Andor’s second season hits Disney Plus in April Image: DisneyStar Wars spinoff Andor is finally coming back for its second and final season on Disney Plus April 22nd, 2025, Disney announced during its D23 event in Brazil yesterday. And in a clear nod to Rogue One, the 2016 film it’s setting up, it has a new logo with the subtitle “A Star Wars Story.” The new season will complete the so far ex…

There’s a lot more Red Hulk in the new Captain America: Brave New World trailer Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World. | Screenshot: YouTubeGeneral — er, President — Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) gets a lot bigger and redder in the new Captain America: Brave New World trailer that Marvel debuted at Disney’s D23 Brazil event. The company also released a second trailer for Thunderbolts, the new superhero team movie tha…

I got a desk treadmill to relieve stress — instead, it stressed me out This walking pad was supposed to help me relieve stress. Then I overcomplicated it.I became so mired in the smart features, I forgot to walk. Continue reading…

Instagram stops the ‘rug pull’ that disappears videos while you’re watching them Image: Kristen Radtke / The VergeYou know that thing where, just after you’ve opened Instagram and become invested in whatever video was already loaded, a new video pops in and seemingly yeets the old video into the void, never to be seen again? That’s a thing of the past, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, who says in an AMA from his Ins…

How to use the latest AI video editing tools in Google Photos Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeGoogle Photos continues to get new and improved features on a regular basis, and one of the most recent Android updates has focused on video editing. Even if you don’t have the latest Pixel 9 phone (which is required if you want to try out the weird new Reimagine tool), you can now speed up, slow down, and…

Seagate’s 2TB Xbox Expansion Card has returned to its best price to date Seagate’s proprietary storage solution ain’t cheap, but it remains the easiest way to outfit your Series / X with additional space. | Image: SeagateBlack Friday won’t be here for several more weeks, but the holiday promos are beginning to take shape at Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers. We expect to see steep discounts on a number of gaming …

A new iOS 18 security feature makes it harder for police to unlock iPhones Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty ImagesThere is an apparently new iOS 18 security feature that reboots iPhones that haven’t been unlocked in a few days, frustrating police by making it harder to break into suspects’ iPhones, according to 404 Media. 404 Media, which first reported police warnings about the reboots on Thursday, writes that…

Intel exec says Arrow Lake launch ‘just didn’t go as planned’ Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeReviews of Intel’s new Arrow Lake-based Core Ultra 9 200S-series processor have been lackluster, specifically when it comes to gaming performance, but Intel says that’s not the end of the story. Its new chips should be performing better, and the company will have an ETA on getting them there soon, according…

Arcane’s second season is a revolutionary powderkeg NetflixArcane’s final season puts an even finer point on its story about revolutionary war. Continue reading…

2024 is going to smash heat records Image: Hugo Herrera / The VergeIt’s “virtually certain” that 2024 will go down in the books as the hottest year yet. The planet is on track to pass a worrying threshold when it comes to global average temperatures, warns the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. After a scorching summer, and with countries making slow progress on c…

Feds investigate racist texts sent across the country post-election Image: Kristen Radtke / The VergePeople across the country received racist text messages in the days after Donald Trump was elected to a second term for president, and now federal authorities are investigating. “In multiple states, including Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, Black women, men, and students have reported receivi…

Heretic’s directors on crafting their new horror villain: ‘This has to be Hugh Grant’ A still photo from the film Heretic.When codirectors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods started thinking about who could play the antagonist in their new horror flick Heretic, they knew he had to have a few specific characteristics. The film is about a man who lures missionaries into his home, eventually turning a pleasant chat about religion into a nig…

DJI just added the two most requested features to its $199 Neo drone “DJI’s $199 Neo selfie drone is going to be everywhere,” we wrote in September — while noting that the budget self-flying drone did have two major weaknesses over the competing $350 Hover X1. First, DJI’s drone didn’t shoot vertical video (a dealbreaker for TikTok and Instagram Reels influencers) and second, it couldn’t track our movements nearl…

YouTube Premium’s legacy price breaks are going away for more users Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeYouTube’s premium subscriptions are about to get more expensive for long-time subscribers with legacy plans in more places. In December, YouTube told US subscribers with legacy YouTube Premium plans (stemming from discontinued services Google Play Music or YouTube Red) they’d need to start paying the curren…

The Beatles’ final song, restored using AI, is up for a Grammy Paul McCartney in 2022. | Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesThe Beatles have been nominated for two Grammys — nearly 50 years after the band officially split up. Their final song, called “Now and Then,” was restored last year with the help of AI, and is now up for record of the year alongside the likes of Beyoncé, Charlie XCX, Billie Eilish, and T…

The new Mac Mini takes a small step towards upgradeable storage That Mac Mini SSD is removable! | Image: X user @L0vetodreamApple’s redesigned Mac Mini M4 has ditched the previous M2 machine’s SSD that was soldered to the logic board, as confirmed by teardowns like this one posted on X showing it has a single removable SSD module. It’s not Apple’s first desktop computer to go in this direction, as we saw sim…

Bowers and Wilkins’ excellent sounding PX7 S2e headphones are $120 off Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeWe’re flush with great options for noise-canceling headphones that sound good, but if you care most about sound quality (without spending pricey audiophile money) a great choice is the Bowers and Wilkins PX7 S2e — which are on sale for $279 ($120 off) in all five color options at Amazon, Best Buy, and direct from …

What a second Trump presidency means for tech Image: Laura Normand / The VergeDonald Trump’s second term means significant changes for AI, crypto, and EV policy. Continue reading…

The PS5 Pro made us sit closer to the screen Photo: Vjeran Pavic, The VergeThink about how you like to play video games. Are you the type to sink into your couch, controller in hand, TV across the living room, for a few hours of Madden? If so, Sony’s new PlayStation 5 Pro is not for you. But if you find yourself leaning forward, creeping ever closer to the screen, looking for every clue hi…

Here are the patents Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld over Image: PalworldPalworld developer Pocketpair has revealed the patents at the center of the infringement lawsuit Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed in Japan back in September. Pocketpair has also shared that, in addition to 5 million yen each plus late fees, they’re “seeking an injunction against the game and compensation for a portion of the…