Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun Disney CEO Bob Iger foreshadowed the move last month. | Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesStarting on November 1st, Disney Plus will begin restricting password sharing. In Canada. The company announced the change in an email sent to Canadian subscribers. Disney has not provided many details on how it plans to enforce this policy — its email …

PlayStation leader Jim Ryan to retire after 28 years with Sony Jim Ryan, the head of PlayStation and CEO of Sony, is stepping down. In a press release on Wednesday, Sony announced that Ryan will retire in March 2024, while Sony Group Corporation president and chief operating officer Hiroki Totoki will become the interim CEO of Sony starting April 1st, 2024. “After 30 years, I have made the decision to retir…

Lululemon is throwing in the towel on Mirror Lululemon will end hardware sales by the end of the year. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeLululemon is calling it quits on Mirror. And it’s tagging Peloton for help parachuting out of connected fitness. As part of efforts to wind down the business, Bloomberg reports that Lululemon plans on ending hardware sales this year. The compan…

Pokémon are coming to the Van Gogh Museum to teach the world about art A comparison of ‘Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat’ and Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Self Portrait with Grey Felt Hat’ | The Pokémon Company, the Van Gogh MuseumIf the Pokémon Company’s video teasing its upcoming collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum was already enough to have you thinking about booking a ticket to Amsterdam, the promise of an impressionistic …

Adobe’s full Photoshop on the web launch includes its popular desktop AI tools Adobe says it no longer has plans for a free-to-use version of the online photo editing software. | Image: AdobeAfter almost two years in beta, Adobe’s Photoshop on the web service — a simplified online version of the company’s desktop photo editing app — is now generally available starting Wednesday, September 27th. According to information Ado…

Kia’s three-row EV9 electric SUV will start at $54,900 Image: KiaThe 2024 Kia EV9 will start at $54,900 for the Light RWD trim before destination fees or adding options like a bigger battery or two extra motors for AWD. When announced earlier this year, the EV9 caught everyone’s attention since there are few (and costly) seven-seater fully-electric vehicles on the market, and the automaker’s entry l…

Fortnite V-bucks are about to get more expensive Image: Epic GamesFortnite’s in-game currency is getting a price adjustment — and it’ll make V-bucks more expensive in a number of countries. The pricing change goes into effect on October 27th, and it impacts the following countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, Eurozone countries, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, and the Uni…

EA delists old FIFA titles ahead of its new soccer game’s debut Image: EAEA has delisted all prior FIFA games from major storefronts, including Epic Games, Steam, Switch, Xbox, and PS5. The titles, up to and including FIFA 23, are no longer available for purchase. The move, which was first spotted by analyst MauroNL, comes just two days before the upcoming EA Sports FC 24 is set to release. The content is n…

ChatGPT can now search the web in real time Illustration: The VergeOpenAI posted today that ChatGPT can once more trawl the web for current information, offering answers taken directly from “current and authoritative” sources, which it cites in its responses. The feature, called Browse with Bing, is only open to those with Plus and Enterprise subscriptions for now, but the company says it…

Microsoft is testing a DALL-E-powered text-to-image creator in Paint for Windows 11 Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is testing a DALL-E-powered text-to-image creator in Microsoft Paint for Windows 11, the company announced in a blog post. Called Paint Cocreator, the tool creates art based on a description the user types out. Alternatively, users can select an art style, and Cocreator will then generate three variations. After choosin…

Counter-Strike 2 is out now Counter-Strike 2 | Image: ValveCounter-Strike 2, the highly anticipated upgrade for CS:GO, has finally arrived. Valve announced today that it’s launching CS2, which comes with some major updates like improved smoke grenades, redesigned maps, and improved network features. After years of rumors, Valve announced CS2 in March and opened up a limite…

Epic Games asks the Supreme Court to hear its case against Apple’s App Store rules Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeAfter years of back-and-forth battling between Fortnite publisher Epic Games and Apple, the gaming company filed a writ of certiorari asking the US Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling in their antitrust case. Epic has argued that Apple unfairly monopolizes the mobile app space with iOS and its in-app…

The iPhone 15 Pro case market is a minefield right now Two of these case makers guessed right, two did not.Between Apple no longer making leather products and the utter disappointment of the new FineWoven case, there’s more opportunity this year for third-party iPhone case makers than perhaps ever before. But for a lot of manufacturers, the new Action Button in the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max is throw…

ChromeOS 117 rolls out with a new look, plus better control over charging and cameras Illustration: The VergeGoogle is pushing a new ChromeOS update that introduces significant upgrades, including a new look, some useful battery charging controls, accent color accessibility settings, and more (via 9to5Google). ChromeOS, now on stable version 117, adopts Google’s “Material You” design philosophy, the radical new look introduced on…

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses hands-on: in pursuit of content The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The VergeUnlike the original, I kind of see where Meta’s going with its second-gen smart glasses. Continue reading…

Meta’s smart glasses can take calls, play music, and livestream from your face They’re still camera glasses, but they’re also decent headphones, and they don’t look half bad. | Image: MetaMeta’s smart glasses are not called “Stories” anymore. They’re just called smart glasses now. Technically, the new model Meta just announced is called the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and the company will happily correct you anytime you ca…

Here are the Qualcomm chips that power Meta’s Quest 3 and new Ray-Bans The Meta Quest 3. (It has two controllers, not just the one you see here.) | Image: QualcommMeta has just fully revealed its Quest 3 virtual reality headset and announced its Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and they’ve both got Qualcomm silicon inside. There’s a new Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 in the Quest 3 and a new Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 in the Ray-Bans t…

These are our favorite iPhone 15 Pro Action Button customizations so far The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max offer customization aplenty with a new Action Button. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeIt’s only been around for about a week, but the iPhone 15 Pro’s Action Button has quickly become one of our favorite new iPhone features in years. That’s thanks in big part to its customizability — with the ability to run a shor…

Xbox will let you automatically back up your game captures on OneDrive Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeXbox is adding a new feature that will let you better manage your game captures. Starting today, you’ll have the ability to set your game screenshots and clips to be automatically backed up in OneDrive, where they’re easy to access from a phone or PC for editing and sharing. This also comes with a significa…

Here’s where you can preorder Meta’s upcoming Quest 3 headset The new Quest 3 is smaller and more powerful than its predecessor. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The VergeMeta announced that the Meta Quest 3 will arrive on October 10th during its Meta Connect event, providing a little clarity around the headset’s initial “fall” launch timing. Unlike its predecessor, the Quest 2, the $499.99 Quest 3 will function…