The team behind Shredder’s Revenge and Streets of Rage 4 is making a fantasy beat ’em up
Dotemu, the studio and publisher best-known for retro revivals like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and Streets of Rage 4, has announced its next game — and this time it’s a brand-new property. Called Absolum, and it’s a fantasy beat ‘em up with roguelike elements; it’s being described as a “rogue ‘em up.” Dotemu […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/623270/absolum-dotemu-retro-beat-em-up-trailer
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake launches in July
After a whole lot of teasing, it’s now official: remakes of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4 are on the way. Activision officially announced the new release — called Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 — which will include remakes of both seminal skateboarding games and is launching on Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/622957/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-4-date-trailer-xbox-ps5-pc-switch
Waymo is now available exclusively on Uber in Austin
Today’s the day: Waymo’s unlikely partnership with Uber is now live in Austin, Texas. The former rivals have joined forces in the hopes of accelerating the transition to autonomous vehicles, and as of today, any Austin resident with a desire to take a trip in a fully driverless robotaxi can open their Uber app and […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/623302/waymo-uber-austin-robotaxi-app-launch
MWC 2025: all the phones, gadgets, and commentary from Barcelona
The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress 2025. We’re fresh off CES, where we saw plenty of new gadgets, from TVs to gaming handhelds and smart glasses. But, as it says right in the name, MWC 2025 is more focused on… mobile stuff. And it’s for a global audience, which means […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/616633/mwc-2025-news-products-announcements
SwitchBot launches cut-your-own smart shades
SwitchBot’s inexpensive, adjustable smart roller shades are finally here. First announced in September, the SwitchBot Roller Shades go on sale today at switch-bot.com, claiming to be the world’s first adjustable smart shades. This means you don’t need to worry about getting your measurements right before ordering, as you can adjust the width of both the […]
The iPhone 15 Pro will get Visual Intelligence with iOS 18.4
Apple’s latest iOS 18.4 developer beta adds the Visual Intelligence feature, the company’s Google Lens-like tool, to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, as reported by 9to5Mac. Apple had told Daring Fireball that the feature would be coming to those iPhones in a future software update, but didn’t say which. Barring any […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/623211/apple-iphone-15-pro-visual-intelligence-ios-18-4
All the news on Microsoft’s latest Copilot and Windows AI features
At Microsoft’s New York City event today, it’s announcing an all-new Copilot experience. The new Copilot design includes a new card-based look across mobile, web, and Windows. Copilot is getting more personalized with features like Copilot Vision, which adds the ability to see what you’re looking at, an OpenAI-like natural voice conversation mode, and a […]
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259261/microsoft-event-copilot-ai-windows
From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet
Big players, including Microsoft, with Copilot, Google, with Gemini, and OpenAI, with GPT-4o, are making AI chatbot technology previously restricted to test labs more accessible to the general public. How do these large language model (LLM) programs work? OpenAI’s GPT-3 told us that AI uses “a series of autocomplete-like programs to learn language” and that […]
https://www.theverge.com/23610427/chatbots-chatgpt-new-bing-google-bard-conversational-ai
Microsoft’s new Dragon Copilot is an AI assistant for healthcare
Microsoft has announced Microsoft Dragon Copilot, an AI system for healthcare that can, among other things, listen to and create notes based on clinical visits. The system combines voice-dictating and ambient listening tech created by AI voice company Nuance, which Microsoft bought in 2021. According to Microsoft’s announcement, the new system can help its users […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/622528/microsoft-dragon-copilot-ai-healthcare-assistant
YouTube is stepping up its efforts to sell you other streaming services
YouTube is preparing a big redesign of its TV app that will make it look more like Netflix, according to a report from The Information. The new design, which is expected to launch “in the next few months,” will reportedly display paid content from various streaming services on the homepage. YouTube currently lets you explore […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/623171/youtube-tv-app-redesign-sell-streaming-services
From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet
Big players, including Microsoft, with Copilot, Google, with Gemini, and OpenAI, with GPT-4o, are making AI chatbot technology previously restricted to test labs more accessible to the general public. How do these large language model (LLM) programs work? OpenAI’s GPT-3 told us that AI uses “a series of autocomplete-like programs to learn language” and that […]
https://www.theverge.com/23610427/chatbots-chatgpt-new-bing-google-bard-conversational-ai
All the news on Microsoft’s latest Copilot and Windows AI features
At Microsoft’s New York City event today, it’s announcing an all-new Copilot experience. The new Copilot design includes a new card-based look across mobile, web, and Windows. Copilot is getting more personalized with features like Copilot Vision, which adds the ability to see what you’re looking at, an OpenAI-like natural voice conversation mode, and a […]
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/1/24259261/microsoft-event-copilot-ai-windows
MWC 2025: all the phones, gadgets, and commentary from Barcelona
The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress 2025. We’re fresh off CES, where we saw plenty of new gadgets, from TVs to gaming handhelds and smart glasses. But, as it says right in the name, MWC 2025 is more focused on… mobile stuff. And it’s for a global audience, which means […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/616633/mwc-2025-news-products-announcements
Hulu prematurely ended its Oscars stream right before the final awards
Hulu subscribers watching the Oscars ceremony on Sunday night were outraged when the streaming service ended its broadcast of the event before the awards show was actually over. Viewers saw a “thank you for watching” message that falsely claimed “the live event has now ended” — despite the fact that the Best Actress and Best […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/622669/hulu-oscars-stream-ended-early
FAA staff reportedly ordered to find funding for deal with Musk’s Starlink
Officials at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday ordered staff “to begin finding tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal” to upgrade air traffic control communications, anonymous sources have told Rolling Stone. The story follows reports that Starlink may be taking the job from Verizon, which already has a multibillion-dollar contract with […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/622502/faa-orders-staff-find-funding-starlink-verizon-deal
Trump’s first 100 days: all the news affecting the tech industry
President Donald Trump kicked off the first day of his presidency by signing a flurry of executive actions, including halting enforcement of the TikTok ban and rolling back the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence order. Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, having already […]
https://www.theverge.com/24348851/donald-trump-presidency-tech-science-news
Our favorite speakers, headphones, and other music gear
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 73, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, belated happy Pokémon Day, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about the Zizians and fancy suits and Heavyweight, watching Suits […]
https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter/621782/best-speakers-headphones-music-gear-installer
All the smart home news, reviews, and gadgets you need to know about
The smart home holds so much promise. It can make life more convenient with lights that turn on as you walk in a room, doors that unlock as you approach, and robots that clean your floors. It can also make your home safer, more energy efficient, and even a little more fun. (Have you tried […]
https://www.theverge.com/24190824/smart-home-news-reviews-guides-gadgets
Ikea registered a Matter-over-Thread temperature sensor with the FCC
Ikea has registered its first Thread device, a new Matter-supporting temperature and humidity sensor called the “Timmerflotte,” with the FCC, reports HomeKit News. A diagram from the filing, which was spotted by CybermodStudios, shows a circular device that’s powered by two AAA batteries and features a QR code and 11-digit number for Matter setup. The […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/622308/ikea-matter-thread-temperature-humidity-sensor-timmerflotte
What can a 100-pixel video teach us about storytelling around the world?
Since its founding in 2007, the Mumbai-based collaborative studio CAMP has used surveillance, TV networks, and digital archives to examine how we move through and record the world. In addition to their film and video projects, the wildly prolific studio runs a rooftop cinema in Mumbai and maintains several online video archives, including the largest […]
https://www.theverge.com/art-club/621584/mumbai-modern-art-camp-cctv-video