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Buttons and smartwatches belong together. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For me, the worst part about running in cold weather isn’t the freezing wind, black ice, or the fact that my face feels like it’s been stabbed with one thousand needles. It’s the 10 seconds spent shivering as my icicle fingers navigate through menus to launch an Apple Watch workout. Ten seconds isn’t much, but it’s enough for the cold to seep into your bones because you’re not moving. That’s why I was stoked for the Apple Watch Ultra and one of its key new features: the Action Button. The Action Button is a programmable physical button that’s exclusive to the Ultra. Unlike the digital crown or side button, it isn’t hard-coded to do any one thing. Instead, you can program it to do anything you want. Sort of. Apple placed the button on... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/ROVm2kC

General view of SpaceX headquarters on August 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. | Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images A former SpaceX engineer published an essay today describing alleged age discrimination he says he experienced while he was at the company. “I saw my work roles gradually transferred to younger engineers who fit the company’s ‘frat bro’ mold,” John Johnson writes in the essay published on the platform Lioness . “In the culture, in the environment of SpaceX, old people are rare. And when I say old people, I mean anyone over 40,” Johnson, who is 62, tells The Verge . In a job interview for his role at SpaceX, Johnson says he was asked whether he’d “be okay” working with young colleagues. “In the culture, in the environment of SpaceX, old people are rare. And when I say old people, I mean anyone over 40.” Over the four years Johnson worked... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/pUJdNPo

In this year’s Wrapped, Spotify is assigning listeners a Myers–Briggs-esque “music personality.” | Image: Spotify Spotify Wrapped is here, and with it, a slew of year-end charts, data, and graphics ripe for sharing. In addition to the standard personal data (top artists, songs, etc.), Spotify is providing listeners with social-friendly stats the company hopes will generate the kind of buzz it has in the past, spurring competitors like Apple Music and YouTube Music to produce their own year-end roundups. The splashiest new Wrapped goody is the “music personality” feature — a Myers–Briggs-esque system that analyzes how you listen and assigns you one of 16 flattering categories, such as “Adventurer,” “Fanclubber,” and “Specialist.” It’s a savvy move; whether zodiac sign or Hogwarts house, the kids simply love to be categorized. The new Wrapped also... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/ucPQn1y

Mario Mario and Luigi Mario in the new Mario movie trailer. | Screenshot: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Plus production troubles for Apple’s flagship iPhones. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/VnOUsi2

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge I am a devoted Apple Music user , and you will pry the service out of my cold, dead hands. Still, I’ve spent the past few Decembers incredibly jealous of the sea of Spotify rewinds that populated my friends’ social media profiles. Sure, Apple has always had ways to see your most-played songs over given periods of time. But it hasn’t had anything nearly as comprehensive or interesting as what Spotify puts out — at least, until this year. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Replay, Apple Music’s new answer to Spotify Wrapped, is quite the same as its time-honored competitor. Still, it shows you the basics — your top artists, your top songs, stuff like that. Here’s how to get it up and running. How to look up your Apple... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/aSohniV

A Rolls-Royce AE 2100-A regional aircraft engine converted to perform a hydrogen test at Boscombe Down in the UK. | Image: Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce and European airline easyJet announced that they’ve successfully tested a hydrogen jet engine — technology the companies hope might eventually help erase aviation’s greenhouse gas emissions. The ground test marks “the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen,” Rolls-Royce said in a press release yesterday. Aviation is considered one of the most difficult industries to clean up because it’s much harder to make electric planes than electric vehicles. Batteries charged with renewable solar and wind energy are still too bulky for long flights. So airlines and plane manufacturers are working to develop planes that can run on cleaner fuels like hydrogen, which produces water vapor instead of carbon dioxide when burned.... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/I6Pqc9s

The Noc Design / The Verge Cyber Monday is behind us — but is it really, though? Many of the deals that started on Black Friday continued through the weekend, remained with us on Cyber Monday, and now, we’re here. It’s Tuesday, and there are still many great tech deals available on gadgets like earbuds, smart speakers, smartwatches, and even some smartphones. Sure, some hot deals cropped up during that time and have since sputtered out, but if you didn’t get your chance to shop already or were indecisive, you may still be in luck. Check out all the deals we’ve compiled and rounded up for you, ranging from all types of handy products across a variety of price points. The holiday shopping season may continue to bring a smattering of great deals, though not all will... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/JLD6TN0

