Platforms need the news — but they’re killing it
Platforms need the news — but they're killing it Platforms need the news — but they’re killing it Image: The Verge / Photos: Getty Media critic Matt Pearce on ‘Lessons on media policy at the slaughter-bench of history’ Read the full story at The Verge.
NASA thinks it’s figured out why the Mars helicopter crashed
NASA thinks it's figured out why the Mars helicopter crashed NASA thinks it’s figured out why the Mars helicopter crashed A color image taken by Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z instrument of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter in April 2023. | Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS Ahead of a full technical report that’s expected to be released in the next few weeks, […]
The Backbone One with USB-C is just $50 for today only
The Backbone One with USB-C is just $50 for today only The USB-C Backbone One (second-gen) offers the same experience as the Lightning version pictured. As good as the Backbone One is (read our review of the original version), it can be hard to justify earmarking $100 for a mobile gaming controller. Even at its […]
Apple MacBook Pro (M4 Pro and Max) review: still on top
Apple MacBook Pro (M4 Pro and Max) review: still on top The 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros are still the best laptops for creative professionals. This year they’re a little faster, with better webcams, new anti-glare screen options, and that’s mostly it. Read the full story at The Verge.
Searching for the first great AI app
Searching for the first great AI app Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge ChatGPT launched roughly two years and two weeks ago. Now, as we near the end of 2024, the AI race is… well, where is it, exactly? It’s more competitive than ever, there’s more money being poured into new models and products than […]
Microsoft kills off Skype credits and phone numbers in favor of subscriptions
Microsoft kills off Skype credits and phone numbers in favor of subscriptions Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft has quietly ended the sale of new credits and phone number features for Skype this week. Skype Credit and Skype Number are both being discontinued in favor of Microsoft pushing subscriptions instead. Skype Credit was […]
Intel executives hint at potential manufacturing spinoff
Intel executives hint at potential manufacturing spinoff Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After the surprise ousting of former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger last week, the chip maker is facing an uncertain future that could involve splitting the company up. The temporary co-CEOs of Intel both appeared at Barclays investment banking conference on Thursday, […]
Naughty Dog reveals sci-fi game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
Naughty Dog reveals sci-fi game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet The Game Awards’ final world premiere was Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Developed by Naughty Dog, Intergalactic is a futuristic space opera with the kind of futurepunk vibes that remind me of Cowboy Bebop. That comparison is apt as Intergalactic game director and Naughty Dog studio head […]
Okami is getting a sequel
Okami is getting a sequel Image: Capcom Capcom had quite the surprise in store at The Game Awards. The developer announced a sequel to Okami, a beautiful and beloved action-adventure game that originally launched back in 2006. The sequel — which doesn’t currently have a name — was revealed in dramatic fashion with a musical […]
Borderlands 4’s first trailer is all out war
Borderlands 4's first trailer is all out war Borderlands 4’s first trailer is all out war Image: Gearbox Software We already knew it was in the works, and now we have an idea of how it will look and play. At the Game Awards, Gearbox Software revealed the first proper trailer for Borderlands 4, which […]