Technology news

A screen grab of the video titled “How My Video Gear is Changing!” | Image: MKBHD Marques Brownlee is dealing with another commenter backlash. Fans of Brownlee are furious that his latest video, titled “How My Video Gear is Changing!” on the MKBHD YouTube channel, is a fully sponsored segment for DJI, rather than an editorially independent review. The video also contained a clip of Brownlee driving a sports car way over the speed limit on a suburban road.
Commenters have

AI PCs have jumped to the top of holiday wishlists, and it’s no shock to learn why. For efficient productivity and access to new frontiers of creativity, these computers — powered by an Intel Core Ultra chip — offer a major leap forward in nearly all categories. They’re even more secure, with smart defense against data cyberthieves among the many functions enabled by an NPU (neural processing unit).But which one to choose? Here’s a closer look at what you can expect

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge For months now, there have been rumors about a smart home display Apple is supposedly working on. Now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the display will be wall-mounted and control smart home devices, attend video calls, and more, similar to the Amazon Echo Hub, and works on its own but requires an iPhone to complete the initial setup.
The iPad-like device, which will reportedly be available as soon as next March, has a six-inch display with thick edges, a built

Image: The Verge Apple and A24 are working on a new movie about imprisoned crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried based on The Big Short writer Michael Lewis's book Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon. Variety reported their arrangement and that Girls creator and star Lena Dunham is set to write the film.
Going Infinite is Lewis’s chronicle of the rise, spectacular implosion, and eventual conviction of Bankman-Fried and his crypto exchange FTX.
Lewis was working on the book already

T-Mobile customers were in for an unwelcome surprise on Tuesday afternoon as the carrier experienced a widespread service outage, leaving many unable to make calls, send texts, or access data. According to DownDetector (a sister site of Mashable), the blackout has affected major cities across the U.S., sparking a wave of complaints on social media from frustrated users, including customers of Mint Mobile, T-Mobile’s prepaid subsidiary.SEE ALSO:Is T-Mobile down? Users report widespread outa

Typically, after a presidential election in the U.S., search queries about leaving the country spike as supporters of the losing candidate consider what to do next.While physically moving out of the country may be a bit complicated, finding a new social media home is a much simpler task. And it appears that hundreds of thousands of people have decided to flee Elon Musk's X in the wake of the U.S. election results.According to Bsky Stats, a website that tracks Bluesky signups, posts, and other an

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is testing a new feature that will let creators use AI to “restyle” licensed songs for their shorts. The small group of creators with access can enter a prompt to change up different elements in a song, such as its mood or genre, and the expansion of YouTube’s Dream Track AI feature will generate a reworked 30-second soundtrack.
YouTube:If you’re a creator in the experiment group, you can select an eligible song > describ

Eufy’s new hardwired floodlight camera can record all day long. | Image: Eufy Eufy’s new Floodlight Camera E30 attaches a 2K camera that can tilt and pan 360 degrees to a pair of 2,000-lumen LED floodlights and throws in local video capture without subscription fees. Although Eufy, the smart home brand of Anker, sells similar products with batteries and solar panels offering more flexibility on where they can be mounted, most homes already have a floodlight. That makes the hardwired

Image: Rivian Volkswagen and Rivian have crossed all their T’s and dotted all their I’s in their new $5.8 billion joint venture, which officially kicks off its work on November 13th, the companies announced today.Last June, VW said it would invest $5 billion in Rivian as part of a new joint venture that’s focused on developing a new electrical architecture and vehicle software for future models, including subcompact cars, with the first planned for 2027. The investment size has

Tuesday afternoon wasn't a great time to be a T-Mobile customer.Users of the self-proclaimed "un-carrier" reported widespread outages for both the main T-Mobile network and Mint Mobile, its subsidiary that focuses primarily on prepaid phones. According to DownDetector (a sister site of Mashable), both T-Mobile and Mint started malfunctioning for customers at around 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday.SEE ALSO:'iPhone 17 Air' plans may be on thin ice — here's why
That said, at the time of writing, the num

