Monkey Man is a studied execution of the brutal revenge thriller Image: UniversalDev Patel’s directorial debut surges with enough energy to make its action work, but it stumbles as it veers into social commentary. Continue reading…

Elon Musk says Tesla will reveal its robotaxi on August 8th Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTesla will reveal its long-promised robotaxi on August 8th, Elon Musk just posted on X. The forthcoming autonomous vehicle is said to be built on Tesla’s next-generation vehicle platform. The announcement came on the same day that Reuters reported that the company had canceled its plans to build a more aff…

The rare NYC earthquake underscores concerns about infrastructure Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty ImagesInfrastructure in the US has always been a sore subject, but when a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck the New York City region on Friday, many people were rightfully nervous about the structural integrity of the surrounding bridges, tunnels, and buildings. The earthquake’s epicenter was near Whitehouse Station,…

Microsoft loses key Xbox executive amid continued gaming shake-up Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeXbox executive Kareem Choudhry is leaving Microsoft after more than 26 years at the company. Windows Central reports that Choudhry’s last day is today, and his departure has triggered a shake-up of some teams inside Xbox. Choudhry’s departure comes just six months after a big shake-up of Xbox leadership and…

Disney sets theatrical dates for The Mandalorian & Grogu and Tron: Ares Image: LucasfilmDisney has outlined premiere dates for some of its biggest upcoming films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. For sci-fi fans, that includes Tron: Ares, which will hit theaters on October 10th, 2025, and The Mandalorian & Grogu, a theatrical film that will expand on the streaming series, on May 22nd, 2026. Ares will mark the fi…

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 5 and Intel Pro 9 are down to their lowest price to date Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 5 is a beautiful, well-built laptop that’s great for Windows users. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeWith Apple’s latest MacBook Air hogging all the attention as of late, it’s easy to forget that there are other laptops that might be better suited for your needs. Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 5 and Surface Pro…

Meta will require labels on more AI-generated content Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeMeta is updating its AI-generated content policy and will add a “Made with AI” label beginning in May, the company announced. The policy will apply to content on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. Acknowledging that its current policy is “too narrow,” Meta says it will start labeling more video, audio, and…

Tesla reportedly abandons plans to make a less expensive $25,000 electric vehicle Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe Tesla Model 2 may be no more. According to Reuters, Elon Musk has canceled the company’s plans to build a low-cost electric vehicle in favor of going all in on a robotaxi. The news outlet, citing three sources in the know, said the decision was communicated to employees during an all-hands meeting …

Google Books reportedly indexing bad AI-written works Illustration: The VergeGoogle Books, which indexes published material and has become essential for academics, has begun indexing low-quality books, which could impact how it informs its language tracking tool, Ngram. 404Media reports Google Books included several books that AI could have written. The publication searched Google Books with the t…

Data brokers are gearing up to fight privacy bills Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo: Getty ImagesCongress has been trying to crack down on data brokers — and the data brokers are fighting back. In late March, the House unanimously passed a bill that would prevent Americans’ data from being sold to foreign adversaries. And an amendment on data collection is mixed up in the bill reauthorizing Sec…

Meta asks court to dismiss FTC’s monopoly claims Image: The Verge | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMeta is asking a federal court to dispense with the Federal Trade Commission’s anti-monopoly lawsuit against it, arguing it’s failed to unearth evidence to support its claims. In a motion for summary judgment filed Friday, Meta argues that the lawsuit should be thrown out because the company be…

Roku’s idea of showing ads on your HDMI inputs seems like an inevitable hell Illustration: The VergeIn this week’s edition of his Lowpass newsletter, Janko Roettgers covered a Roku patent that seems to telegraph that the company is planning some heavy advertising tactics for those who purchase Roku TV televisions. The patent centers around the idea of displaying ads on these TVs whenever they’re tuned to an HDMI input th…

How much MacBook is enough MacBook? Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeOkay, so you want a 13-inch MacBook Air. But you probably want some more RAM, right? Maybe a storage bump since you’re hopefully going to have this computer for a decade? Okay, well, at that price, you might as well get the 15-inch Air. It’s basically the same price. But you probably want some more RAM, right? And m…

Images of DJI’s newest drone keep getting leaked Image: Roland QuandtDJI’s next drone launch event is just around the corner on April 11th, but that hasn’t stopped the leaks from flowing. A new set of images from reliable leaker Roland Quandt gives us an even more detailed look at what appears to be the new Avata 2 drone, the RC Motion 3 controller, and the Goggles 3 headset. Just like previou…

Streaming services really want you to buy stuff while you watch TV Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeFor streamers like Paramount, Disney, Netflix, and Peacock, it’s not enough that you watch TV on the platform — they want to own what you do on your phone, too. Paramount announced today that it would launch a new “mobile shopping experience” during this weekend’s CMT Music Awards red carpet. Partnering wit…

How to redo the Apple Vision Pro’s hand and eye tracking Every once in a while, you’ll need to redo your hand and eye setup. | Samar Haddad for The VergeUnlike other headsets, you don’t control Apple’s Vision Pro headset with any sort of input device. Instead, the headset tracks your hand and eye movements. When you want to select something, you simply look at it and tap your fingers together. Like Ni…

We need a permanent solution for universal broadband access Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty ImagesIn August 2020, during the heart of the covid-19 pandemic when many schools were closed, social media and news outlets were awash with a picture of two grade school students sitting outside of a Taco Bell, attempting to do their schoolwork. That one picture changed millions of minds about the ne…

Denis Villeneuve is doing Dune 3 Image: Warner Bros. PicturesVariety reports that following the massive box office success of Dune: Part Two, Legendary has tapped Denis Villeneuve for a third installment that would presumably continue the story of how Paul Atreides goes on to conquer the galaxy. Earlier this year, Villeneuve told Empire that he had already “put words on paper” …

Roblox executive says children making money on the platform is ‘a gift’ Image: RobloxRoblox, one of the most popular gaming platforms in the world, has taken a lot of heat from critics who accuse it of exploiting its users, the vast majority of whom are children and teenagers. In a recent interview with Eurogamer, however, Roblox’s studio head, Stefano Corazza, said the platform has actually been a gift to the young…

AI-generated Asians were briefly unavailable on Instagram Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The VergeYesterday, I reported that Meta’s AI image generator was making everyone Asian, even when the text prompt specified another race. Today, I briefly had the opposite problem: I was unable to generate any Asian people using the same prompts as the day before. The tests I did yesterday were on Instagram, via…