Portal , the first-person puzzle game that spawned a thousand memes , is getting a glow-up on December 8th , courtesy of a free piece of DLC. Portal with RTX was originally announced alongside Nvidia’s new RTX 4080 and 4090 graphics cards and adds ray-tracing support along with remade hi-res textures and models to the game. The result is much more realistic lighting and reflections, making the 15-year-old title look almost brand new. Nvidia says the DLC was created with RTX Remix , its new modding platform that’s designed to make it easier to add support for modern technologies like ray tracing, enhanced materials, and DLSS to classic titles. Portal with RTX supports DLSS 3, the latest version of Nvidia’s AI upscaling technology, which is... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/oCiTtQW

Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images After a long weekend away, today let’s talk about the largely positive reception that Elon Musk’s radical remaking of Twitter is getting from tech CEOs — and whether those views are likely to change if the fight that Musk is picking with Apple erodes even more value from his $44 billion purchase. The CEO’s revenge Last week, Musk publicly mocked Twitter’s somewhat notorious “Stay Woke” T-shirts. The shirts, which the company produced in 2016 in response to the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, were considered suspect even at the time. In those days, it was the left rolling its eyes — particularly after then-CEO Jack Dorsey wore the shirt during a Code Conference interview , giving the impression that a phrase that had... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/PSqnNKT

Lancia’s new wordmark featuring its new brand font. | Image: Lancia Lancia, the Italian car company owned by Stellantis alongside Fiat, Chrysler, Citroën, Vauxhall, and Peugeot, is being revived as an electric car brand . The company announced plans to produce three electric vehicles between 2024 and 2028: a new Ypsilon , new Delta , and an unnamed “new flagship.” The brand is also getting a new logo, the eighth in its 116-year long history, which harks back to its 1957 design. By 2028, the plan is for Lancia to exclusively sell electric vehicles. But, as Electrek notes , the company only sells a single car (the Ypsilon) in a single market (Italy). So it shouldn’t be too hard to phase out sales of its combustion engine cars. Image: Lancia Lancia Brand CEO Luca Napolitano stands in... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/cfRbM3J

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An artist’s illustration of the Lunar Flashlight mission. | Image: NASA The Artemis I mission isn’t the only lunar mission happening this month. On Wednesday, November 30th , a SpaceX Falcon 9 is expected to launch a commercial Japanese lander called Hakuto-R to the Moon, carrying the United Arab Emirates Rashid rover. And there will also be an extra payload tucked inside the rocket: a tiny orbiter called Lunar Flashlight. As part of a wave of increased commercial interest in the Moon , the lander could be among the first private missions to land on the Moon — although, as the Israeli lander Beresheet demonstrated when it crashed into the Moon in 2019, touching down safely on the Moon’s surface still remains a challenge that a private mission has yet to overcome. As for the small Rashid rover, this is the... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/b2R3yeC

Photography by Joel Goldberg for The Verge Finding that perfect gift for a creator can be challenging, which is why we’ve compiled all kinds of useful and fun ideas for all kinds of folks, from TikTokers and Twitch streamers to photographers. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/XWep9tx

The Noc Design / The Verge Black Friday may be in the past, but many of the best deals remain. If you’ve been following our Black Friday coverage, none of the best Cyber Monday deals should come as a surprise. While this may not be particularly exciting, it does provide you with a final opportunity to snag some of our favorite tech ranging from noise-canceling headphones to video games and TVs that are still available for their lowest price ever. The following is an updated list of all the best deals that are still available on Cyber Monday, along with a table of contents breaking everything down by category. The best Cyber Monday deals Here are the all-stars You can buy Apple’s new second-gen AirPods Pro at Amazon , Target , and Best Buy for $199.99... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/kmT5Fbh

Laura Normand / The Verge Elon Musk is now the owner, CEO, and sole director of Twitter. His “Twitter 2.0” era has so far included mass layoffs and rapidly changing policy decisions. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/umO4psV

