Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan ends in August
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is ending its Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan. The plan had already spread to eight countries as of February, allowing…
Viasat’s new broadband satellite could be a total loss
Enlarge / This artist’s illustration of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellites shows the spacecraft as it would appear with its large reflector antenna fully deployed. (credit: Viasat) A new Viasat communications…
Microsoft takes pains to obscure role in 0-days that caused email breach
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) On Friday, Microsoft attempted to explain the cause of a breach that gave hackers working for the Chinese government access to the email…
Nothing Phone 2 hands-on: Pro-repair styling without the functionality
The Nothing Phone 2 all lit up. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] After spending its first year being limited to Europe, the upstart Android manufacturer Nothing is coming to the US.…
What countries will heat up the most in a 2°-warmer world?
Enlarge (credit: Yuga Kurita) One of the more threatening aspects of climate change is its potential to unleash feedbacks, or situations where warming induces changes that drive even more warming.…
X-rays reveal hidden “first drafts” of ancient Egyptian paintings at Theban Necropolis
Enlarge / Portrait of Ramesses II in Nakhtamun tomb, Chief of the Altar in the Ramesseum (possibly 20th Dynasty, circa 1100 BCE). (credit: Martinez et al./CC-BY 4.0) Researchers have discovered…
Xbox’s Major Nelson is leaving Microsoft after 22 years
Image: Getty Images Larry Hryb, an Xbox employee perhaps better known by his “Major Nelson” alias, is leaving Microsoft, he announced on Friday. Hryb has been a major face for…
The unions of Hollywood are trying to save it from itself
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge With both writers and actors on strike, the future of Hollywood is at stake. Continue reading…
The first OLED TV from Samsung-LG deal could leave some buyers very confused
Enlarge / A promotional image for the new 83-inch S90C Samsung OLED TV. (credit: Samsung) Samsung is about to begin selling its first TVs with OLED panels made by rival…
Here are the best AirPods deals you can get right now
Apple’s second-gen AirPods Pro are currently $50 off, matching their all-time low. If you know where to look, there are often some great discounts available on Apple’s ever-popular AirPods. Since…