Xbox introduces new strike system to curtail bad behavior
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Today, a new strike-based enforcement program is coming to Xbox. The system is meant to clear up confusion regarding how Xbox enforces its community…
The Roku Channel is getting better about news
I know I’m old because I’m actually very excited about news. | Image: Roku The Roku Channel is adding a whole mess of new linear channels, and while some are…
Spider-Man 2 will let you slow down the action
Image: Sony Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will offer an accessibility setting that lets you slow down the game’s action. You’ll be able to slow things down by 70 percent, 50 percent,…
YouTube Music has a TikTok-like ‘Samples’ tab to help you find new music
Get ready for a never-ending stream of music videos you’ve never seen before. | Image: YouTube YouTube Music is trying out a new way to help you find something to…
Amazon Pharmacy simplifies insulin savings with automatic coupons
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Despite having slashed the list prices of the generic version of their insulin to just $25 earlier this year, pharmacies often charge uninsured…
Elon Musk keeps getting creepier
Elon Musk. | Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge This is Platformer, a newsletter on the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy from Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer. Sign…
Google Chrome will summarize entire articles for you with built-in generative AI
Image: The Verge Google’s AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) is getting a major new feature: it will be able to summarize articles you’re reading on the web, according to a…
The Pininfarina Battista is more than just face-warping acceleration
Enlarge / The Pininfarina Battista looks almost as good as it goes. And boy does this car go. (credit: Pininfarina) There’s quick, and then there’s launching a car with such…
Intuitive Machines says it is ready to fly to the Moon
Enlarge / An artist’s rendering of the Nova-C spacecraft on the lunar surface. (credit: Intuitive Machines) A Houston-based company that is one of several US firms building private lunar landers,…
For a generation of students, the iMac was a gateway to the future
If only most dorms were this spacious in the early 2000s. | Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the iMac ruled the college…