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Apple’s latest entry-level handset starts at $799 once again. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge The dust is still settling from Apple’s latest iPhone event, which introduced us to the Apple Watch Series 10, a new set of AirPods, and a suite of smartphones that are due to arrive later this month. And while…

Elgato has introduced the Stream Deck Studio, a new version of its creative control tech that’s firmly targeting professional broadcasters. This 19-inch rackmount console has 32 LCD keys and two rotary dials. The $900 price tag shows that this is not an entry-level purchase. The company collaborated with broadcast software specialist Bitfocus on the Stream…

Google will beta test a new feature for Google Wallet that can turn US passports into a new form of digital identification. Google announced the new feature on its official blog. Now digital IDs made from passports and state issued IDs can be used as valid forms of identification at certain Transportation Security Administration (TSA)…

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta, Snap, and TikTok have founded a new program called Thrive to help stop the spread of graphic content depicting or encouraging self-harm and suicide. Thrive enables participating companies to share “signals” to alert each other of violating content on their platforms. Thrive is built in conjunction with…

You’ll want to be extra careful with Huawei’s new trifold Mate XT Ultimate Design smartphone. | Image: Huawei Huawei has revealed the cost of replacement parts for the world’s first dual-hinged, triple-screen folding phone, and it’s another round of sticker shock. The Mate XT Ultimate Design starts at around $2,809, but should you damage its…

OpenAI’s advanced reasoning model has arrived. SEE ALSO: OpenAI clarifies: No, “GPT Next” isn’t a new model. Initially dubbed “Project Strawberry,” the model was released to the public as “o1” on Thursday. As expected, o1 is able to “think” before answering a prompt, which differs from previous large language models that use predictive-text to form…

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Image Right-wing media figures and influencers have descended on Springfield, Ohio, hunting for anything that can help them prove the veracity of a viral racist rumor about Haitian migrants in the community — and relying on misleading, occasionally AI-generated content to help them prove their point. Springfield, which…

Multiple Stream Deck Studio interfaces can be stacked in a studio rack. | Image: Elgato Elgato’s new Stream Deck Studio — the largest version of its Stream Deck controller yet — is designed for broadcast environments where workflows involve juggling more hardware, software, and media feeds than streamers and solo content creators typically have to…

Valve has big savings on the entry-level (LCD) Steam Deck. You can take 25 percent off the 512GB model or 15 percent off the 64GB one, dropping their prices to $336.75 and $296.65, respectively. The sale runs through September 26 while supplies last for the two phased-out models. The 512GB (NVMe SSD) LCD Steam Deck…

Sony just released a PS5 system update that includes new options for customizing the home screen. The just-announced Welcome hub is basically a blank canvas that users can fill with various widgets that display console storage space, battery level for accessories, online friends, trophies and a lot more. It replaces the current Explore tab. These…

The White House released a statement today outlining commitments that several AI companies are making to curb the creation and distribution of image-based sexual abuse. The participating businesses have laid out the steps they are taking to prevent their platforms from being used to generate non-consensual intimate images (NCII) of adults and child sexual abuse…

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The Steam Summer Sale, like summer itself, is sadly well behind us, but Valve is beating one of its best deals on its own gaming handheld. That’s because in addition to the Steam Deck LCD with 256GB of storage once again selling for $296.65 (around $52 off), the…

OpenAI has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence model called o1, which, the company claims, can perform complex reasoning tasks more effectively than its predecessors. The release comes as OpenAI faces increasing competition in the race to develop more sophisticated AI systems.  O1 was trained to “spend more time thinking through problems before they respond, much…

A concerning report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) expresses some serious concerns about the future of America’s space exploration agency. The NASEM report was written by a panel of aerospace experts and lays out what it sees as a possible “hollow future” for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)….

