Netflix Weâve known for some time that the second season of Castlevania: Nocturne was scheduled to hit Netflix some time in the new year, but we finally have a solid release date and a bloody new trailer to boot. Though the sun is shining bright in Nocturneâs new trailer, the fact that vampire god queen Erzsebet BĂĄthory (Franka Potente) is still out there plotting has Annette (Thuso Mbedu) convinced that... Read more âș
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The company closes out a difficult year with this terrific soundbar that proves Sonos still knows how to do hardware. Software, though... Read the full story at The Verge. Read more âș
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Last-gen Macs are still great and offer the best deals youâll find for Apple silicon. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series chips in a wide range of sizes and price points. It discontinued the M1 MacBook Air to make room for the latest models, but some retailers are still selling the last-gen laptop starting at $649 â a far... Read more âș
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Image: The Verge All the Matter-compatible devices you can buy, plus the latest on the smart home standard backed by Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung. Two years after its launch, the Matter smart home standard is still plugging away at its mission to create a smart home that is easy to use, works with every ecosystem, and operates locally and securely in your home. Numerous products now work with Matter,... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US Commerce Department announced it has awarded memory chip maker Micron Technology with âup to $6.165 billion in direct fundingâ derived from the CHIPS Act. The new funding will go towards multiple semiconductor manufacturing projects in the US, including an Idaho plant and a Syracuse, New York âmega-fabâ facility, both announced in 2022. Between them, the Commerce Department says theyâll create about... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Chatbot service Character.AI is facing another lawsuit for allegedly hurting teensâ mental health, this time after a teenager said it led him to self-harm. The suit, filed in Texas on behalf of the 17-year-old and his family, targets Character.AI and its cofoundersâ former workplace, Google, with claims including negligence and defective product design. It alleges that Character.AI allowed underage users to be â targeted... Read more âș
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram is allowing creators to test their reel ideas on new audiences before sharing them with followers. Trial reels will be shown to non-followers first, providing engagement data including views, likes, comments, and shares approximately 24 hours after publishing to help creators determine whether itâs worth sharing with people following their account. The feature aims to help users try out new ideas and... Read more âș
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A new California bill could require social media platforms to display warning labels about the potential risk to kids and teens. The bill (AB 56), introduced by Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, is meant to help address âthe growing mental health crisisâ among young people. If passed, social networks would have to show a âblack box warningâ... Read more âș
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Today, for the first time, you can buy a car â yes, a whole car â on Amazon. Same-day delivery not guaranteed. The e-commerce giantâs first foray into car shopping is called Amazon Auto. The company is partnering with Hyundai dealers in 48 cities in the US to list vehicles on the site. Customers can browse, order, find financing, and arrange delivery â all within the familiar confines of Amazonâs... Read more âș
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Genkiâs Moonbase charger can delivery up to 140W of power through one of its USB-C ports. | Image: Genki Genki has announced its first power strip, capable of charging up to seven devices simultaneously using three AC outlets and four USB-C ports. The Moonbase can deliver up to 240W of power through its USB-C ports â maxing out at 140W to a single device â and will be available with... Read more âș
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Image: Solos Solosâ camera-equipped smart glasses have arrived to provide some much-needed competition against Metaâs Ray-Bans. The AirGo Vision is available now starting at $299 â the same price as the Ray-Ban Meta eyewear tech â and features integration with OpenAIâs GPT-4o AI model to identify and answer questions about the people, objects, and text seen by the camera. That allows the AirGo Vision to do things like translate text... Read more âș
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Image: Epic Games Fortnite players have finally started receiving refunds as part of a settlement Epic Games reached with the Federal Trade Commission, which claimed the developer tricked players into making in-game purchases. So far, the FTC says it sent out more than 600,000 payments totaling $72 million, and many players, including some of us here at The Verge, have already reported receiving payments. In 2022, Epic Games agreed to... Read more âș
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Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge newsEvery once in a while, we turn The Vergecast inward. Not only are we constantly covering and discussing whatâs happening in the tech and media worlds, weâre also living it ourselves. Weâre trying to navigate changes in platforms and economies, and figure out the best ways to do our work and share it with you. And itâs complicated! So, once a year or so,... Read more âș
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Sony It feels like we only just heard that Danny Boyle and Alex Garlandâs 28 Years Later was in development, but the long-awaited sequel already has a full-length trailer and a solid release date. Set almost 30 years after the initial outbreak of the rage virus, 28 Years Later focuses on the lives of a new group of survivors who have managed to find a modicum of safety living on... Read more âș
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Image: Yelp Yelp is introducing some new AI features that aim to help users discover new establishments and narrow down customer reviews. The AI-powered âReview Insights,â announced today as part of Yelpâs end-of-year product release, quickly summarize how customers feel about certain aspects of a business, such as food quality, service, ambiance, and wait times. Review insights are aggregated sentiment scores that provide a quick overview of topics using facial... Read more âș
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Image: Warner Bros. Games Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League only came out in February, but the gameâs final season, which starts tomorrow, is going to be its last. Season 4 Episode 7 launches on Tuesday, and Episode 8, which is set to release on January 14th, 2025, will âserve as the last seasonal Episode for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League,â developer Rocksteady announced on Monday. After the release... Read more âș
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Image: Google Googleâs quantum computing lab just achieved a major milestone. On Monday, the company revealed that its new quantum computing chip, Willow, is capable of performing a computing challenge in less than five minutes â a process Google says would take one of the worldâs fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years, or longer than the age of the universe. Thatâs a big jump from 2019 when Google announced its quantum... Read more âș
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Photo by Ashley Carman / The Verge Spotify has officially shut down its Car Thing accessory that offered simple and slick control over music and playlists while driving, and itâs giving owners just over a month (January 14th) to reach out to the company and get a refund. The device started to display its final words early today as enthusiasts mourn the loss of the device on its dedicated subreddit.... Read more âș
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Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Meta has announced the v72 Quest update, and itâs packed with features like faster hand tracking, an easier way to pair your headset with a Windows 11 PC, and better support for showing your keyboard while youâre in full virtual reality. The update is rolling out gradually, which also goes for certain features so you may not be able to use them immediately. Meta... Read more âș
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A thin layer of ice thaws on a puddle in the sunshine in Bavaria, Marktoberdorf. | Photo: Getty Images Scientific advisers to the European Commission are calling for a moratorium across the EU on efforts to artificially cool Earth through solar geoengineering. That includes controversial technologies used to reflect sunlight back into space, primarily by sending reflective particles into the atmosphere or by brightening clouds. Proponents argue that this can... Read more âș
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