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You can save $200 on Google’s Pixel 8 and use the savings on a matching smartwatch. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Spring is a season of refreshment and renewal. It’s an “upgrade season,” if you will, and Amazon’s Big Spring Sale offers a little something for everyone to add faster and better gadgets to their homes and everyday carry. The sale is slated to run through the end of today, March 25th, and unless Amazon surprises us with a last-minute exte

OpenAI is ramping up plans for its AI video generator Sora — and that involves a charm offensive in Hollywood. Details are still fuzzy, but we know the company is approaching filmmakers as well as studios. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and COO Brad Lightcap are having "introductory conversations" with industry stakeholders, according to Bloomberg. Unspecified "big name" directors and actors already have access to Sora, the report says. That's part as an effort to "encourage filmmakers to integrate

3 Body Problem executive producers Alexander Woo, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss. | Image: Ed Miller / Netflix Between its expanded, more ethnically diverse cast and its more advanced take on virtual reality gaming, Netflix’s new 3 Body Problem series unfolds in a very different way than the book it’s adapting. Cixin Liu’s novel is so dense and internal dialogue-driven that it was widely thought to be unadaptable for the screen. Changes are almost always necessary when translati

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge For months, Elon Musk has been dropping decidedly unsubtle hints that he believes in the great replacement, a conspiracy theory that liberal elites are “importing” immigrants into the United States, Europe, and Australia to wage political and biological warfare against white people. In a contentious interview that aired last week with Don Lemon, Musk said he doesn’t “subscribe to that” before detailing what he does believe &md

TL;DR: On March 12, Dyson released the 360 Vis Nav, its first robot vacuum entry in the U.S. since 2016. The 360 Vis Nav already (temporarily) sold out at Dyson's website, Amazon, and Best Buy despite its steep price tag of $1,199.99. Opens in a new windowCredit: DysonDyson 360 Vis Nav$1,199.99 at Best Buy Get notified about a restockLearn MoreDyson's new robot vacuum, the 360 Vis Nav, officially became available to purchase on March 12. The casual $1,199.99 asking price is more expensive than t

Elon Musk and his social media platform X just suffered an embarrassing defeat in court, where a judge pilloried the "free speech" company for attempting to silence a critic's speech.On Monday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer dismissed X's lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit group that tracks hate speech on social media.Tweet may have been deletedBut, X's courtroom loss is just one layer here. The judge also made it clear that Musk and his "free speech"

UPDATE: Mar. 25, 2024, 2:40 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with new deals on portable SSDs and current pricing/availability.Best Amazon Big Spring Sale deals at a glance:Best Apple dealApple AirPods Pro (USB-C)$199 at Amazon(save $50) Get DealBest laptop dealAcer Aspire 3$256.99 at Amazon(save $73) Get DealBest robot vacuum dealiRobot Roomba j7$298.98 at Amazon(save $301.01) Get DealBest headphone/earbud dealAmazon Echo Buds with Active Noise Cancellation (2nd Gen)$54.99 at Amazon(save $6

Illustration: The Verge Meta’s executives have been saying for a while that they don’t want to boost posts about politics in their apps. Now, an opt-out setting that limits recommendations of “political content” has been added to Instagram and Threads.
You can find it under your “Content preferences” account settings in Instagram. From there, “Limit political content from people you don’t follow” is enabled by default. The setting applies to

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It's easy to get a little distracted whenever the weather gets nice, but with the great deals available during Amazon's Big Spring Sale, now's the time to u

The mechanical keyboard might sell out faster than its light-based optical switches can read your keystrokes. | Photo by Jon Porter / The Verge Amazon’s Big Spring Sale ends today, March 25th, but you can find even more savings elsewhere. For example, Woot is discounting one of Razer’s most popular mechanical keyboards, the Razer Huntsman V2, until April 3rd (or while supplies last). The version with analog optical switches is down to $99.99 ($50 off), which is $10 lower than we&rsqu

UPDATE: Mar. 25, 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT Amazon's Big Spring Sale is on its final day, and we're still tracking the best Apple deals. Here are the best out there.Best Apple deals during Amazon's spring sale 2024:Best MacBook deal2023 15-inch MacBook Air (M2, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)$1,199 at Best Buy(Save $300) Get DealBest iPad dealiPad Air (WiFi, 64GB)$449 at Walmart(Save $150) Get DealBest Apple Watch dealApple Watch Series 9 (41mm, GPS + cellular)$343.20 at Amazon(Save $155.80 with on-page coupon)

Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images In a decision filed Monday, federal Judge Charles Breyer dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), saying the company’s case is “about punishing the Defendants [CCDH] for their speech.”
Judge Breyer writes that X’s “motivation in bringing this case is evident,” stating that the company’s goal is to “punish CCDH for CCDH publications that critic

