Apple’s ‘HomePod with a screen’ may come later in 2025
Apple's 'HomePod with a screen' may come later in 2025 Apple’s ‘HomePod with a screen’ may come later in 2025 Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s rumored smart display, sometimes reported as a “HomePod with a screen,” could come as late as next year’s third quarter, according to Apple supply chain analyst […]
Spotify Wrapped 2024 adds an AI podcast to recap your listening habits
Spotify Wrapped 2024 adds an AI podcast to recap your listening habits Image: Spotify This year’s Spotify Wrapped has arrived. As you look at your stats for 2024, you’ll find a few new features you can use to interact with your data, including one that lets you listen to and share an AI-generated podcast summarizing […]
Growl’s interactive bag lets you punch your boxing trainer in the face
Growl's interactive bag lets you punch your boxing trainer in the face Growl’s interactive bag lets you punch your boxing trainer in the face The Growl trainer has a screen you can punch without regretting it later. | Image: Growl Growl is a startup launching a wall-mounted fitness device that uses a combination of projectors […]
Google’s new generative AI video model is now available
Google's new generative AI video model is now available Google’s new generative AI video model is now available Image: Google Veo, Google’s latest generative AI video model, is now available for businesses to start incorporating into their content creation pipelines. After first being unveiled in May — three months after OpenAI demoed its competing Sora […]
Apple Arcade’s best exclusive game is finally on console and PC
Apple Arcade's best exclusive game is finally on console and PC Apple Arcade’s best exclusive game is finally on console and PC Image: Square Enix Fantasian was an easy game to recommend when it launched in 2021. Developed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker studio, Fantasian was an approachable old-school roleplaying game that had […]
Microsoft closes the door on Windows 11 supporting older hardware
Microsoft closes the door on Windows 11 supporting older hardware Image: Microsoft Microsoft has poured cold water on any hopes of lower hardware requirements for Windows 11. With Windows 10 end of support approaching in October 2025, the software giant now says that its Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 requirement for Windows 11 is “non-negotiable.” […]
Ubisoft shooter XDefiant is shutting down and sending refunds to players
Ubisoft shooter XDefiant is shutting down and sending refunds to players Image: Ubisoft Despite only officially launching the game in spring of this year, Ubisoft has already announced that it’s ending development and sunsetting its free-to-play team-based shooter XDefiant. Like Hyper Scape before it, XDefiant had high expectations, with Ubisoft touting more than 1 million […]
Walmart bought Vizio
Walmart bought Vizio Image: Vizio After announcing plans to acquire Vizio in February, Walmart officially owns the company after the $2.3 billion transaction closed on Tuesday. The retail giant says the acquisition will help bolster its advertising business, as Platform Plus — the TV-maker’s advertising and data division — “accounts for all the company’s [Vizio’s] […]
Two data brokers banned from selling ‘sensitive’ location data by the FTC
Two data brokers banned from selling 'sensitive' location data by the FTC Two data brokers banned from selling ‘sensitive’ location data by the FTC Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is banning data brokers Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla from collecting, using, and selling “sensitive” location data of Americans, […]
Microsoft accuses FTC of leaking news of its antitrust investigation
Microsoft accuses FTC of leaking news of its antitrust investigation Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is asking the inspector general at the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether agency management improperly leaked news of its antitrust investigation into the company, and make their findings public. Bloomberg first reported that the probe was underway last week, which […]