Image: BioWare EA has shared a lengthy blog detailing all the technical work that went into rendering hair in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.While it used to be, and in some cases still is, a struggle to find a game with a character creator that included a diverse range of hairstyles, newer games are getting better at providing styles to represent folks on the kinky / curly hair spectrum where a lot of people of color reside. However, the new struggle is getting those hairstyles to look and act natur

Apple Intelligence has officially launched with the latest updates for iPhones, iPads, and Macs. While the AI-powered features on iPhone with the iOS 18 update is getting the most buzz because — let's be real — new smartphone features are arguably one of the most impactful in our daily lives,However, Apple Intelligence on Mac deserves some attention, too. With the macOS Sequoia 15.1 update, Macs with an M1 chip or higher got a bunch of AI-powered features you can try out today. SEE A

Get your red cup delivered straight to your door. | Photo: Starbucks A new way to spend $10 on a 12-ounce coffee just dropped. Starting today, Starbucks is accepting delivery orders right inside its app. Delivery is handled by DoorDash, and right now, it’s limited to “participating stores” in the US and Canada. But if you’re in the delivery area and willing to pay a small fortune in fees, getting your Starbucks order into your hands has never been easier.
Starbucks has be

Image: Nintendo Nintendo games rarely see big discounts, but the holiday shopping season always proves a good opportunity to save on some contemporary classics. After initially offering special holiday bundles of its Switch consoles, Nintendo has also announced a Black Friday sale on various games and controllers set to begin November 24th and run through the 30th.
Major Nintendo titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and more will be $20 o

The Zefiro is a tiny USB-C MIDI controller that can be played like a wind instrument. | Image: Kickstarter An Italian startup called Artinoise has created an unusual USB-C accessory for mobile devices that turns them into playable musical instruments. The Zefiro looks like a flash drive or a tiny vape, but by gently blowing into one end, it can be used to play simulated instruments with even less skill than what was needed to play those plastic recorders in grade school.
The Zefiro is being made

Every day, tech and fast food push us into stranger territory. Pizza Hut’s latest creation — the PIZZAWRMR — might just be the most absurd yet. The PIZZAWRMR is a 3D-printed add-on that harnesses the heat exhaust of Sony’s PlayStation 5 to keep your pizza and cheese sticks warm. Yes, really.SEE ALSO:There's a new Deadpool Xbox controller — and it has butt cheeks
This is not a retail product; you won’t find it in stores. Instead, the blueprints for this novelty

The “Pro” versions are no longer available for purchase. | Image: VMware VMware made its Fusion and Workstation software that creates and manages virtual machines free for personal use earlier this year. Now, the company announced that as of Monday, it’s free for everyone, including commercial customers. Also, the Fusion (for Macs) and Workstation (for Windows and Linux) Pro versions are no longer available for purchase.
Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware in 202

Best early Black Friday keyboard dealsBest keyboard dealLogitech Casa Pop-Up Desk Kit$149.99(save $30)Get DealBest gaming keyboard dealSteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Gaming Keyboard$139.99(save $40)Get Deal
Black Friday is one of the best, if not the best, times to pick up some new tech at a deep discount (rivaled only by shopping events like Amazon Prime Day). Whether you need a new laptop, TV, or gaming console, you're bound to find a great deal during the holiday shopping season. That also include

SAVE UP TO $40: Govee lights are on sale during Walmart's Black Friday sale, including the Govee 50-foot Smart RGBIC Permanent Outdoor Lights for $138 and the Govee DreamView G1S Pro Gaming Lights for $129.99.Best Govee light deals at WalmartBest outdoor dealGovee 50-foot Smart RGBIC Permanent Outdoor Lights$138 at Walmart(save $21.99)Get DealBest gaming-setup dealGovee DreamView G1S Pro Gaming Lights$129.99 at Walmart(save $40)Get DealBest desk lightsGovee 6.56-foot RGBIC LED Neon Rope Lights$5

