HBO Max was renamed Max, and Warner Bros. Discovery lost subscribers Image: The VergeWarner Bros. Discovery lost 1.8 million subscribers in the three months following the launch of Max. The losses weren’t exclusive to the Max streaming service, though. In its earnings report on Thursday, the company reported having 95.8 million global subscribers across all of its services — down from 97.6 million at the end of t…

Zelda and Mario boost Nintendo to record profit A profitable pair of plumbers. | Image: IlluminationNintendo just had a bumper quarter thanks to the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as well as the Super Mario Bros. Movie. “Both sales and profits were notably large for a first quarter” the company noted in today’s earnings release, which covers the three months through Jun…

Microsoft leaked its internal tool that enables secret Windows 11 features Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft has accidentally leaked its internal “StagingTool” app that is used by employees to enable secret unreleased Windows 11 features. The software giant typically tests experimental or hidden Windows 11 features in public builds of the operating system, but Windows enthusiasts have until now had to rely on third-party tools…

LG’s 27-inch OLED is ushering in a new age for monitors The LG 27GR95QE-B is a tantalizing taste of what’s to come. Continue reading…

LG’s ‘wireless’ and wildly expensive 97-inch OLED TV sees first global release LG’s eye-catching 97-inch Signature OLED M TV, which is almost completely free of wires save for a single power cord, finally has a price and release date outside of South Korea. The TV is notable for its “Zero Connect Box,” that you plug your set-top boxes, games consoles, and Blu-ray players into and which beams content wirelessly to the TV a…

Call of Duty now shows you when a cheater has been booted right in the kill feed Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThere’s nothing worse in an online multiplayer Call of Duty lobby than facing a cheater that ruins the game, but players can now revel in the satisfaction of seeing them booted in real time. Activision’s proprietary Ricochet anti-cheat system will now notify Call of Duty lobbies when a cheater has been remo…

Alienware’s new Aurora R16 desktop sheds gobs of plastic for a 40 percent smaller build Image: AlienwareAlienware has clearly heard the feedback. Its prebuilt Aurora desktop PC needs work, particularly in the cooling department. So the new Alienware Aurora R16 is laser-focused on fixing that — to the point the company is almost completely ditching its trademark out-of-this-world look. The new Aurora R16 has largely the same basic s…

Meta and the UFC are teaming up on a UFC-themed experience in Horizon Worlds Image: Nick Barclay / The VergeMeta and the UFC are working together to make a special UFC-themed experience in Meta’s Horizon Worlds social VR platform, according to a Meta blog post on Wednesday. In the UFC zone, you’ll be able to watch 4K, 180-degree streams of fights, socialize with other players about UFC, see a virtual recreation of the Oc…

White Castle will bring more AI to its drive-thrus Image: Getty ImagesWhite Castle, yes of Harold and Kumar fame, wants to roll out AI-enabled voices to over 100 drive-thrus by 2024 in the hope that people can get their sliders faster with maybe less arguing with someone over speakers. Working with speech recognition company SoundHound for the technology, White Castle will have an AI voice on it…

DJI’s new Osmo Action 4 camera delivers brighter footage for more money Image: DJIDJI is launching the latest iteration of its sports action video camera: the Osmo Action 4. At $399, the new standard combo option is about $70 more expensive than the Osmo Action 3 it’s succeeding — but the company is promising “remarkable low-light performance” with the new one thanks to a new, larger 1/1.3-inch image sensor. With th…

Elon Musk says he’s going to talk to Tim Cook about adjusting the Apple tax Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Image: Getty ImagesElon Musk is talking about the Apple tax again. In a post on Wednesday, the billionaire said he “will speak with @tim_cook” to see if the Apple CEO would adjust the 30 percent commission the company takes on in-app purchases. Right now, Apple takes a 30 percent cut on all in-app purcha…

Reddit says it has recovered from some ‘major’ outages Screenshot by Jay Peters / The VergeReddit says it has recovered from some big issues that lasted for about an hour. While outages were happening, I couldn’t load any Reddit pages on my browsers where I’m logged into the site — usually, I ran into an error message, though I also hit a blank white screen. However, if I tried to visit the site whi…

What to do when you need to send a fax If I asked you the last time you actually had to fax something to someone, odds are you’d stare at me as if I was asking about the last time you hired a horse and buggy. But anyone who has dealt extensively with insurance or medical facilities or with certain legal organizations will know that faxing has not gone away. So let’s say you suddenly…

Reddit is closing r/Place ‘until we meet again’ Here’s Reddit’s final version of the 2023 canvas before it allowed users to white it out. | Image: RedditReddit no longer allows posts or comments on the r/Place subreddit, according to a post from a Reddit admin (employee). The company hosted the third iteration of the collaborative art project, which let users place individual pixels on a gian…

The WGA and the AMPTP are having their first meeting since the writing strike began Image: The Writers Guild of AmericaThough it won’t necessarily lead to an immediate end to Hollywood’s ongoing writing strike, the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are scheduled to have a meeting this Friday — their first since the strike began three months ago. Variety reports that WGA chief n…

We might be waiting awhile for the next version of AirTags Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeApple first launched its AirTags trackers in April 2021, but if you’re waiting to get one until a second generation is released, you might be waiting a long time: the next version of AirTags will “likely go into mass production” all the way in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to a post on X, the platform for…

Philips Hue may dive into smart home security with four cameras and door sensors Image: Philips HuePhilips Hue is making a move on the smart home security world with plans to debut four cameras in the near future, according to Hueblog.com, which has reported reliable smart home leaks in the past (via SmartApfel.com). The Hue line will also introduce a new door and window contact sensor, according to the report. The article, …

One does not simply buy the One Ring — unless you’re Post Malone Image: Brook Trafton / TikTok The world is changed. It began with the forging of the great IP crossover between Magic: The Gathering and Lord of the Rings. In addition to rendering J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved characters as powerful Magic cards, Wizards of the Coast also printed special thematic versions of th…

Roblox on Quest VR headsets has gotten ‘well over’ 1 million downloads Illustration: The VergeRoblox just launched in open beta on Meta’s Quest VR headsets last week, and it’s already been downloaded “well over” 1 million times, according to Roblox CEO David Baszucki. That number suggests that the app could potentially be a very popular one for VR devices; according to a February report from The Verge’s Alex Heath,…

Microsoft starts testing its Xbox Live Gold replacement Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is starting to test Xbox Game Pass Core, its replacement for Xbox Live Gold. Xbox testers in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings will be able to preview Xbox Game Pass Core this week, provided they’re existing Xbox Live Gold members. The full Xbox Game Pass Core subscription will include the usual Xbox online console m…