New teaser for Netflix’s 3 Body Problem series will make you want to play the game It remains to be seen just how much of the fascinating, winding complexity of Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem ends up making it into Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of the novel from co-creators Alexander Woo, D.B. Weiss, and David Benioff. But in a new clip from the show that’s just dropped as part of Netflix’s Geeked Week showcase, it looks l…

The Verge’s staff tries to survive the holiday season Photo: FXThanksgiving is coming, and after that, December and all of its various holidays. For many of us, this means lots of cooking and traveling and family gatherings, with all that entails. And this year, conversations around the dinner table may be even more fraught than usual. So we asked the staff of The Verge what tools — hardware, softw…

The strikes are over — cue the rewatch podcasts Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesAfter four (!!) months, the SAG-AFTRA strike has ended. There is a lot to unpack about the contract, but I will let the showbiz experts (read: not me) handle that. For our purposes, there are a few key ways podcasting is affected. The most immediate impact will be on the rewatch podcasts, w…

Warner Bros. Discovery just canned another nearly finished film Image: Warner Bros. DiscoveryWarner Bros. Discovery just canned Coyote vs. Acme, a live-action and animated film featuring John Cena and the classic Looney Tunes hijinks of Wile E. Coyote. Director Dave Green confirmed that the nearly completed film will not be released shortly after Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter broke the news. Coyote vs….

The Verge’s favorite holiday gifts under $100 Photo Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Cath Virginia / The VergeThe world can be an expensive place. Fortunately, we’ve assembled 30-odd gifts that are designed to keep your holiday spending (mostly) in check. Continue reading…

Arlo’s new home security subscription service covers both hardware and monitoring Some of the Arlo equipment you get with the $49.99 per month Total Security tier. | Image: ArloArlo is launching a new home security subscription service that includes 24/7 monitoring and all the hardware expected from a do-it-yourself package — plus high-quality 2K cameras included in the advanced tier. The offering, which is called Arlo Total…

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max review: the most power for the most money This laptop is undoubtedly fast, powerful, and earns the Pro moniker. It’ll also cost you a pretty penny. Continue reading…

The Nintendo Switch OLED and Xbox Series X are on sale with a $75 Dell gift card The stylish black-and-white version of the Switch OLED is on sale. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The VergeIt’s been a good week for console deals. Earlier this week, the Asus ROG Ally fell to a new all-time low and the PlayStation 5 bundle with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 dropped to $499 ($70 off). Now, Dell’s offering the black-and-white Nintendo Swi…

Qualcomm’s satellite SOS for Android feature didn’t make it to launch Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeQualcomm is scrapping plans to offer a satellite SOS feature for Android phones that would have rivaled the one offered by Apple on its latest iPhones. The feature, Snapdragon Satellite, was announced in partnership with the satellite communications company Iridium in January. Now, just 10 months later, the…

Is the Cybertruck’s wiper actually multiple wipers in a row? An investigation One big wiper, or three wipers in a trench coat? | Image: Parker Ortolani / The VergeAs Vergecast listeners know, I am deeply and forever fascinated by the Tesla Cybertruck’s wiper — it is one of the silliest design compromises in automotive history on a vehicle that is itself a rolling design compromise. I love it so much. Anyway, I’ve been ask…

Where to order the new PlayStation 5 slim You’re in luck if you want the new slimmer PS5 — at least, the one with a disc drive. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeThe current generation of consoles is getting its first redesign, with Sony’s new PlayStation 5 “slim” now finally landing after its October announcement. The revised PS5 may not be all that small, but it does featu…

Sony’s new ‘slim’ PlayStation 5 is smaller but also weirder From some angles, it really feels like an ugly competition.I’ve always had a soft spot for Sony’s refreshed, slimmed-down consoles ever since the adorable PS One. All the Sony consoles I’ve owned were launch versions that are bigger and goofier-looking than their eventual redesigns — giving me massive FOMO — but I think my love affair for “slim”…

A24 is making an Elon Musk biopic directed by Darren Aronofsky Photo by Leon Neal / Getty ImagesIn the grand scheme of history, Elon Musk’s full story feels like it has many more chapters left to go, but that isn’t stopping A24 from making a big, flashy biopic about him with The Whale director Darren Aronofsky helming the camera. Puck reports that a new Muck biopic based on Walter Isaacson’s recent biograph…

Netflix and Max could be offered together in a $10 Verizon streaming bundle Cheaper bundles could result in fewer customers canceling their subscriptions when they’re finished watching exclusives like Netflix’s One Piece (pictured). | COURTESY OF NETFLIXVerizon is planning to offer its customers a discounted bundle of streaming services that includes the ad-supported tiers of both Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Ma…

Samsung Galaxy Buds FE review: sometimes the fit is everything These $100 earbuds offer good sound and impressive noise cancellation for the price, and they bring back the wing tip design of the Galaxy Buds Plus. Continue reading…

Disney delays Deadpool 3 and other Marvel films as actors’ strike ends Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine on the set of Deadpool 3. | Image: Marvel StudiosDisney has pushed back the release of Deadpool 3 from May 3rd 2024 to July 26th, Deadline reports, days after a tentative deal was reached to end the actors’ strike. According to The Hollywood Reporter, production will resume on the film in t…

Google offered Netflix a sweetheart deal to pay just 10 percent on Google Play Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeSpotify isn’t the only one that negotiated with Google for special treatment. Netflix did, too. In 2017, Google offered Netflix a special discounted rate of 10 percent of its in-app payments on Android — meaning Netflix could keep 90 percent of the money — according to documents and testimony in the Epic …

Google won’t say if companies beyond Spotify got secret special app store deals Illustration by Cath Virginia / The VergeAfter Google confirmed yesterday that it gave Spotify a sweetheart deal on Android app store fees, we were curious if dating company Bumble or any of the other 80 or so developers that have joined Google’s “User Choice Billing” program were similarly given an alternative arrangement or other sweeteners. G…

Unity is probably going to do layoffs Illustration by Cath Virginia / The VergeIn its Q3 earnings report published Thursday, game development software company Unity announced that it will “likely” be implementing layoffs as part of broader cost saving measures. In the report, the company says it is assessing its product portfolio “to focus on those products that are most valuable to…

Steam Deck OLED, ROG Ally, and more: all the news about the handheld PC gaming revolution Valve’s Steam Deck and its carrying case. | Image: ValveCatch up on our coverage of PC gaming handhelds, starting with Valve’s category-defining Steam Deck. Continue reading…