Ridiculous Fishing is back, and it is still very ridiculous Image: AppleSome video game experiences are simply timeless, whether that’s matching up blocks in Tetris or blowing away fish with a shotgun. Good news for fans of the latter: Ridiculous Fishing, a mobile classic, is back in an updated form on Apple Arcade. And it’s just as obscenely engrossing and silly as the original. The new version is calle…

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is real but has nothing to do with South Park Image: Sanrio / SunblinkThe makers of Hello Kitty Island Adventure want you to know the game has nothing to do with South Park. Back in 2006, South Park finally made itself relevant to me with its World of Warcraft episode. In the episode, the boys take up the MMO and try to recruit Butters to join them. He refuses, explaining that he has simple…

Your LG TV and appliances are about to get more annoying LG CEO William Cho (pictured above at CES 2023) has revealed how the company plans to squeeze additional revenue out of its customers. | Photo by David Becker/Getty ImagesLG Electronics is looking to squeeze some additional cash from its customers by going all in on advertising and subscription offerings for its home appliances and televisions. …

Ford made a rally-inspired version of the Mustang Mach-E for Goodwood Festival At press time, we weren’t provided images of the rally-inspired Mustang Mach-E, so please enjoy this photo of the Mustang logo until such images become available. | Image: FordFord announced a “first-ever” rally-inspired Mustang Mach-E for the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, which kicked off this week. And what’s more, the special-edition…

Samsung’s new TV rumored to be its first with OLED panel from rival LG Display Samsung’s 83-inch S90C OLED TV. | Image: SamsungAt first glance, Samsung’s new 83-inch S90C OLED TV doesn’t look too different from the company’s existing 2023 OLED TV range. But keen-eyed observers at Forbes and HDTVTest have spotted that the $5,399.99 TV, which has the model number 83S90C, appears to have a screen size larger than any of the Q…

One of Reddit’s biggest communities is suggesting users move to Discord Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe biggest Reddit community that’s still private as part of the Reddit protest is now encouraging its users to congregate elsewhere: Discord and Substack. If you currently try to visit r/malefashionadvice, which has more than 5 million subscribers, you’ll be greeted with a page that suggests you visit the …

Reddit is getting rid of its Gold awards system Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeReddit is sunsetting its current coins and awards systems, meaning you soon won’t be able to thank a kind stranger for giving you Reddit Gold for one of your posts. Awards are little icons on posts you might have come across while scrolling around Reddit, and they’re given by other users to show appreciatio…

Lego isn’t just for kids: the latest news for nostalgic adults and adult budgets Image: LegoAll the Lego news that Verge readers deserve. Continue reading…

Adobe’s $20 billion Figma bid is under threat from UK antitrust regulators The investigation has been referred to the next phase, where the merger will be assessed by an independent panel. | Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The VergeAdobe’s $20 billion bid for cloud-based design platform Figma will now be subject to an in-depth probe by the UK’s competition watchdog, which will decide whether to approve the merger or b…

SAG-AFTRA goes on strike at midnight tonight Image: SAG-AFTRAAfter weeks of unsuccessful negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the union representing about 160,000 of the entertainment industry’s American laborers will begin striking at midnight toni…

Hyundai enhances Ioniq 5 with new performance N variant Get that rally car feeling — but with an EV. | Image: HyundaiElectric vehicles aren’t often thought of as fun to drive machines compared to gear-shifting gas vehicles, but Hyundai is doing its part to bridge the gap with the new Ioniq 5 N performance variant. As the name suggests, the automaker handed its popular crossover EV off to the teams at…

Twitter says it will start paying creators this week Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeMonths after Elon Musk announced that some Twitter users will be eligible to earn money via ads on the platform, popular creators are finally getting an update: the money is coming “within the next 72 hours.” The revenue sharing program is only available to users who pay for a Twitter Blue subscription and is…

Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever The AMPTP proposal will sound familiar to Black Mirror fans. | Image: NetflixDuring today’s press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, revealed a proposal from Hollywood studios that sounds ripped right out of a Black Mirror episode. In a statement a…

Elon Musk sues four unknown individuals for scraping Twitter’s data Image: Laura Normand / The VergeThe Elon Musk-owned X Corp. is suing four unnamed individuals over allegations they illegally scraped user data from Twitter, as first reported by CNBC. The lawsuit was filed in a Dallas County, Texas, court on July 6th and seeks over $1 million in damages. According to the complaint, the four entities, which are …

The PS5 game that was ‘impossible without SSD’ doesn’t need one on PC Image: SonyRatchet and Clank: Rift Apart was the poster child for the PlayStation 5’s blazing fast solid-state drive — but on PC, it doesn’t technically need one at all. In a now-vanished blog post on Steam, Sony, Insomniac, and lauded port developer Nixxes have revealed the game’s PC system requirements, which show you can get away with the sta…

OpenAI will use Associated Press news stories to train its models Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeOpenAI will train its AI models on The Associated Press’ news stories for the next two years, thanks to an agreement first reported by Axios. The deal between the two companies will give OpenAI access to some of the content in AP’s archive as far back as 1985. As part of the agreement, AP will gain access t…

Here’s your first look at EA Sports FC 24, which launches in September Image: EAEA’s foray into its post-FIFA future starts very soon. During a livestreamed event, the publisher announced today that its new soccer franchise, EA Sports FC, will debut in early access on September 22nd before a wider launch on September 29th. It’ll be available on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One, PC, and …

Ripple’s XRP token was a security sometimes, a judge rules Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeRipple’s XRP token was an investment contract when the company sold it to institutional investors, a judge ruled today. The case, brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, is one of the biggest in determining whether tokens are securities. Though this is an intermediate ruling in a larger case, it’…

FTC investigating OpenAI on data collection and publication of false information Photo by Win McNamee / Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over possible consumer harm through its data collection and the publication of false information. First reported by The Washington Post, the FTC sent a 20-page letter to the company this week. The letter requests documents related to de…

The best laptop you can buy in 2023 Illustration by William Joel / The VergeThe best laptops for you, from ultraportables to high-powered editing machines Continue reading…