Apple signs new agreement with Arm that goes past 2040 Illustration: The VergeApple has struck a deal with the chip design company Arm that goes past 2040, as reported by Reuters. A disclosure noting the arrangement appeared in new documents Arm filed as part of its planned IPO. The statement about the deal doesn’t have much additional detail. “We have entered into a new long-term agreement with App…

Google leaks Pixel 8 Pro again with a 360-degree preview A composite of images from Google’s Pixel 8 Pro simulator. | Images: GoogleIf you had any remaining questions about what the Pixel 8 Pro looks like, Google is here to answer them. The company has put online a 360-degree simulator that lets you turn the device over back to front and top to bottom, with helpful indicators pointing out where variou…

TikTok appears to be gearing up for a big push into messaging Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeThere are messaging features inside of TikTok, but nobody really thinks of TikTok as a messaging app. The company appears intent on changing that, though: its parent company ByteDance is hiring for a slew of roles on a team called “TikTok Social,” which seems to be tasked with turning TikTok into a much mo…

iPhone and iPad apps will be available in the Vision Pro App Store by default Image: Vjeran Pavic / The VergeApple’s upcoming App Store for its Vision Pro headset will include all compatible iPhone and iPad apps “by default.” In an update on Tuesday, Apple said it will release the new App Store with the developer beta of visionOS this fall. Both iPad and iPhone apps will appear alongside visionOS apps in the new App Store…

These Steam Deck custom resin buttons look phenomenal — and they’re for sale GIF by DeckButtonsWould you spend $40–$60 on artisan buttons for your Steam Deck? What if they were cast by hand from custom resin molds, made by just one guy in the USA? I imagine it would depend on how they look — but thankfully, they look amazing. GIF by DeckButtons Such shimmer.Today, Greg Leddy is following up his TouchProtect tou…

Elon Musk paid for our attention, but the price to keep it is getting higher Say what? | Illustration: Laura Normand / The VergeI see Elon Musk has pivoted from pretending he’s going to physically fight Mark Zuckerberg to pretending he is going to sue the Anti-Defamation League. Okay. There are people who still take Musk seriously, and I wish them well on their journey. This blog is for the rest of us. Obviously, there’s…

All 50 states call on Congress to address AI-generated CSAM Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe attorneys general from all 50 US states want lawmakers to establish a commission dedicated to investigating the impact of AI on child exploitation, as reported earlier by The Associated Press. In a letter to Congress, the attorneys general say that the proposed commission should come up with …

Zoom is even less happy about Microsoft Teams than you are Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeHot on the heels of the EU forcing Microsoft to stop bundling Teams into Office in Europe, Zoom’s CEO is suggesting that the US Federal Trade Commission might want to look into doing the same stateside. Bloomberg reports that Zoom CEO Eric Yuan made the remark at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology…

Star Trek is getting five new ‘very Short Treks’ Animated Neelix! | Image: CBS StudiosCBS Studios just announced Star Trek: very Short Treks, a set of five animated shorts from Casper Kelly (the “Too Many Cooks” guy). The first of them will debut this Friday — Star Trek Day — in honor of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek: The Animated Series. You can catch the (brief) trailer below. The short…

Cinebench can now test GPU power Image: MaxonCinebench, the classic benchmark test that PC enthusiasts (not to mention Verge laptop reviewers like myself) use to measure the CPU performance of their devices, has gotten a major update, developer Maxon announced. The main thing to know is that the new release, dubbed Cinebench 2024, will introduce GPU benchmarking. This is a feat…

Nintendo isn’t revealing Mario’s new voice actor until Wonder comes out Getty ImagesNintendo’s going to let us figure out who the next voice of Mario is on our own. In an interview with IGN, Nintendo of America’s president, Doug Bowser, said that the company doesn’t plan on revealing Charles Martinet’s replacement until folks roll credits on Super Mario Bros. Wonder. “I think people have recognized this when they se…

Amazon’s in-garage delivery service is going to cost a little extra for the convenience Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon will charge $1.99 per delivery for in-garage deliveries that used to be free if the customer wants to get them made outside of their designated weekly “Amazon Day,” as described in an update to Amazon’s blog post. Screenshots of in-app notifications posted on X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit by subscr…

The best Bluetooth trackers for finding your stuff Bluetooth trackers come in all shapes and sizes. | Photo by Victoria Song / The VergeFor those of us who can’t ever seem to know where our keys, wallets, and remote controls have disappeared to. Continue reading…

Baldur’s Gate 3 will defy everyone’s wishes, make characters less horny Larian StudiosThe companions in Baldur’s Gate 3 have redefined the term “player-sexual,” or the idea that a character’s romantic and sexual orientation are firmly and solely fixed on the player. Usually, in a game that allows you to romance other characters, it takes a moment for the sparks to really start flying. There’s a general buildup of fl…

Reddit’s replacement mods may be putting its communities at risk Image by Alex Castro / The VergeReddit’s moderator purge could have real impacts on reliability and information safety as it rushes to replace mods with inexperienced, poorly vetted volunteers, according to Ars Technica. With testimony by both expelled former moderators and some of those who replaced them, Ars Technica’s report shows the trouble…

Baldur’s Gate 3: all the news and updates on one of the best RPGs of the year Image: Larian StudiosYou’re gonna be spending a lot of time down, down, down by the river. Continue reading…

Meta is back in the office three days a week, as WFH continues to die Meta didn’t build those massive offices in the Bay Area just for them to sit empty, you know? | Photo by Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesStarting today, Meta’s offices are going to be full again. The company has been saying since June that any employee assigned to an office — which means anyone not formally designated as a remote …

Spotify is testing making lyrics a Premium-only feature Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeA number of Spotify users began to notice something strange over the last day or so: the in-app lyrics, which typically pop up under the currently playing song, were suddenly locked away under a paywall. Instead, they saw only a notification bubble saying, “Enjoy lyrics on Spotify Premium,” with a link to …

How to disable Chrome’s new targeted ad tracking Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeThis summer, Google began rolling out its new Topics API, which “allows a browser to share information with third parties about a user’s interests while preserving privacy.” A part of Google’s new Privacy Sandbox, the API is supposed to replace the third-party cookies that have been following us around for…

United Airlines briefly pauses all flights nationwide for ‘technology issue’ Photo by Win McNamee/Getty ImagesOn the heels of the Labor Day weekend, United Airlines briefly issued a nationwide ground stop order, citing a “systemwide technology issue.” The order was lifted around 10 minutes later. “We are experiencing a systemwide technology issue and are holding all aircraft at their departure airports. Flights that are…