Sony cancels an unannounced live service God of War game
Sony cancels an unannounced live service God of War game God of War Just a couple of years ago, Sony had a dozen new live service games in development, but that number keeps dropping. It was already down to six by the end of 2023, before the well-received launch of Helldivers II and the disaster […]
SpaceX catches Starship booster for a second time but loses the spacecraft
SpaceX catches Starship booster for a second time but loses the spacecraft Screenshot: SpaceX SpaceX successfully caught its Super Heavy booster for the second time. During Starship’s 7th test flight from Boca Chica, Texas, Super Heavy descended into the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms, allowing it to grab the booster. Despite the successful catch, SpaceX lost […]
Sony’s black PlayStation 5 accessories are now available for preorder
Sony's black PlayStation 5 accessories are now available for preorder Sony’s black PlayStation 5 accessories are now available for preorder Image: Sony Sony announced a collection of black PlayStation 5 accessories in the midst of CES last week, and you can now preorder them ahead of their release date on February 20th. The new DualSense […]
GM banned from selling your driving data for five years
GM banned from selling your driving data for five years Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar are banned from selling customer geolocation and driving behavior data for five years, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday. The settlement comes after a New York Times investigation found that GM had been […]
Apple is pausing notification summaries for news in the latest iOS 18.3 beta
Apple is pausing notification summaries for news in the latest iOS 18.3 beta Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple has temporarily stopped showing notification summaries for news and entertainment apps as part of the iOS 18.3 developer beta released Thursday, according to reports from MacRumors and 9to5Mac. The Apple Intelligence-powered feature was criticized after […]
Will RedNote get banned in the US?
Will RedNote get banned in the US? Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge I’m not the first to note the irony of TikTok users flooding RedNote this week. The TikTok divest-or-ban rule was supposed to drive Americans away from a foreign-owned social network that was subject to influence or data harvesting by the Chinese government. […]
CFPB sued for trying to regulate digital payment apps more like banks
CFPB sued for trying to regulate digital payment apps more like banks Illustration: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Two major tech trade groups are challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) effort to treat payment apps and digital wallets like banks. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, DC, NetChoice and TechNet claim […]
Tesla says the Cybertruck is ‘best-selling,’ so why is it offering discounts?
Tesla says the Cybertruck is 'best-selling,' so why is it offering discounts? Tesla says the Cybertruck is ‘best-selling,’ so why is it offering discounts? Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Tesla is declaring the Cybertruck to be “America’s bestselling electric pickup truck in 2024.” And yet for the first time, the company offering […]
Microsoft bundles Office AI features into Microsoft 365 and raises prices
Microsoft bundles Office AI features into Microsoft 365 and raises prices Image: Microsoft Microsoft is bundling its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions, but it’s also raising prices as a result. Previously, Microsoft 365 subscribers had to pay an extra $20 per month to get Copilot inside Office apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint […]
FDA bans use of Red Dye No. 3 in foods
FDA bans use of Red Dye No. 3 in foods Red Dye No. 3 is used in candy, desserts, frostings, and other treats. | Photo by Lisa Wiltse/Corbis via Getty Images The US Food and Drug Administration is banning the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, drinks, and medication, the agency announced Wednesday. […]