The Arc is 20 percent off. Still expensive though. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Here’s a good deal: a big swath of Sonos’s speakers and soundbars are 20 percent off through Cyber Monday. The sale is now live at Sonos’s website as well as Best Buy, Target, and other retailers. Pretty much everything is at its lowest price ever, and while there are some notable exclusions — including the Sonos Roam, Five, and Sub Mini — it’s still a great time to fill out your Sonos system. Deals on Sonos soundbars and subwoofers The Sonos Arc is their flagship soundbar with Dolby Atmos, perfect for pairing with that big-ass new TV. It’s $720 at Best Buy , Sonos , and Target , which is better than $900. ( read our review ) The Sonos Beam (second gen) is smaller, and half the price (currently $360 at Best Buy , Sonos , and Target ). It... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/V7Pj4d3

The latest Kindle Paperwhite starts at $94.99 with 8GB of storage and ads.. | Image: Amazon Deals on new LG OLED TVs are nice and all, but not everybody can afford to spend over $1,000. If you’re trying to keep your holiday shopping on a budget, we’re here to help. We found plenty of terrific Cyber Monday discounts under $100 that make for good gifts, ranging from deals on streaming services like Hulu’s to e-readers like the latest Kindle Paperwhite . We’ve curated the cream of the crop here, but if you’re on an even tighter budget, check out our guides to the best Cyber Monday deals under $50 and under $25 . The best early Cyber Monday deals under $100 The best deals on streaming services and devices A yearlong subscription to Hulu with ads is down to $23.88 from $79.99. Even better, new and returning subscribers... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/CRUlO67

The LG Libero sits flush against partitions. | Image: LG Desk space is pretty limited when you’re working inside a cubicle, but LG’s 27-inch Libero Monitor could help you clear up a little more room. The monitor, which LG released back in August, comes with a two-way stand that lets you either hang it up on the wall of your workspace or have it stand on its own. The Libero’s design is pretty clever. It actually hangs upside down when hooked to the included partition hanger, and then flips right side up when set atop your desk. LG says it automatically adjusts its screen orientation when flipped, and it also comes with a detachable webcam (along with two webcam ports), so you can partake in video calls no matter how it’s mounted. That said, it seems like a useful external monitor or a... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/NGv1yca

Frontier described its one-on-one voice calls as “unscalable, inefficient, and expensive” during an investor presentation. | Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post via Getty Images Frontier, the budget-friendly airline that charges for everything from in-flight snacks to carry-ons, is looking to cut costs even more by doing away with its customer service phone line ( via CNBC ). Customers with questions about their reservations can now only contact Frontier’s agents through the live chat on its website, via WhatsApp, or on social media. In an emailed statement to The Verge , company spokesperson Jennifer De La Cruz confirmed that Frontier’s customer service has “transitioned to fully digital communications,” which is supposed to help “ensure customers get the information they need as expeditiously and efficiently as possible.” When customers try to call the phone number that Frontier removed from its website (but... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/tHQ

That’s it. That’s the dock. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Friday afternoons growing up meant a trip to the video store. It was an utter thrill, like a little weekly Christmas, where my mom would turn my sister and me loose among the laminated, empty VHS boxes to pick out something to rent for the weekend. And as a rare treat, she would sometimes relent to our whining and let us take home the Holy Grail of rentals: a Sega console. A teenage Video Update employee would retrieve it for us and make sure that the controllers and cords were all accounted for in a massive, nuclear-code-style suitcase. That’s what carrying an entire game console looked like in 1993. Things are a little different now. A few weeks ago, I packed our game console to take it along on a family vacation. This time, it all... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/hiYNz87

The Noc Design / The Verge You know how most streets in US towns look exactly the same, barring a few differences? That’s kind of how Cyber Monday is to Black Friday. Many of its deals should be familiar if you’ve been paying attention throughout the Thanksgiving weekend, even though it’s taking on another name. If you haven’t been tuned in, well, you’re in for a treat. There are so many best-ever deals on tech like noise-canceling headphones and earbuds, iPads, video games, budget-friendly gadgets, and a lot more (pour one out for the $569 48-inch LG A2 OLED TV at Best Buy, which is no longer available). We’re serving you the best-of-the-best deals right up top, just below a handy table of contents that’ll help you zip around to your preferred product category. ... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/Ch7NdKi

