“Daily Show” host Jordan Klepper has made fun of the people on Fox implying that real men don’t vote Democrat.
How to lock any app with Face ID on an iPhone using iOS 18
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Having to hand your iPhone over to someone can be a fairly common occurrence. Maybe your little nephew wants to play a game or your friend wants to check out the photos from your last vacation. Whatever the reason, no matter how much you trust that person, there…
Stellantis’ CEO promises to leave in 2026 after mostly making a mess of things
2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack. | Image: Stellantis Stellantis is shaking up its leadership. The company announced today that CEO Carlos Tavares will retire at the end of his contract in 2026, and a host of other executives are being around being shuffled around immediately. The changes come as Stellantis struggles to manage its…
Engadget Podcast: Hunting data center vampires with Paris Marx
This week, we’re joined by tech critic Paris Marx to discuss Data Vampires, his latest Tech Won’t Save us podcast series. We chat about how data centers suck up vast amounts of power, water and other resources, and why the AI boom is exacerbating those issues. Also, Devindra and Ben dive into a few news…
Crucial North Carolina quartz mine is up and running following Hurricane Helene
Spruce Pine, North Carolina was hit with major flooding and power outages. | Photo by Steve Exum/Getty Images Sibelco, one of the companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, has resumed operations. In an update on Thursday, the company said that production and shipments of the quartz, which is crucial to the chip-making…
How to watch Arizona State vs. Utah football without cable
Wondering how to watch college football this season? Here are your best options: Best for affordability Sling TV Blue Plan $20 for the first month, then $40/month (save $20 ) Get Deal BEST FOR SINGLE GAME FuboTV Pro plan 7-day free trial, then $59.99/month for 1 month (Save $20) Get Deal The Arizona State vs….
Steam Deck comes to Australia in November
Australian gamers won’t have to buy Steam Deck at exorbitant prices from a reseller anymore or to import them into the country with help from a friend overseas. At PAX Australia, Valve has announced that it will start selling the handheld PC gaming device in the country starting in November. Currently, the Steam Deck is…
The Google breakup is looming
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Lawsuits take a long time, and so there’s no good reason to believe that Google as we know it will be gone anytime soon. But as the antitrust fight against the company continues, and Google’s losses mount, it’s also starting to seem like Google as we know also won’t…
John Mulaney will host a live variety talk show on Netflix
Comedian and writer John Mulaney will host a live variety talk show on Netflix, the streaming company announced in a post on X. The show may be similar to Mulaney’s Everybody’s in LA, a live talk show that streamed on Netflix for six episodes in May 2024. Mulaney’s production company will produce and he’ll be…
How SpaceX became the MyPillow of government contractors
Contractors gone wild. | Photo by Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images It really has been something to watch Elon Musk turn SpaceX into the MyPillow of rocket companies, hasn’t it? Christ, I guess I have to list off all the depressing stuff from the past few months: the Trump rally, the creepy assassination…
Lynk & Co’s first EV is meant to be shared to lower its price
The 02 is Lynk & Co’s first all-electric car. | Image: Lynk & Co Lynk & Co just launched the 02, the company’s first fully-electric vehicle that’s designed from the ground up to be shared with family, friends, or anyone willing to pay for the privilege. The EV is interesting, but not nearly as interesting…
Bluesky pitches new features at disgruntled Threads users
The Bluesky app will now let users pin posts to the top of their profiles. | Image: Bluesky Bluesky will now let you pin posts, apply language filters, and customize fonts and text size. The decentralized short posting platform announced these and other new features via the Threads account it created yesterday, seizing the chance…
Xbox gamers will soon be able to buy games from the Xbox Android app
Starting in November, Xbox players will be able to play and purchase games directly from the Xbox App on Android. Sarah Bond, the president of Xbox at Microsoft, has made the announcement on X, with a comment that the “court’s ruling to open up Google’s mobile store in the US will allow more choice and…
What to expect from Apple’s next Mac and iPad announcements
The M3 Pro generation of MacBook Pros arrived about one year ago in October 2023. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Another round of Apple devices is about to arrive. After launching the iPhone 16 lineup, new Apple Watches, and the AirPods 4 in September, Apple appears to be gearing up to…
The Morning After: This is Tesla’s robotaxi, the Cybercab
At Tesla’s We, Robot event at Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio in California, the company finally unveiled its robotaxi. The car is expected to go into production before 2027, but even Musk caveated that, saying he was “highly optimistic with timeframes.” The Cybercab doesn’t have a steering wheel and, according to Elon Musk (so pinch of…
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CDC confirms link between teen social media use and mental health struggles
Social media has been a part of Americans’ lives for well over a decade and, in part because of its newness, some people argue that there is a dearth of research about its effect on us — particularly its effect on young people. For the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control’s Youth Risk…
Webb telescope finds first clear evidence of a ‘steam world’
Among the 5,700 confirmed exoplanets astronomers have discovered outside the solar system, there are those considered ice worlds and water worlds, but what about a steam world? Well, they’ve done it. Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership of NASA and its European and Canadian counterparts, have indeed detected a sauna-like planet about…
Upgrade your WFH setup with this heavily discounted curved monitor from Samsung
SAVE $60: As of Oct. 11, the Samsung 27-Inch Essential S3 Curved Monitor is on sale for $119.99 at Amazon. That’s a saving of 33% on list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Samsung Samsung 27-Inch Essential S3 Curved Monitor $119.99 at Amazon $179.99 Save $60.00 Get Deal We spent a lot of time…
Bose Ultra Open earbuds are at their lowest-ever price at Amazon
SAVE $50: As of Oct. 11, the Bose Ultra Open earbuds are on sale for $249 at Amazon. That’s a saving of 17% on list price, and the lowest-ever price on Amazon. Bose Ultra Open Earbuds $249.00 at Amazon $299.00 Save $50.00 Get Deal If you thought the end of Prime Day meant the end…
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 11
Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier…
SpaceX plans to launch this space station. It looks futuristic.
