Will a new CEO realize Apple’s smart home potential?
Will a new CEO realize Apple's smart home potential? It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware. All signs point to a strong lineup of new smart home devices […]
Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass
Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. | Image: Activision Blizzard Yesterday Microsoft announced some surprising news: at a time when everything in gaming is getting more expensive, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was actually getting a price cut. Going forward, the subscription service will drop […]
First vacuums — then the world
First vacuums — then the world Many startups spend years trying to become a household name. Others just spend $10 million on a Super Bowl ad. That’s Dreame’s bet. The little-known Chinese robot vacuum company has grand ambitions to become a global consumer electronics giant and chose to run a pricey 30-second spot as its […]
Tim Cook will still be Apple’s Trump whisperer
Tim Cook will still be Apple's Trump whisperer U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during an American Workforce Policy Advisory board meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, one of the few […]
Betting on the news raises ethical questions for journalists
Betting on the news raises ethical questions for journalists Prediction market exchanges have created an environment where just about any piece of information is potentially monetizable: How well will BTS’s new song perform this week? How hot will Los Angeles get? Will Donald Trump be impeached? Users can wager on all of that and, on […]
The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe
The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe Fire intensifies: “This is fine.” | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge All empires eventually fall, and it seems the creative software industry has collectively decided that Adobe’s time has come. The Creative Cloud provider’s suite of design tools have been considered the industry standard […]
The only way to fight deepfakes is by making deepfakes
The only way to fight deepfakes is by making deepfakes I was unsure if my parents would notice that the voice on the other end wasn’t mine – or that it was mine, sort of, but it wasn’t me. The voice said hello, asked my dad how he was doing, and asked again when he […]
Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns
Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns When Microsoft tried to launch Recall, an AI-powered Windows feature that screenshots most of what you do on your PC, it was labeled a “disaster” for cybersecurity and a “privacy nightmare.” After the backlash and a year-long delay to redesign and secure Recall, it’s once again facing security […]
Xbox Game Pass ‘has become too expensive,’ says Microsoft’s new gaming chief in leaked memo
Xbox Game Pass 'has become too expensive,' says Microsoft's new gaming chief in leaked memo Asha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft Microsoft’s new Xbox chief, Asha Sharma, has signaled that Xbox Game Pass pricing is about to change. In an internal memo to Xbox employees, obtained by The Verge, Sharma admits that “Game Pass […]
Is the ‘Holy Grail of batteries’ finally ready to bless us with its presence?
Is the 'Holy Grail of batteries' finally ready to bless us with its presence? Earlier this year, a relatively unknown startup from Finland made a startling announcement: It had finally solved solid-state batteries. Not only that, but Donut Lab, a spinoff of Verge Motorcycles, said that its solid-state battery – long considered the “Holy Grail […]