A movie about the failed Titan submersible is already in the works Image: OceanGateIt’s only been months since the implosion of OceanGate’s Titan tourist submersible, but Hollywood producers are already working on a film based on the incident. MindRiot Entertainment will make the film, with E. Brian Dobbins (The Blackening, Black-ish) serving as co-producer, according to a report from Deadline. The movie will f…

AMD CEO Lisa Su on the AI revolution and competing with Nvidia Photo illustration by Alex Parkin / The VergeAt this year’s Code Conference, the CEO of one of the world’s largest computer chip companies discusses competing with Nvidia’s leading GPU, AI regulation, and the global supply chain. Continue reading…

The best Ring video doorbell you can buy is $100 off right now Ring’s flagship doorbell records in a square aspect ratio for a full porch view. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeOne of the best video doorbells you can get is matching its all-time low price. The Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2, the highest-end model offered by the Amazon-owned company, is on sale for $149.99 ($100 off) at Wellbots — ma…

EA Sports FC 24 isn’t a huge change — but EA hopes it’s the start of something bigger Image: EAEA Sports FC 24 — or FC24, for short — is a huge release for Electronic Arts, launching today on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Switch. But you wouldn’t necessarily know its importance from playing the new game. FC24 is the first title since the publisher’s split from FIFA, the sport’s global governing body, a chance for EA to break out on …

The Fairphone 5 is less about what comes in the box and more about what you get over the years Fairphone’s latest repairable device is for people who hate saying goodbye to an old smartphone more than they like buying a new one. Continue reading…

AMC Plus is getting an ad-supported subscription tier The ad-supported tier will cost $4.99 monthly. | Screenshot by Wes Davis / The VergeAMC Networks says it’s introducing an ad-supported version of its AMC Plus streaming service. The plan will cost $4.99 per month and provide users access to the same content library as the $8.99 ad-free version. According to the press release, the service’s “li…

Supreme Court to hear landmark social media moderation cases Photo by Celal Gunes / Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court announced Friday that it would be taking up two major First Amendment cases, challenging a pair of Florida and Texas laws allowing states to control how large social media companies moderate content. The GOP-backed laws, both passed in 2021, make it illegal for social platfo…

This Pixel Watch 2 leak shows features adopted from Fitbit Screenshot by Wes Davis / The VergeGoogle’s Pixel launch event is next week, but the company can’t stop the bleeding when it comes to leaks on product reveals. This latest leak gives us a peek at new Fitbit features included on the upcoming Pixel Watch 2, which leaker Evan Blass shared on X, the social platform previously known as Twitter (via 9…

Samsung Galaxy S24 leak shows a familiar design ahead of early 2024 launch Early renders show a very similar looking phone to last year’s Galaxy S23. | Image: SmartPrix / OnLeaksIf you were hoping for a revolutionary design for next year’s Samsung Galaxy S24 you might be disappointed. Unofficial renders of the upcoming phone published by SmartPrix in collaboration with leaker OnLeaks show a very similar looking phone t…

Passkeys: all the news and updates around passwordless sign-on Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeFollow along as websites, apps, and services adopt passkeys in preparation for a passwordless future. Continue reading…

Watch Linda Yaccarino’s wild interview at the Code Conference Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox MediaOn Wednesday evening, X CEO Linda Yaccarino appeared onstage at the Code Conference with frustration and protest. “I think many people in this room were not fully prepared for me to still come out on the stage,” she told interviewer Julia Boorstin, senior media and tech correspondent at CNBC. Yacca…

Microsoft reportedly pitched Apple on buying Bing to no avail Illustration: The VergeExecutives from Microsoft and Apple met in 2020 to discuss a possible sale of Bing, according to a new report from Bloomberg. But the talks failed to progress beyond the exploratory phase, indicating that Apple’s top brass — including Eddy Cue, who was involved in the meetings — never seriously pursued the idea. Testimony …

The 2024 Honda Prologue EV will have 300 miles of range That’s a lovely blue on the Prologue. | Image: HondaHonda revealed that the upcoming 2024 Honda Prologue is “expected” to get an EPA-estimated 300 miles of range on a single charge while announcing a slew of new specs for its first all-electric SUV. Built on GM’s Ultium platform, it achieves this range thanks to the 85kWh battery inside, which i…

The best iPhones Navigate Apple’s lengthy iPhone product catalog like a pro. | Image: The VergeWhether you want a battery that lasts for days or the very best deal, we’ve got some recommendations for an iPhone you’ll love. Continue reading…

Tesla sued for ‘severe’ racial harassment at its California factory, again Photo by Becca Farsace / The VergeTesla subjected Black employees at its California factory to “severe or pervasive racial harassment” and helped perpetuate a hostile work environment for employees of color, according to a lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Racist slurs and epithets and race-based stereotypi…

Nvidia offices raided by French competition authority Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNvidia’s France offices were raided by the country’s competition authority this week, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. While the French agency doesn’t mention Nvidia by name, it confirms it carried out a raid over concerns about anti-competitive practices in the graphics cards industry. S…

Spotify is adding auto-generated transcripts to millions of podcasts Image: SpotifySpotify is rolling out auto-generated podcast transcripts to more creators in the coming weeks, the company announced Thursday. The text transcripts will also be time-synced so listeners can visually follow along as a podcast episode progresses. Transcripts are available by scrolling down below the podcast player and tapping into …

Castlevania: Nocturne is a revolutionary epic that does the franchise’s best games justice Drolta Tzuentes as she appears in Castlevania: Nocturne. | Image: NetflixNetflix’s newest Castlevania animated series reworks elements of the franchise’s best games into an epic history lesson about freedom and the French Revolution. Continue reading…

Newsrooms around the world are using AI to optimize work, despite concerns about bias and accuracy Journalism and other fields are dealing with a new wave of tools like Google Bard. | Image: GoogleThe arrival of generative artificial intelligence has accelerated the use of AI in different fields, including journalism. AI is most visible in journalism when things go wrong. Some newsrooms have published AI articles riddled with errors or offens…

Google adds a switch for publishers to opt out of becoming AI training data Illustration: The VergeGoogle just announced it’s giving website publishers a way to opt out of having their data used to train the company’s AI models while remaining accessible through Google Search. The new tool, called Google-Extended, allows sites to continue to get scraped and indexed by crawlers like the Googlebot while avoiding having th…