The Last of Us season 2 will premiere in April The Last of Us will return to HBO and Max this April. Series creative director, Neil Druckmann, announced the premiere of the show’s second season onstage at CES this evening alongside a short teaser for the new season. A specific premiere date wasn’t given. The show’s first season wrapped up in March 2023, so it’ll be more than two years betwee…

Sony is working on Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers 2 movies Image: Chris Welch / The VergeDuring its CES 2025 keynote, PlayStation Productions head Asad Qizilbash and Screen Gems president Ashley Brucks explained how Sony plans to keep expanding its IP after adaptations of The Last of Us, Gran Turismo, Twisted Metal, and Uncharted. They announced that Sony Pictures is working on a film adaptation of las…

Anker’s solar umbrella uses next-gen perovskite cells to keep a longer charge Not sure what’s less realistic: this usage scenario or the shadows in this image. | Image: AnkerYou’ve seen EcoFlow’s hat with integrated solar panels — now meet Anker’s more practical Solix Solar Beach Umbrella, fitted with a new generation of perovskite solar cells. It can produce up to 100W of total output from XT-60 and USB-C connections, wh…

Anker’s new wall charger has ports on the bottom to help it stay plugged in Anker’s new wall charger relocates the charging ports and introduces a display showing the power output for each one. | Image: AnkerAnker has announced a new 140W wall charger at CES 2025 with a design that positions four USB ports on the underside to improve its center of gravity and help it stay plugged in with cables attached. It’s also Anker…

Eureka’s new robot vac can tackle wet messes The J15 Max Ultra uses infrared technology to identify wet messes and clean them without damaging the robot. | Image: EurekaMost robot vacuum mops can tackle mopping your floors and maybe scrub up a dried-on stain, but let them trundle through a puddle of spilled milk or juice, and they’re likely to smear the liquid around. If they do suck any u…

Eufy’s new robovac transforms into a handheld vacuum The Eufy E20 might be the first robovac that cleans more than just floors. | Image: EufyEufy is making it easier to splurge on a robot vacuum with a new model that can clean more than just your floors. The Eufy 3-in-1 E20 has a unique design that transforms from an autonomous robovac to a manual stick or handheld vacuum by removing a unit contai…

Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs Image: NvidiaNvidia is officially announcing its RTX 50-series GPUs today. After months of leaks and rumors, the next-generation RTX Blackwell GPUs are now official, and there are four of them on the way. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed the RTX 50-series GPUs during a CES keynote this evening, announcing a $1,999 RTX 5090, a $999 RTX 5080, a $…

Ship station alternative for multi package returns We are a rental business so every shipment has returns and ship station doesn’t seem to allow us to return an entire multi package order. I’ve seen requests for years for this and they don’t do it. Anyone using a platform for rental inventory to manage multi package returns submitted by /u/jp1261987

Samsung Teases ‘True AI Companion’ Debuting on January 22 Alongside New Galaxy Smartphones Samsung today announced that it will hold its next major “Unpacked” smartphone event on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The company claims that it will introduce the “next evolution” of Galaxy AI, which will change the way people interact with the world, setting a new bar for mobile AI experiences. Samsung first showed off Ga…

UFC’s Dana White joins Meta’s board weeks before Trump takes office UFC CEO Dana White, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is joining the board of Meta two weeks before the new administration begins.

Shares of Tencent fall over 5% in Hong Kong after U.S. designates it as a Chinese military company Other Chinese companies added to the list included battery maker CATL, which is part of the supply chain for automakers like Ford and Tesla.

Birdfy Debuts Camera-Equipped Bird Bath and Multi-Camera Bird Feeder Birdfy, a company that makes smart cameras for bird watching, today introduced several updated products that give bird lovers new, more advanced views of the birds in their yard. The Birdfy Feeder 2 Duo is an upgrade to the current Birdfy feeder options, offering a three-lens camera setup that can capture visiting birds from multiple angles, ra…

Sony and Honda’s Afeela electric car will start at $89,900 Image: Chris Welch / The VergeAfeela is starting to become a little bit more than just a feeling. The electric vehicle that’s a joint venture between Sony and Honda is finally available for preorder. And it only took five years to get here. At its press conference at CES today, Sony Honda Mobility announced pricing and preorder details for Afee…

This toaster-looking gadget boosts your phone’s battery in seconds Not an actual toaster. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The VergeI didn’t have “phone toaster” on my CES bingo card, but here we are. Swippitt is a unique solution to the problem of keeping your phone battery charged up, and it promises a life where you basically never have to plug your phone into a charger again. But it’ll cost you. To be clear, ther…

Galaxy Unpacked January 2025: The Next Big Leap in Mobile AI Experiences submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

New Schlage Smart Lock Supports Apple’s iOS 18 Hands-Free Unlocking With UWB Schlage today unveiled a new Sense Pro Smart Deadbolt that’s able to connect to smart home platforms like HomeKit using Matter-over-Thread. The device has no key hole as it is exclusively designed to be unlocked with a smartphone. The Sense Pro Smart Deadbolt supports hands-free unlocking over NFC and it integrates Ultra Wideband (UWB) technolo…

The best stuff we’ve seen at CES so far Photo by Owen Grove / The VergeThe show floor of the biggest tech event of the year hasn’t even opened yet, but CES 2025 has already delivered a long list of new gadgets, tech, concepts, and AI-powered devices tempting you to upgrade. It’s a lot to keep up with, so we’ll help you catch up. Below are some of the standout gadgets of the show so f…

is there a way to actually make crypto ecommerce easy? so i’ve been thinking about how complicated it is to integrate crypto into ecommerce. i run a small shop and while i love the idea of accepting crypto, the fees and the setup make it feel impossible. i recently saw correkt.com and they seem to have figured it out. For a marketplace buyers can use btc, eth, or usdc directly and it’s smooth af . a…

Bird Buddy Launches ‘Wonder’ Camera for Watching Insects The creators of Bird Buddy, a camera-equipped bird feeder, today showed off two products that are designed for watching insects, flowers, birds, and other flora and fauna. Under a new “Wonder” brand, Bird Buddy’s creators have introduced the Petal camera and Wonder Blocks, which are designed to “capture wondrous moments of nature” in a backyard…

Dana White is joining Meta’s board of directors Dana White and Mark Zuckerberg attend the UFC 300 event at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesMeta is adding three new people to its board of directors, and one of them is UFC president and CEO Dana White, the company announced on Monday. Zuckerberg is a fan of MMA who has meda…