Authors call on FTC to investigate Amazon’s alleged monopoly in the bookselling industry
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is already facing a potential lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission, and now, a group of authors, booksellers, and an antitrust think…
Where to preorder the various editions of Starfield (and what’s included)
Starfield is all about space exploration — potentially like hundreds of hours of it. | Image: Bethesda Game Studios It’s been a very busy year for big game releases, with…
Soon you’ll need Wear OS 3 to run Google Assistant
At least the Fossil Gen 6 has everything now. | Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge If you’re still holding onto a Wear OS 2 smartwatch, it may be…
Quick fix: restore Chrome download notifications to the bottom of the page
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge The issue Suddenly, Chrome downloads are no longer showing at the bottom of the window. Quick fix Change a download flag. The full…
What Armchair Expert and Anything Goes teach us about Spotify’s exclusive podcasts
Photo: Armchair Expert This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Some former Spotify exclusives are quickly gaining traction on…
Xbox’s new “8 strikes” mod rollout judges hate speech 3x worse than cheating
Artist interpretation of the creatures talking about your mom on Xbox Live last night. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock) This week, Microsoft is rolling out a newly standardized strike-based system…
New Triassic fossil features sharp claws and a nasty beak
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of the newly found species. (credit: Matheus Fernandes) It was relatively small in comparison to the giants that would follow it later in Earth’s history. With…
Early plate tectonics was surprisingly speedy
Enlarge / 2.7-billion-year-old basalt lava flows in the Pilbara Craton, now tilted about 45 degrees from horizontal. (credit: Jennifer Kasbohm ) Have tectonic plates changed speed over the last three…
Epic Games is bringing its crossplay tools for developers to consoles
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Epic Games is expanding its crossplay tools available as part of Epic Online Services from PC to PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch, the…
YouTube is adding chat, highlights, and Shorts to NFL Sunday Ticket
Are you ready for some football live chat? | Image: YouTube YouTube’s first priority for the 2023 NFL season is simple: show the games it paid billions to broadcast without…