Here’s 16 pages of what Epic wants after winning its Google app store lawsuit Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Philip Pacheco, Getty ImagesDo you think a judge will make Google allow an Android version of the Epic Games Store to live inside its own Google Play Store, let the Epic Games Store have access to every app inside Google Play, and let Android users begin sideloading apps with a single ta…

4TB SD cards are arriving in 2025 for your cameras and laptops Image: Western DigitalIt wasn’t that long ago when we were impressed by a 400GB microSD card, but now, Western Digital is showing off a full-size SD card with 10 times the storage capacity. The new SanDisk Extreme Pro 4TB SD card is designed for cameras and laptops, and it’s the first time we’ve seen this storage size on an SD card. While Weste…

Ford’s hands-free BlueCruise comes under scrutiny after fatal crash Photo by Sean O’Kane / The VergeThe National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident involving Ford’s hands-free driver-assist system after a Mustang Mach-E driver crashed into another vehicle in Texas, killing the occupant. A second fatal crash involving a Mach-E took place in Philadelphia, although it’s not known whether the d…

Google threatens to cut off news after California proposes paying media outlets Google is piloting removing links to California news websites for a small percentage of users. | Illustration: The VergeGoogle says it will start removing links to California news websites in a “short term test for a small percentage of California users.” The move is in response to the pending California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), which…

America’s roads and bridges to get $830 million for a climate makeover A 20-foot chunk of Newport, Rhode Island’s beloved Cliff Walk broke off and dove into the depths of the ocean in a significant landslide and partial collapse, pictured on March 4th, 2022. | Photo by Jonathan Wiggs / The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesThe US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is doling out nearly $830 million in grants to 80 diff…

Google’s Pixel 8A leaks in all colors — including a bold green Image: Android HeadlinesWe’re a month out from Google I/O, where the company will likely announce its new Pixel 8A phone. At this point, there have already been plenty of renders and even some real-world shots. And now, courtesy of Android Headlines, it appears official marketing images of the device have leaked. If accurate, they show that Goog…

Roku hit with second major breach of 2024, this time affecting 576,000 users Image: The VergeRoku says it found another cyberattack on Friday that affected 576,000 users. This is the second breach to affect the company since March. Roku says the attackers used the login information of account holders, a technique called credential stuffing, to gain access to the streaming service and the payment methods of some users. Th…

Oh no, I started playing Fallout Shelter again Well, hello there, Ghoul. | Image: Bethesda SoftworksThe new Amazon adaptation of Fallout is excellent, nailing the goofy yet grim vibe of the series, all while telling a new story. It’s so good, in fact, that after the eight episodes were over, I was left with a strong urge to head back into the wasteland. But where to start? An open-world RPG …

A popular open-source content delivery network went down for hours Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeUnpkg, a content delivery network (CDN) that powers more than 4 billion requests per day, went down for several hours on Friday morning. The outage broke the thousands of websites that use the open-source CDN, leaving developers scrambling for a fix. The outage appeared to have started around 4AM ET, wi…

Inside the quest to finish Super Mario Maker’s disappearing levels Image: NintendoIn 2015, Nintendo released Super Mario Maker for the Wii U, a game that allowed players to make and share their own 2D Mario levels. In 2021, the company ended the ability to upload courses, the game having been eclipsed by its sequel on the Switch. But in January 2024, Nintendo announced an end to all online services for Wii U an…

Spotify is developing a remix feature to rival sped-up TikTok tunes The tools could open new revenue streams for artists who otherwise wouldn’t see money from unauthorized remixes. | Cath Virginia / The VergeSpotify is working on some seemingly TikTok-inspired remixing features in its latest attempt to capitalize on the social media platform’s explosive popularity. According to the Wall Street Journal, Spotify i…

The good, the bad, and the Humane Pin Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeSeven. Hundred. Dollars. After a year of asking questions about this much-hyped AI wearable, the Humane AI Pin is here, and, well, we still have lots of questions. We’re also still trying to figure out how it all works — and where it goes from here. On this episode of The Vergecast, we dive deep into our review of t…

The Google One VPN service is heading to the Google graveyard The service will be shut down on an unspecified date later this year. | Image: GoogleGoogle is shutting down its VPN by Google One service, according to a vague customer email seen by Android Authority, less than four years after it was rolled out in October 2020. The email doesn’t specify when this will happen, only that the VPN service will be…

X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks Illustration: The VergeX giveth, and now X taketh away. The platform is eliminating the ability for Premium users to hide their blue checkmarks, according to a notification received by multiple users on Thursday. X made displaying the blue check optional last summer, and it’s unclear exactly why the platform plans to remove the feature — or when…

Dbrand’s brash social media schtick just cost the company $10,000 Image: DbrandDbrand, the phone case company known for its sassy attitude toward users and tech companies, gave $10,000 to a customer as an apology after it made a racist comment about their last name. On Tuesday, Dbrand reposted a complaint from a customer, Bhuwan Chitransh, who said that the skin they purchased for their MacBook changed color …

Discord is nuking Nintendo Switch emulator devs and their entire servers Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images, The VergeDiscord has shut down the Discord servers for the Nintendo Switch emulators Suyu and Sudachi and has completely disabled their lead developers’ accounts — and the company isn’t answering our questions about why it went that far. Both Suyu and Sudachi began as forks of…

Uber’s safety tools are now customizable and easier to access Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeUber has launched a new safety preferences section that gathers all of Uber’s safety tools in one place and lets users schedule them to switch on automatically. Some of the safety tools you can customize include audio recording — which saves encrypted audio of the trip that Uber can use to investigate repor…

Android 15’s first beta release is out The countdown to Google I/O starts now. | Image: The Verge / AndroidAndroid 15’s first public beta is available to download now, provided you have a Pixel phone and a bit of a sense of adventure. It’s the first consumer-facing release after two developer previews, and while we have a good idea of what to expect from Google’s next mobile OS versi…

Dyson’s AR app shows you where you’ve vacuumed Dyson wants to make cleaning fun again, but I was already having fun letting the robots do it. | Image: DysonDyson has developed a new feature that uses your smartphone’s augmented reality sensors to virtually paint over areas you’ve vacuumed, so you can see if you’ve missed a spot. The feature, called CleanTrace, uses the lidar scanner found o…

Find the best AI-powered app to transcribe your audio Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesTranscription apps — apps that record and make text transcriptions of the conversation — have been an extremely useful way of keeping records for many of us. This doesn’t only pertain to journalists, who, of course, often keep records of their interviews. When you are caring for a family member who …