How to shop like a pro during Black Friday and Cyber Monday Illustration by Aaron Fernandez for The VergeDespite Amazon and other retailers having filled the summer and fall months with more sales than ever before, Black Friday and Cyber Monday remain the biggest shopping days of the year. Thankfully, like in previous years, we’ll be working to highlight the best prices on phones, TVs, headphones, gaming…

Android’s next big update will ship early in 2025 Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeFor the last decade or so, Google has released major Android updates in the fall after an extended developer and beta preview process, but for 2025, that’s changing. Now, Google is planning its major release, which we expect will be Android 16, for Q2 instead of Q3, confirming a recent report from Android A…

Waze will soon let you report incidents with your voice Image: WazeWaze is testing a handy-sounding update that will let you report traffic incidents while speaking naturally. With the new feature, you can tap the app’s reporting button and then say what you see, such as, “Looks like there’s a traffic jam up ahead.” The Google-owned driving app will then use the Gemini AI model to “understand” what y…

Google Maps will use AI to answer questions about the new restaurant you want to try Image: GoogleGoogle Maps is getting a big update that’s supposed to help you find new places to visit with AI. Starting this week, you’ll be able to explore more locations with Immersive View and search for specific spots based on a descriptive query like “things to do with friends at night.” Google will then use its Gemini AI model to come up w…

‘It’s the First Amendment, stupid’: the bizarre fight between Trump and broadcast TV Image: The Verge / Getty ImagesDon’t worry — Elon Musk is somehow also involved. Continue reading…

Ford is offering its own Tesla Supercharger adapter to EV customers after rocky rollout This adapter has a Ford logo, so it will probably work well. | Image: FordFord is making its own branded specialty adapter to enable Tesla Supercharger access for its EV customers. The automaker will offer its new adapter alongside the current Tesla-produced one for customers still awaiting a complementary adapter and will start shipping it toda…

The OnePlus 13 has a bigger battery and an upgraded fingerprint reader The OnePlus 13 will go on sale in China starting on November 1st, with a global release expected later. | Image: OnePlusOnePlus has officially announced its next flagship smartphone, the new OnePlus 13. Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor with an upgraded vapor cooling system, the OnePlus 13 will be available in China starting on Novembe…

The newest Ring Battery Doorbell is $40 off and matching its lowest price Ring’s latest Battery Doorbell has a wider field-of-view to see packages and people head-to-toe. | RingIt’s a little too late to spook trick-or-treaters with ghastly remote greetings, but there are plenty of other reasons to consider installing a video doorbell. For starters, it’s incredibly affordable and easy to do so when you have devices lik…

Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeMicrosoft is finally revealing that it will charge consumers $30 for a year of extra security updates to Windows 10. Support for Windows 10 will end on October 14th, 2025, but consumers will be able to purchase a single year of Extended Security Updates (ESU) for $30 for the first time ever. While businesses will …

WordPress co-founder asks court to dismiss WP Engine’s lawsuit Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeWordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and his company Automattic have asked a court to dismiss WP Engine’s lawsuit accusing them of libel and extortion. In a filing on Wednesday, Mullenweg argues that WP Engine is conjuring claims “out of legal thin air,” while alleging it continues to use the WordPress trademark “i…

Miniot’s split-flap clock is what nostalgia sounds like Miniot’s Klapklok wall clock uses paper-like flaps to flip pixels to show the time. The sound and motion is soothing to experience. | Image: MiniotIf you’ve ever experienced the sight and sound of a split-flap display then you’ll immediately understand the nostalgic appeal of Miniot’s pixelated wall clock. Klapklok uses mechanical flaps to conve…

Google doesn’t sell headsets anymore — but its app store is getting ready for them Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAre we about to see what’s up Google’s sleeve after its mysterious AR / VR deals with companies like Qualcomm and Samsung? Or might it finally bring its Google Play Store to Meta’s Quest like Meta once asked? Either way, Google seems to be prepping its Play Store for headsets, according to details discovere…

Apple’s latest iPad Air is on sale in all four colors for its lowest price to date We wouldn’t recommend the latest Air for most people at full price, but the current discount makes it more appealing. | Photo: David Pierce / The VergeThe new iPad Mini has arrived, bringing with it a faster A17 Pro chip, 8GB of RAM, support for the Apple Pencil Pro, and a taste of Apple Intelligence. However, unless you’re dead set on the table…

Google’s AI-powered weather app is rolling out to older Pixels Image: GoogleGoogle’s Pixel 9 launched with a cool new standalone weather app that can summarize outdoor conditions using AI. As reported by 9to5Google, the company is rolling it out to older Pixels running Android 15 with all the latest updates installed, including one of ours here at The Verge. The standalone Google Weather app will pull sav…

Nintendo made a music streaming app for Switch Online subscribers Image: NintendoWhile we all wait for the reveal of Nintendo’s next console, the company has once again announced something very different. This time, it’s a mobile app called Nintendo Music, which lets users listen to classic gaming tunes from Nintendo games spanning the last few decades, including Splatoon, Animal Crossing, and The Legend of Ze…

Meta is pushing for the government to use its AI Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: The Verge | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMeta is “working with the public sector to adopt Llama across the US government,” according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The comment, made during his opening remarks for Meta’s Q3 earnings call on Wednesday, raises a lot of important questions: Exactly which parts of the governme…

How to create and save Chrome tab groups Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeI usually have at least half a dozen or more projects going at once: I can be writing or updating several short pieces, editing one or two others, getting ready for Apple or Google or some other company to announce their latest and greatest tech, or dealing with some other project. Each of these projects u…

Ubisoft dumps its NFT game on the market to little fanfare Image: UbisoftUbisoft has quietly released its own NFT game to join the ranks of other vaunted, widely-played blockchain enabled titles like Axie Infinity and…uh, Ember Sword. Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles launched earlier this month with relatively little fanfare or marketing. The game comes two years after Ubisoft’s failed bid to ma…

Kids with Android phones will be able to use Google Wallet tap-to-pay soon Illustration: The VergeKids will soon be able to download the Google Wallet app on their Android phone, allowing them to buy things in store via Google’s tap-to-pay feature, reports 9to5Google. The news comes after Google first added the feature to its kid-focused Fitbit Ace LTE fitness tracker in August. In a statement given to 9to5Google, the …

Disney Plus has grown big enough to need a top 10 list Agatha All Along. | Image: DisneyAs Disney Plus has grown, finding things to watch has become increasingly challenging. So the streaming service is rolling out a top 10 list featured on the home screen in hopes of improving discoverability. It’s not the most novel addition; really, it looks just like similar lists you’d find in competitive servi…