DJI’s new wireless mics skip a few features to get smaller and lighter When paired with a charging case, the DJI Mic Mini system can work for up to 48 hours. | Image: DJIDJI has announced its next wireless microphone system, the Mic Mini, which shrinks all the hardware while improving battery life. The new microphones weigh less than half of what the more expensive DJI Mic 2’s transmitters do, but the new system sa…

YouTube shares a final blog post from Susan Wojcicki on fighting lung cancer Photo: Dennis Troper (Facebook)YouTube has shared a final blog post from Susan Wojcicki, the company’s former CEO and one of Google’s earliest employees, detailing her unexpected diagnosis and two-year battle with lung cancer. Wojcicki wrote the message in the last weeks of her life and had planned to publish it this fall, according to YouTube C…

Google is inserting search links into webpages in the Google App now Illustration: The VergeThe Google App for iOS can automatically convert some website text into links to Google Search results, as announced in a community post that SERoundtable spotted. Google calls the feature “Page Annotations” and says it “extracts interesting entities from the webpage and highlights them in line,” which can then take you o…

Google and the DOJ make their final arguments in the ad tech monopoly case Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesGoogle and the Department of Justice met one final time in an Alexandria, Virginia courtroom to debate the future of Google’s online ad tech juggernaut. Over about three hours of closing arguments, attorneys for each side delivered their last arguments before US District Court judge Leonie Brinkema, …

Drake says UMG and Spotify used bots and payola to make ‘Not Like Us’ seem popular Photo by Prince Williams/WireimageMusically speaking, I’d say Drake lost the tit-for-tat feud this year between himself and Kendrick Lamar, which culminated in Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us.” But Drake (real name: Aubrey Graham) doesn’t seem to want to accept defeat that easily. In a petition filed in New York’s state Supreme Court on Monday, Dr…

Zoom 2.0 relaunches as an AI-first company without video in its name Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeZoom is changing its name from Zoom Video Communications Inc. to just Zoom Communications Inc. In a post on the company blog, Zoom Communications CEO Eric Yuan writes that Zoom is now an “AI-first work platform for human connection” that delivers “modern, hybrid work solutions.” It’s a muddy, if vague, chan…

The best Black Friday deals on AirPods, MacBooks, and other Apple tech Apple’s latest AirPods Pro are some of our favorite wireless earbuds — and they’re currently on sale for just $154. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeSince the beginning of November, Amazon and other retailers have been releasing a steady drip of early Black Friday deals. However, now that we’re officially just a few days out from the main event…

US v. Google redux: all the news from the ad tech trial Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesGoogle and the government recently wrapped their search antitrust case, which ended in a judge finding Google to be a monopolist. Continue reading…

iPhone 17 ‘Slim’ rumors are still floating around It’s no iPhone 13 Mini (pictured above), but maybe the 17 “Slim” will capture a bit of the small phone magic anyway. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The VergeApple engineers are wrestling with where to put the SIM card, battery, and thermal materials in the rumored iPhone 17 “Slim,” according to The Information. Although US iPhones haven’t had SIM cards…

UN climate negotiations were a major bummer Activists protest against fossil fuels and for climate finance on day 11 at the UNFCCC COP29 climate conference on November 22nd, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.  | Photo by Sean Gallup / Getty ImagesMaybe it was the host of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan this month calling oil and gas a “gift of God.” Or the US, the world’s biggest oil and gas …

GM has a deal to bring a new Cadillac F1 team to the grid GM design rendering of the Cadillac Formula 1 Team concept. | Image: GMGeneral Motors has a deal to join Formula 1 under the Cadillac brand and participate in the FIA Formula One World Championship for the 2026 season, the automaker announced on Monday. Formula 1 says it has accepted in principle and will move GM and Cadillac’s application forwa…

The best Black Friday gaming deals you can shop right now Console deals like one that takes $75 off a Switch OLED are in rare abundance, and there’s even more to shop. | Image: NintendoBlack Friday is brimming with great deals on new games, including older titles you can purchase for pennies on the dollar and recent hits that might be hard to justify at full price. You can usually find great deals on g…

Nvidia claims a new AI audio generator can make sounds never heard before Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty ImagesNvidia says its new AI music editor can create “sounds never heard before” — like a trumpet that meows. The tool, called Fugatto, is capable of generating music, sounds, and speech using text and audio inputs it’s never been trained on. As shown in this video embedded below, this allows Fugatto …

Cars are polluting less — but for how long? Photo by Kevin Carter / Getty ImagesCars are getting more efficient and less polluting, resulting in better air quality for everyone, according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency. But with a new administration coming in that has made climate change and air pollution less of a priority — and drilling for more fossil fuels mo…

Threads will finally let you set the following feed as your default Illustration: The VergeThreads will now let users decide what feed they want as their default when opening the app. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the news in a post, saying that you’ll be able to choose between For You, Following, or any custom feed that you’ve set up. Zuckerberg’s post notes that Threads is “testing” this option and will m…

Dr Disrespect veers right into Rumble Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty ImagesRumble, the video streaming platform that’s become the home for right-wing personalities like Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, and Tim Pool as well as full-throated racists like Nick Fuentes, has a new member joining its ranks: Dr Disrespect. The streamer announced the news via social media and Rumb…

Build your next PC like it’s 1999 Silverstone’s new FLP01 PC case looks like a relic from the late ‘90s. | Screenshot: XSilverStone’s new FLP01 PC case looks it was created in a time when desktop computers had turbo buttons and bragging rights were earned by having a Pentium chip inside. In reality, the retro beige box is launching next year for all your modern PC-building need…

California is ready to pick a fight with Trump if he kills the federal EV tax credit Photo by Mario Tama/Getty ImagesCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to bring back the state’s rebate for new electric vehicle purchases if President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to kill the federal tax credit. During the campaign, Trump vowed to eliminate President Joe Biden’s “EV mandate” on “day one” of his presidency. A…

The Chao Garden lives in Sonic 3’s new trailer ParamountThere are a handful of details Parmount’s third Sonic feature needs to get right in order for it to feel like a proper adaptation of Sonic Adventure 2, and the movie’s latest trailer makes it look like it has the Chao Garden (arguably the best part of the game) on lock. Though it features a few more shots of the Robotniks (Jim Carey) an…

Raspberry Pi announces a $7 Pico 2 with built-in Wi-Fi The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 now comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. | Image: Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi has announced an updated version of the Pico 2 microcontroller board with an onboard Wi-Fi chip. Called the Pico 2 W, it’s powered by RP2350 microcontroller, which you can find in all manner of nerdy DIY gadgets and fun devices like the minuscule Thumby…