The EU is wasting absolutely no time in making sure Big Tech companies are complying with its new Digital Markets Act (DMA) law.On Monday, the European Commission announced that it was opening non-compliance investigations into three companies defined as "gatekeepers" under the new regulations: Apple, Meta, and Google's parent company Alphabet.SEE ALSO:5 new iOS features you’re not getting because you’re outside the EU
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A coalition of tech companies, including Intel, Google, Arm, and Qualcomm, hopes to loosen Nvidia’s grip on the AI market. | Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Major tech companies are attempting to eliminate software advantages that have helped Nvidia dominate the artificial intelligence market. According to Reuters, a group formed by Intel, Google, Arm, Qualcomm, Samsung, and other tech companies is developing an open-source software suite that prevents AI developers from being lo

If your AirPods are acting up, a simple reset may be just what the earbud doctor ordered. The entire process should take less than five minutes.Total Time5 min.What You NeedAirPod budsAirPod charging caseCharging cord (optional)Step 1:Put AirPods back in their charging case.Gather your AirPods and their charging case, making sure to remove any decorative elements that might obstruct access to the big button on the back of the case. Pop your AirPods into the case, close the lid, and wait 30 secon

Spring is here, which means it's the season of home improvement projects. If you've been meaning to rig up a new outdoor home security system, now is the perfect time to invest in the right equipment. Here are the best Blink home security camera deals from Amazon's Big Spring Sale.The best Amazon Big Spring Sale blink home secuirty camera dealsBest video doorbell dealBlink Video Doorbell$41.99 at Amazon(save $8) Get DealBest home security bundle dealBlink Whole Home Bundle$136.97 at Amazon(save

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) just signed into law HB 3, a bill that will give parents of teens under 16 more control over their kids’ access to social media and require age verification for many websites.
The bill requires social media platforms to prevent kids under 14 from creating accounts, and delete existing ones. It also requires parent or guardian consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to create or maintain social media accounts and mandates that

Zoom is putting all of its AI tools in one place for the ultimate productivity super-platform. On Monday, the video conferencing company announced Zoom Workplace, an "AI-powered collaborative platform," that houses its AI virtual assistant in addition to a bunch of new features designed to improve workflow within teams. The video conferencing company, which became a mainstay in the era of remote and hybrid work environments, has been steadily building AI tools and features to automate tasks, sum

UP TO 61% OFF: As of March 25, you can score up to 61% off select Echo devices at Amazon. It's the last day of Amazon's Big Spring Sale.Our top picks: Best deal overallEcho Dot (5th Gen) with Amazon Basics Smart Color Bulb $34.99 at Amazon (save $27.29) Get DealBest runner-up deal Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen, 2023 release) with Amazon Basics Smart Color Bulb bundle$99.99 at Amazon (save $62.99 ) Get DealBest budget deal Our pick: Echo Pop with Sengled Smart Color Bulb bundle$22.99 at Amazon (save $36.9

Instagram users will be seeing a lot less political content on their feeds — if that's what they want.The Meta-owned social media company announced that political content will be automatically limited from people's suggested posts in Explore, Reels, Feed Recommendations, and Suggested Users. This won't affect the content from accounts that someone follows. Meta has been moving away from news-related and political content for a while now, with concerns about the spread of misinformation, di

UPDATE: Mar. 25, 2024, 11:01 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with deals still live following the Best Buy Member Exclusive Sale.The best live deals from the Best Buy Member Exclusive Sale at a glance:BEST APPLE DEAL11-inch iPad Pro (WiFi, 128GB)$729 for paid My Best Buy members(save $70) Get DealBEST LAPTOP DEALLenovo Flex 7 14IAU7 2-in-1 14-inch laptop (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB SSD) $820.99 for paid My Best Buy members(save $369) Get DealBEST TV DEALTCL 75-inch S4 LED TV$499.99 for

X / Twitter users are getting all their ducks in a row, one duck to be specific. In the past 48 hours, a GIF of a cartoon duck with half-lidded eyes holding a joint in its wing has become beloved on the platform. In the GIF, the duck chuckles to itself and shakes its head. Through repeated use, the clip came to mean something like, "exactly" or "isn't that true." As one user wrote, "is your entire timeline a duck smoking a blunt or do you have normal mutuals."Tweet may have been deletedAccording

Things are going incredibly poorly for Boeing these days. The company's reputation is so bad people are going out of their way to not book flights on its planes. It makes sense, then, that the CEO said Monday he would resign. Boeing president and CEO Dave Calhoun wrote in a letter to employees that he plans to step down at the end of the year. The executive acknowledged mounting safety concerns, specifically citing the recent Alaska Airlines flight where an entire panel of the plane flew off mid