My actual face after destroying my nephews with a blue shell. The holidays ( excluding Black Friday ) are truly a time to show a little extra compassion and empathy toward our fellow humans, but if you feel the need to use that blue shell, don’t hesitate. Right now, multiple retailers still have an excellent Nintendo Switch bundle that includes a digital copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe , a three-month individual membership to Nintendo Switch Online , and a standard Nintendo Switch . Normally, the combined price of everything included in this bundle would cost roughly $368, but it’s currently available at Walmart , Target , and Best Buy for just $299.99. Mario Kart is a game that needs no introduction, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a rguably the best entry in the series to date thanks to not only the portable... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/G0fcPl6

The latest Kindle Paperwhite is still available for its best price yet at Amazon and elsewhere | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge Despite the arrival of Amazon’s latest entry-level Kindle , the Kindle Paperwhite remains one of the best e-readers on the market. Currently, you can still find the ad-supported model of the 8GB Kindle Paperwhite discounted to $94.99 at Amazon (normally $139.99) . The ad-free model is also available for $114.99 through Amazon instead of $159.99 . If you’re doing your shopping elsewhere, you can find the ad-supported model discounted to $94.99 at Best Buy , and Target as well. While 8GB can still hold roughly 2,000 individual pieces of literature, if you’re planning on using your Paperwhite to listen to audiobooks, there are also substantial discounts on the 16GB model, lowering the price of the $149.99 ad-supported model to $99.99 , and the a... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/cdrGsB5

Image: TC Sottek / The Verge The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has reportedly opened up an investigation into RealPage, the real estate technology company accused of contributing to higher-than-normal rent prices. According to a report from ProPublica , the DOJ is looking into whether the company’s rent-setting software allows landlords to coordinate and raise rent across the nation. This comes after last month’s report from ProPublica , which revealed that RealPage’s YieldStar software uses an algorithm to “help landlords push the highest possible rents on tenants.” As noted by ProPublica , YieldStar’s algorithm uses the non-public rental rates gathered from the landlords and property managers that are its clients. YieldStar then repackages that... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/r9Fimfn

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge You’re not just looking for a workhorse. You want a laptop that’s got game . Maybe that means frame rates, maybe even a high-refresh-rate screen for enhanced responsiveness in less demanding games. But above all, you want bang for the buck. That’s why you’re buying right now, during Black Friday week, when some of the best deals (and a bunch of predatory fake ones ) show up. These are the deals that caught my eye — the ones I might consider myself or recommend to a friend, depending on their needs and budget. Let’s start with the least expensive and go from there! The best Black Friday gaming laptop deals The Gigabyte A5 K1 is $749 at Best Buy , a killer deal for midrange specs — an RTX 3060 (130W) and Ryzen 5 5600H power its 15.6-inch,... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/HmIfTGE

The Noc Design / The Verge Black Friday is now in the past, but many of the year’s best deals on TVs, video games, wireless earbuds, and much more are still available this weekend. So, no, you haven’t missed out on much at all. Hopefully, you were able to spend some quality time catching up with family. Most of what’s listed below should look familiar if you’ve already been shopping online, though there will likely be several adjustments taking place throughout the weekend leading into Cyber Monday. The best Black Friday deals Black Friday standouts You can buy Apple’s new second-gen AirPods Pro for $199.99 at Amazon and Best Buy instead of $249, which is about their all-time low. Apple’s newest premium earbuds boast better noise cancellation... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/FWEJrhA

The size of the Fold 4’s inner display changes how you think about what a smartphone can do. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge It’s easy to see the appeal of folding phones — they are big screen devices that get smaller to fit in your pocket. It’s also easy to see the drawbacks; as much as Samsung tries to hide it with trade-in promotions, there’s no denying the Galaxy Z Fold 4’s $1,800 price tag is too steep for the vast majority of people. The question of durability is also hard to ignore — it doesn’t take much searching to find tales of randomly cracked Fold screens. But until you commit and start using a device like the Fold 4 for some time, it’s hard to see the value that a folding phone can bring. I’ve owned a Fold model since 2020’s Fold 2 (and owned the Fold 3 for a year before upgrading to the Fold 4 thanks to Samsung’s aggressive, if fiscally... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/2z3pmO5

Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images This story originally ran in Hot Pod Insider, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here . Last year, Australian psychology graduate Jemma Sbeg had a straightforward idea for a podcast: apply the psychological concepts she had learned to the common issues faced by people in their 20s. Sbeg, 22, signed up for Anchor, Spotify’s DIY podcast creation and distribution tool, and started recording in the back of her Subaru Forester. Covering topics like jealousy, climate anxiety, and attraction, she accrued about 15,000 downloads in her first 10 months. Not bad for an Anchor podcast but nothing to write home about. Then, a switch flipped — in April, she published an episode on loneliness that took off. She... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/Y8jqrgR

Peloton gets a lot right with its long-awaited rower, but charging $3,200 is a baffling business choice for the struggling company. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/nlKdUS5

TCL’s 6-series R646 (shown here) is selling at its lowest price yet. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great opportunities to get the 4K TV of your dreams at a lower-than-usual price. However, these shopping days cap off what has been an amazing year to get a fantastic TV for far less than its listing price. The market in 2022 has been kind, whether you want a low-frills pick that includes Roku, Fire TV, or Google TV streaming software, or one that delivers heaps of features on top of top-tier picture quality. Regardless of what your needs are, we think you’ll be satisfied from the deals that we’ve found from brands like TCL, Insignia, and LG, with more on the way soon. The best 4K TV deals during Black Friday 55-inch Toshiba C350 Fire TV If you want the most TV for your buck, Toshiba’s 65-inch C350 Fire... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/CxjrkQt

The Last of Us is getting a big budget HBO TV show , the Metal Gear Solid movie is still in development, and now Ubisoft’s long-dormant stealth series Splinter Cell is getting an eight part radio adaptation. The BBC has just announced Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Firewall , an adaptation of the Splinter Cell novel of the same name released earlier this year starring Will Poulter. In the context of the many recent big-budget game adaptations for the big and small screen alike, a radio play sounds like an odd choice for what was once one of Ubisoft’s flagship franchises. But considering the games were generally at their best in their slowest and most deliberate stealth moments rather than the high stakes action set-pieces of other titles, I’m... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/FCA4dyv

Elon’s answer to Twitter verification hell is to go back to manually authenticating accounts. Oh, and making the tick a different color. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Elon Musk says that Twitter’s check mark program could return on Friday, December 2nd, with a new procedure to verify individual identities in order to resolve impersonation issues. Musk described the new manual authentication process as “ painful, but necessary. ” Verified check marks will also be expanded with additional colors — gold for companies, grey for the government, and the original blue for individual accounts. As it turns out, offering so-called verified check marks for an $8 monthly subscription without actually verifying identities wasn’t a brilliant idea. After Musk ignored warnings from Twitter’s own trust and safety staff , the platform’s paid Twitter Blue subscriptions rolled out and quickly resulted in some ‘verified’... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/jA

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The Noc Design / The Verge Happy Thanksgiving, folks! Want to get a head start on your holiday shopping before the Black Friday madness officially begins tomorrow? Despite the fact the annual shopping holiday is another day away, many major retailers are already offering a number of early Black Friday sales. So if you need a distraction from the Thanksgiving dinner table, you have a smorgasbord of quality deals you can already binge before the more hectic rush tomorrow. While it’s possible prices will dip even lower once the big day arrives, the discounts we’re currently seeing are nothing to scoff at. Target, Best Buy, and Walmart are offering some seriously steep discounts on a number of popular tech and gadgets, ranging from Apple devices to TVs, tablets,... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/JwAFceh

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor. | Image: Lucasfilm / Disney Plus The final episode of Andor’s first season brought everything full circle, and was a powerful reminder of what Star Wars has always been about. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/iXg03f7

Jackson Gibbs / The Verge Eli Betchik has always had a stomach of steel, but it wasn’t until they went to art school that they realized it could make them famous. “I was perfectly willing to eat random things for the entertainment of my friends. I would take a ketchup packet from the diner and suck it up or eat an entire block of Parmesan cheese,” remembers Betchik, now 23, who makes and sells jewelry from their basement in Ohio. “The more I did that, the more I started realizing I could do this on the internet. I thought that I would be able to entertain people.” In November 2020, the nonbinary jewelry maker was at art school in Cleveland, where they’d made friends with a group of performance artists. Soon, Betchik’s food performances became their own kind of... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/7lcoITM

Photo by Mitchell Clark / The Verge Project Genesis launched in Las Vegas first, so I figured the experience of using it there would be much better than in Spokane. I was wrong. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/uAE9J64

