ready to test the ability to stream games that you own that arenât part of the existing Xbox Game Pass library. As part of a long-running project known as Project Lapland inside Microsoft, the software giant has been readying its Xbox... Read more âș
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Panicâs Cabel Sasser at XOXO 2024. | Image: XOXO Fest I know thereâs a lot to do on the internet, but you really should stop what youâre doing and watch this 19-minute talk about a bespoke mural that once lived inside a McDonaldâs. The talk, given by Cabel Sasser of Panic at XOXO Fest 2024, was filled with silliness and deep dives down unexpected rabbit holes. (Iâd expect nothing less... Read more âș
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The standard PS5 Pro may not look as cool as the anniversary edition, but itâs far easier to get your hands on. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Weâre inching ever closer to a mid-cycle refresh for the PlayStation 5, as preorders for Sonyâs forthcoming console are now available to the masses. Although the $699.99 machine was originally exclusive to the PlayStation Direct storefront, itâs now up for... Read more âș
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Image: Imgur Memes on the image-hosting service Imgur âcontaining references to adult humorâ will no longer be considered mature, the company announced in a post addressing changes to its content moderation policies. Imgur has been an important part of meme history, with its creator making the service in 2009 as a âgift to Reddit.â At that time, most platforms didnât host their own images, so you had to upload them... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri is acknowledging recent mistakes in Metaâs moderation processes on Threads and Instagram. For example, Meta unexpectedly deleted my account this week because it thought I was underage, the company locked my colleagueâs account because she joked about dying in a heatwave, and others have seen their posts disappear with no clear reason why. âThreads Moderation Failuresâ has been trending this week â... Read more âș
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The Thrustmaster T598 features a Direct Axial Drive powered by an axial flux electric motor. | Image: Thrustmaster Thrustmaster has announced a new steering wheel base that makes the companyâs direct drive technology available on consoles for the first time. It also introduces a new electric motor design â already in use on high-end hybrid sports cars like the Ferrari SF90 â to the world of sim racing, improving realism... Read more âș
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Image: MKBHD Marques Brownlee published a video on Friday addressing the criticisms around Panels, his new wallpaper app, saying that he and the team âfailed on the price frontâ at launch. The app received an outpour of criticism from fans, both on the MKBHD YouTube channel and across social platforms. Discussing the app, Brownlee admitted it needed work. âIf I was reviewing this app, I would not have been very... Read more âș
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The Verge X is dropping claims against Unilever in its lawsuit that accuses advertisers and brands of participating in an âillegal boycottâ of the company. The claims against Unilever, which owns household names like Dove and Hellmannâs, were dismissed today. Last fall, X also sued the nonprofit Media Matters for America in an effort to silence the group after it reported that ads for major brands like Apple and IBM... Read more âș
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Image: Apple Appleâs USB SuperDrive is showing up in Appleâs online stores as âsold out or unavailable in all countries,â MacRumors reports, which could indicate that Apple has discontinued the CD / DVD player. Itâs not a huge surprise that Apple might be done with the SuperDrive. The product first launched with the original MacBook Air, which didnât have an optical drive, in 2008, so itâs quite old. The SuperDrive... Read more âș
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Image: Tesla Elon Musk promised a brighter future, but believing him requires an enormous leap of faith. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Of course, it looks like a pill. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Weâre well past the Prime Day Redux now, but several standout deals from the sale are still hanging on. In fact, some are even better than they were during the two-day sale â even if only a smidge. The Beats Pill portable Bluetooth speaker in red is down to $97.99 ($52 off) at Amazon, for... Read more âș
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Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Having to hand your iPhone over to someone can be a fairly common occurrence. Maybe your little nephew wants to play a game or your friend wants to check out the photos from your last vacation. Whatever the reason, no matter how much you trust that person, there are probably parts of your phone that youâd rather they didnât see (even accidentally). Thatâs... Read more âș
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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack. | Image: Stellantis Stellantis is shaking up its leadership. The company announced today that CEO Carlos Tavares will retire at the end of his contract in 2026, and a host of other executives are being around being shuffled around immediately. The changes come as Stellantis struggles to manage its US auto business, which includes Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram. The company is actively looking... Read more âș
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Spruce Pine, North Carolina was hit with major flooding and power outages. | Photo by Steve Exum/Getty Images Sibelco, one of the companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has resumed operations. In an update on Thursday, the company said that production and shipments of the quartz, which is crucial to the chip-making process, are âprogressively ramping up to full capacity.â After Hurricane Helene caused devasting floods, mudslides,... Read more âș
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Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Lawsuits take a long time, and so thereâs no good reason to believe that Google as we know it will be gone anytime soon. But as the antitrust fight against the company continues, and Googleâs losses mount, itâs also starting to seem like Google as we know also wonât be around forever. In one case, the Play Store is being opened up; in another,... Read more âș
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The 02 is Lynk & Coâs first all-electric car. | Image: Lynk & Co Lynk & Co just launched the 02, the companyâs first fully-electric vehicle thatâs designed from the ground up to be shared with family, friends, or anyone willing to pay for the privilege. The EV is interesting, but not nearly as interesting as Lynk & Coâs unique approach to car ownership. Once you buy, lease, or subscribe... Read more âș
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Contractors gone wild. | Photo by Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images It really has been something to watch Elon Musk turn SpaceX into the MyPillow of rocket companies, hasnât it? Christ, I guess I have to list off all the depressing stuff from the past few months: the Trump rally, the creepy assassination comments, the even creepier comments about impregnating Taylor Swift, spreading hurricane misinformation on X (and... Read more âș
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The Bluesky app will now let users pin posts to the top of their profiles. | Image: Bluesky Bluesky will now let you pin posts, apply language filters, and customize fonts and text size. The decentralized short posting platform announced these and other new features via the Threads account it created yesterday, seizing the chance to promote its superiority â âweâre not owned by a billionaireâ â to increasingly frustrated... Read more âș
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The M3 Pro generation of MacBook Pros arrived about one year ago in October 2023. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Another round of Apple devices is about to arrive. After launching the iPhone 16 lineup, new Apple Watches, and the AirPods 4 in September, Apple appears to be gearing up to introduce updated Macs and iPads sometime this month. Weâre expecting a fresh round of chip... Read more âș
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