The Rise of the Golden Idol, the sequel to the excellent point-and-click murder mystery game The Case of the Golden Idol, will be released on November 12th. The game, which was first announced last year, also has a new demo that you can try on Steam right now. The Rise of the Golden Idol takes place in the 1970s, a time jump of more than 200 years from the mysteries... Read more ›
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The Verge The FBI created a cryptocurrency as part of an investigation into price manipulation in crypto markets, the government revealed Wednesday. The FBI’s Ethereum-based token, NexFundAI, was created with the help of “cooperating witnesses.” As a result of the investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged three “market makers” and nine people for allegedly engaging in schemes to boost the prices of certain crypto assets. The Department of Justice... Read more ›
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Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel rejected former President Donald Trump’s call to revoke CBS’s broadcast license Thursday, saying it a familiar threat that “should not be ignored.” Trump called for the license to be revoked after the network shared two different edits of a recent 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump criticized the interview as “A giant Fake News Scam” in a Truth Social post Thursday... Read more ›
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Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force search a flood-damaged area with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 4th in Asheville, North Carolina. | Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images FEMA employees scrambling to respond to the devastation caused by hurricanes Milton and Helene are facing a new, unexpected challenge: violent threats on social media. TikTok posts... Read more ›
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Marriott agreed to pay $52 million settlement to 49 states and Washington, DC over a series of data breaches that occurred between 2014 and 2020, affecting more than 334 million customers. As part of a separate agreement, the Federal Trade Commission is also requiring Marriott and its subsidiary, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, to implement an information security program to settle charges over the data breaches. “Marriott’s poor security practices... Read more ›
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Garmins aren’t just multisport behemoths anymore. | Illustration by Will Joel / The Verge Garmin may be best known for its hardcore fitness watches, but it’s got an extensive line of lifestyle offerings, too. Continue reading… Read more ›
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This is Apple’s first scripted short film for the Vision Pro. | Image: Apple I don’t like submarines. The idea of being trapped, several hundred feet underwater, in a narrow, creaking death trap? No thanks. I already knew that going into a screening of Submerged, the first scripted short film shot in Apple Immersive Video for the Vision Pro. Now that I’ve seen it, I’m triply sure. Written and directed... Read more ›
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Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Porsche is recalling thousands of its Taycan electric vehicles over a possible short circuit risk that could cause a fire. The recall affects 27,527 Taycans built between October 21st, 2019, and February 1st, 2024, according to the NHTSA safety recall report. The problem has been narrowed down to a cell block module in the LG Chem-produced batteries used in the Taycan. However, Porsche... Read more ›
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Image: Team Asobi Finding something to watch or play can sometimes feel like work — there’s just so much out there vying for your free time. That’s true whether you’re heading to a theater, browsing the many streaming platforms, or looking for a new video game. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with choice. So, as we’ve done in years past, we’re collecting all of our favorite releases from 2024 in... Read more ›
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Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Sometimes, an app’s icon just doesn’t look right on your homescreen. For example, let’s say — just for the sake of argument — that the icon for a social networking app was switched from a pretty blue bird to a rather stark “X.” Could you change that icon? The answer is yes — it’s doable using Apple’s built-in Shortcuts app. You actually won’t... Read more ›
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Image: Apple Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer is a gripping erotic thriller about the power stories have over us. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Image: Intel Intel is finally addressing how hot and power-hungry its desktop CPUs have become. Intel’s new flagship Core Ultra 200S series of processors, arriving on October 24th, are focused on performance per watt to run cooler and more efficiently than the previous 14th Gen chips. Codenamed Arrow Lake S, these are also Intel’s first enthusiast desktop CPUs with a built-in NPU, or a neural processing unit, for accelerating AI... Read more ›
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New LX 700h Overtrail edition. | Image: Lexus Lexus is launching a new LX SUV with a “rugged” hybrid engine that’s capable of surviving some watery excursions. The LX 700h is equipped with a 3.5L V6 twin-turbo hybrid system with a waterproof battery and a divider that helps prevent water ingress to the engine, and a waterproof AC inverter that provides up to 2,400 watts of external power supply. If... Read more ›
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Image: The Verge Do you want to be one of the 10,000 people who participate in Nintendo’s mysterious new “Playtest Program” for Nintendo Switch Online? If you meet the criteria, you can apply for the playtest from the “To application page” link on Nintendo’s website starting today at 11AM ET / 8AM PT. Applications will stay open until October 15th at 10:59AM ET, though Nintendo says it will stop taking... Read more ›
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Illustration: The Verge Can AI actually change our love-hate relationship with our tools? Continue reading… Read more ›
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The Fenix 8 adds smarter features, but they don’t quite make up for the price hike or lack of LTE. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Image: Threshold Threshold Care’s new Motion Wi-Fi Sensing Plugs can help caregivers monitor older adults, like aging parents, in a noninvasive way that maintains the privacy of everyone in the home. Its built-in Wi-Fi sensing technology measures physical interference with Wi-Fi signals to enable real-time monitoring of “movement without capturing images or photos.” Wi-Fi sensing technology has been kicked around for a few years. It was part of a motion-sensing... Read more ›
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Humans have automated tasks for centuries. Now, AI companies see a path to profit in harnessing our love of efficiency, and they’ve got a name for their solution: agents. AI agents are autonomous programs that perform tasks, make decisions, and interact with environments with little human input, and they’re the focus of every major company working on AI... Read more ›
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The PowerBank is part of GM’s Home System bundle but can be purchased separately. | Image: GM GM is launching its new PowerBank home battery unit today, which slots right into the company’s lineup of residential energy management products. The battery lets homeowners collect energy at off-peak times from the grid or a solar panel system and then power the home when energy prices peak or when the lights go... Read more ›
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft is greatly improving its support of passkeys inside Windows 11 soon. A redesigned Windows Hello experience will allow you to select how you want to save your passkeys and even sync them to your Microsoft account or store them with 1Password, Bitwarden, or other passkey providers. A new API for third-party password and passkey managers means developers can plug directly into the Windows 11 experience, so you... Read more ›
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