Analogue will start shipping more Pocket preorders in August Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeThe Analogue Pocket is a fantastic way to play Game Boy games, but preorders have taken a long time to ship out. If you’re still waiting for your device, Analogue shared a promising update on Friday: any preorders made before July 20th, 2023, will “begin shipping in August,” according to an announcement from the …

Tesla is starting to offer one-time Full Self-Driving transfers to new vehicles Tesla Full Self-Driving in action. | Image: Owen Grove / The VergeTesla is starting to offer customers a one-time transfer of their purchased Full Self-Driving (FSD) software to a new vehicle, Not A Tesla App reports. Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the company would be offering it as a “one-time amnesty” during an earnings call on Wednesday, thoug…

OpenAI loses its trust and safety leader Image: The VergeOpenAI’s head of trust and safety, Dave Willner, is stepping down from the company as the AI industry faces more scrutiny around privacy and security from policymakers. Willner has been working in trust and safety for nearly a decade. Before joining OpenAI, Willner was head of trust and safety at childcare startup Otter and led …

The best budget laptop of 2023 Here are the best cheap Chromebooks and laptops you can buy. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty KralesYou can get a good laptop on a budget; you just have to know which one to pick. Here are what we recommend for those looking to spend anywhere from $300 to $800 on a new laptop for school, work, or play. Continue reading…

Reddit just expanded the r/Place canvas, and there are already messages cursing the CEO Screenshot by Jay Peters / The VergeReddit added more space to the r/Place collaborative canvas on Friday, giving users additional room to collaboratively draw pixelated art. Almost immediately after the space was added, users started to write in their protests against the site and CEO Steve Huffman. The expanded canvas now stretches further to …

Those weird mobile games are now on the Switch (sorta) Image: MetacoreHave you ever been doomscrolling on a weeknight and see a weird ad for a mobile game that has you match three to fight off zombies or move sticks so a guy can reach treasure? Then, with your judgment impaired by late-night social media brain-poison, you download the game only to find it barely features that kind of gameplay at all…

Amazon is spending $120 million on a building for its internet satellites Image: AmazonAmazon is spending $120 million to build a new facility for its Project Kuiper satellites in Florida. On Thursday, the company announced it will use the 100,000-square-foot building to prepare its internet satellites for their launch into space. The building will be located at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy S…

Telegram adds Stories for Premium subscribers Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTelegram’s new Stories feature that lets users share time-limited videos and photos is now live after CEO Pavel Durov shared last month that the feature was in testing (via 9to5Mac). For now, the company is only allowing its paid Premium subscribers to post Telegram Stories. The Telegram Stories launch com…

Your favorite TV rewatch podcast is on strike, too Office Ladies hasn’t posted an episode since the SAG strike began. | Image: EarwolfAlso, has SAG-AFTRA answered anyone’s emails? Continue reading…

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2023: all the latest news and rumors Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeHere’s all the news from Samsung’s second Unpacked event of the year. Continue reading…

Hisense’s ultra-bright U8H TV is beating its Prime Day price at Amazon It’s no OLED, but Hisense’s midrange TV still offers phenomenal picture quality for the price. | Image: HisenseThings are looking up if you were thinking about picking up a new 4K TV. The price of an OLED has fallen dramatically in recent years, with newer standouts like LG’s last-gen C2 and A2 having recently sold for as little as $800 and $600…

An influencer’s guide to the writers and actors strikes Photo by John Lamparski / Getty ImagesFor the first time in over 60 years, the unions representing actors and Hollywood writers are staging a strike at the same time, protesting low pay and studios’ proposals for using artificial intelligence tools in production. More than 175,000 union members are out of work until a deal is made. But the ripp…

The NYC subway is using automated scanning software to spot fare evaders The MTA is cracking down on subway fare evasions after revealing the issue cost the authority $285 million last year. | Photo by Gary Hershorn / Getty ImagesThe persistence of fare evasion on the New York City subway system has prompted the Metropolitan Transit Authority to install AI-powered surveillance software at several subway stations to t…

Pokémon Sleep is a snooze Image: The Pokémon CompanyIt makes a lot of sense that Pokémon Sleep is a simple game — it’s something that you play in part by sleeping, after all. There’s only so much complexity you can embed in an experience where players aren’t conscious much of the time. Even still, after spending most of the past week with the gamified sleep tracking app …

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: how to watch and what to expect Image: SamsungSamsung’s second Galaxy Unpacked event of the year is just days away, and it’s going to be filled with new products. In addition to the highly anticipated launch of Samsung’s next-gen foldables, we’re also expecting Samsung to announce updates to its Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Tab lines. If you’re curious about the upcoming Unpacked, …

How to find your forgotten Gmail accounts Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeA little over two months ago, Google announced that it was planning to delete any accounts that hadn’t been used in two years (with a few exceptions, such as accounts that have YouTube videos). Well, just today, I got an email from Google warning me that accounts that have not been accessed for two years w…

How to install the watchOS 10 public beta watchOS 10 is all about the widgets — and you can try them out for yourself by downloading the public beta. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeIf you were intrigued by the idea of widgets on your Apple Watch at this year’s WWDC, good news! The watchOS 10 public beta is live. That said, before I tell you how to install it, there are a few …

There’s never been a better time to buy an SSD for your PC or PS5 Prices be droppin’ faster than a 6,900 MB/s write speed. | Illustration: The VergeIf you’ve seen our daily deals coverage or the recent Amazon Prime Day sales fervor, you might have noticed we’re witnessing the lowest solid-state drive prices we’ve ever seen. It wasn’t that long ago that choosing an SSD over a hard disk was a pricey endeavor be…

What is Reddit’s CEO Steve Huffman doing? Who’s running this thing, anyway? | Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge | Photo by Greg Doherty / Variety via Getty ImagesCan’t wait for the S-1! Continue reading…

Marvel brings first three episodes of Disney Plus’ Secret Invasion to Hulu Samuel L. Jackson in Marvel’s Secret Invasion. | Image: Marvel StudiosAhead of the release of the sixth and final episode of Secret Invasion on Disney Plus, Marvel is bringing the first three episodes of the series to Hulu. The episodes, which star Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury as he attempts to fend off an invasion of Earth by a faction of sha…