KQED acquires studio behind Glynn Washington’s Snap Judgment The podcast cover art for Snap Judgement. | Image: Snap JudgementThis is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Got a very packed issue of Hot Pod for you today. To start off, I have a scoop for you about KQED’s acquisition of Snap Judgment Studios, which produces the shows Snap Judgment …

Mew and Mewtwo are coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet The Pokémon Company’s teaser for this week’s Pokémon Presents stream definitely made it seem like Mewtwo might be making an appearance, but it wasn’t really clear where or how. Turns out, the legendary monster’s on its way to Scarlet and Violet’s Paldea region, and it’s bringing a powerful little frenemy. Ahead of Scarlet and Violet’s The Teal M…

The first PCIe Gen 5 drives are here and fast, but do you have a need for speed? The latest PCIe 5.0 drives.The first PCIe Gen 5 solid state drives (SSDs) are starting to hit the market with big promises of speed boosts. I’ve been testing Crucial’s T700 PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe solid state drive over the past few weeks alongside Seagate’s latest FireCuda 540 in an effort to discover if this latest generation of storage will change …

AI regulation is taking shape, but startups are being left out Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIn the world of generative AI, it is the big names that get the most airtime. Big Tech players like Microsoft and lavishly funded startups like OpenAI have earned invitations to the White House and the earliest of what will likely be many, many congressional hearings. They’re the ones that get big profile p…

Apple’s first trailer for The Changeling teases a haunting tale about parenthood Image: AppleApple TV Plus has revealed its first trailer for The Changeling, an eight-part series premiering on the service on September 8th. The trailer offers up a haunting glimpse at a man’s nightmarish journey to find his wife following the birth of their first child. The Changeling is based on a novel of the same name written by Victor LaVa…

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC has a release date and a bunch of new monsters Image: The Pokémon CompanyAfter months of leaving everyone guessing just when exactly Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s two-part DLC would finally hit the Nintendo Switch, the first half of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero finally has a release date. During today’s Pokémon Presents stream, The Pokémon Company announced that The Teal Mask, the first h…

There’s no AI without the cloud, says AWS CEO Adam Selipsky Photo illustration by Alex Parkin / The VergeToday, I’m talking with Adam Selipsky. He’s the CEO of Amazon Web Services, or as it’s usually called, AWS. AWS is quite a story. It started as an experiment almost 20 years ago with Amazon trying to sell its excess server capacity. And people really doubted it. Why was the online bookstore trying to …

Dish is merging with a satellite internet company to boost its 5G network Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeDish Network will merge its operations with EchoStar, the satellite internet company that runs HughesNet. The merger is meant to provide more financial flexibility for Dish as it seeks to become a major competitor in the wireless service business, the co-founder and chairman of both companies, Charlie Ergen…

Two old-school Pokémon games just came to the Nintendo Switch Image: NintendoPokémon fans of a certain age have cause for celebration. No, the Pokémon Red / Blue games are not getting a full remake, and no, they’re also not getting ported to the Switch. Instead, announced during today’s Pokémon Presents event, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Pokémon Trading Card Game are coming to Nintendo Switch Online. Pokémon Tra…

The best wireless earbuds to buy right now Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeThe best from Apple, Bose, Samsung, Sony, Beats, Google, and more Continue reading…

Apple and Samsung line up to invest in Arm Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeArm, the SoftBank-owned chip design company, is already lining up major investors. Apple, Samsung, Nvidia, and Intel all plan on buying stakes in Arm when it goes public in September, according to a report from Nikkei Asia. The British chip designer plays an integral role in the technology industry. It spec…

WhatsApp’s screen-sharing feature is leaving beta You, too, will be able to share a presentation about a 30.46 percent increase in graphs. | Image: MetaWhatsApp’s latest feature is the ability to share your screen during video calls, similar to what’s already available via video conferencing services like Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams. In a press release, the Meta-owned service says the…

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series review: refined, but not revolutionary Samsung focuses on refining a tried-and-true formula, but how much longer can it afford to coast? Continue reading…

ChargePoint is spending millions to boost station reliability to ‘nearly 100 percent’ One of ChargePoint’s EV chargers. | Image: GettyChargePoint, which bills itself as the world’s “largest and most open” charging network for electric vehicles, is announcing a series of new initiatives to improve the reliability of its 245,000-strong network of chargers. “We expect these multimillion dollar investments to deliver network reliabil…

Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper is starting her own podcast network Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network will live within the media company Trending. | Image: The Unwell NetworkSpotify’s leading female podcaster is branching out. Alex Cooper has launched a new Gen Z-focused podcast network called The Unwell Network, according to an announcement viewed by The Verge. The new company will be a subsidiary of Trending, the …

Dough is standing up a 32-inch 240Hz 4K OLED monitor for 2024 A render of what the 32-inch OLED might look like. | Image: DoughThe product’s not even half-baked yet, but that isn’t stopping Dough — the bread gaming monitor company formerly known as Eve has just announced what it claims will be the first 32-inch 240Hz 4K OLED monitor in the entire market. Saying I’m skeptical doesn’t come close to cutting …

GM says all of its EVs will be able to power your home by 2026 Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The VergeGeneral Motors announced that all of its electric vehicles will have bidirectional vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging capabilities by model year 2026. The first vehicle to be released with bidirectional V2H charging will be the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV, followed by the 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, 2024 Chev…

How to set up a Matter-over-Thread device in your smart home Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeYou may have heard about this new smart home standard Matter and how it will make it easier to buy and set up connected gadgets. Not only that, but those gadgets should now work with any phone, voice assistant, or smart speaker, using any smart home platform — Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Samsung…

The $219 WiiM Pro Plus is a modern audio streamer for your existing hi-fi A small price to pay to preserve some retro charm, especially compared to purchasing a new Sonos ecosystem. | Image: LinkplayLinkplay Technology has launched the WiiM Pro Plus, a successor to the company’s impressive WiiM Pro audio streamer that’s designed to easily modernize your existing audio equipment without breaking the bank. The $219 WiiM…

Apple’s iPad Mini is $100 off The 8.3-inch iPad Mini is like a tiny version of the latest iPad Air. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeAs we highlighted yesterday, a bunch of Google gadgets are currently on sale, likely in celebration of the tech giant’s upcoming anniversary. Chief among these is the Pixel Tablet, which is down to $439 ($60 off) for the first time. However, …