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the latest entries in Nintendo’s long-running franchise. | Image: Nintendo Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet , the first new mainline entries into the Pokémon series since 2019, have become the fastest selling games in Nintendo’s history, the company has announced . The two games sold 10 million units between them globally in their first three days on sale, including both physical and downloadable versions. “This is the highest global sales level for any software on any Nintendo platform within the first three days,” the company’s press release reads. Although it’s not a perfect apples-to-apples comparison, Nintendo previously said Animal Crossing: New Horizons had the “ best start ever for a Nintendo Switch title ” after it sold 17.37 million units in the 11 days after its March 20th, 2020 release. The latest... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/8Vdvnx2

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” Beta, which has been gradually rolling out over the past couple of years, is now available to anyone who’s paid for the feature in North America, CEO Elon Musk has announced. “Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now available to anyone in North America who requests it from the car screen,” Musk tweeted , “assuming you have bought this option.” The rollout of the beta software kicked off in 2020 with a small number of customers and has since gradually expanded to be available to around 160,000 drivers as of October this year . Getting access to the beta has typically required that drivers hit a minimum safety threshold with Tesla’s built-in Safety Score feature as well as logging 100 miles using the company’s... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/IvenTgj

Apple’s first-gen AirPods Pro are one of our go-to picks and are often on sale. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you know where to look, there are often some great discounts available on Apple’s popular — yet oftentimes expensive — AirPods. Since Apple launched the third-gen AirPods last year, we’ve seen the starting price of the second-gen, entry-level model drop from $159 to $129. And now that you can buy the second-gen AirPods Pro and Black Friday season is here , we’re seeing even better discounts on the last-gen Pro and other models. Below, we’ve curated the best deals currently available on each model, including the entry-level AirPods, the AirPods Pro, the third-gen AirPods, and the AirPods Max. And to save even more on other products, including Apple devices, be sure to check out our guide to the best Apple deals this Black Friday and our... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/UjzrM8b

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix wants to make more than just mobile games. As spotted by Mobilegamer.biz , the company recently put up job listings for a game director , art director , and technical director at its newly announced Los Angeles games studio , alongside roles like producer and engineer, for a project described as “a brand-new AAA PC game.” Since it’s an unannounced project, there aren’t many details beyond that. But in the listing for game director, Netflix says that it’s looking for a “creative leader of one of Netflix’s first generation of internally developed original games.” Netflix’s desire to expand into games isn’t new, but the company’s efforts have thus far been largely focused on the mobile space. Games were added to the Netflix mobile app l... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/i942Ruj

The Elephant Card supports your iPhone for use as a full-featured Mac webcam. It costs less than $10 and folds up flat to easily fit into a pocket or wallet. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/rpYXOtl

A big upgrade over its predecessors, Google’s Nest Wifi Pro adds Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, bringing faster speeds, and improved reliability. It’s not a ‘Pro’ router — for top throughput, look elsewhere — but it packs a lot into an affordable package. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/rqIlGuP

Videos shared on social media appear to show workers being kicked by hazmat-suited officials during Foxconn protests in Zhengzhou, central China. | Image: @StephenMcDonell Protests have broken out at Foxconn’s vast iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, central China, as footage circulating on social media shows workers clashing with baton-wielding riot police and hazmat-suited officials. The protests started after workers, who have been under strict covid lockdown for weeks, learned bonus payments would be delayed, reports The Wall Street Journal . Apple announced earlier this month that it expected lower shipments of premium iPhone 14 models due to disruptions created by the covid lockdowns at the same Foxconn facility. Zhengzhou, known locally as “iPhone city ,” is home to an estimated 200,000 workers who are responsible for the vast majority of all iPhone production. WARNING: Graphic Content. Hundreds of workers... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/m

The newly announced Honor Magic VS. | Image: Honor Honor’s second foldable will eventually release outside of China, and people are getting confused about a new car logo. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/09FHYNG

