Trailers of the week: Sonic 3, Napoleon, and Agatha All Along
This week brought a few noteworthy movie and TV trailers — the big one being Sonic the Hedgehog 3. And while I won’t include them here, you should check out…
A former Essential Phone exec used company funds for Lamborghinis, claims lawsuit
OSOM’s first phone, eventually renamed the Solana Saga. | Image: Osom A lawsuit filed against Osom Products, Inc. by its former chief privacy officer, Mary Stone Ross, claims that the…
How keep your laptop’s battery in good health
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power most of our laptops may be the most practical battery tech we have right now, but they…
SpaceX resumes Falcon 9 launches after the FAA clears it for flight
Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket for flight on Friday after temporarily grounding it following a failed landing earlier…
Star Wars Outlaws is the solution to Ubisoft’s open-world woes
Image: Ubisoft There was a moment in Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws when I was scouring the depths of a creepy cave, just after finishing a dogfight in…
Roborock’s pet-ready Q5 Pro robot vacuum is on sale for under $200
Roborock’s Q5 Pro is a powerful cleaning machine that does exceptionally well with pet hair. | Image: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge We highlighted some great deals on Dreame…
With AI food recognition Samsung Food could be the ultimate meal-planning app
Samsung Food Plus can create tailored meal plans based on your nutritional needs and the food in your fridge and pantry. | Image: Samsung New features on Samsung’s AI-powered food…
It’s been a great summer for indie games — here are some of the best
Thank Goodness You’re Here! | Image: Panic Outside of some notable exceptions, there haven’t been many blockbuster games this summer — but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been much to…
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 31)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Generative AI Creates Playable Version of Doom Game With No Code Matthew Sparkes | New Scientist “An AI-generated re-creation of the classic computer game Doom can be played normally…
How Star Wars walked away from the world’s first self-retracting lightsaber toy
Goliath’s Power Saber, in red and green. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge It would have been a Star Wars product — but Hasbro whiffed. Continue reading…