Lego debuts its first Minecraft set for adults Minecraft is 15 years old, so it’s only natural that Lego should honor the anniversary with a set just for the game’s many adult fans. The company has started taking preorders for The Crafting Table, a 1,195-piece 18-and-up build, as Jay’s Brick Blog writes. The set will cost $89.99 in the US when it’s released on August 1st. Lego says the set w…

OpenAI’s ‘Sky’ sounds a lot like ScarJo, according to voice researchers Scarlett Johansson at Cannes in 2023. | Photo: Laurent Koffel / Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesResearchers at Arizona State University found that Scarlett Johansson’s voice does indeed sound like “Sky,” OpenAI’s currently discontinued GPT-4o voice, according to NPR, which commissioned the comparison. After using AI models developed to analyze vocal…

Netflix’s Tomb Raider anime starts streaming in October Image: NetflixLara Croft’s next adventure — well, one of them, anyway — will start streaming this fall. Netflix announced that its animated Tomb Raider adaption will hit the service on October 10th. The show is called Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, and it picks up right after the most recent video game trilogy, which culminated with Shad…

Lego’s towering Barad-dûr set is now available for Lego Insiders As you can see here, Sauron’s fortress of evil is sure to look great beside your modern art collection and West Elm furniture. | Image: LegoYou can now own Sauron’s tower from The Lord of the Rings — well, the Lego version at least. Starting today, June 1st, Lego Insiders can purchase the massive Barad-dûr set for $459.99 before it becomes publi…

Godzilla Minus One gets a surprise Netflix release Image: Toho InternationalGodzilla Minus One is officially streaming worldwide on Netflix as of today, everywhere except Japan and France, according to film distributor Toho International in a release shared with The Verge. You can also buy ($14.99) or rent ($5.99) digital copies, either in color (Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play) or black and white…

How to watch NASA and Boeing’s first Starliner launch today Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesBoeing, NASA, and the United Launch Alliance are preparing to launch the first crewed Starliner flight test at 12:25PM ET today. You’ve got several options to watch live coverage of the launch, including YouTube (either on NASA’s or Boeing’s channel), on X (NASA, Boeing), and on NASA Plus, which has apps on variou…

The see-through Beats Studio Buds Plus have hit their best price of the year The Beats Studio Buds Plus are on sale in all styles, including their slick translucent option. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeBeats may be releasing a new pair of budget earbuds later this month, but their $80 price tag comes at the expense of active noise cancellation. Thankfully, if you’re looking for a cool-looking pair of earbuds that wi…

Voices from Gaza are coming through in podcasts Photo Illustration: Alex Parkin / Photo by Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty ImagesUnsettled host Ilana Levinson spent two months trying to reach one of her contacts in Gaza for an interview. She had stayed in touch with Isam Hammad, a manager for a medical equipment company in Gaza City, since covering his work organizing the March of Return p…

This walking app let me whack my co-workers with a baseball bat Stompers, where hitting your co-workers will not end in an HR violation. | Photo by Victoria Song / The VergeViolence is never the answer. That said, it was fun when I opened a walking app and whacked a Verge editor with a baseball bat and made another slip on a banana peel. After, I continued on my peaceful commute home. A bit later, one of my …

Bluetti SwapSolar review: power and chill with swappable batteries Sharing this solar generator’s batteries with a 3-in-1 solar fridge, freezer, and ice-making combo is a good idea that might get better. Continue reading…

Alexa will soon lose a popular shopping list feature Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeStarting in July, you won’t be able to add items to lists on third-party apps like Todoist and AnyList with Alexa voice control through their existing Skills. A post on Amazon’s developer site says it’s shutting down access to Alexa Shopping and To-Do lists on July 1st. List Skills and Alexa Shopping and …

Live Nation took 11 days to confirm the massive Ticketmaster data breach Illustration: Beatrice SalaSomeone going by the name “ShinyHunters” has been advertising a 1.3TB cache of data allegedly containing personal data (names, email/home addresses, and phone numbers), credit card details, and other information about 560 million Ticketmaster customers for $500,000 in hacking forums all week. Now, Ticketmaster parent …

Netflix’s Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight is postponed Mike Tyson, Nakisa Bidarian, and Jake Paul pose onstage during a press conference on May 16th, 2024 | Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images for NetflixNetflix is increasingly getting into live events, with comedy specials, NFL games, and even the WWE, but live action means unpredictability, and today, the streamer announced that a planned July 20th…

Massive Ticketmaster, Santander data breaches linked to Snowflake cloud storage Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeAn alleged data breach potentially affecting as many as 560 million Ticketmaster accounts and a confirmed one for Santander Bank may have stemmed from attacks on the cloud storage accounts with a company called Snowflake. As spotted by Bleeping Computer, an investigation from cybersecurity firm Hudson R…

Meta’s AI is summarizing some bizarre Facebook comment sections Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeIf you’ve been on the Facebook app lately, you might’ve seen Meta’s AI inject itself into the comment section with summaries of what people say. Given how wild Facebook comment sections often become, it’s not hard to imagine how ridiculous some of these summaries turn out. (This isn’t the first time Meta’s…

ElevenLabs’ AI generator makes explosions or other sound effects with just a prompt Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty ImagesElevenLabs already offers AI-generated versions of human voices and music. Now, it will let people create sound effects for podcasts, movies, or games, too. The new Sound Effects tool can generate up to 22 seconds of sounds based on user prompts that can be combined with the company’s voice and m…

The biggest findings in the Google Search leak Illustration: The VergeOne thing right off the bat: the Google Search algorithm has not leaked, and SEO experts don’t suddenly have all the answers. But the information that did leak this week — a collection of thousands of internal Google documents — is still huge. It’s an unprecedented look into Google’s inner workings that are typically close…

Google’s Pixel Watch 2 is $65 off at Wellbots for a limited time The Pixel Watch 2, like the first-gen model, comes in just one size of 41mm that should fit most wrists. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeGoogle’s Pixel Watch 2 is on sale for a new low price of $284.99 ($65 off) at Wellbots when you use code VERGEWATCH65 until June 16th — giving you ample time to pick one up for any Android phone-ow…

‘Quest 3S’ could be the name of Meta’s more affordable VR headset Photo by Becca Farsace / The VergeMeta appears to have confirmed the name of its next virtual reality headset: the Quest 3S. In a Quest Store listing spotted by UploadVR, Meta lists the Quest 3S as a supported device. At this time of writing, you can see the Quest 3S listed alongside the Quest 3, Quest, Pro, and Quest 2 in the listing for the up…

Windows on Arm and Copilot Plus could be big for PC gaming Photo: Getty ImagesA big part of Microsoft Build that stood out to me last week was the potential of Windows on Arm for PC gaming, especially for laptops and handhelds. Microsoft and Qualcomm aren’t talking much about this yet, but both companies have been dropping hints about game compatibility. Qualcomm said previously that most Windows games …