LG’s microwave has a 27-inch display that’ll be perfect for ads LG’s new microwave mounted above its range, thereby ‘eliminating the need to bend down and check the oven manually.’ | Image: LGLG has responded to Samsung in the battle to slap displays on every home appliance you own, culminating in the LG Signature microwave which puts a superfluous 27-inch LCD touchscreen and speakers into an appliance you p…

Spotify showed porn videos in search results for some popular artists Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeA Reddit user posted a screenshot overnight of a Spotify search that brought a surprise: a pornographic video tucked into suggested results for the rapper M.I.A. Here’s a NSFW link to the thread. The video shown in their screenshot didn’t appear for us, but we found others after scrolling through dozens of…

YouTube is testing a floating ‘Play something’ button Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeYouTube is testing a new floating “Play something” button that will pick a video for you, 9to5Google spotted in the YouTube app for Android. The button floats just above the bottom bar of the app, and when tapped, it picks a YouTube video to play for you. Just as in earlier versions of this feature YouTube’s …

More of the DJI Flip folding drone appears in new leaked images The DJI Flip is expected to fly nearly twice as long as the DJI Neo, pictured here. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The VergeNew images of the rumored DJI Flip folding drone hit late last week, showing the compact, light-colored drone both folded and unfolded, and even in a carrying case. The images appeared in posts by Igor Bogdanov, who has shared …

LG’s 2025 gaming monitor lineup includes a bendable 5K2K OLED Image: LGLG isn’t waiting until CES begins to reveal its new collection of gaming monitors. The 2025 lineup is led by the UltraGear OLED Bendable Gaming Monitor, which LG claims is the “world’s first 5K2K-resolution bendable OLED display.” That strikes me as extremely specific, but hey, it’s always worth bragging when you’re first, I suppose. Th…

Is your iPhone sharing photos with Apple by default? iOS 18 introduced an “Enhanced Visual Search” toggle for the Photos app. | Screenshot: iOS 18 Settings appApple occasionally makes choices that tarnish its strong privacy-forward reputation, like when it was secretly collecting users’ Siri interactions. Yesterday, a blog post from developer Jeff Johnson highlighted such a choice: an “Enhanced Vi…

Architecting one of the year’s most ambitious films Adrien Brody in The Brutalist | A24Brady Corbet’s 3.5-hour saga is a tale of one man’s journey through architecture and assimilation — and one of the year’s best films. The director tells The Verge how he got away with it. Read the full story at The Verge.

2024 was a big year for Windows on Arm Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesWith rumors of Nvidia entering the CPU market, 2025 might be an even bigger year for Microsoft’s Arm efforts. Read the full story at The Verge.

Meta’s ‘software update issue’ has been breaking Quest headsets for weeks A Meta Quest 3 on a charging dock. | Photo by David Pierce / The VergeMeta updated a note on the top of its Quest support site to say that a “software update issue” has been bricking Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest 3S headsets. The company writes that while “most” people can now use their headsets normally, it’s “actively working on resolving the is…

Apple pulls remaining Lightning-based devices from European stores Lightning’s days have come to an end in the EU. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeApple is no longer selling its iPhone SE and iPhone 14 series in Europe — the last phone models with Apple’s proprietary Lightning charging port — as the EU shifts to a common charging solution built around USB-C. EU Directive 2022/2380 goes into force t…

Kindle Scribe (2024) review: nothing to write home about Amazon’s finally added a key feature to the Scribe, but it has a long way to go before it’s actually useful. Read the full story at The Verge.

10 terrific Nintendo Switch games from 2024 to check out Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesWe’re all impatiently awaiting Nintendo’s next console, but in the meantime, it’s been quite the sendoff year for the Switch. Read the full story at The Verge.

Hackers hijacked legitimate Chrome extensions to try to steal data Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The VergeA cyberattack campaign inserted malicious code into multiple Chrome browser extensions as far back as mid-December, Reuters reported yesterday. The code appeared designed to steal browser cookies and authentication sessions, targeting “specific social media advertising and AI platforms,” according to a bl…

The SwitchBot S10, one of our favorite robovac / mop hybrids, is $500 off The SwitchBot S10 offers a nearly hands-free cleaning experience for $699.99. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeIf you’re somebody who likes to clean and declutter in preparation for a new year, one way to speed it up is by investing in a good robot vacuum. The SwitchBot S10 is one of our favorite vacuums that also happens to be a te…

The US proposes rules to make healthcare data more secure Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is proposing new cybersecurity requirements for healthcare organizations aimed at protecting patients’ private data in the event of cyberattacks, reports Reuters. The rules come after major cyberattacks like one that lea…

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has survived the closest-ever Sun flyby An artist’s rendering of the Parker Solar Probe. | Image: NASANASA sent its Parker Solar Probe just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun — and it survived. The probe transmitted a signal back to Earth on the night of December 26th, “indicating it’s in good health and operating normally,” according to NASA. The mission marks the closest …

The Beats Fit Pro, our favorite fitness-centric earbuds, are matching their best price The Beats Fit Pro offer built-in wing tips and excellent noise cancellation, making them a great pair of gym-friendly earbuds. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeIf you need help shedding pounds from all the junk food you indulged in over Christmas, music is a great activity motivator — which is why wireless earbuds are a useful investment. Lucki…

Elon Musk riles up Trump’s far-right base by praising immigrants Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesElon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and other members of President-elect Donald Trump’s Silicon Valley coalition are clashing with the MAGA movement’s hardline anti-immigrant faction, and it’s allegedly resulted in Musk stripping far-right critics’ verification badges on X. The conflict centers on Musk and R…

Do Kwon will be extradited to the US to face charges over Terra’s $40 billion crypto crash Image: GettyDo Kwon, the co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs, will be extradited to the US to face federal fraud charges, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The Montenegro Ministry of Justice announced the decision on Friday, which comes more than one year after the authorities arrested Kwon in the country. Kwon faces c…

The Batman 2 is delayed to 2027, but Mickey 17’s release date is moving up Image: Warner Bros.If you’ve been waiting patiently to see how Matt Reeves’ story for The Batman continues once the reboot’s sequel arrives, you’ll have to wait a little longer. It was once set to open October 2nd, 2026, after an initial delay caused by the Hollywood writers’ strike derailed Warner Bros. plans to release it in 2025, but the stud…