Apple releases Chrome extension for iCloud passwords
Apple has released an official extension for the Windows and Mac versions of Chrome that lets you use passwords stored in your iCloud Keycha...Read More
Motorola One 5G Ace review: a weak hand
The Ace offers a large screen and massive battery, but it falls short in some key areas Continue reading… http://dlvr.it/RrkKPtRead More
G.I. Joe’s Fortnite collaboration includes a Snake Eyes skin and action figure
With all of its recent licensed characters, which includes everyone from Sarah Connor to The Mandalorian, the virtual battlefield of Fortnit...Read More
WhatsApp is using Status messages—its version of Stories— to try to reassure users about privacy
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has started posting Status messages to users about its “com...Read More
Subscribers of Apple TV Plus will continue to get credit refunds until June
Image: Apple Apple has notified subscribers of its Apple TV Plus streaming service that they’ll continue to get refund credits on their a...Read More
GeForce Now comes to Chrome browsers and M1 Macs
Image: Nvidia Nvidia’s GeForce Now game streaming service has launched for the Chrome web browser and M1 Macs in beta (via XDA-Developers...Read More
Netflix testing a timer feature on Android devices that stops streaming after set period
LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX Netflix is launching a global test today on Android devices that will allow subscribers to set a timer for their view...Read More
Signal adds mainstream chat features to lure wider audience
Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The latest version of Signal for both iOS (5.3.1) and Andr...Read More
Google salvaged Robinhood’s one-star rating by deleting nearly 100,000 negative reviews
Google is actively removing negative reviews of the Robinhood app from the Google Play Store, the company confirmed to The Verge. After some...Read More
Carrot Weather gets a fresh new design and a bigger shift to subscriptions
Image: Brian Mueller Carrot Weather — the entertainingly antagonistic weather application from developer Brian Mueller — just got its lat...Read More
Google gives recent Pixel device owners more control over Night Sight
The Pixel 5 and 4A 5G (pictured) can enable Night Sight mode automatically. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Thanks to its l...Read More
Tesla’s new Model S will apparently play Witcher 3 on a built-in 10 teraflop gaming rig
If you can’t find a PS5 or Xbox Series X, how about an $80,000 electric sports car with comparable performance? Tesla just announced its ref...Read More
Go read this report about the tech systems behind the US’s vaccine distribution
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge There are many moving parts involved in the Biden administration’s goal to administer 100 million...Read More
Social justice groups warn Biden against throwing out Section 230
Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images A group of 75 activist groups and nonprofits have urged against sweeping changes to Section 230...Read More
DJI is now selling a warranty to replace your drone if it flies away
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge DJI is now offering flyaway coverage for its Mini 2 and Mavic Air 2 drones, should they develop a mind ...Read More
Verizon says Fios internet should be returning to normal in the Northeast after disruptive outage
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon says that it has resolved issues with Fios, its fiber-optic network, that affected many l...Read More
Google warns of ‘novel social engineering method’ used to hack security researchers
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Government-backed hackers based in North Korea are targeting individual security researchers thro...Read More
Amnesty International calls for a ban on facial recognition in New York City
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amnesty International has launched a new campaign against facial recognition titled Ban The Scan ...Read More
Verizon prepaid customers can now access fast 5G Ultra Wideband
Verizon’s 5G UW delivers truly impressive speeds. | Verizon Verizon is extending access to its fast mmWave 5G network to its prepaid cust...Read More
Netflix update makes your Android phone’s crappy speakers sound better
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix has detailed an upgrade to its Android app which should reduce buffering and make audio s...Read More
Google plans vaccination clinics at some of its sites
Google Google is launching an initiative to provide more than $150 million to promote education and equitable distribution of coronavirus...Read More
ESPN Plus apologizes for “technical issue” during UFC pay-per-view event
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images ESPN Plus says it will issue partial refunds to customers who paid for a UFC pay-per-vie...Read More
The Xbox Series X is available at Target
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Microsoft’s flagship Xbox Series X is one of the most powerful gaming consoles available right now. If ...Read More
Super Bowl 2021 won’t stream in 4K, but these TV deals are still worth it
Image: Vizio In news that’s likely to be devastating to people who are looking for any and all reasons to upgrade their TV, CBS announced...Read More
Radio and TV host Larry King dies at 87
Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Longtime TV and radio host Larry King died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai...Read More
