Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images You should never voluntarily hand your phone to a police officer. It’s going to become increasingly tempting for the cops to ask and for you to comply, especially as more and more states adopt digital ID systems that allow driver’s licenses and state IDs to be added to Apple Wallet on iOS and Google Wallet on Android. Californians can now add their... Read more ›
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Image: Sony Sony has introduced a new OLED gaming monitor that’s aiming to appeal to competitive players across both PC and PS5 systems. The 27-inch InZone M10S was co-developed with the popular Fnatic esports team to be “tournament ready,” sporting a 1440p panel that pairs a speedy 0.03ms response time with a variable 480Hz refresh rate. The M10S is available to order online starting today, with a recommended retail price... Read more ›
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Image: Rode Audio tech company Rode is joining the podcast industry’s pivot to video by releasing its own all-in-one video and audio production console for livestreaming and broadcasting. The Rodecaster Video mimics the design of more professional video switchers: six video inputs (four HDMI and two USB-C), two HDMI outputs, two combo XLR/1/4” jack inputs, 20 possible audio sources (nine stereo channels simultaneously), and seven customizable scene buttons. Image: Rode... Read more ›
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The noise-canceling AirPods 4 offer a few premium features the standard model lacks, including a case with a built-in speaker. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge It’s turning out to be a good week for Apple fans. First, the new black Apple Watch Ultra 2 received a $50 discount, and now both versions of the new AirPods 4 are on sale for the first time. The AirPods 4... Read more ›
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Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Wireless Controller goes translucent | Screenshot: YouTube Microsoft went and made its pricey Xbox Elite 2 controller part of the resurgent transparent tech trend with some fetching new see-through “Cipher Series” color options in its Xbox Design Lab custom controller shop. In addition, the company announced new chromatic options for the D-pads and paddles. Prices start at $149.99 for a custom design, but you’ll pay extra for... Read more ›
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Illustration by Álvaro Bernis / The Verge Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is partnering with Google Cloud to generate closed captioning for content on the studio’s Max streaming service in the US. WBD will use a new “caption AI” solution that runs on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform to generate speech-to-text for some shows, starting with “unscripted programming.” Captions generated for the Max shows will have human oversight for quality assurance.... Read more ›
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Screenshot: The Verge Marques Brownlee, the YouTuber known as MKBHD, has responded to backlash over the launch of his new wallpaper app, called Panels. In a post on Tuesday, Brownlee says he’s going to address users’ concerns about pricing and “excessive data disclosures.” Brownlee revealed the new app as part of his iPhone 16 review on Monday — a video that’s usually among his biggest of the year. But a... Read more ›
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge iPhone users who’ve upgraded to iOS 18 now have the option to record videos while audio is playing, as MacRumors spotted. If you’ve got music playing through the iPhone’s speaker, it’s a quick and dirty way to add a soundtrack to a video instead of bringing a clip into an editor, but audio quality does take a hit. Previously, in older versions... Read more ›
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ANDORRA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 16: A photovoltaic power plant in Teruel, Aragon. | Photo: Getty Images Nearly 200 countries have pledged to triple global renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade — a goal that’s “within reach” as long as governments act fast, according to a new report. The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its roadmap today for how countries can make it happen. It’s still a tough... Read more ›
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Like most EV models in North America, Kia’s EV6 is still shipping with the CCS Combo connector. | Image: Tim Stevens for The Verge Kia is setting January 15th as the date its electric vehicles will get access to “more than 16,500” Tesla Superchargers. Kia will provide free NACS adapters to people who got their EV9 or EV6 after September 4th, 2024, but all existing owners will have to pay... Read more ›
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Image: Insta360 Insta360 has announced two new versions of its Link webcam with smaller designs and new automated tracking capabilities optimized for presentations or live streaming. The $199 Link 2 carries forward the innovative two axis gimbal of the original while introducing improvements to its noise reduction capabilities, while the $149 Link 2C doesn’t move itself at all. Both webcams also come with a new magnetic mount making them easier... Read more ›
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The Verge Google is getting ready to show off updated Street View imagery in nearly 80 countries. In a now-removed blog post seen by The Verge, Google announced that the new images are coming to countries like Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Japan, the Philippines, Rwanda, Serbia, South Africa, and more. Google is also bringing Street View to a handful of countries where it’s never been available, including Bosnia, Namibia, Lichtenstein, and... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Dozens of X posts containing images of Mario — including an AI-generated picture of the plumber holding a beer and a cigarette, created by The Verge using xAI’s Grok — were removed after a company called Tracer apparently used AI to identify the images and serve takedown notices on behalf of Nintendo. According to an email received by The Verge’s Tom Warren, a... Read more ›
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Image: SteelSeries SteelSeries is launching its latest lineup of Apex Pro Gen 3 gaming keyboards today, and there’s a noticeable focus on improving how the keyboards sound and feel. SteelSeries is upgrading its Hall effect switches, adding dampening foam, improving its switch stabilizers, and even factory lubricating each key in an effort to create a thockier sounding board. SteelSeries is moving to new OmniPoint 3.0 switches on the Apex Pro... Read more ›
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Get ready for a new Mozilla look with old-school internet vibes. | Image: Mozilla Mozilla has overhauled its branding to pay homage to its Netscape roots and better distinguish the wider organization from its Firefox web browser. The most notable change is to the company’s logo: what was previously a sans-serif wordmark styled as “Moz://a,” has been updated to correctly spell out the Mozilla name, featuring a new customized typeface... Read more ›
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While there’s no telling if or when a certain other Black vampire film will ever make its way into theaters, the first trailer for writer / director Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is here, and it looks sick as hell. We’ve seen Coogler direct powerful pieces of dramatic social commentary like Fruitvale Station and blockbuster genre features like the Black Panther films, but he’s turning to straight horror with his latest project.... Read more ›
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Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge OpenAI’s new model, called o1, appears to think and ponder as you use it. But is it thinking? Or pondering? And what does it mean if it is? Would that make it worth the risks, which appear to be both greater and more plausible than ever? How do you balance the risks of destroying humanity with the possibility of improving it? This is the... Read more ›
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Ecovacs’ Deebot N30 Omni includes a dock that cleans and dries its spinning mopping heads. | Image: Ecovacs Ecovacs has announced new additions to its budget-focused N-family line of robovacs. The Deebot N30 Omni includes a base station that can clean and dry the vacuum’s mopping heads, while the N20 Pro Plus’ dock can empty the robot’s dirt bin and store it in a plastic bin that eliminates the need... Read more ›
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Image: Roku One day after the Google TV Streamer hit stores, Roku is announcing its own latest streaming player. And unlike Google’s big design overhaul, the new Roku Ultra is playing things very safe. I’d argue maybe too safe. It’s still $99.99, still delivers Dolby Vision and Atmos, and it looks exactly the same as before, although the company says there are notable improvements inside. The 2024 Ultra is 30... Read more ›
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Spotify subscribers in additional countries can now create playlists using text descriptions. | Image: Spotify Spotify is expanding an AI feature that creates customized playlists from your text descriptions to additional English-speaking regions. Starting today, people in the US, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand with Premium Spotify subscriptions (which start at $5.99 per month for students or $11.99 for individuals) can access AI Playlist in beta, following its initial launch... Read more ›
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