A worker demonstrates how lithium is recovered from brine at a Standard Lithium facility in El Dorado, Arkansas, US, on Thursday, July 20, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images The US Department of Energy announced today plans to dole out more than $3 billion to over two dozen battery projects across 14 states. The money will go toward processing critical minerals, building batteries and their components, and recycling batteries. Itâs part... Read more âș
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Image: Square Enix On Friday morning, Sony released a system update for the PlayStation 5 that may help with graphical bugs and crashes reported by Final Fantasy XVI players after the last PS5 firmware update. Sony says todayâs update (version 24.06-10.01.00) simply improves âsystem software performance and stabilityâ and doesnât mention any specific fixes for the game. But a post shared on the official Final Fantasy XVI X account earlier... Read more âș
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These can be all yours. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Weâve got a new pair of our favorite noise-canceling headphones, and weâre giving them away to celebrate the recent relaunch â err, refresh? â of our weekly deals newsletter. All you have to do is sign up for the new and improved Verge Deals, which continues to serve as a free weekly summary of some of the... Read more âș
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Thereâs three motors inside this one. | Image: Rivian Rivian is now shipping its electric trucks and SUVs with a tri-motor configuration, adding an extra power boost over the dual-motor version. The new 850 horsepower powertrain uses Rivianâs new in-house Enduro motors, with one in the front axle and two in the rear axle. The new tri-motor setup underpins Rivianâs newly redesigned Gen 2 models, which launched earlier this year... Read more âș
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Anker is recalling three additional power banks, citing a manufacturing defect in their lithium-ion batteries. | Image: Anker Anker has issued a recall notice for its Anker 334 MagGo Battery (PowerCore 10K, model number A1642), Anker Power Bank (model number A1647) and Anker MagGo Power Bank (model number A1652). The company says a manufacturing defect can cause the powerbanksâ lithium-ion batteries to overheat and potentially cause a fire risk. Itâs... Read more âș
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The fifth-generation Snap Spectacles were described as âa disasterâ by a developer who helped create them. | Photo by Nalani Hernandez-Melo for The Verge Snapâs latest generation of augmented reality Spectacles have been lambasted by one of the engineers that helped to create them. The glasses, revealed earlier this week, were described as âa disasterâ by Sterling Crispin, a former design engineer for Snap. âI worked on these for about... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge From basic and affordable to premium and ultra-customizable, these are the best controllers weâve tested for Xbox. And they work with PCs, too. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Image: Maira Erlich / Bloomberg via Getty Images For more than two weeks, Brazilians have been without access to X. Brazilâs Supreme Court blocked the platform after Elon Musk failed to comply with court rulings. As X evades the ban and Muskâs companies work slowly toward a resolution, the real concern for many isnât just the absence of social media. Itâs Muskâs power play over the government as he backs... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Hey, folks! Every week for the past four years, the team behind Verge Deals has combed the web, looking for the best deals and discounts on the tech we love most at The Verge. We pride ourselves in having tried and tested every product we recommend â well, almost every product â and we continue to share those deals with our readers via our... Read more âș
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Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge The iPhone 16 is great. But itâs great in pretty much exactly the ways youâd expect it to be great â gone, it seems, are the days of big new ideas about these slabs of glass we all use all day. And thatâs basically okay! But it does make you wonder: could you just train an AI to tell you everything you need to... Read more âș
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Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft just signed a deal to revive the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. If approved by regulators, the software maker would have exclusive rights to 100 percent of the output for its AI data center needs. Constellation, the owner of the Three Mile Island plant, announced a power purchase agreement with Microsoft earlier today, which should see the site coming back... Read more âș
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Everyoneâs iPhone camera might look a little different with the new Photographic Styles. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge When I walked into the building that houses the Steve Jobs Theater for the iPhone 16 launch last week, the first person I saw taking a photo of the room wasnât using an iPhone; they were using a compact digital camera. Iâm not talking about a fancy Ricoh GR III.... Read more âș
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft is overhauling the illustrations it uses throughout its products and services to make them less flat and more playful and interesting. The previous iteration of illustrations was heavily vector-based, with a flat illustration style that can be found throughout apps like Microsoft Teams, Skype, Office, and even parts of Windows. Now, Microsoft is shifting towards 3D designs that bring back skeuomorphism, together with more colorful and playful... Read more âș
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The two new proceedings are meant to âassist Apple in complying with its interoperability,â according to the EU. | Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Commission has opened new proceedings under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see the bloc instruct Apple on how it can comply with its interoperability obligations. The two âspecification proceedingsâ focused on iOS and iPadOS will conclude within six months. Under DMA, Apple... Read more âș
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The Sony PS5 Pro. We took some photos to give you a better look. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Image: Firaxis / 2K Games Netflixâs newest games are actually a bit old. During its Geeked Week 2024 presentation, the streaming service revealed itâs adding Civilization VI and Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition as well as a host of other titles to its ever-increasing and legitimately impressive gaming lineup. For Civ 6, players will have access to all the gameâs expansion packs that were a part of the Platinum Edition... Read more âș
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Netflix The second and final season of Netflixâs Arcane finally has a concrete release date, but it looks like the episodes wonât all be dropping at once. This evening, during the final night of this yearâs Geeked Week showcase, Netflix and Riot announced that Arcaneâs final season will be a three-part event. Act One is set to premiere on November 9th, Act Two debuts on November 16th, and Act Three... Read more âș
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Image: Netflix It doesnât look like Dante has lost a step for his upcoming animated series. Netflix just released a new trailer for its Devil May Cry adaptation, and it includes the kind of absurd, over-the-top demon-hunting action that has made Capcomâs games so beloved. That means big swords, motorcycle chases, dual-wielding pistols, and... guns hidden in pizza boxes. Even better: we now know when the series will start streaming.... Read more âș
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Image: Netflix Itâs been quite some time since we heard anything about Netflixâs animated adaptation of Splinter Cell â but the streamer has finally provided some details on the show. The reveal comes in the form of a very brief teaser trailer, which shows a little bit of the show, but mostly showcases Liev Schreiberâs gravelly take on lead character Sam Fisher. We also have a proper name now: itâs... Read more âș
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Image: Netflix Itâs not clear how much of Avatar: The Last Airbenderâs story Netflix will fit into the next season of its live-action adaptation, but we now know who will be portraying the seriesâ take on Toph. During Netflixâs ongoing Geeked Week event, the streamer announced that Miya Cech (Beef, American Girl: Corinne Tan) has been cast as Toph Beifong, the blind earthbending prodigy whose unique skills end up making... Read more âș
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