Nothing Phone 2: all the updates on the road to a flashy new phone The rear of 2022’s Nothing Phone 1. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeOur constantly updated list of all the information about Nothing’s second phone. Continue reading…

PlayStation’s accessibility controller goes on sale in December Image: SonyPlayStation’s accessibility controller finally has a release date and a price. July is Disability Pride Month, a celebration of people with disabilities established to mark the anniversary of the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. PlayStation seems to be getting in on the celebration with its announcement…

Cowboy releases cheeky app to keep VanMoof e-bike riders on the road Cowboy sends you its love. | Image: CowboyBelgian e-bike maker Cowboy has released a free app to keep rival VanMoof owners on the road now that the Dutch company is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. The Bikey app — get it… bike key — can generate and save a VanMoof owner’s unique digital key, which might be needed if the company’s servers a…

The Witcher’s new trailer teases a big, bloody season 3 finale Image: Susie Allnutt / NetflixWe’re approaching the end of an era for Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher. When the final episodes of season 3 drop on July 27th, it will mark the conclusion of Henry Cavill’s run as Geralt of Rivia, with Liam Hemsworth taking over the role for subsequent seasons. In a new trailer, Netflix shows what fans can expe…

Congress is trying to stop discriminatory algorithms again Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeUS policymakers hope to require online platforms to disclose information about their algorithms and allow the government to intervene if these are found to discriminate based on criteria like race or gender. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) reintroduced the Algorithmic Justice and…

macOS Sonoma lets Chrome use passwords stored in iCloud Illustration: The VergeIf you’re using the new macOS Sonoma beta, you might want to know about a glorious new bridge between ecosystems that lets Mac Chrome users connect with their iCloud passwords. Apple has updated its iCloud Passwords Chrome extension with a new feature that lets you directly pull passwords from iCloud, keeping you from need…

Former Celsius CEO arrested on fraud charges as FTC lines up a $4.7 billion fine Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe former CEO of the fallen Celsius crypto lending company, Alex Mashinsky, and the company’s chief revenue officer, Roni Cohen-Pavon, have been arrested on charges of committing securities fraud, according to Bloomberg. On Thursday, the Justice Department unsealed charges against Mashinsky and Cohen-Pavon…

Nothing Phone 2 review: the vibes abide Form, function, and a good midrange phone. Continue reading…

Telly starts shipping its free ad-supported 55-inch TVs Image: TellyThe free TV company Telly has started shipping its ad-supported TVs to its first wave of customers. Telly first opened its waitlist in May and plans on shipping 500,000 free TVs to customers by the end of 2023 — and “millions more” in 2024. Unlike most TVs, beneath Telly’s 55-inch 4K display is a smaller screen separated from the mai…

The best Amazon Prime Day deals you can still get Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The VergeWe’ve now endured two whole days of Amazon Prime Day, which had us poring over thousands of deals and covering hundreds of the best the tech world had to offer — and yet, we’re not quite done here. As usual, there are still a bunch of lingering discounts to sift through. So if you didn’t yet blow your en…

Foundation’s showrunner explains why big book adaptations start so dang slow Lou Llobell in season 2 of Foundation. | Image: AppleAdaptations of big, complex books tend to start slow — and that’s usually because there’s just so much to explain. It was true of Game of Thrones and The Rings of Power, and it was especially true of Foundation on Apple TV Plus, which took Isaac Asimov’s novels and turned them into prestige te…

EA Sports FC 24: All the latest news on EA’s first post-FIFA soccer title After parting ways with FIFA, EA is moving forward with a new brand this year. Continue reading…

The Last of Us finally works on Steam Deck — with worse-than-PS3 level graphics The Last of Us running on a Steam Deck. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The VergeThe Last of Us Part I arrived on PC this March as an embarrassing, broken PC port of a game, even on high-end machines. When I tried it on my Steam Deck handheld, the game was utterly unplayable — despite co-creator Neil Druckmann’s assurances that the game would “grace…

Now Google’s Bard AI chatbot can talk and respond to visual prompts Illustration: The VergeGoogle is adding some new features to its Bard AI chatbot, including the ability for Bard to speak its answers to you and for it to respond to prompts that also include images. The chatbot is also now available in much of the world, including the EU. In a blog post, Google is positioning Bard’s spoken responses as a helpfu…

Increasing speed limits can lead to more crashes and deaths, AAA finds Photo by Robert Nickelsberg / Getty ImagesRaising speed limits leads to more frequent car crashes, while lowering them leads to fewer crashes, a new analysis by AAA concludes. It’s the kind of conclusion that seems obvious on the surface but still needs to be highlighted given how many states seem convinced that raising speed limits can save dri…

FTC is appealing ruling that cleared Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard Illustration by William Joel / The VergeThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it is appealing a recent US federal court order that cleared the way for Microsoft to purchase Activision Blizzard. The FTC has filed a notice that it’s appealing Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley’s decision, but we won’t know the regulator’s arguments until the full app…

The best Amazon Prime Day deals under $100 Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThere are many, many deals going on during Amazon Prime Day, even now well into day two. But these sub-$100 deals right here are the Goldilocks of Prime Day deals — not too pricey and not too cheap. They’re that perfect balance of a good value that’s likely to still get you buzzing with anticipation for…

Here’s a reminder to make your Venmo transactions private, courtesy of Clarence Thomas Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeI’m currently looking at my Venmo feed. In an ideal world, I would see only a log of private payments I’ve made and received. Instead, I see a list of my friends’ business: someone paid a friend for “drinkies,” another for “rich bitch things.” Because we don’t live in an ideal world — we live in a society w…

Bob Iger is sticking around Disney longer than he said he would Photo by Axelle / Bauer-Griffin / FilmMagicDisney CEO Bob Iger has extended his contract through 2026, the company said in a press release. That means he’ll be staying at the company longer than he originally said back when he returned to the company. After his initial run as CEO from 2005 until 2020, Iger returned to Disney late last year in a …

Microsoft tests an AI hub for the Windows 11 app store Image: MicrosoftAfter showing off an AI hub in the Microsoft Store earlier this year, now it’s finally arriving for Windows 11 Insiders in Preview Build (25905). The built-in AI hub will highlight a set of curated AI apps from both third-party developers and Microsoft. Microsoft first announced the new hub during its Build conference in May, whe…