Apple’s future AirPods roadmap just leaked, and big changes are coming Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeApple will try to better differentiate its AirPods lineup as new models launch over the next couple of years, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. That will include phasing out both the second-gen and third-gen AirPods when a successor is announced sometime next fall. Gurman claims that the thir…

Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeSocial messaging platform Telegram has blocked channels used by Hamas, though only on Android phones. According to CNBC, two channels — hamas_com and al-Qassam brigades — were cut off for Android users, though other channels the group uses, like Gaza Now, are still accessible. Telegram blamed the blocks on …

Meta actually added a useful feature to Horizon Worlds — and some goofy ones Image: MetaMeta’s newest update to Horizon Worlds, its 3D social network, adds some useful changes, but while reading the v133 patch notes, I chuckled more than once because of things Meta probably didn’t intend to be funny. Arguably the biggest addition is a new “time spent” feature. The dashboard shows you how much time you’ve put into Horizon…

The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables Double tap officially arrives on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 today as part of the watchOS 10.1 public release. | Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge; Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeSwipes and buttons are the norm, but Apple’s double tap gesture opens a future where your smartwatch could be even less dependent on …

How to customize double tap on the Apple Watch With the Series 9 and Ultra 2, you can double-tap to use the primary function of an app without touching the display. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeDouble tap has arrived with watchOS 10.1. The gesture allows you to control your supported Apple Watch (Series 9 and Ultra 2) with a pinching motion, all without ever having to touch the …

iOS 17.1 has officially been released This year’s iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeApple has officially released iOS 17.1, the latest version of its iPhone operating system. The update has been available in beta since late last month, during which time its biggest new feature has arguably been the ability to continue AirDrop transfers over a cellular con…

Gmail’s new emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGmail’s emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade that lets you pick skin tones and gender preferences for certain emoji, Google announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Previously, when composing emails in Gmail on the web, if you used the emoji picker, there was no way to select a skin tone …

The messy story of the Bleach voice acting controversy, explained Image: Viz MediaAs Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, a continuation of the popular Bleach anime — one of the “Big Three” of shonen anime series — continues its run, viewers were excited to see fan-favorite character Yoruichi make her first appearance in the show. But that excitement soured as fans and voice actors argued on social media over who …

Google Search can now help verify an image’s origins The tool is accessible from the three-dot menu on image search results. | Image: GoogleGoogle is starting to roll out its new “About this image” tool, which aims to provide essential background information and context about images in Google Search. The feature was first announced at Google’s I/O developer conference in May, and now it’s rolling …

The new, ‘efficient’ Spotify has a very different approach to podcasting Image: The VergeThis is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. In pursuit of profit, Spotify looks to AI rather than original content for its podcasting future Spotify shareholders are thrilled with the company reporting an operating profit for the first time in a year, sending the stock …

Killers of the Flower Moon is a devastating snapshot of America’s truth laid bare Lily Gladstone and Martin Scorsese. | Image: AppleScorsese’s latest demands — not asks — us to witness the horrors the US has wrought upon the Osage Nation and understand some of what it means for Indigenous people to survive in this country today. Continue reading…

Google will require Android apps to better moderate AI-generated content Image: GoogleWith generative AI exploding everywhere, Google will start requiring that Android apps include a way to report offensive AI-generated content and follow new moderation rules around what kind of AI content is acceptable. Apps using AI-generated content will be required to add a button to flag or report offensive material early next y…

The tragically millennial vocabulary of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial These people were adults. This is how adults talk now. | Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Michael M. Santiago, Bloomberg, Klmax, Whyframestudio, Yevgen Romanenko, Pixhook, Peter Dazeley, Jimkruger, Getty ImagesIt is one thing to type the world YOLO, jokingly, on Beyoncé’s internet. It is another thing entirely to hear …

Amazon now lets advertisers use generative AI to pretty up their product shots Image: AmazonAmazon is beta testing AI image generation tools for its advertisers, offering an easy way to create backgrounds or scenes around whatever product ad buyers are hoping to sell. The company says the new feature is “designed to remove creative barriers and enable brands to produce lifestyle imagery that helps improve their ads’ perfor…

Artists can use a data poisoning tool to confuse DALL-E and corrupt AI scraping Image: OpenAIFighting against data used to train AI models has become more poisonous. A new tool called Nightshade allows users to attach it to their creative work, and it will corrupt — or poison — training data using that art. Eventually, it can ruin future models of AI art platforms like DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney, removing it…

Your Amazon Alexa IFTTT automations are about to stop working Alexa won’t work with IFTTT anymore soon. | Image: Wes Davis / The VergeThe team behind IFTTT (short for “if this, then that”) wrote in a blog post that Amazon is cutting the service off from Alexa beginning October 31st. Once the integration is severed, users won’t be able to ask Alexa to trigger IFTTT applets. Certain automations will stick ar…

Puzzmo is imagining a better newspaper games page Image: Puzzmo / Angie WangGame designer Zach Gage is leading a team in building a modern space to enjoy your crossword puzzle. Continue reading…

The new PS5’s detachable disc drive reportedly needs an internet connection for setup Image: SonyI’m very intrigued by Sony’s revamped PS5 and its removable disc drive. It streamlines the console’s manufacturing process, and the new model is a good amount smaller than the original, even if it doesn’t necessarily look so from every angle. But there might be one noteworthy quirk with the new $499 Disc version: it’s likely you’ll ne…

Sam Bankman-Fried will testify in his fraud trial Image: The Verge / Getty ImagesSam Bankman-Fried will testify at his criminal fraud trial on Thursday as he faces charges of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering related to his failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. During a conference call on Wednesday, attorney Mark Cohen confirmed Bankman-Fried will take the stand. The move isn’t much of …

Lexus shows off LF-ZC electric vehicle concept that will launch in 2026 Lexus LF-ZC concept. | Image: LexusLexus announced new concept electric vehicles for Japan’s Mobility Show, including the new LF-ZC, which is a four-door luxury car that the company plans to use as a basis for a real one that will launch in 2026. The luxury Toyota brand also presented a second concept called the LF-ZL which the company says is f…