Microsoft backtracks on Xbox Live Gold price hike
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has reversed its controversial Xbox Live price increase. The company announced a price ...Read More
FTC fines three ticket scalping companies for illegally using bots
Photo by Dave Simpson/WireImage The Federal Trade Commission issued multimillion-dollar fines against three bot-powered ticket scalping o...Read More
Microsoft risks a year of goodwill with its Xbox Live price hike
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft spent most of 2020 building up goodwill for its Xbox Game Pass service and next-gen con...Read More
Alphabet is shutting down Loon, its internet balloon company
Image: Alphabet Alphabet is shutting down Loon, its division that provides internet from floating balloons, according to a post on the bl...Read More
Judge refuses to reinstate Parler’s Amazon account
Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A Washington judge has denied social network Parler’s demand...Read More
Twitter’s decentralized social network project takes a baby step forward
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Bluesky, Twitter’s decentralized social networking effort, has announced its first major update s...Read More
Metroid looks amazing in Lego — and could become real if you vote
Image: L-DI-EGO on Lego Ideas If you want a Metroid Lego set, you have the power to bring the idea closer to reality. User L-DI-EGO has s...Read More
The fight to make Netflix and Hulu pay cable fees
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Streaming services are slowly turning into cable TV — complete with bundles, an ever-growing list...Read More
Lenovo’s Smart Clock Essential plus four smart lightbulbs are $30 at Best Buy
Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Last October, Lenovo unveiled its new Google Assistant-powered alarm clock, the Smart Clock Essential. A...Read More
Trump pardons convicted ex-Google engineer Anthony Levandowski
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images One of President Trump’s final acts in office is to pardon a former Google engineer who was convict...Read More
Epic pledges $20 million for Fortnite esports in 2021
Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Fortnite developer Epic says that, for 2021, the game’s competitive scene will have a prize pool of $20 ...Read More
Today I learned bats are trendsetters in tracking tech
Look at this bat’s little backpack! | Image: dulog Bats are elusive little creatures, which makes them the perfect subjects for scientist...Read More
VLC now runs natively on M1 Macs
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The latest update to ubiquitous open-source media player VLC is here, and it comes with native support ...Read More
The developers of an acclaimed Skyrim mod just made it to the big leagues
In 2016, a team of modders released a game they developed a game in their spare time to nigh-universal acclaim — a mod for The Elder Scrolls...Read More
We’re getting closer to a Nintendo Switch-sized gaming PC
One year ago at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, Alienware made waves with a modular gaming PC that worked like a Nintendo Switch, with a pair of game...Read More
Hundreds of Parler videos from Capitol riot republished in chronological timeline
Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ProPublica has published a new interactive resource of ov...Read More
GitHub admits ‘significant mistakes were made’ in firing of Jewish employee
Photo Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images GitHub is admitting that a Jewish employee was fired in error and is offering him his job back...Read More
Virgin Orbit set to try and send satellites to space for the first time
Virgin Orbit’s airborne rocket-launching system during a previous test. | Image: Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit — the sister company of billio...Read More
Signal is back after an outage that lasted more than 24 hours
Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images After experiencing technical difficulties Friday, the Sign...Read More
Ford reportedly delays some deliveries of its Mustang Mach-E
Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge Ford will delay deliveries for hundreds of its Mustang Mach-E vehicles to perform quality checks, Ele...Read More
I want to float in the void of this car’s paint job
Driving around a car that looks like it’s made from the fabric of space is now slightly more possible, as demonstrated in this modified blac...Read More
Apple is blocking Apple Silicon Mac users from sideloading iPhone apps
The error message in macOS 11.1. | Screenshot: Jay Peters Apple has turned off users’ ability to unofficially install iOS apps onto their...Read More
Humble Store winter sale discounts Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Dirt 5, and more
The Humble Store has kicked off its winter sale. Starting today and lasting until January 28th at 10AM PT / 1PM ET, the digital storefront i...Read More
2021 MacBook Pro will ditch the Touch Bar and bring back MagSafe, say reports
Photo by Alexander Kramer for The Verge Apple is planning a major MacBook Pro redesign for the third quarter of 2021, according to a rese...Read More
Trump administration blacklists Xiaomi as a ‘Communist Chinese military company’
Image: Xiaomi With six days left in office, the Trump administration has decided to put one more Chinese electronics giant in its sights:...Read More
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