Futurama’s new season struggles to make NFTs and AI funny Image: HuluIt only takes a few minutes before Futurama’s new season starts explaining non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, a concept most people probably haven’t thought about for more than a year. Despite being set in the far future, Futurama has always been comfortable commenting on modern life. There have been episodes about smartphones and 3D print…

8BitDo’s first mechanical keyboard is down to its best price to date The Western-style “N Edition,” which is inspired by the original NES controller, is on sale at Woot through July 30th. | Image: 8BitDoWith all the excitement over the 2024 Olympics, it’s easy to forget that this weekend is the last weekend of July. Yet, as August approaches, so does back-to-school season. We’ve pulled together a list of gadgets …

How to find the reading mode built into your browser Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeI’ve got a stack of bookmarked, favorited, and saved-for-later web articles that I’m going to get around to reading one day… but haven’t. I think that part of what puts me off working through that list is that reading on the internet, especially longer pieces, can be a slog. On most sites, besides the text…

Here’s your first look at Amazon’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza Image: AmazonKiryu is getting a live-action makeover very soon. At Comic-Con today, Amazon revealed the first look at its upcoming adaptation of the Yakuza game series, with the show Like a Dragon: Yakuza (not to be confused with the game Yakuza: Like a Dragon). The streaming series will follow original Yakuza hero Kazuma Kiryu. Amazon says that…

Junji Ito’s terrifying Uzumaki hits Adult Swim in September Image: Adult SwimAdult Swim’s long-awaited adaptation of Uzumaki finally has a premiere date — and an appropriately creepy trailer. The series, based on the classic horror manga from Junji Ito, will start airing on September 28th. Episodes will hit Adult Swim first, and then stream on Max the following day. Uzumaki follows a cursed town that is …

A new Doctor Who spinoff series is coming to Disney Plus A woman standing with her hands on her hips in the center of a control room. | Disney / BBCThe Doctor Who franchise is about to get even bigger with a new spinoff series that, interestingly, doesn’t seem like it’s going to focus on everyone’s favorite Time Lord. During the Doctor Who panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Disney and the BBC a…

Sauron returns in The Rings of Power’s season 2 trailer Image: AmazonThe first season of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power took its sweet time revealing the true identities of its two most mysterious characters. But when the show returns next month, it seems like it’s going to hit the ground running with big reveals about how Sauron and the Stranger will change Middle-earth. A new, l…

Zoo hatches record number of condor chicks to release into the wild A critically endangered California condor chick that will soon fly for the first time is seen at its nest site on a cliff above the drought-stricken Colorado River on August 31st, 2022, in Marble Canyon, Arizona. | Photo: Getty ImagesConservationists will be able to release more California condors into the wild thanks to a record number of chick…

SharkNinja’s new coffee machine takes the hard parts out of making espresso Image: SharkNinjaThis Ninja Luxe Cafe claims to be the only “no guesswork” semi-automatic espresso machine that also comes with the ability to make drip coffee and cold brew. Using “Barista Assist Technology,” it can suggest what grind size to set based on the drink you’re trying to make, ideally saving you a few minutes and some stress in getti…

The Boys is getting a prequel series AmazonThe Boys’ fourth season ended on a nightmarish note that made the show’s upcoming final chapter seem like it’s going to its most deranged. But during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Amazon revealed that while The Boys may be coming to an end, the larger franchise is about to get even bigger with a prequel series set in the distant past. T…

SpaceX says it’s fixed the Falcon 9 and will resume launches tomorrow SpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 27th for its next Falcon 9 launch carrying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. | Image: SpaceXSpaceX has completed its investigation into what caused an engine failure during a Falcon 9 launch on July 11th. The company has submitted a “mishap report” to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and is ready to r…

There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent An Intel Core i9-13900K CPU, one of the first types that was identified to sometimes crash games this way. | Photo by Tom Warren / The VergeOn Monday, it initially seemed like the beginning of the end for Intel’s desktop CPU instability woes — the company confirmed a patch is coming in mid-August that should address the “root cause” of exposure …

Here’s how to stop X from using your posts to train its AI Image: The VergeX uses your data to train its Grok AI assistant, but if you’d like to opt out of that, you can do that right from your settings menu. It is accessible on the web right here, or you can find it yourself if you click the three dots menu, then “Settings and privacy,” then “Privacy and safety,” and then “Grok.” X’s @Safety account w…

Pixel 9’s ‘Add Me’ feature puts you in a group photo even when you’re not there Image: OnLeaks via Android HeadlinesWhile there’s been no shortage of Pixel 9 leaks over the past couple of days, a new ad for the device seems to have leaked in full — and it shows off a new feature that makes sure you aren’t left out of a group photo. The feature, seemingly called “Add Me,” appears in a leaked ad shared with Android Headlines …

Arranger’s clever puzzles will have you rearranging your schedule to play Image: Furniture and MattressThe game’s deceptively complicated puzzles will make you love every second as you lose track of time. Continue reading…

Samsung’s overhauled One UI 7 revealed Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeSamsung’s upcoming One UI 7 update could bring some pretty big changes to the look of its Galaxy devices. Leaked screenshots @chunvn8888 shared with Smartprix show Samsung’s Android skin with tweaks to the quick settings and notification panels, along with UI elements that take on a rounder appearance througho…

ESR’s inexpensive Qi2 car charger is more than 40 percent off for a limited time If you’re using a newer iPhone, ESR’s latest car mount is just as fast as an official MagSafe charger. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The VergeAt this point, I can confidently say that the new Qi2 wireless standard has found its footing. Everyone from Anker to Nomad now offers a selection of speedy Qi2 chargers, with the HMD’s forthcoming Skyline be…

Canadian soccer teams have been spying with drones for years Bev Priestman, head coach of the Canadian Olympic women’s soccer team, has been suspended for the rest of the Paris Games. | Photo by Vaughn Ridley / Getty ImagesThe plot in Canadian soccer’s Olympic drone spying scandal thickens. A TSN report alleges that the Canadian men’s and women’s soccer teams have been spying on opponents — with and witho…

The Google era is officially over Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeGoogle is dying. Google is unstoppable. Somehow, right now, it feels like both of those things are true. For the first time in more than a decade, there appear to be products that might actually threaten Google Search as the centerpiece of the web — including OpenAI’s new SearchGPT. And yet Google Search continues t…

Google brings Nest Hello support to the Home app The Nest Hello video doorbell can now be fully migrated to the Google Home app from the Nest app. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeGoogle announced this week that it’s rolling out support for its Nest Hello doorbell in the Google Home app. This allows you to transfer Google’s original video doorbell camera — aka, the Nest Doorbell (…