Check out the best early Black Friday headphone deals at Walmart:Walmart's best early Black Friday headphone dealsBest headphones deal overallBeats Solo3$69(Save $61)Get DealBest AirPods deal Apple AirPods (3rd gen)$94(Save $75)Get DealBest battery headphones dealSkullcandy Crusher ANC XT 2$99(Save $100)Get DealBest budget headphones dealJBL Tune 510BT$34.99(Save $14.01)Get Deal
Traveling with quality headphones is always going to make your trip better. Whether you’re bumping a new mix or

Best Bluetooth speaker deals ahead of Black FridayBest overallUltimate Ears Wonderboom 4$79.99(Save $20)Get DealBest budget optionAnker Soundcore Motion 300$59.99(Save $20 with on-page coupon)Get DealBest bigger Bluetooth speaker dealSony XG300$199.99(Save $150)Get Deal
The Black Friday shopping season has officially begun, and the deals we're seeing on Bluetooth speakers are starting to reflect that.Though it may not be the best time of year to take a Bluetooth speaker poolside, it's always gre

Hot on the heels of launching new iPhones and MacBooks, Apple is reportedly brewing something entirely new in the kitchen.In a post on Medium, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that the company is working on its first smart home camera. SEE ALSO:Apple defended its oddly placed M4 Mac mini power button — here's my take as a new owner
Apple smart home camera: Everything we knowAccording to Kuo, the rumored Apple smart home camera will launch in 2026.Kuo also made two other predictions abou

Image: Sony Sony is cutting the price of the “slim” PS5 digital edition by $70, making it more affordable for the holiday season. Typically, that PS5 model costs $449.99, but it will start at $379.99 through December 24th, according to a new ad.This holiday deal brings the slim PS5 digital edition just under the original $399.99 price of the launch version of the PS5 digital console. The footnote at the end of the ad specifies that this price is only for the disc-free console, so it

The interior of the Hyundai Ioniq 6. | Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Hyundai, a company that has been just as guilty in the past of spreading the touchscreen scourge in cars as any other, has been course-correcting lately, putting more buttons and knobs into its cars. The reason isn’t surprising: people hate touchscreens, at least for certain essential controls like HVAC systems, and they told Hyundai so.
“As we were adding integrated [infotainment] screens in our vehicles, w

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge If you’ve been looking to replace your Android phone’s camera app with one that doesn’t overprocess photos to alter lighting and detail in sometimes extreme ways, now there’s an option. Zerocam is a barebones app that promises to “shoot in RAW and process your photos to remove all artificial effects, delivering soft, pleasant-to-eye images.”We’ve been talking about the definition of a photo for years, and we’re

It's pretty weird to live in a world in which there are sales on the price of not being bombarded with advertisements but, alas, here we are.On Tuesday, Meta announced that it is reducing the price of a monthly subscription for its ad-free tier in the EU by 40 percent, from €9.99 to €5.99 on the web and from €12.99 to €7.99 on iOS and Android. Each additional Facebook or Instagram account will be charged €4 on the web and €5 on iOS and Android. SEE ALSO:I tried out

SAVE $35.04: As of Nov. 12, get the JBL Clip 4 for $39.95 at Walmart, down from its usual price of $74.99. That's a discount of 49%. Opens in a new windowCredit: WalmartJBL Clip 4$39.95 at Walmart $74.99 Save $35.04Get DealIf you're the type of person who likes to take your music with you on the go, a great portable speaker is a must. While summer days are long gone by now, fall is still a great time to head out on a walk and enjoy the crisp, cool weather while enjoying tunes or a good podcast.

Illustration: The Verge The iOS version of Google’s Chrome browser is getting upgraded with several features from the Android iteration, including simultaneous Google Lens image and text search. Chrome for iOS could already use Google Lens to search for a picture on your iPhone or one taken from the camera, but now you can add words along with it to narrow your search in one go.
For instance, you can upload a picture of a t-shirt design you like into Lens and type the name of a color that

TL;DR: Live stream Sinner vs. Fritz in the 2024 ATP Finals for free on RaiPlay. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The 2024 ATP Finals have started with some really strong tennis from the best players in the world. Sinner and Fritz both won their opening games in straight sets, so we're expecting a real battle between these two tough players. If you want to watch Sinner vs. Fritz in the 2024 ATP Finals for free from anywhere in the world, we have all t

Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) on October 29th, 2024, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. | Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Artificial intelligence is top of mind for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY). Zeldin plans to help “unleash US energy dominance” and “make America the AI capital of the world,” he said in a post on X today.The

SAVE $120: As of Nov. 12, get the Shark Clean and Empty Cordless Vacuum for $199 at Walmart, down from its usual price of $319. That's a discount of 37%. Opens in a new windowCredit: WalmartShark Clean and Empty Cordless Vacuum$199.00 at Walmart $319.00 Save $120.00Get DealHaving trouble keeping up with all the dirt and debris in your home? That's understandable, especially if you have kids or pets. Make sure you have a reliable tool to help you handle all that mess, like a good cordless vacuum.

Like any good story, BookTok itself is reaching what feels like a climax in its newest conflict. The once-unified community has become a battleground over politics and how it intersects with writers, influencers, readers, and the books themselves.In a viral video that has since been taken down, TikTok creator @Kenzies, who deleted their account in the aftermath, said they wanted people to "do better" and "leave politics out of BookTok" because it is meant to be a "safe space." It might soun

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Nov. 12:OUR TOP PICKApple AirTags (4-pack)$69.99(save $29.01)Get DealBEST PHONE DEALGoogle Pixel 9 (Unlocked, 256GB)$549(save $250)Get DealBEST TV DEALAmazon 4-inch 2-Series Fire TV$149.99(save $100)Get DealBEST SMARTWATCH DEALGoogle Pixel Watch 3 (41mm, WiFi)$279.99(save $70)Get Deal
Only two and a half weeks separate us from Black Friday, but deals have steadily been streaming in for days already (weeks, even!). If you're looking to start your s

SAVE UP TO 50% ON TABLETS: Ahead of Black Friday, find early savings on tablets. Get the 9th generation Apple iPad for just $199.99 or the Amazon Fire HD 10 for $74.99.Best Early Black Friday DealsBest iPad dealApple iPad, 9th generation (A13, 64GB, WiFi)$199.99(Save $129.01)Get DealBest Amazon Fire TabletAmazon Fire HD 10 Tablet$74.99(Save $65)Get DealBest Samsung tablet dealSamsung Galaxy Tab A9+ Plus$169.72(Save $50.27)Get Deal
If you're doing any travel this holiday season, do yourself a fav

SAVE $105.99: The Shark Pet Pro cordless stick vacuum is on sale at Walmart for just $144, down from the usual price of $249.99. That's a 42% discount.Opens in a new windowCredit: SharkShark Pet pro cordless stick vacuum$144.00 at Walmart $249.99 Save $105.99Get DealPet owners understand the uphill struggle of keeping pet hair off of...well, everything. Depending on how much your pet(s) shed, your home could need weekly vacuuming or even daily. If you take your dog to the park via the car, that

The Verge Microsoft is planning to no longer support the Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps later this year. The software giant has been moving existing users of these apps over to the new Outlook for Windows app in recent months, and now it has set an end of support date for the Mail, Calendar, and People apps of December 31st.
Once the apps reach end of support later this year, Microsoft warns that users who haven’t moved to the new Outlook app “will no longer be able to send

SAVE $45.99: The Roku Ultra LT streaming device is on sale for just $34 at Walmart, down from the normal price of $79.99. That's a 57% discount.Opens in a new windowCredit: RokuRoku Ultra LT streaming device$34.00 at Walmart $79.99 Save $45.99Get DealWinter weather is coming. Darkness descending at 4 p.m. can feel daunting unless you have something to look forward to during the evening. Sure, you could go to the gym or join a book club or meet friends for dinner. But you could also cozy up on th

Logitech’s Circle View is one of only a handful of security cameras that work with Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video service. The rumor is Apple is now developing its own. | Photo: Logitech It appears Apple’s rumored push into the smart home will include an Apple smart security camera. Supply-chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports the company is planning to start production of a smart home IP camera in 2026 and aims to sell over 10 million units a year.
Kuo also reports that the camera