NASA, in 2030, will plunge the aging International Space Station into the ocean. The space agency is banking on commercial companies to build and operate future habits in orbit around Earth. One of them could look like Haven-1, built by the space technology company Vast. The Southern California company has released the final designs for…
‘The Surfer’ review: Nicolas Cage is plunged into toxic masculinity hell
Nicolas Cage wages war on a gang of hostile Australian surfers who stole his surfboard. That’s the elevator pitch for The Surfer, a trippy psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan (Nocebo, Vivarium) and written by Thomas Martin. But there’s more afoot within the riptide of this strangely hypnotic film, which ruminates on toxic masculinity and…
‘Daddy’s Head’s disturbing ending, explained
So, what in the sweet heck did we just watch? A family literally being haunted by the scuttling, Frankenstein-esque form of their dead loved one? One giant metaphor for grief? Or some combination of the two? Despite its amusingly ridiculous title, Daddy’s Head is a disturbing (and sometimes confusing) movie about bereavement and a family…
From the Dolomites to your device: Tech’s role in preserving Indigenous languages
Languages are more than just a means of communication; they encapsulate the essence of a person or community’s identity, history, and culture. But languages – and everything that comes wrapped up in their complex fabrics – don’t last forever. And unfortunately, it’s the lesser spoken, Indigenous languages that are at risk of slipping away first….
Get a second phone number that lasts for life for $20
TL;DR: Put a second number on your phone with a lifetime subscription to Hushed, now just $19.99 with code SAVENOW. Opens in a new window Credit: Affinity Click Hushed Private Phone Line: Lifetime Virtual Number Subscription $19.99 at Mashable Shop $150.00 Save $130.01 with code SAVENOW Get Deal Whether you’re selling something off social media,…
Score refurbished Apple AirPods Pro at 51% off
TL;DR: Save 51% on refurbished AirPods Pros with active noise cancellation and get free shipping. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Refurished Apple AirPods Pro (1st Gen) $119.99 $249.00 Save $129.01 with MagSafe Charging Case Get Deal Confession: I’m addicted to my AirPods Pro. I wear them more often than not. When I started…
Take piano lessons online for life for just $120
TL;DR: Use code SAVENOW at checkout to save 60% on a Skoove lifetime subscription (just $119.99) and take piano lessons online for life. Opens in a new window Credit: Skoove Skoove Premium Piano Lessons: Lifetime Subscription $149.99 at Mashable Shop $299.99 Save $150.00 Use code SAVENOW at checkout Get Deal Okay, maybe I’m not quite…
This travel router is like your VPN, but better — and $69 off
TL;DR: Save 31% on this lifetime VPN router while it’s on sale with free shipping, and never pay subscription fees again. Opens in a new window Credit: Deeper Network Deeper Connect Air Portable VPN Travel Router $149.97 $219.00 Save $69.03 Get Deal Forget everything you thought you knew about VPNs. You actually don’t have to…
‘Disclaimer’ review: Cate Blanchett and Alfonso Cuarón’s thriller series will shatter you
“Beware of narrative and form. Their power can bring us closer to the truth, but they can also be a weapon with a great power to manipulate.” This statement isn’t just part of a speech introducing the work of Disclaimer‘s lead character, award-winning documentarian Catherine Ravenscroft (Cate Blanchett). It’s also a direct message from Disclaimer…
Amazon’s Prime Day is over but the Beats Pill speaker is at its lowest-ever price
SAVE ALMOST $50: As of Oct. 11, the Beats Pill is on sale for $99.99 at Amazon. That’s a saving of 33% on list price, and the lowest it’s ever been on Amazon. Opens in a new window Credit: Beats Beats Pill $99.99 at Amazon $149.95 Save $49.96 Get Deal This year’s October Prime day…