Roblox on Quest VR headsets has gotten ‘well over’ 1 million downloads

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817317/roblox-quest-vr-headsets-ceo-1-million-downloads

Exclusive: the Sonos Move 2 is coming in September with stereo sound and 24-hour battery life

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817225/sonos-move-2-speaker-features-specs-price

Google’s AI search is getting more video and better links

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817107/google-ai-search-generative-experience-videos-links

Kenya suspends Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning crypto project

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817147/kenya-worldcoin-suspended-sam-altman-eyeball-scanning

Walmart shoppers will have more ads to check while they check out

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817029/walmart-ads-in-store-self-checkout

Nintendo is bringing the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon back online

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817238/nintendo-mario-kart-8-splatoon-wii-u-online-multiplayer

Discord on Xbox will soon let you stream your gameplay to friends

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23816949/discord-xbox-stream-feature-testing-xbox-insiders

Microsoft starts testing its Xbox Live Gold replacement

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817142/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-core-testing-live-gold-replacement

Roborock’s S7 Plus robot vacuum / mop hybrid is a whopping $350 off

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23815510/roborock-s7-plus-ring-video-doorbell-pro-2-logitech-mx-mechanical-mini-deal-sale

Amazon makes Fresh deliveries available to non-Prime customers in grocery overhaul

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817005/amazon-grocery-fresh-stores-non-prime-customers

Harley Quinn season 4 would like to remind you who the fourth pillar of DC’s universe is

https://www.theverge.com/23815375/harley-quinn-season-4-dc

Meta’s AI music generator could be the new synthesizer — or just muzak

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23816431/meta-generative-ai-music-audio

China proposes severe rules for internet-addicted minors

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817035/china-internet-smartphone-regulations-minors-curfew-addiction

The Galaxy Z Flip 5’s cover screen software beats Motorola’s in every way but one

https://www.theverge.com/23815917/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-5-motorola-razr-plus-cover-screen-widgets-apps-comparison-head-to-head

How Elon Musk took over Tesla using money, strong-arm tactics, and his own popularity

https://www.theverge.com/23815634/tesla-elon-musk-origin-founder-twitter-land-of-the-giants

Instagram is working on labels for AI generated content

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23816941/instagram-generative-ai-labels-misinformation

Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their blue checks

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23816924/twitter-x-blue-subscribers-hide-blue-check-option

TweetDeck’s new ‘XPro’ branding is starting to show up

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/1/23816614/tweetdeck-xpro-new-name-branding

Microsoft Teams adds spatial audio for more immersive conference calls

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/1/23816235/microsoft-teams-mac-windows-spatial-audio-now-available

The incandescent light bulb still isn’t dead — but ‘normal’ ones are now truly banned

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/1/23816510/incandescent-light-bulb-2023-sale-ban-usa