Microsoft releases recovery tool to help repair Windows machines hit by CrowdStrike issue Image: The VergeMicrosoft has released a recovery tool that’s designed to help IT admins repair Windows machines that were impacted by CrowdStrike’s faulty update that crashed 8.5 million Windows devices on Friday. The tool creates a bootable USB drive that IT admins can use to help quickly recover impacted machines. While CrowdStrike has issued…

Two new must-have Android apps Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 46, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you like silly gadgets, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been writing about Apple betas and AR gadgets, reading about Donald Glover and the scourge of meetin…

The Gamma PS1 emulator for iOS gets Multitap support and better audio Gamma supports Dual Shock controls now. | Screenshot: GammaThe Gamma PS1 emulator has gained a number of significant updates since it launched as one of the first console emulators for iPhones in May. Recent updates added a new “Enhance Audio” feature and better multiplayer support, joining other key updates over the last few weeks. Developer Be…

CrowdStrike’s faulty update crashed 8.5 million Windows devices, says Microsoft Image: The VergeCrowdStrike’s faulty update caused a worldwide tech disaster that affected 8.5 million Windows devices on Friday, according to Microsoft. Microsoft says that’s “less than one percent of all Windows machines,” but it was enough to create problems for retailers, banks, airlines, and many other industries, as well as everyone who re…

How to make it easier to use your phone one-handed Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeThere are going to be times when you’ve only got one hand free to use your phone. You may be walking the dog, carrying groceries, hanging on to a subway pole, or you just don’t have another hand available. But with just about every modern phone sporting a screen at least six inches corner to corner, using …

High hopes and security fears for next-gen nuclear reactors A worker sealing drums of uranium yellowcake at a mine in 2006. | Photo: Getty ImagesNext-generation nuclear reactors are heating up a debate over whether their fuel could be used to make bombs, jeopardizing efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Uranium in the fuel could theoretically be used to develop a nuclear weapon. Olde…

Capcom’s Kunitsu-Gami combines tower defense strategy with the heart of community organizing Image: CapcomDespite its confusing trailers, Kunitsu-Gami is a highly stylized and pleasantly challenging ‘maiden defense’ game. Continue reading…

A few weeks with the Daylight DC-1 tablet: rethinking screen time The DC-1 is very much an outdoor tablet in a world filled with indoor tablets. | Photo: David Pierce / The VergeSo far, this thing doesn’t seem like a very impressive tablet. But Daylight is more a display company than a tablet company — and the display is pretty great. Continue reading…

This $1,695 smart bassinet’s best features are now behind a premium subscription Image: Happiest BabyThe Snoo, a very expensive but widely regarded smart bassinet, now has some of the best features of its app locked behind a new $19.99 monthly premium subscription. The change, which went into effect this week, has infuriated many Snoo owners, as the subscription puts some previously free features that new parents rely on beh…

DJI Power 1000 review: with great power comes many dongles A new approach to power stations that does more than fast-charge (select) DJI drones. Continue reading…

Bethesda Game Studios workers have unionized Image: Bethesda Game StudiosMore than 200 developers at Bethesda Game Studios, the studio behind hit franchises like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, have unionized with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). 241 workers, including “artists, engineers, programmers and designers,” have signed union authorization cards or “indicated that they …

NetChoice decision is already influencing how courts consider social media laws Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty ImagesIt’s only been a couple of weeks since the Supreme Court issued its opinion on a pair of social media cases this term, but it’s already making a splash in arguments over other tech laws being challenged by the industry. Lawyers and judges for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in…

Just look at this huge flip phone screen The Xiaomi Mix Flip features a 4.01-inch cover screen. | Image: XiaomiXiaomi has announced two new folding phones for the Chinese market. The upgraded Mix Fold 4, which introduces water resistance for the first time, and the Mix Flip, the company’s first flip phone foldable featuring a 4.01-inch cover screen surrounded by a nearly non-existent b…

Twitch lifts its ban on Donald Trump Photo: Getty ImagesTwitch has reinstated former President Donald Trump’s account after “indefinitely” suspending him following the January 6th, 2021, attacks on the US Capitol. “We reinstated former President Trump’s Twitch channel,” a Twitch spokesperson, who asked to remain anonymous due to safety concerns, says in a statement. “We believe th…

CrowdStrike outage Blue Screen of Death photos from around the world Blue Screens of Death in Indira Gandhi International Airport. | Photo by Kabir Jhangiani / NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPhotos of a world seeing blue due to the massive outage affecting Microsoft Windows systems on Friday. Continue reading…

Meta’s redesigned Quest app puts a big focus on Horizon Worlds Image: MetaMeta is rolling out a revamped version of its Quest mobile app that links it more closely with its 3D social platform Horizon Worlds. The app, now called Meta Horizon, comes with a new tab that lets you complete quests from your phone and customize your avatar. You can also use the app to explore and join new worlds, as well as conne…

Crypto CEO steps down after posts endorsing political violence and deportations Photo: Getty ImagesRyan Selkis, the cofounder and CEO of the crypto research platform Messari, is stepping down from his position in the aftermath of a social media tirade following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Selkis, an outspoken Trump supporter who attended David Sacks’ sold-out fund…

Do you love sim racing enough to spend $2,499 on a steering wheel? The wheel features a handcrafted carbon fiber shell keeping it rigid but lightweight. | Image: Sim-LabSim-Lab has just released a new $2,499 steering wheel it claims is an “authentic as possible” replica of the wheels Lewis Hamilton uses while driving the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team’s race cars. It’s a lovely piece of hardware to just…

UK teen arrested in connection to MGM hack Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergePolice in the UK have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with last year’s cyberattack on MGM Resorts, as reported by the BBC and 404 Media. With the help of the FBI and the UK’s National Crime Agency, the West Midlands Police took the teen into custody on Friday on suspicion of violating the UK’s laws…

Starbucks mobile ordering falls victim to the CrowdStrike BSOD outage Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via Getty ImagesLook, in the grand scheme of the global outage that’s wreaking havoc across airlines, banks, supermarkets, TV stations, and countless businesses, being unable to order a Trenta iced coffee from Starbucks with my smartphone is a minor inconvenience. But you can add the company’s mobile ordering s…