Acura ZDX is a Google-powered premium EV with 325 miles of range and a $60K price tag Image: AcuraHere’s the Acura ZDX, a $60,000 premium electric vehicle with a Google-powered brain and 325 miles of range. It signals the return of the ZDX, which was discontinued over a decade ago after poor sales. The ZDX will be the second EV from Honda / Acura, after the 2024 Honda Prologue. Both vehicles are expected to start deliveries next…

Elon Musk is killing ‘Environmental Twitter’ Climate activists of Extinction Rebellion wearing masks of company CEOs including X’s Elon Musk take part in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on April 13th, 2023 | Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty ImagesAlmost half of “Environmental Twitter” has vanished from the platform now called X, new research shows. A wave of “environmentally or…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III unveiled with first trailer Image: Activision BlizzardAs promised, Activision showed off the next Call of Duty today after officially announcing it earlier this month. So now, we have the first trailer for Modern Warfare III — which is a different game than Modern Warfare 3 (2011) — along with some details. The new game features a single-player campaign that, naturally, fo…

My Baldur’s Gate 3 perfectionism is killing me Baldur’s Gate 3 has garnered accolades for its flexibility — it feels like you can ally with or betray virtually anyone, including your own party members. I’ve seen it compared to old-school RPGs like Planescape: Torment, “play it your way” immersive sims, and of course, its source material, tabletop Dungeons & Dragons. After clocking roughly 40…

Google Maps will stop showing gas stations to EV owners Google Maps on a Polestar 2. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeEarlier this week, Google Maps reportedly demoted gas stations in the points of interest categories list for electric vehicle owners while using Android Auto. Google confirmed the changes, which it noted have been available to EV drivers since 2022. “To help people get the most rele…

The Nvidia Chromebook dream is no more It’s hard to see a future for enthusiast gaming on the Chromebook with no Nvidia options. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeLast year, all signs indicated that 2023 would be an exciting year for ChromeOS gaming. Early on, 9to5Google reported that Chromebooks supporting Nvidia GPUs were in the works. In October, several OEMs announced …

WhatsApp will let users send ‘HD’ photos Illustration: The VergeWhatsApp is flipping a switch that will let users send higher-quality “HD” images on the messaging platform. “Sharing photos on WhatsApp just got an upgrade,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced via his Meta broadcast channel on Instagram. “Now you can send in HD.” The feature is rolling out worldwide over the next few wee…

Samsung’s second-gen Freestyle projector is now available — and it’s still overpriced Samsung’s original Freestyle portable projector had a ton of promise, but it really fell apart in the execution and was severely overpriced for the hardware specs on offer. Still, the blueprint was encouraging, and it seemed like just the kind of product that Samsung could nail the second time around — or so I hoped. But back at CES in January,…

Apple reportedly won’t make leather cases for the iPhone 15 Photo by Dieter Bohn / The VergeApple won’t make leather cases for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, according to 9to5Mac and a couple of generally reputable leakers. It seems the rumor was first shared by DuanRui, who said, “I’ve heard that Apple won’t be releasing a Leather Case for the iPhone 15 series,” in a Thursday morning post on X, the pl…

Vampire Survivors could be getting cross-saves and an ‘adventures’ mode Image: PoncleVampire Survivors is out on Switch on Thursday (it’s great), and sometime in the future, you might be able to bring your save file to Nintendo’s console — and everywhere else the game is available, developer Poncle announced. “A lot of people have been asking for cross-save, and the Nintendo Switch port will most likely increase dem…

Netflix is sending its DVD subscribers 10 extra discs for the service’s last hurrah Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeNetflix has one last surprise in store for those who subscribe to its DVD by mail rental business. It’s telling members that it will send up to 10 extra discs before it ends the 25-year-old subscription service for good, as reported earlier by Collider. Netflix first announced that it was sunsetting its DV…

Microsoft to hold ‘special event’ in New York City on September 21st Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft has started sending media invites for a “special event” in New York City next month. “Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 21, 2023, for a special Microsoft event,” reads the invite to members of the press. Microsoft typically holds Surface events in September or October, so it’s likely we’re about to see some ne…

Slack briefly experienced some major issues Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeSlack briefly experienced some major issues on Thursday. On The Verge’s Slack, I found that some posts just wouldn’t send in both channels and threads, and a few of my colleagues were reporting similar issues. We weren’t the only ones. At one point, Downdetector showed that more than 10,000 users reported …

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Store to close in July 2024 Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is preparing to close down its Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace on July 29th, 2024. Xbox 360 owners will no longer be able to purchase new Xbox 360 games, DLC, and other content from the Xbox 360 Store next July, and the Xbox 360 Marketplace that includes avatars and games will also be closed to new purchases. If…

You can already save $10 on a Starfield preorder for either PC or Xbox Starfield may be one of Microsoft’s first games priced at $69.99, but this $10 discount remedies that slightly. | Image: Bethesda SoftworksBethesda’s Starfield will kick off a busy fall lineup of game releases when it launches on September 6th, and if you’re considering getting into the massive sci-fi action RPG on day one (or day negative-five …

Apple shows off a first look at its Godzilla series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Image: AppleLast year, Apple announced that it was working with Legendary on a streaming series that would be part of the company’s Monsterverse, i.e., the revival of King Kong and Godzilla in a live-action universe. And while we still don’t have a trailer or premiere date, we at least now have a first look and some details on the kaiju show. It…

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 family review: easier choices Samsung’s highest-end tablets are more similar than ever, and this year, they come with water resistance. Here’s a guide on how to choose the right model for you. Continue reading…

AMD is gearing up to reveal new Radeon GPUs next week Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAMD could reveal a new set of Radeon graphics cards as soon as next week. Scott Herkelman, AMD’s senior vice president, says in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the Radeon team will make some “major product announcements” at Gamescom (via VideoCardz). While Herkelman didn’t specify what those “major” ann…

Red Dead Redemption works just fine on the Switch Image: Rockstar GamesHere’s some nice if slightly boring news: Red Dead Redemption runs just fine on the Nintendo Switch. That might not be too surprising given that it’s a port of a game that first released in 2010 and that the Switch has already proven capable of running large, slightly older open-world titles like The Witcher 3. But given dev…

Microsoft will let you uninstall more built-in Windows 11 apps soon for less bloat Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesMicrosoft will allow Windows 11 users to uninstall even more built-in apps soon. The software maker has started testing a new build of Windows 11 with Canary Channel testers that includes the ability to uninstall the Camera app, the recently discontinued Cortana app, the Photos app…