Image: The Verge Microsoft is announcing plans to make changes to Windows that will help CrowdStrike and other security vendors operate outside of the Windows kernel. The announcement stems from a Microsoft-hosted security summit earlier this week at the company’s Redmond, Washington headquarters, where it discussed changes to Windows in the wake of the disastrous…

Apple Apple The Apple event on Monday revealed the newest selection of iPhones, which includes the iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max. If you’re looking into upgrading to one of the latest models but are unsure of the differences between the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro (other than the price tag),…

Unity has ditched a controversial fee it was charging game developers. The game engine maker says it’s focusing on its seat-based subscription fee (i.e. an annual payment for each person using the software at a studio), though there will be a price increase for Pro and Enterprise users. The company announced the runtime fee a…

Apple’s newly announced hearing aid capability is officially the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software to be approved by the FDA. And it should be available on devices soon. The federal agency formally ushered in the tech giant’s new “Hearing Aid Feature” (or HAF, as the agency refers to it) mere days after the company’s…

Given the presidential debate this week, you probably heard plenty of misinformation and conspiracy theories.  Indeed, reporters and fact checkers were working overtime to specifically determine whether Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating domestic pets, as grotesquely alleged by Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, and his vice presidential running mate, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. Neither…

You can’t escape advertising on the internet…even AI chatbots are starting to send ads your way. In an update provided to its advertisers, ecommerce giant Amazon has shared that it will start serving ads via its AI-powered shopping assistant chatbot called Rufus. SEE ALSO: New evidence claims Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon could be listening…

Meta will hide the “AI Info” label in a menu if an image has been edited with AI. | Image: Meta Meta is updating how it labels content on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads that has been edited or manipulated using generative AI. In an updated blog post, Meta announced that its “AI Info” tag will…

Pixar After breaking all kinds of box office records and becoming one of this year’s biggest theatrical hits, Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is coming to Disney Plus at the end of September. Though you can still catch the movie in theaters right now, Disney announced today that Inside Out 2 will make its Disney Plus…

Adult video site Clips4Sale is celebrating its 20 year anniversary in 2024, and it’s looking back on the last two decades of fetish content. According to the site, some fetishes are timeless — like foot fetishes, which thrived on Clips4Sale (C4S) since the very beginning. But so much has changed in terms of how we…

Apple’s recent iPhone event brought some nifty ideas, from the camera button to a reinvention of Google Lens and beyond. The company also announced that it’s bringing simple multitrack recording to Voice Memos. This was particularly exciting for me since, well, I use Voice Memos a lot. I have nearly 500 of these little recordings…

Finding someone who you like enough to hang out with on a regular basis is hard enough. But finding someone who you like enough to smoke with regularly? That’s a different ball game, and the best 420-friendly dating apps can help you find someone to share your next joint with. “I don’t care that you’re…

Meeting people in real life is ideal, but waiting for a meet-cute to happen organically isn’t always realistic. That’s especially true when your life involves working late into the evening, launching a startup, juggling multiple clients and side hustles as a busy freelancer, and just generally trying to have it all. So, how do you…

Sexting (dirty talk, swapping nudes, sending explicit audio messages…the list goes on) is one way to take your dating life to new heights. Whether you’re single and ravenous for some sexy screen time with a stranger, in a long-distance relationship keeping the passion alive through digital intimacy, or interested in amping up your solo sex…

A lot of guys have a love-hate relationship with the apps, but what’s the alternative? Sure, even the best dating apps for men can be a pain, yet meeting someone organically, or “in the wild,” can feel nearly impossible. Between work, hobbies, and trying to maintain some semblance of a social life, who has the…

Illustration: The Verge Google is rolling out its Gemini Live voice chat mode to all Android users for free. You can access the conversational AI chatbot through the Gemini app or the overlay on Android. Google first announced Gemini Live during its Pixel 9 launch event last month, but it has only been available to…

Surprise: Fitbit wearers will now get a feature previously reserved for Premium subscribers. As 9to5Google noted, the fitness company has rolled out its readiness score for free to its trackers and watchers. This update was in conjunction with the launch of the Pixel Watch 3 this summer. (For the unaware, Google owns Fitbit.) So…what is…