The latest Apple TV 4K is $40 off, which is a discount we seldom see The third-gen Apple TV 4K is one of the best streaming devices you can get, even if you’re not an Apple user. | Image: Chris Welch / The VergeFrom The Acolyte and House of the Dragon to the 2024 Paris Olympics, there’s going to be plenty to stream this summer. Luckily, if you want to upgrade your setup in preparation for the busy entertainment s…

Aptoide is coming to iOS as an EU-only game store Image: Aptoide / The VergeAptoide, the popular Google Play alternative for Android devices, is launching a third-party iOS app store in the European Union — the first focused entirely on gaming since the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules came into effect. Aptoide’s iOS game store is being released via a closed launch on Thursday, with access…

Even the Raspberry Pi is getting in on AI Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty ImagesAs the AI craze continues, even the microcomputer company Raspberry Pi plans to sell an AI chip. It’s integrated with Raspberry Pi’s camera software and can run AI-based applications like chatbots natively on the tiny computer. Raspberry Pi partnered with chipmaker Hailo for its …

Official: The MSI Claw 8 AI Plus has an Asus-matching 80Wh battery and Intel Lunar Lake This is not the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus, but rather a Fallout edition of the original. (I used generative expand around the edge because the image was cropping poorly.) | Image: MSIJust three months after releasing its first gaming handheld PC to damning reviews — here’s mine — MSI is already announcing a likely replacement. The “MSI Claw 8 AI Plus” …

This is Lunar Lake — Intel’s utterly overhauled AI laptop chip that ditches memory sticks Intel’s Lunar Lake held aloft by Intel client chip boss Michelle Johnston Holthaus. | Image: IntelLast year, Intel boasted that its Meteor Lake processors, dubbed Core Ultra, represented the company’s biggest architectural shift in 40 years. But Intel didn’t settle down after that: today it’s revealing how Lunar Lake, its next laptop chip coming…

Microsoft layoffs hit HoloLens, Azure cloud teams Image: The VergeOn Monday, Microsoft announced layoffs reportedly affecting around 1,000 employees. As reported previously by CNBC, the mixed reality department working on HoloLens 2 is one of the areas affected. Separately, Business Insider reported that Azure for Operators and Mission Engineering has also seen cuts of “hundreds” of employees. …

Snowflake says there’s no evidence attackers breached its platform to hack Ticketmaster Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeA Ticketmaster data breach that allegedly includes details for 560 million accounts and another one affecting Santander have been linked to their accounts at Snowflake, a cloud storage provider. However, Snowflake says there’s no evidence its platform is at fault. A joint statement to that effec…

Instagram is testing ‘unskippable’ ads that you can’t scroll past Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeInstagram is testing “ad breaks” that force you to stop and look at an ad for a period of time before you can continue scrolling. Several X and Reddit users reported seeing the feature, and Instagram spokesperson Matthew Tye confirmed to The Verge that ad breaks are being tested. Tye said Instagram would “p…

YouTube insider access tied to massive leaks Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe leaked lineup for last week’s PlayStation State of Play surfaced shortly after the event was scheduled on YouTube. This has added to concerns over the kind of access Google employees have to videos before they go live, an issue highlighted in recent reports from Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson and 404 Me…

You can grab a year of Peacock Premium for just $20 ahead of its impending price hike Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergePeacock may not be the biggest streaming service, but with deals like this, it definitely feels like one of the thirstiest (and to your benefit). That’s because a one-year subscription to NBCUniversal’s streamer is available to new subscribers for just $19.99 ($30 off) through June 30th when you use coupon …

Lego’s lunar lander set is available at a rare discount You can buy the set for just $80. | Image: LegoLego’s just-released massive Barad-dûr set is pretty cool, I’m not going to lie. Yet, at $460 and with over 5,000 pieces, it’s not for everybody. If you’re looking for a good Father’s Day gift that’ll eat up less money and time, Lego’s NASA Apollo 11 lunar lander set might be a better alternative. N…

Palmer Luckey is now selling pixel-perfect ultrabright magnesium Game Boys for $199 The ModRetro Chromatic | Image: ModRetroBefore he brought VR headsets out of the dark ages with Oculus, before he founded defense contractor Anduril, Palmer Luckey was a Nintendo Game Boy modder. It’s true. There’s photo evidence — and today, he’s revealing his own take on the ultimate cartridge-playing Nintendo Game Boy, one that you can actua…

Samsung sues Oura preemptively to block smart ring patent claims Samsung isn’t waiting for Oura to hit it with patent suits. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeSamsung isn’t waiting around for Oura to file any patent claims over its forthcoming smart ring. Instead, it’s preemptively filed its own suit against Oura, seeking a “declaratory judgment” that states the Galaxy Ring doesn’t infringe on five Oura p…

Amazon’s Project PI AI looks for product defects before they ship Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon’s Project PI, or “Private Investigator,” setup combines generative AI and computer vision to “see” damage on products or determine if they are the wrong color or size before the item gets sent to customers. The way it works is that products on their way to customers go through a tunnel that scans the…

X has new rules that officially allow porn now Illustration: The VergeAs spotted by TechCrunch, X updated its guidelines to let users “share consensually produced and distributed adult nudity or sexual behavior” as long as it’s labeled and not in a prominent location, such as a profile picture or banner. After this article was published, the @Safety account tweeted saying, “We have launched…

China’s lunar probe is retrieving samples from the far side of the Moon A Long March 5 carrier rocket launched the Chang ‘e 6 probe into space on May 3rd. | Photo: CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty ImagesChina’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft successfully landed on the far side of the Moon — and it plans to bring back soil and rock samples to Earth for the first time. The probe touched down on the Moon’s South Pole–Aitken B…

Baldur’s Gate 3 mod support is coming in September Image: Larian StudiosIt’s gonna get pretty funky in Faerûn with official mod support coming to Baldur’s Gate 3. Larian Studios announced that official mod support will roll out in phases, starting today with a closed alpha, before a closed beta test in July, culminating with the official release of Patch 7 in September. According to Larian, the …

The CEO of Zoom wants AI clones in meetings Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: ZoomZoom founder Eric Yuan has big ambitions in enterprise software, including letting your AI-powered ‘digital twins’ attend meetings for you. Continue reading…

The Verge’s 2024 summer gift guide Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesWe’ve rounded up a collection of gadgets that are sure to make a splash this year, from MacBooks and musical frames to our favorite vlogging camera. Continue reading…

Elon Musk is taking on Tesla ‘oathbreakers’ in fight for his $56 billion pay package Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Photo by STR / NurPhoto, Getty ImagesThe fight for Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s enormous pay package is heating up. On June 13th, Tesla shareholders will decide the fate of Musk’s compensation package, which is estimated to be worth as much as $56 billion. It will be the second time that shareholders will vote on the …