How Tesla almost went out of business — and then broke the auto industry
https://www.theverge.com/23799325/tesla-elon-musk-land-of-the-giants-podcast-trailer
Beats’ new Studio Pros are its first flagship headphones since 2017
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/19/23800136/beats-studio-pro-headphones-features-price
The best entertainment of 2023
https://www.theverge.com/23613289/best-games-movie-tv-entertainment-2023
Netflix just axed its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/19/23800079/netflix-cheap-ad-free-basic-plan-removed-us-uk
Nothing CEO Carl Pei on the Phone 2, AI, and the future of gadgets
https://www.theverge.com/23798723/nothing-ceo-carl-pei-interview-phone-2-earbuds
Pikmin 4 embraces the series’ hidden horror roots
https://www.theverge.com/23799072/pikmin-4-review-nintendo-switch
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard agree to extend merger agreement to October
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/19/23797238/microsoft-activision-blizzard-merger-agreement-extension
Activision Blizzard lays off esports staff as it faces potential dramatic changes for the Overwatch League
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/19/23799550/activision-blizzard-esports-layoffs-overwatch-league-owl
Readers pick the best tech books of all time
https://www.theverge.com/23799444/readers-best-tech-nonfiction-books-of-all-time
TikTok Music rolls out to more countries
Intel mini NUC computers get a second life thanks to Asus
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/19/23800006/intel-nuc-computers-asus-license-support
Why would anyone make a website in 2023? Squarespace CEO Anthony Casalena has some ideas
https://www.theverge.com/23795154/squarespace-ai-seo-web-social-algorithms-anthony-casalena
This Barbie is a feminist parable fighting to be great in spite of Mattel’s input
https://www.theverge.com/23799181/barbie-review-mattel-warner-bros-greta-gerwig
Google is testing AI-generated Meet video backgrounds
Roblox is going to let developers offer subscriptions in their experiences
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23799230/roblox-developers-subscriptions-marketplace-metaverse
Wix will let you build an entire website using only AI prompts
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/17/23796600/wix-ai-generated-websites-chatgpt
Instagram Reels are about to get a lot more repetitive
Paul McCartney’s new podcast had to make some tough choices
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23799398/paul-mccartney-beatles-podcast-lyrics-interview
Capcom’s dino shooter Exoprimal is campy but clunky
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23798877/exoprimal-impressions-capcom-dino-crisis-game-pass
Reddit’s only free iOS app icons are ugly now
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23799266/reddit-app-icons-ugly