Apex Legends devs confirm esports hacking incident, respond with ‘layered’ updates
Apex Legends devs confirm esports hacking incident, respond with 'layered' updates Apex Legends devs confirm esports hacking incident, respond with ‘layered’ updates Two pro players were forcibly given cheats while livestreaming their finals matches. | Image: Respawn Apex Legends has postponed the North America finals for its Global Series championship over concerns that hackers have […]
Cowboy’s first all-road electric bike is a gentle beast
Cowboy's first all-road electric bike is a gentle beast Cowboy’s first all-road electric bike is a gentle beast The Cowboy Cross in “mushroom” with the inverted front suspension fork clearly visible. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Cowboy — the independent and financially healthy maker of sophisticated and highly advanced e-bikes — just […]
Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first time
Meta just showed off Threads' fediverse integration for the very first time Meta just showed off Threads’ fediverse integration for the very first time Illustration: The Verge Threads is coming to the fediverse — and we just got our first official look at how that might work from Meta itself. During the FediForum conference on […]
The Google Pixel 8A may get a brighter, 120Hz display
The Google Pixel 8A may get a brighter, 120Hz display Image: OnLeaks / Smartprix Google’s Pixel 8A may have a 120Hz display — up from 90Hz in the Pixel 7A — and a brighter screen, according to Kamila Wojciechowska, whose past leaks have included videos of the pre-release Pixel Fold. Google’s I/O 2024 conference is […]
Overwatch 2 unlocks all of its heroes
Overwatch 2 unlocks all of its heroes Some of the heroes added to Overwatch | Image: Blizzard Overwatch 2 heroes will no longer need to be unlocked through Battle Pass or via purchase, taking some of the grind out of the now free-to-play team FPS. Starting in Season 10, players will be able to unlock […]
Segway brings a sub-$1,000 smart robot mower to the US
Segway brings a sub-$1,000 smart robot mower to the US Segway’s new Navimow i robot lawn mower is now available in the US on Amazon. | Image: Segway Following its launch in Europe earlier this month, Segway’s Navimow i series robot lawn mower is now available in the US. As one of the first robotic […]
Google DeepMind co-founder joins Microsoft as CEO of its new AI division
Google DeepMind co-founder joins Microsoft as CEO of its new AI division Image: Getty Microsoft has hired Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman. In a post on X, Suleyman announced that he’s joining Microsoft as the CEO of a new team that handles the company’s consumer-facing AI products, including Copilot, Bing, and Edge. Suleyman will also […]
How AI companies are reckoning with elections
How AI companies are reckoning with elections Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The US is heading into its first presidential election since generative AI tools have gone mainstream. And the companies offering these tools — like Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft — have each made announcements about how they plan to […]
Ubisoft let me actually speak with its new AI-powered video game NPCs
Ubisoft let me actually speak with its new AI-powered video game NPCs “Passion. You can feel it, can’t you?” begins Bloom, an AI NPC from Ubisoft in collab with InWorld, and Nvidia. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge For the past three months, ever since I spoke to the AI NPCs in Nvidia’s […]
The EV revolution hinges on upcoming emissions rule
The EV revolution hinges on upcoming emissions rule Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images The speed in which automakers will have to phase out their gas-powered vehicles in favor of ones that are all-electric will be determined Wednesday, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release its new vehicle emissions rules. Environmental […]