Gabe Newell says Half-Life 2: Episode 3 didn’t happen because he was ‘stumped’
Gabe Newell says Half-Life 2: Episode 3 didn't happen because he was 'stumped' Gabe Newell says Half-Life 2: Episode 3 didn’t happen because he was ‘stumped’ Concept art for Half-Life 2: Episode 3, from the Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Documentary. | Screenshot: YouTube Unsurprisingly, yesterday’s big Half-Life release wasn’t the sequel to Half-Life 2 or […]
NFL fans worry Netflix’s bad Tyson vs. Paul stream means it can’t handle football
NFL fans worry Netflix's bad Tyson vs. Paul stream means it can't handle football NFL fans worry Netflix’s bad Tyson vs. Paul stream means it can’t handle football Getty Images for Netflix © 2024 Netflix’s livestream of the Mike Tyson and Jake Paul boxing match was a mess. I’m not talking about the bout itself […]
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
Here's some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge So, you’ve finally decided to give Bluesky a shot. The social network has come a long way since the early bare-bones days of invite-only signups and recently grew past the 15 […]
18 states want the SEC to stop enforcing crypto regulation
18 states want the SEC to stop enforcing crypto regulation In which various government bodies fight over “permissionless” assets | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US Securities and Exchange Commission wants to “unilaterally wrest regulatory authority away from the States” when it comes to crypto, according to a lawsuit from 18 states. […]
WhatsApp now lets you save message drafts
WhatsApp now lets you save message drafts Illustration: The Verge WhatsApp dropped the most “I can’t believe this wasn’t already there” feature this week: message drafts. Now, WhatsApp lets you know if you have unsent messages typed up in chats so you know to get back to them later. To let you know about a […]
Half-Life 2 is getting a huge 20th anniversary update
Half-Life 2 is getting a huge 20th anniversary update Image: Valve Half-Life 2 is getting a major update in celebration of the classic title’s 20th anniversary. In addition to Steam Workshop support directly within the game, Valve has fixed bugs and restored some content, added new graphics settings, updated gamepad controls, and a whole lot […]
ESPN is testing a generative AI avatar called ‘FACTS’
ESPN is testing a generative AI avatar called 'FACTS' ESPN is testing a generative AI avatar called ‘FACTS’ Image: ESPN ESPN is testing an AI-generated avatar with the Saturday college football show SEC Nation. Dubbed FACTS, it’s going to be “…promoting education and fun around sports analytics” with information drawn from ESPN Analytics, which includes […]
Google will let you make AI clip art for your documents
Google will let you make AI clip art for your documents Illustration: The Verge Google Workspace is rolling out a Gemini-powered AI image generator directly in Google Docs that lets you quickly whip up visuals for your writeups. Essentially, it’s a clip art maker that follows in the footsteps of Microsoft’s AI-generated art feature in […]
Here are the best Black Friday deals you can already get
Here are the best Black Friday deals you can already get The Pixel Watch 3 is receiving its first notable discount to date, dropping it to $279.99 for a limited time. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Can’t wait until Black Friday to start your holiday shop or score a killer deal […]
The M4 MacBook Pro features a quantum dot display
The M4 MacBook Pro features a quantum dot display Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The new M4 MacBook Pros that launched last month have an unadvertised change with new quantum dot displays, according to display industry analyst Ross Young and reported by 9to5Mac. Young posted on X that Apple is adopting […]