Samsung just turned its soundbar into a SmartThings hub
Samsung’s newest soundbar, the HW-Q900C, is now capable of being a SmartThings hub, | Image: Samsung At its annual developer conference today, Samsung once again put its SmartThings smart home…
Here’s the first proof a refreshed Steam Deck is nigh
The Steam Deck, in its bundled carry case. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Think we’re not getting a new Steam Deck just because Valve isn’t ready to…
Twitter/X strips headlines out of news links: “It’s something Elon wants”
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Anadolu Agency) Elon Musk doesn’t want any news headlines on the social network formerly named Twitter. A change that started rolling out yesterday strips headlines…
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core looks like a tougher, action-minded co-op dig
Enlarge / No bugs, or even weapons beyond a pistol, are seen in Rogue Core’s initial screenshots. But you get the sense that it’s a more cavern-like, combat-minded experience. A…
Organisms Without Brains Can Learn, Too—So What Does It Mean to Be a Thinking Creature?
The brain is an evolutionary marvel. By shifting the control of sensing and behavior to this central organ, animals (including us) are able to flexibly respond and flourish in unpredictable…
Lego Animal Crossing is official — here’s the teaser and backstory
Tom Nook, Isabelle, Julian, Kapp’n, Marshall, Rosie, and… my wife and I don’t recognize the others right now. | Image: Lego via Jay’s Brick Blog We still don’t have a…
In Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s new movie Evil Does Not Exist, it does
Image: Film at Lincoln Center There’s an old episode of the podcast Reply All I think about all the time called “Negative Mount Pleasant” — a title that reveals nothing…
Microsoft’s faster and redesigned Teams app now available for Windows and Mac
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is rolling out a new and improved version of its Microsoft Teams chat client today. It has been rebuilt from the ground up to make it faster…
This limited-edition Flipper Zero is the latest transparent gadget
It’s the Flipper Zero. Clearly. | Image: Flipper Zero The Flipper Zero — which the company calls a “portable multi-tool for pentesters and geeks in a toy-like body,” Verge friend…
The last-gen Apple Watch Series 8 is nearly half off
The last-gen Apple Watch Series 8 offers many of the same features as the newer model. | Image: Apple Google may have just released the Pixel Watch 2, but the…