The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is on sale for Prime Day A worthwhile Zelda deal has dropped. | Image: NintendoThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been dominating the gaming zeitgeist since its release in May, but it’s finally time for a wave of patient deal hunters to descend on Hyrule. Amazon and Walmart are now discounting the Nintendo title that normally runs $69.99, selling it for $51.9…

The best Amazon Prime Day deals under $50 The Chromecast with Google TV (4K) is down to just $39.99 for a limited time. | Image: The VergeAmazon Prime Day has brought some stellar discounts on a number of items, but let’s also recognize that spending $150 on a pair of wireless earbuds isn’t always feasible. You don’t have to feel too discouraged, though; Prime Day still serves as a grea…

Silk Road’s top lieutenant gets 20 years behind bars Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeSilk Road was once synonymous with online “dark web” criminal activity, and today, its number two organizer, Roger Thomas Clark, aka Variety Jones, was sentenced to 20 years. Clark’s sentence was, according to Wired, the maximum he could have faced as part of his plea deal. Clark was extradited t…

Amazon’s audio game shows no signs of stopping Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThis is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hope everyone is staying cool this summer. Today, I take a look at Audible’s new chief content officer and what her role will entail in Amazon’s bigger audio strategy. I also have an exclusive interview …

The best Amazon Prime Day deals under $25 Amazon’s Echo Pop is so cheap for Prime Day that for $25 you can buy one with a smart bulb and still have plenty left over for some pop-themed snacks. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeEverybody wants to save big during major deals events like Amazon Prime Day, but the little purchases are often the ones we end up using all the time….

The best gaming deals of Amazon Prime Day Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeBetween the ongoing Steam Summer Sale and now Amazon Prime Day, it’s a great time to save on a wide swath of video games for both consoles and PC alike. Whether you play games on Sony’s PlayStation 5, the Nintendo Switch, Microsoft’s Xbox Series X / S, or a Windows PC, gaming can be an expensive hobby —…

Tesla settles class action lawsuit on Solar Roof price increase Image: TeslaTesla has agreed to settle on a class action lawsuit over sudden price increases the company pushed on Solar Roof buyers in 2021, CNBC reports. Tesla said it will pay just over $6 million in the settlement, which involves thousands of customers who had committed to purchasing the novel roof-replacing solar shingles product. According…

Barbenheimer is just the beginning of this year’s summer blockbuster season Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer and Margot Robbie as Barbie in Barbie. | Image: Universal / Warner Bros. PicturesAfter all the mermaids, superheroes, talking robots, and superspies that have already invaded theaters over the past few weeks, you might have gotten the sense that this year’s season of summer blockbusters was …

Classic action game Karateka is being turned into a playable documentary Image: Digital EclipseLast year, Digital Eclipse released Atari 50, a sprawling, interactive tour through Atari’s long history. I described it as “a cross between an interactive documentary and a virtual museum exhibition,” and it really set a new bar for retro game collections. Now, the studio is tackling another project: Karateka, the game Jor…

The FCC aims to stop SIM swappers with new rules Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has introduced a new set of rules it says will “protect consumers against scams that aim to commandeer their cell phone accounts,” it announced on Tuesday. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel says the new rules will maintain citizens’ “well-established freedom to pi…

The best anti-Prime Day deals at Walmart, Best Buy, and other retailers The Bose QuietComfort 45 are just one of many noise-canceling headphones significantly discounted at multiple retailers. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeIt’s easy to feel left out of Amazon Prime Day if you’re not a Prime member. Watching everyone else quickly grab deals you don’t have access to can inspire a major case of FOMO; however, you m…

Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo to Microsoft employees about the FTC win Xbox chief Phil Spencer outside a San Francisco courtroom. | Image: Getty ImagesMicrosoft just won a big legal fight with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to allow it to close its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition. After a grueling five days of evidence and testimony, a US federal judge has sided with Microsoft to prevent the FTC f…

The Backbone One mobile game controller for Android is 30 percent off Although the above photo shows the iPhone version, the Backbone One for Android looks identical — save for the USB-C plug. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The VergeOne of the best ways to play games on your phone just got a whole lot cheaper thanks to an Amazon Prime Day Lightning Deal. The Backbone One controller for Android is currently on sale …

A brief history of Elon Musk sabotaging Matt Levine’s time off “My life has not been ruined by having to write about Elon Musk on Saturdays.” | Laura Normand / The VergeThis story, originally published October 28th, 2022, has been updated because, well, you are never going to guess what happened. Matt Levine would like you to know that Elon Musk does not actually ruin all of his vacations. Sure, he was at S…

Meta is going to let you make video calls as your avatar Image: MetaMeta is rolling out the ability to show up on video calls in Messenger and Instagram as your virtual Meta avatar, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feature marks a notable expansion of what you can do with its avatar system, which it has been slowly building out as part of its metaverse vision. Based on a short video in Meta’s…

Netflix just made it easier to transfer your profile from your ex’s account to your new partner’s Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIf Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown is forcing you out of your ex’s account, now it’s easier to transfer your profile to the old account you just reactivated (or maybe even your new partner’s). In an update on Tuesday, Netflix says you can now use its profile transfer tool to send your viewing history a…

Meta-provided Facebook chats led a woman to plead guilty to abortion-related charges Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeA Norfolk, Nebraska, woman pleaded guilty to helping her daughter have a medication abortion last year. The charges came after Facebook, by court order, provided police with evidence that bolstered a Madison County prosecutor’s case against her. Last year, it emerged that the two were charged after police …

Nothing’s flashy Phone 2 lands in the US for $599 Nothing’s Phone 2 in gray. | Photo by Allison Johnson /The VergeNothing’s Phone 2 has officially arrived. The company has already preannounced plenty of details about the handset, so the big news today is the Phone 2’s price and release date. It’ll be available starting at $599 (£579 / €679), and unlike last year’s device, the Phone 2 will be av…

The best iPad to buy The VergeThere are more iPads than ever, and it can be tough to sort out which one is the best for you. Fortunately, we’re here to guide you through your next iPad purchase. Continue reading…

Microsoft and UK regulators agree to pause their Activision battle to negotiate Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft and the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have both agreed to pause their legal battle over the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition in order to further negotiate. Microsoft has just won a separate ruling with a US federal court against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the CMA …