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Microsoft pauses Windows 11 updates for PCs with some Ubisoft games installed

Microsoft pauses Windows 11 updates for PCs with some Ubisoft games installed Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has stopped offering updates to Windows 11 version 24H2 on PCs that have certain Ubisoft games installed, Bleeping Computer reports. The company made the move after complaints that Star Wars Outlaws and games in the […]

A fully electric Chrysler Pacifica is in the works

A fully electric Chrysler Pacifica is in the works The Chrysler Pacifica could come as a fully-electric minivan in a few years. | Image: Chrysler Chrysler is working on a fully electric version of the Chrysler Pacifica minivan, according to Green Car Reports. The EV version reportedly would “likely” come a year after the company […]

You can save $10 on Google’s 4K-ready Chromecast before it’s gone for good

You can save $10 on Google's 4K-ready Chromecast before it's gone for good You can save $10 on Google’s 4K-ready Chromecast before it’s gone for good Yes, the dongle dangles from your TV’s HDMI port. No, it’s not that big of a deal. | Image: The Verge It’s clear the world is ready to go […]

Microsoft is testing a new in-game browser

Microsoft is testing a new in-game browser Microsoft’s new Game Assist browser overlay can automatically surface tips and tricks for you. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Edge Game Assist, a new Edge-powered in-game browser overlay, is available for beta testing in Windows 11. The “game-aware” overlay lives in the Microsoft Game Bar […]

The iMac M4 wasn’t built for this world

The iMac M4 wasn't built for this world The iMac M4 wasn’t built for this world Still beautiful. Still good. Still the wrong form factor for basically everybody. The M4 iMac is a beautiful computer that feels more and more like it fell out of a universe where laptops never took off. You can see […]

What’s on your desk, Kylie Robison?

What's on your desk, Kylie Robison? What’s on your desk, Kylie Robison? A cozy workspace full of character and characters — and a cat. Kylie Robison is The Verge‘s senior reporter covering artificial intelligence. Previously, she worked at Fortune, where she covered Twitter; before that, she covered software developer culture (“a beat,” she says, “I […]

Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky

Twitter's heir apparent isn't X or Threads — it's Bluesky Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky Kristen Radtke / The Verge Bluesky feels like the big winner right now. I’ve been covering Bluesky ever since I got my invite in April 2023. I’ve felt the platform has always had promise, especially with features like feeds with custom algorithms and the ability […]

Elon Musk is directing harassment toward individual federal workers

Elon Musk is directing harassment toward individual federal workers Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge Elon Musk is, in addition to many other things, now the co-lead of the currently nonexistent Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory group. Now, before it even gets rolling, he has begun singling out individual government employees he says […]

The Supreme Court will decide the fate of America’s low-income broadband fund

The Supreme Court will decide the fate of America's low-income broadband fund The Supreme Court will decide the fate of America’s low-income broadband fund Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty Images The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on a case involving funding for a major broadband subsidy program, the […]

DirecTV and Dish’s on-and-off merger saga switches back to off

DirecTV and Dish's on-and-off merger saga switches back to off DirecTV and Dish’s on-and-off merger saga switches back to off Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge DirecTV has dropped its plans to acquire Dish, the company announced Thursday. The deal would’ve created a TV service megamerger, but it fell through after Dish bondholders rejected […]

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