Image: Minecraft Minecraft will officially stop supporting all virtual reality headsets after March 2025, according to an update posted to the Bedrock changelog. The update means Minecraft will no longer support devices like the Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality headsets, or the Meta Quest (through Quest Link), as reported earlier by UploadVR. Last month, Minecraft developer Mojang also announced that the game would end support for PlayStation VR headsets next... Read more âș
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Image: Snapchat Starting this week, Snapchat is introducing a faster way for iPhone users to take snaps when theyâre in a rush. iPhones running iOS 18 or later can replace the flashlight or native camera shortcuts at the bottom of the lock screen with shortcuts to Snapchatâs camera. With the new shortcuts, you can launch the Snapchat camera directly from the lock screen with a single tap, making it easier... Read more âș
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Photo by Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images Automatic emergency braking (AEB) isnât perfect, but the technology is improving, according to a recent study conducted by AAA. The research comes on the heels of a new federal rule requiring all vehicles to have the most robust version of AEB by 2029. AAA wanted to see how newer vehicles with AEB fared compared to older models with the technology. AEB... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge Roblox is making some potentially major changes that will limit what pre-teens can access and give parents more control over what their kids do on the platform, according to an email sent by the company and shared with The Verge. The changes follow recent reports highlighting how Roblox has failed to protect children. In July, for example, Bloomberg published a big report about predators on the platform.... Read more âș
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images A lawsuit has been filed against Character.AI, its founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, and Google in the wake of a teenagerâs death, alleging wrongful death, negligence, deceptive trade practices, and product liability. Filed by the teenâs mother, Megan Garcia, it claims the platform for custom AI chatbots was âunreasonably dangerousâ and lacked safety guardrails while being... Read more âș
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The best screens for screen time. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The bad news: flagship phones cost a small fortune these days. The good news: we can help you pick the right one and get the most for your money. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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You can get a great device for less than $500 these days if you know how to pick your priorities. | Image: The Verge You canât have everything at this price, but you can get a great smartphone. Whether you want an iPhone, a 120Hz screen, or water resistance, youâve got options. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Three industry groups are suing to prevent the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its new âClick to Cancelâ rule that requires companies to make it easy to cancel subscriptions, according to Reuters. And yes, itâs exactly who youâd expect. Click to cancel expands the Negative Option Rule to forbid businesses from making customers cancel services using a method that differs from how... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Turbosquid Tesla has been testing a robotaxi service in the Bay Area for the past few months, Elon Musk said during the companyâs earnings call Wednesday. The companyâs employees have been able to summon an autonomously operated Tesla vehicle for trips using the companyâs prototype ride-hailing app, Musk said. The vehicles arrive with safety drivers behind the wheel, ready to intervene in case anything... Read more âș
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The Bookcase undoes years of smartphone makers working hard to reduce the size of screen bezels. | Image: Astropad Astropadâs new Bookcase is a smartphone accessory designed to make reading on a smartphone feel more like reading on an e-reader. No, it doesnât give your phone an easy-on-the-eyes screen, longer battery life, or any other features that have made devices like the Kindle popular. Instead, for $50 the Bookcase is... Read more âș
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Image: The Verge Floor-sweeping robots are only getting better, with new mopping skills, better navigation chops, and more automation, meaning less work for you. We picked the best bots you can buy right now. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge Googleâs SynthID text watermarking technology, a tool the company created to make AI-generated text easier to identify, is now available open-source through the Google Responsible Generative AI Toolkit, the company announced on X. âNow, other [generative] AI developers will be able to use this technology to help them detect whether text outputs have come from their own [large language models], making it easier for more developers to... Read more âș
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2024 Dodge Charger Daytonas. | Image: Stellantis Stellantis says it will put a âdemonstration fleetâ of Dodge Charger Daytonas on the road by 2026, equipped with solid-state battery technology thatâs lighter, more energy-dense, and could eventually make for cheaper EVs. The company calls the demo fleet a âkey next stepâ toward making solid-state EVs that you can actually buy. The cars will be built on its STLA Large EV platform,... Read more âș
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Humane is dropping the price of the AI Pin by $200 in an attempt to reverse the AI gadgetâs very poor sales. The product launched earlier this year at $699, but now, you can buy one starting at $499. This $499 version is the âeclipseâ model that is a matte black anodized aluminum, and it doesnât come with an extra battery or... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images On the heels of its highly anticipated but ultimately disappointing robotaxi event, Tesla published its third quarter earnings report, in which it said it would launch a âmore affordableâ electric vehicle in the first half of 2025. The company said it earned $2.2 billion in net income on $25.2 billion in revenue. That represents a 7 percent increase year over year compared... Read more âș
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The iOS 18 updates keep rolling. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge When Apple said that iPhone owners in the EU would be able to set new default apps for things like calling and messaging, it sounded a lot like only people in the EU would get that option. Thatâs not the case, though: a note on Appleâs developer website states that all users worldwide can set new default... Read more âș
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple plans to release MacBook Airs with M4 chips in early 2025, Bloombergâs Mark Gurman reports. The company just refreshed the lineup with M3 chips this spring, but the M4 update will âlikelyâ launch between January and March 2025, Gurman says. Both the 13-inch and 15-inch models will apparently get the M4 update, and theyâll have a similar design to the M2... Read more âș
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft has made Windows Update significantly faster in its latest big update to Windows 11. Version 24H2 started rolling out earlier this month with lots of useful improvements, but now Microsoft is revealing this big update also reduces install time, restart time, and even CPU usage for monthly Windows updates. Microsoft typically distributes monthly cumulative security and non-security updates, which are designed to roll out new features or... Read more âș
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Amazon is sweetening the Prime deal. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon Prime members are getting a new perk: extra savings at the pump. By linking your Amazon account with BPâs loyalty program, youâll be able to save 10 cents a gallon whenever you fuel up at a participating BP station. Incidentally, itâs a discount much like the one Walmart offers at Exxon stations through its Prime... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge An investigation conducted by a data privacy group has revealed a vast tracking network that can follow the movements of a personâs phone, according to reports from 404 Media and Krebs on Security. The people-tracking service, called Locate X, reportedly lets users follow a device using its mobile advertising identifier, a unique number assigned to phones. The New Jersey-based Atlas Data Privacy Corp,... Read more âș
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