Sony’s PSVR 2 PC adapter launches in August Image: SonyThe PlayStation VR2’s PC adapter is now official. Just a few days after a certification revealed that Sony was working on the adapter, which would add PC support to the PS5-exclusive headset, the company officially unveiled the connector. It launches on August 7th and will cost $59.99. Sony says the device will support all Steam VR ga…

Sony updates its camera app to offer multi-cam monitoring The new Multi-Cam feature is only available to iPadOS users. | Image: SonySony has released a new update for its Monitor & Control (M&C) mobile app that makes it easier for users to remotely observe and operate camera feeds on smartphones and tablets. Most notably, version 2.0.0 of the M&C app introduces a new Multi-Camera Monitoring feature tha…

Sonos Ace review: was it worth it? The first headphones from Sonos deliver on comfort, sound, and more — with a unique TV Audio Swap feature that’s very convenient (when it works). But the ongoing app fiasco casts a cloud over the company’s big moment. Continue reading…

Windows AI feature that screenshots everything labeled a security ‘disaster’ Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is about to launch a new AI-powered Recall feature that screenshots everything you do on your PC. Recall is part of the new Copilot Plus PCs that are debuting on June 18th, but experts who have tested the feature are already warning that Recall could be a “disaster” for cybersecurity. Recall is designed to use local AI …

Venom and Eddie are on the run in The Last Dance’s first trailer Image: SonyThe extraterrestrial bromance between Eddie Brock and Venom is set to conclude — and it looks like the trilogy is going out with a bang. Sony released the first trailer for The Last Dance, which will conclude the story, and it’s got everything: ultraviolence, one-liners, ballroom dancing, alien armies, and even a symbiote horse. The m…

Adobe scolded for selling ‘Ansel Adams-style’ images generated by AI World-famous photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams (pictured, 1983) is best known for his black-and-white landscape photographs. | Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty ImagesAdobe found itself in hot water this weekend after the Ansel Adams estate publicly scolded the company for selling generative AI imitations of the late photographer’s work. …

Apple’s ‘I’m a Mac’ guy returns to promote Windows on Arm PCs Image: QualcommApple’s former “I’m a Mac” actor Justin Long defected to Intel a few years ago, and now he’s looking to switch to a Qualcomm-powered Windows PC. During Qualcomm’s Computex 2024 keynote today, Long appeared in a brief 30-second skit where he was bombarded by macOS notifications and nag screens causing him to start searching for a S…

Spotify is increasing US prices again Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeA year after Spotify first increased the price of Spotify Premium in the US, it’s happening again. Next month subscribers to Spotify in the US will start receiving an email detailing the price increases to Premium, Duo, and Family plans. Spotify Premium will now cost $11.99 a month, up from the $10.99 incr…

AMD’s next generation of AI laptop processors have a new name too Image: AMDAMD announced at Computex 2024 its next generation of Ryzen laptop processors for generative AI workloads: the Ryzen AI 300 Series. It’s a re-brand of its top-tier Ryzen 9 chips. The new naming convention still includes the HX suffix AMD introduced in 2022, but it doesn’t indicate how many watts of power the chip draws. Instead, HX wil…

AMD’s first Zen 5 CPU is the ‘monster’ Ryzen 9 9950X Image: AMDAMD is launching its first Zen 5 desktop processors in July, with the Ryzen 9 9950X flagship leading the pack as “the world’s most powerful desktop consumer processor.” Based on AMD’s existing AM5 platform, the new Ryzen 9000 series of CPUs include the Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X, and Ryzen 5 9600X. The flagship Ryzen 9…

PewDiePie ‘avenged’ as MrBeast becomes YouTube’s most-subscribed channel MrBeast is now the most-subscribed YouTube channel. | Photo: Chris Unger / Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesBollywood music label T-Series had the most-subscribed YouTube channel for years after Felix Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie, conceded his protracted and problematic fight for the top spot to it. But now that honor belongs to YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, w…

Here is what’s happening at Computex 2024 GettyMore chips, more AI. Continue reading…

Billionaire who booked a SpaceX flight around the Moon cancels after delays Maezawa in 2022. | Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno / Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesJapanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa had once planned to take eight artists on a flight around the Moon aboard SpaceX’s Starship. But now, with Starship still in development the flight already indefinitely delayed, Maezawa says he has canceled the trip. The X account for the …

Hyundai’s first US-built EV will be the tax credit-ready Ioniq 5 Image: HyundaiThe Hyundai Ioniq 5 will reportedly be the first car rolling out of the company’s new Georgia factory this fall. Moreover, company CEO Jose Muñoz tells Automotive News he expects the US-made version will net buyers the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit, which the South Korea-made vehicle isn’t otherwise eligible for (outside of a l…

Apple’s non-AI WWDC plans include Settings and Control Center revamps Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeIt sounds like Apple’s WWDC plans go beyond sprinkling AI fairy dust on everything (though that’s going to be a big part of it, too). Besides Siri gaining new AI-powered app control, the company also plans to overhaul things like the Settings apps for iOS and macOS, Control Center, Messages, Mail, and more…

Nvidia and AMD are bringing Microsoft’s Copilot Plus AI features to gaming laptops Nvidia leans into RTX AI PCs. | Image: NvidiaNvidia and AMD are gearing up to launch gaming laptops that include the AI Copilot Plus features that Microsoft just announced for Qualcomm-powered laptops. At Computex today, Nvidia briefly teased that “RTX AI PC” laptops are on the way from Asus and MSI that will eventually include Copilot Plus PC f…

Nvidia’s G-Assist is an AI chatbot that guides you through games and optimizes your PC G-Assist is a real tech demo from Nvidia. | Image: NvidiaWhen Nvidia first announced G-Assist it was an April Fools’ prank in 2017 that joked about an AI assistant being able to help you play a game while you ran to the door for your pizza delivery. Now, seven years later, G-Assist is back as a real demo of a powerful GeForce AI assistant that N…

Nvidia’s small GPU initiative will keep graphics cards large — but I’m glad it exists Photo by Tom Warren / The VergeNvidia just gave the PC gaming industry a reason to shrink its biggest graphics cards and produce smallish cases. It’s not what I expected, but I think it might actually help. Read before you judge, friends — I was definitely ready to call out some Nvidia BS, but I’ve mostly come around. When leakers revealed last …

A better way to take video on your phone Image: David Pierce / The VergeHi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 40, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me all your recommendations immediately, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Shein and Reese Witherspoon and H…

The Asus ROG Ally X is official — and I took a peek inside $799 for twice the battery, twice the storage, and loads of small improvements. Continue reading…