This is the new Sonos app, coming May 7th Illustration: The VergeSonos will release a substantial update to its mobile app for both Android and iOS on May 7th, The Verge has learned. Based on screenshots provided by people familiar with the company’s plans, the app is receiving a fresh coat of paint. Sonos is also working to make product setup easier and strengthen connectivity between …

Microsoft left internal passwords exposed in latest security blunder Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty ImagesMicrosoft reportedly locked down a server last month that exposed passwords, keys, and credentials of Microsoft employees to the open internet, as the company faces mounting pressure to bolster its software security. According to Techcrunch, three security researchers at SOCRadar — a company sp…

I regret buying the viral TikTok skincare wand The ad campaigns for the Medicube Age-R Booster-H eventually wore me down. | Photo by Victoria Song / The VergeIt’s got nothing to do with whether it works. It’s how I’m trapped in TikTok’s neverending product-recommending algorithm. Continue reading…

Consumers will finally see FCC-mandated ‘nutrition labels’ for most broadband plans Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeIt appears that a nearly eight-year-long battle by the FCC to require internet companies to display information on the costs, fees, and speeds of their broadband services is finally over. Starting on Wednesday, all but the smallest ISPs will be required to publish broadband “nutrition labels” on all of …

The US finalizes rules for ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water Part of a filtration system designed to filter out PFAS forever chemicals from the drinking water supply at Well #2 of the Horsham Water and Sewer Authority facility in Horsham, Pennsylvania, on August 22nd, 2019. | Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized rules for the amount …

Kobo announces its first color e-readers Image: Rakuten KoboRakuten Kobo is launching its first color e-readers, the Kobo Libra Colour and the Kobo Clara Colour. Both use E Ink’s latest Kaleido color screen technology, which has subtle, pastel-like hues and drops from a 300ppi grayscale resolution to 150ppi when you view content in color. I’ll be testing both e-readers soon, but so fa…

In the first Joker: Folie à Deux trailer, twisted love wins You might know the broad strokes of the Joker and Harley Quinn’s twisted romance from Batman: The Animated Series and other DC projects. But the first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux makes it seem like director Todd Phillips is doing something very different with his musical take on the characters. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is still locked …

Cruise will resume robotaxi tests after one of its cars ran someone over Cruise will look to get its driverless cars under control before it takes on new passengers. | GettyCruise has announced that it’s resuming tests for its fleet of self-driving taxis in Phoenix, Arizona , though not with passengers just yet. The autonomous vehicle maker says it will start with humans behind the wheel, with no passengers and no au…

Ted Cruz hosts a podcast for free — a Ted Cruz super PAC gets paid Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty ImagesThis is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. I hope you all had a great weekend/eclipse/first moment of NYC sunshine. Today, I’ve got a look at Ted Cruz’s eyebrow-raising arrangement with iHeart and news on two new acquisitions. Let’s get into it. iH…

Apple’s latest entry-level iPad has returned to its best price to date We wouldn’t recommend the 10th-gen iPad for most people at full price, but it’s certainly a better value at $349. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The VergeWith each passing day, it seems increasingly unlikely that Apple will introduce a new slate of iPads before the end of April — which isn’t surprising when you consider the latest reports now indicate…

How to tame notifications on iOS Take back control of your lock screen. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeI don’t think I’m alone when I say that notifications are a nuisance. There are simply too many of them, and the helpful ones are often drowned out by the spam. Whether promotional notifications should be allowed at all on our phones is an open question (I have my o…

The MPA has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe Motion Picture Association (MPA) is going off on piracy again. During CinemaCon in Las Vegas, MPA CEO Charles Rivkin announced that the organization plans on working with Congress to pass rules blocking websites with pirated content. The MPA is a trade association representing Hollywood studios, inc…

Destiny 2: The Final Shape is going to break the game, in a good way Image: BungieDestiny 2’s The Final Shape expansion has a lot riding on it. It’s the culmination of a 10-year story and the conclusion of Destiny’s light and darkness saga. After a four-month delay, fans haven’t really seen much of The Final Shape, but today, Bungie delivered a preview of what’s to come. The teaser left me thinking that Destiny 2…

Miku fans wanted a hologram concert — they got a TV show instead Miku Expo 2024 in Portland, Oregon. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The VergeIf you made it through that headline and you’re confused, don’t worry — I was, too, at first. Hatsune Miku is an internet fandom thing. She’s not a real person, and she didn’t get her start in some obscure anime — she’s a Vocaloid, which is a synthetic voice that can be fed m…

Asus’ new OLED laptops run on the latest AI-capable chips The new Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3406) starts at $999.99.Asus has released two new laptop models: the Asus Vivobook S series and the Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3406). Along with offering OLED displays, the laptops run on some of the latest AMD and Intel processors. We’ve yet to put the laptops to the test, but the new chips should be able to better handle AI …

Acer announces its first two 14-inch gaming laptops The new Acer Predator Helios Neo 14. | Image: AcerAcer announced Tuesday its first 14-inch gaming laptops: the Nitro 14 and Predator Helios Neo 14. It’s exciting to see Acer’s fabulous and well-beloved budget-friendly Nitro enter the 14-inch gaming laptop space, but even more so for the new Predator since it’s priced and specced competitively wi…

Adobe overhauls Frame.io to make it a little more Trello-like Image: Adobe / Frame.ioAdobe has introduced the latest version of Frame.io, overhauling the cloud-based media collaboration service with oodles of new workflow and tagging capabilities that make it easier for creatives to manage their entire projects on the platform. Initially launching in beta, Frame.io V4 starts rolling out to Free and Pro cus…

Star Wars Outlaws preorders are up, bringing exclusive skins and DLC in tow The open-world Outlaws could be the biggest single-player Star Wars game ever made. | Image: LucasArtsIt’s official: Star Wars Outlaws launches on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X / S, and PC on August 30th. Ubisoft shared the news alongside a new trailer for the upcoming next-gen title, which is an original adventure set in the ever-expanding g…

SwitchBot’s robot vacuums now work with Matter, but the platforms need to step up support The SwitchBot K10 Plus robot vacuum now works with Matter. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeThis week, SwitchBot announced that almost its entire line of smart home devices can now work with Matter through its SwitchBot Hub 2. This includes its mini K10 Plus robot vacuum — one of The Verge’s picks for best robot vacuum — as well as …

The creators of Fallout want the show to have the game’s mix of silly and serious Ella Purnell in Fallout. | Image: AmazonFallout is a mixture of contradictions. In one moment, the games are dark and gruesome; in the next, silly and playful. So when it came time to adapt the series into a streaming show on Amazon, nailing that eclectic tone was key. “I think it’s very fundamental to what Fallout is,” says series co-creator an…