Hotz demonstrating his former company’s advanced driver assistance technology. | Photo by Michael Zelenko / The Verge George Hotz, the noted iPhone hacker who was reported to have once turned down a job at Tesla working on its driver-assistance technology, has embarked upon a 12-week “internship” at Twitter under Elon Musk’s leadership. Hotz said his priority at the social media company is to fix its search feature, as well as to remove the prompt that prevents you from browsing the service on the web without logging in. The internship came about after Hotz expressed support for Musk’s “extremely hardcore” ultimatum to Twitter’s employees, which demanded that they work “long hours at high intensity” or else depart the company. Hotz said that “ this is the attitude that builds incredible things ” and that he’d be willing to do an internship at the company.... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/w3hW0cO

Sony’s Vision-S concept on display at CES 2020. | Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Sony and Honda are mulling cramming a PS5 into their upcoming entertainment-focused electric vehicle as they set up to challenge Tesla ( via Eurogamer ). Speaking to the Financial Times , Izumi Kawanishi, the joint venture’s president, said that it’s “technologically possible” for Sony to integrate the PlayStation 5 platform into the car it intends to build with Honda. Tesla started delivering its latest Model S and X vehicles with larger horizontal screens last year and added an AMD RDNA 2 graphics chip that Tesla CEO Elon Musk said is “literally at the level of a PlayStation 5” during a demo . Over a year later, Musk’s promises for big games like Cyberpunk 2077 and a demo for Steam in August have yet to be fulfilled, with the most notable... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/exkCAaU

Key art for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla . | Image: Ubisoft Ubisoft is bringing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla , Anno 1800, and Roller Champions to Steam, arguably its first major releases on Valve’s PC distribution platform since 2019. “We’re constantly evaluating how to bring our games to different audiences wherever they are, while providing a consistent player ecosystem through Ubisoft Connect,” reads part of a statement from Ubisoft spokesperson Jessica Roache to The Verge . Roache declined to say whether that means Ubisoft will now regularly bring games to Steam or if it’ll be on a case-by-case basis. It’s not clear why Ubisoft stopped putting its PC games on Steam or why it’s coming back now, but it appears to be picking up where it left off: Valhalla was the 2020 flagship game in the Assassin’s... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/dKRgq42

Image: Sega What the game does right is obscured under layer after layer of poor design, glitches, and an inscrutable story. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/7Xxnzcm

Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Elon Musk announced a new wave of layoffs affecting Twitter’s sales teams on Monday, according to a report from Bloomberg . Sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg that Musk is cutting more workers to balance out each team, but it’s still not clear how many people lost their jobs. Musk began weighing additional layoffs last week and fired Robin Wheeler , the company’s head of ad sales, and Maggie McLean Suniewick, Twitter’s vice president of partnerships, after they didn’t agree to terminate more workers. Sarah Rosen, Twitter’s head of US content partnerships, also left the company last Friday . Platformer was the first to report this most recent round of layoffs. This comes after hundreds of workers resigned from Twitter last... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/SEjd0k1

The second-gen Sonos Beam and other Sonos speakers are on sale at Best Buy. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Best Buy is rolling out its Black Friday sales on Sonos soundbars in addition to its existing Black Friday sales. From now through November 28th, you can find a number of excellent Sonos speakers, all discounted to their lowest price ever. There are plenty of options when it comes to soundbars and speakers, but Sonos makes some of the best on the market, making this sale worth checking out if you’re looking for ways to upgrade your home audio. To stay in the loop regarding Black Friday sales at Best Buy and elsewhere, make sure to check out our Black Friday hub and retailer-specific roundups for a breakdown of all the best deals you can find at Walmart and Target on all of your favorite tech. Normally, the Sonos Arc soundbar is... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/BVe9qRT

Nick Barclay / The Verge Bob Iger’s back at Disney, and Ye, Trump, and others are back on Twitter. Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/0HPbrtq

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In a sudden turn of events, Disney has reversed the CEO swap that surprised us in early 2020 , with Bob Iger returning to his post , replacing his own successor, Bob Chapek. Iger, who is also the company’s largest shareholder, is now set to serve a new two-year term as CEO. Part of Iger’s job in those two years will be to pick and groom his long-term successor. Of course, Chapek was an Iger choice too. Chapek had been called the “Tim Cook to Iger’s Steve Jobs,” but during his tenure, their handover got off to a rocky start, while blowups like the Scarlett Johansson Black Widow lawsuit and Disney’s initial lack of reaction to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida scuffed its all-important reputation. During an episode of the Decoder podcast... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/z85Sqfd