The iPhone 15 will now tell you how many charge cycles are on its battery Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeThe iPhone 15 and 15 Pro have several features that aren’t on past iPhones, and now we can add new battery information and control features to the list. As pointed out in this post by @Tech_Reve, a new section in the iOS 17 “About” screen shows how many charge cycles your battery has been through as well as its m…

Cyberpunk 2077 is finally where it should have been from the start Image: CD Projekt RedI was genuinely surprised how much I enjoyed revisiting Cyberpunk 2077 as part of its major new update. I dutifully played through Cyberpunk 2077 in the weeks after its rocky December 2020 launch, but I always felt that it was aggressively fine. I loved sneaking through levels as a netrunner that stealthily hacked into enemi…

George R.R. Martin and other authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMore authors sued OpenAI for copyright infringement, joining other writers in pursuing legal action against generative AI companies for using their books to train AI models. The Authors Guild and 17 well-known authors like Jonathan Franzen, John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, and Jodi Picoult filed the lawsu…

How Google taught AI to doubt itself Image: GoogleThis is Platformer, a newsletter on the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy from Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer. Sign up here. Today let’s talk about an advance in Bard, Google’s answer to ChatGPT, and how it addresses one of the most pressing problems with today’s chatbots: their tendency to make things up. From the day th…

Our 12 favorite movies from TIFF 2023 Smugglers. | Image: TIFFFrom the uncomfortably comedic horror of Dream Scenario to the outlandish heist / revenge movie Smugglers, there was a lot to love in Toronto this year. Continue reading…

How to add Markdown support to Google Docs Image: Samar Haddad / The VergeIf you’d rather format your Google Docs document using text shortcuts than keyboard ones, you can — Google Docs offers Markdown support. Back in March 2022, in a blog post announcing the feature, Google explained it was doing this through its autocorrect feature so that Docs will automatically format the text for y…

Joe Biden launches climate and jobs programs — but no new pollution-cutting goals US President Joe Biden addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19th, 2023. | Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty ImagesThe Biden administration launched new climate funding and jobs programs today as world leaders — minus Joe Biden — gather for the Climate Ambition Summit in New Y…

All the news from Amazon’s September 2023 product launch event Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon’s big fall product event comes from a smaller company and with big AI expectations. Continue reading…

A lawsuit alleging privacy violations by OpenAI was dismissed Illustration: The VergePlaintiffs in a class action lawsuit alleging OpenAI violated privacy rights for training data dropped their case against the company. Court documents showed the case was dismissed without prejudice, and the plaintiffs can choose to refile. The lawsuit, first filed in June this year in the Northern District of California,…

Apple reportedly stopped short of bringing a stock trading feature to iPhone Illustration: The VergeApple came close to creating an investing feature for the iPhone that would’ve let users buy and sell stocks directly on the device, according to a report from CNBC. The company reportedly started working on the investing feature during the meme stock hype in 2020 but ultimately pivoted away from the idea last year as mark…

Donald Trump Jr. said his father ‘passed away’ in apparent X account hack Illustration: The VergeDonald Trump Jr.’s X account was compromised on Wednesday in one of the more high-profile security lapses during Elon Musk’s ownership of the company. The account made several unusual posts, including one that falsely claimed former President Donald Trump had “passed away” and that Trump Jr. would take his place in the ong…

Dumb Money is the Funko Pop version of the GameStop story Nick Offerman and Seth Rogen as dumb money in Dumb Money. | Image: Lacey Terrell / Sony PicturesDumb Money thinks you’re stupid — the title might as well be a reference to anyone paying to see the film. It’s a bummer, too. I had such high hopes! The GameStop saga, which is the basis for the movie, is genuinely bizarre, and anyone with a flair fo…

LG’s monstrous Gram 17 is nearly half off just for today LG’s last-gen Gram 17 offers a spacious screen without sacrificing portability. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeLaptops are useful for many things, but your typical 13-inch screen just isn’t spacious enough for hardcore multitaskers. If you want more screen real estate at a reasonable price, Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air is an obvious…

Microsoft will lay out its AI vision for Windows and more at special event, leaked memo says Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft is gearing up to share its “vision for what’s ahead” with AI integration into Windows, Microsoft 365 services, Surface, and more at a special event on Thursday. The event will take place just days after former Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay publicly announced his resignation. In an internal…

This $459 Bambu A1 Mini is almost the ‘easy button’ of 3D printers The Bambu A1 Mini.Hands-on: Bambu’s first mini might show the future of consumer 3D printing. Continue reading…

Substack’s redesign makes it feel like a more traditional social media app Illustration by The VergeAfter a tease in a blog post on Tuesday, Substack officially shared details about its redesigned app on Wednesday, which offers a new “Home” tab and some adjustments to the app’s current layout. The biggest change is the Home tab, which is intended to help people find stuff to read by providing “entry to an exciting univ…

1Password rolls out public passkey support to its mobile apps and web extensions 1Password’s passkey support is finally out of beta. | Image: 1PasswordFollowing months of teasing, 1Password has announced that support for passkeys — a new login technology that replaces passwords with authentication systems built into a user’s own device — is now generally available across the password managers’ mobile apps and web browser ext…

Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 review: small but smart improvements Iterative updates aren’t flashy, but these smartwatches are mainly for folks who don’t have Apple Watches yet. Continue reading…

Arlo’s new security tags can disable your security system with a doorbell tap We currently have no ideas what the Security Tag looks like, but it’ll be compatible with Arlo’s new video doorbell (pictured). | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeArlo is adding a new gadget to its smart home security lineup that should make it easier to disarm its Arlo Home Security system without digging through the company’s compan…

T-Mobile users say other people’s account information is appearing in their app T-Mobile has yet to offer an explanation for the issue. | Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeThere’s some weirdness happening over at T-Mobile this morning. Multiple T-Mobile customers on X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit have reported that they’re able to see other users’ account data — including their current credit balance, purchase history, …