Voting tech isn’t perfect, but so far it’s holding up Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Stephen Morton, Getty ImagesThe technology that powers Election Day has hit some expected hiccups, but as of early afternoon on Tuesday, nonpartisan groups say that the voting system is mostly holding up. Where it has faltered, they stress, there are robust backup plans that will ensure voters can still cast …

iOS 18.2 could finally estimate your iPhone’s charging time Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe iPhone could finally show you how long it’ll take to finish charging. Code spotted in the second iOS 18.2 beta by 9to5Mac shows a new “BatteryIntelligence” feature that will let you receive a notification with the iPhone’s estimated charging time. Some Android phones already show how long it takes t…

Sony is discontinuing its $9,000 Airpeak S1 pro photography drone Sony will stop selling its Airpeak S1 drone on March 31st, 2025. | Image: SonyAlmost four years after teasing it at CES 2021, Sony is discontinuing the Airpeak S1 drone that was designed to work with Sony’s mirrorless cameras. According to a notice posted to Sony Japan’s website on November 1st, sales of the $9,000 drone will end on March 31st, …

Apple reportedly facing first-ever EU fine over App Store rules Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeApple will soon become the first company to incur a fine for violating the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), reports Bloomberg. Sources tell the outlet that the Commission is getting ready to levy the penalty after it found that Apple’s “anti-steering” practices harmed competition on the App Store. This …

Mozilla is eliminating its advocacy division, which fought for a free and open web Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe Mozilla Foundation laid off 30 percent of its workforce and completely eliminated its advocacy and global programs divisions, TechCrunch reports. While Mozilla is best known for its Firefox web browser, the Mozilla Foundation — the parent of the Mozilla Corporation — describes itself as standing up “fo…

Anova’s new steam oven can recognize your food and tell you how to cook it Anova has upgraded its multi-function countertop oven with an interior camera that can recognize food and making cooking suggestions. | Image: AnovaKnowing what you’re trying to cook, thanks to an interior high-def camera, allows the Anova Precision Oven 2.0 to suggest which modes and temperatures will produce the best results. The original Anov…

Kia’s rugged EV concepts are standouts at 2024’s SEMA conference Image: KiaThe Specialty Equipment Market Association, or SEMA, held its annual conference in Las Vegas this week. Billed as one of the biggest car shows in the world, the event typically brings together more than 135,000 attendees in the automotive aftermarket industry to see the newest trends in vehicle repairs and modifications. And while ther…

Hisense’s new U6N TV is an even better value now that it’s hit an all-time low The budget-friendly TV delivers good color and contrast for the price, with support for full-array local dimming and Dolby Vision HDR. | Image: HisenseTo say the news is a lot right now might be the understatement of the year. Luckily, if you’re looking for ways to distract yourself from the 2024 election in the days — or, god forbid, weeks — ah…

Reddit sleuths track down the band behind the internet’s most mysterious song Image: The VergeMembers of Reddit’s r/ThatMysteriousSong community have finally identified what they call “The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet,” a new wave tune that a teenager recorded to cassette sometime around 1984, as reported yesterday by 404 Media. The mysterious song’s digital trail goes back to 2004, when Darius S., the teenager w…

Amazon says it’s fixing the Kindle Colorsoft’s yellow screen A mild yellow band appears on The Verge’s Colorsoft review unit. | Image: Andrew Liszewski / The VergeAmazon says it’s working to fix issues with the Kindle Colorsoft, its first color e-reader, following complaints from early buyers that a yellow band of discoloration appears on the bottom of the display. The company is making “adjustments” so t…

Misleading ‘pro-Harris’ texts are bombarding swing state voters Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty ImagesSwing state voters are being inundated with text messages seemingly designed to look like they’re coming from supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris or even from her campaign itself. Some of the messages imply that Harris is misleading the public about her efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Isr…

Elon Musk’s ‘top 20’ Diablo IV claim is as real as his self-driving cars Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Photo: Getty ImagesElon Musk is a busy man right now. He’s supposedly running X, SpaceX, Tesla, and Neuralink, all while actively campaigning for Trump. But despite those myriad concerns, Musk still finds the time to play Diablo 4. He’s even said he’s pretty good at it, claiming in a recent interview with…

Election Day 2024: all the news Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty ImagesA shorter-than-usual US presidential election season comes to a head. Continue reading…

Hacker suspected in massive Ticketmaster, AT&T breaches arrested in Canada Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeAuthorities in Canada have arrested a man suspected of stealing information from around 165 companies using Snowflake’s cloud storage services, as reported earlier by Bloomberg and 404 Media. In a statement to The Verge, Canada Department of Justice spokesperson Ian McLeod confirmed that authorities arr…

The first wooden satellite launched into space Artistic representation of Lignosat wooden satellite. | Art: KyotoU/Gakuji TobiyamaIn a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space. Called LignoSat, after the Latin word for wood, the satellite lau…

Nintendo’s music app has great ideas and frustrating limitations Image: The VergeListening to Nintendo music isn’t easy. It’s not available on streaming platforms, so I usually end up scouring YouTube for songs from Animal Crossing and Metroid. Because of this, I was hoping that Nintendo Music, a new app that surprise-launched last week, would be my one-stop shop for listening to Nintendo soundtracks. But whi…

Alexa at 10: Amazon’s assistant is a winner and a failure Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeAlexa didn’t get a big splashy launch event, or come with a bunch of grand proclamations about being the future of anything. Instead, like a phone charger with a made-up name or a knockoff version of your favorite blush, it just kind of appeared on Amazon one day. Ten years ago this week, on November 6th, 2014, Ama…

Judge declines to block Musk’s $1 million voter giveaways Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesElon Musk’s America PAC can move forward with its $1 million giveaways to voters after a Philadelphia judge declined an emergency petition from District Attorney Larry Krasner to block them. During a hearing earlier on Monday, a representative for the political action committee said prize …

Here’s when the Black Friday sales start at Amazon, Walmart, and other retailers Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeBlack Friday officially kicks off on November 29th, but if you plan to make that the only day you buy gifts this holiday season, you’re missing out. Several prominent retailers, including Best Buy and Target, have already started rolling out their holiday discounts online and in-store. Both retailers are of…

Prime Video will let you summon AI to recap what you’re watching Image: AmazonAmazon’s Prime Video is getting a new generative AI-powered feature to help catch you up on a show. The new tool, called X-Ray Recaps, can create text summaries of “of full seasons of TV shows, single episodes, and even pieces of episodes,” the company says in a blog post. X-Ray Recaps will be accessible from the detail page of a sh…