How to back up and wipe your Mac Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeAs slick and polished as macOS is, it can slow down over time, as you add file after file and program after program to your Apple system. After a few years of heavy use, the idea of wiping your Mac and starting again from a factory-fresh clean slate starts to make more and more sense. This isn’t just somet…

Yahoo Mail is adding more AI to simplify desktop email Image: Yahoo Yahoo is updating Yahoo Mail on the desktop with new AI capabilities and other features to help simplify email and task management. One of the highlights is brief AI-generated summaries of emails. These summaries come complete with bulleted lists that highlight proposed tasks and other actions. It’s located under the new Priority …

Spotify’s HiFi add-on could cost an extra $5 per month Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeSpotify is getting ready to launch a premium add-on that offers access to high-fidelity audio, according to a report from Bloomberg. The new tier will reportedly cost $5 extra and will also come with tools to help users create playlists and manage music libraries. A source familiar with Spotify tells Bloom…

All three game console makers have now abandoned X integration Nintendo Switch users can no longer link the console with their X accounts. | Photo by James Bareham / The VergeAs of June 10th, Nintendo has officially discontinued support for the Switch console’s integration with X (formerly Twitter), making it the last of the current-gen consoles to do so after Microsoft and Sony disabled their own access la…

The best thing about Jabra’s new earbuds is the case We’ve all had at least one flight where this really would’ve saved the day. | Image: JabraJabra is refreshing its earbuds lineup today with upgraded versions of the Elite 10 and Elite 8 Active. Both, now known as “Gen 2,” come with the expected improvements to sound quality, noise cancellation, and other fundamentals. But the real game changer, …

Google is ready to fill free streaming TV channels with ads People are watching this stuff, and advertisers can now buy targeted ads on Google TV channels. | Image: GoogleGoogle is launching a new advertising network that serves targeted ads to Google TV-powered streaming boxes and smart TVs. The ads service, known as the Google TV network, lets advertisers place unskippable in-stream ad spots across mor…

iOS 18 will let you record calls — and tells everyone for their privacy Image: AppleApple will let you record and transcribe phone calls in iOS 18. The company announced the feature during its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday and says it will automatically tell call participants that they’re being recorded. The image shared by Apple shows a new recording option on the Phone app, which displays a soundwave, …

Live from WWDC with Apple’s AI leaders The Steve Jobs Theater. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The VergeThe WWDC keynote may be over, but we still have lots of questions about the state and future of Apple Intelligence. And in a somewhat unusual move, Apple is here to answer some of them: Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea, two of the executives in charge of all of Apple’s AI efforts, a…

Apple’s standalone Passwords app syncs across iOS, iPad, Mac, and Windows Apple’s new Passwords app. | Image: AppleAt WWDC 2024, Apple revealed a new Passwords app that expands on its existing iCloud Keychain features and syncs your passwords across more devices. Now, with Passwords, Apple is releasing a standalone app to manage passwords and passkeys on more devices, including Apple’s Vision Pro headset, as well as M…

Apple is putting ChatGPT in Siri for free later this year Apple announcing ChatGPT in Siri at WWDC 2024. | Allison Johnson / The VergeApple is partnering with OpenAI to put ChatGPT into Siri, the company announced at its WWDC 2024 keynote on Monday. ChatGPT will be available for free in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia later this year without an account, and Apple says that user queries won’t be logged. The po…

Apple’s AI can make custom emoji and images Photo: Allison Johnson / The VergeApple’s new “Apple Intelligence” AI features will let you make your own custom emoji and images, the company announced at WWDC 2024. The custom emoji are called “Genmoji,” and they look like a lot of fun. In one example, during Monday’s keynote, Apple showed how the prompt “smiley relaxing wearing cucumbers” gen…

Apple Home adds support for robot vacuums Support for robot vacuums is coming to Apple Home with iOS18. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeApple has announced that Apple Home will finally support robot vacuums with iOS 18. This was one of just a few updates to its smart home platform that Apple announced at WWDC 2024. The company also revealed that hands-free unlocking is com…

Apple WWDC 2024: the 13 biggest announcements Screenshot: The VergeApple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote has come to a close — and the company had a whole lot to share. We got our first look at the AI features coming to Apple’s devices and some major updates across the company’s operating systems. If you missed out on watching the keynote live, we’ve gathered all the biggest annou…

Star Wars Outlaws gameplay trailer shows off a life of intergalactic crime Image: UbisoftWe’re getting very close to the launch of Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s Grand Theft Auto-style take on a galaxy far, far away. Which means it’s a good time for another trailer detailing the sorts of criminal escapades players can get into. The new overview focused primarily on the different Star Wars locations you’ll be exploring an…

Adobe overhauls terms of service to say it won’t train AI on customers’ work Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAdobe is overhauling the terms customers must agree to when using its apps in an effort to win back trust — and clarify that it won’t train AI on their work. The change, announced via a new blog post, comes after a week of backlash from users who feared that an update to Adobe’s terms of service would allow…

Here’s 12 minutes of Assassin’s Creed Shadows gameplay Image: UbisoftThe reveal of Assassin’s Creed Shadows mostly focused on its story, characters, and setting. But a new trailer gives a better idea of how the game will actually play. The lengthy gameplay overview, which clocks in at around 12 minutes long, shows off the game’s sprawling rendition of Japan, while also detailing the different skills…

Leaked Google Pixel Watch 3 renders suggest it will get thicker but not bigger These Pixel Watch 3 renders look just like the previous model. | Image: 91mobiles / OnLeaksGoogle Pixel Watch 3 renders have apparently leaked, and it looks like not much is changing except for a slightly chunkier design. As revealed by 91mobiles and OnLeaks, who uncovered a rumored “Ultra” Galaxy Watch from Samsung last month, the Pixel Watch 3…

Bungie teases Destiny 2 codenamed ‘Frontiers’ for 2025 Image: BungieBungie just concluded the long-running saga of the light and darkness in Destiny 2: The Final Shape earlier this month, and now the Halo and Destiny developer is teasing what’s next. In a “journey ahead” stream today, Bungie disclosed the first details on its plans for the rest of the year ahead with Destiny 2 and even teased a 2025…

WWDC 2024: iOS 18 with AI, macOS 15, and more Illustration: The VergeIt’s Apple’s turn to show how AI will work on its iPhones, iPads, and maybe even the Vision Pro. Continue reading…

The Beats Solo 4 headphones are on sale for their best price to date They’re petite, modern, and sound very good, even without dedicated noise cancellation. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeIf you’re still kicking along with the last-gen Beats Solo, now is a pretty good time to upgrade. It took Apple less than two weeks to discount the 2024 refresh of its alt brand’s on-ear headphones, the Beats Solo 4, to $149….