If you're tired of running out to the nearest Office Depot or your local library whenever you have to sign and scan a document, this is your sign. Here are the best scanner deals during Amazon's Big Spring Sale 2024:Best Amazon Spring Sale scanner dealsBest high-speed scanner dealScanSnap iX1600$399.99(save $154.01) Get DealBest budget scanner dealEpson Perfection V39 II Flatbed Scanner$99.99(save $20) Get DealBest compact scanner dealBrother DS-640 Compact Mobile Document Scanner$99.99(save $50

It's all sunny skies from here on out, which means it's the perfect time to invest in a drone to document your spring travels. These are the best drone deals during Amazon's Big Spring Sale.The best Amazon Big Spring Sale drone dealsBest overall drone dealHoly Stone HS720 GPS Drone with Camera$149.99 with on-page coupon(save $100) Get DealBest drone deal for selfiesX1 Self-Flying Camera$399(save $80) Get DealBest drone deal for kidsHoly Stone Drone for Kids $26.63 with on-page coupon($10.36) Get

UPDATE: Mar. 25, 2024, 9:40 p.m. EDT This article has been updated with the latest pricing and availability of portable SSD deals from Amazon's Big Spring Sale.Best portable SSD deals from Amazon's Big Spring saleBest internal SSD dealWD_Black 2 TB SN850P NVMe M.2 SSD for PlayStation 5$199.99 at Amazon(save $30) Get DealBest external SSD dealWD_Black 2TB P40 Game Drive SSD$189.99 at Amazon(save $40) Get Deal
Nobody likes doing the storage shuffle. You know what we mean — constantly having

Refresh your home or office space this spring and bring home a new, hassle-free printer, courtesy of the best printer deals found at Amazon's Big Spring Sale.Best Amazon Big Spring Sale printer dealsBest all-in-one printer dealHP Envy Inspire 7958e Wireless Color All-in-One Printer$109.99 at Amazon(save $80) Get DealBest budget printer dealCanon PIXMA TS6420a All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer$59 at Amazon(save $70.99) Get DealBest laser printer dealHP Color LaserJet Pro M182nw Wireless All-in-O

When engineers working for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have some welding to do out on a section of track, they don’t have to fire up a diesel generator anymore. They can plug their tools into a portable battery instead. A silent, emissions-free battery that can also power lights and measuring instruments.  The SBB now has around 80 batteries made by Instagrid, a fast-growing startup headquartered in Germany. Welding requires a significant burst of energy so the batteries have to

The Format drive dialog in Windows 11. | Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge On a Thursday morning nearly 30 years ago at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, a software developer checked-in some code for a dialog box he was working on. The box was only supposed to be temporary, so he didn’t worry that it was very basic. Except, nobody ever got around to changing it — and it’s still the same to this day in Windows 11.Dave Plummer, a former developer at Microsoft, recount

We’re in a Gilded Age of fast, cheap, and trendy clothing. Anyone can purchase copies of expensive garments online that arrive at record speeds to their home, and for a fraction of the original price. This practice has made items affordable — often at the expense of the workers making the products — and created shopping habits that can be wasteful and impulsive. One e-comm giant, Shopify, estimates that 20 to 30 percent of online purchases are returned, while the National Reta

In a significant blow to big tech, the EU is investigating Apple, Google’s parent companyAlphabet, and Meta over potential violations of the new regulations set by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA — with its compliance deadline set on March 7 — is a landmark pro-competition law, designed to ensure a fair digital market for both companies and consumers. To establish a level digital playing field, it lays clear rights and rules for large online platforms (referred to

Apple has always been stingy when it comes to Home Screen customization on the iPhone. Yes, you can move the icons and folders around, but that's about it; it's far from the level of customization you get on Android phones, or even that same iPhone's Lock Screen. This is probably about to change. According to MacRumors, which cites sources familiar with the matter, Apple is planning a big Home Screen overhaul with iOS 18, which is likely to be unveiled during Apple's Worldwide Developers Confere

Although one's fantasy and one's sci-fi, Game of Thrones and 3 Body Problem have plenty in common. Both shows are based on epic book series (George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past series, respectively), they both have large casts of characters, both have left us with plenty of burning questions, and they're both helmed by showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (they've been joined by The Terror showrunner Alexander Woo for this new Netflix serie

Illustration: The Verge Microsoft has committed changes to Chromium that will improve text rendering on Windows machines. Following years of complaints, Chrome version 124 will finally support contrast and gamma values from the Windows ClearType Text Tuner for text rendering in Google’s browser.
This change should mean Chrome will finally match the improvements Microsoft made to Edge for font and text rendering, so you can apply text contrast enhancements and gamma correction to improve th

Spain’s High Court has suspended its own order that was set to block messaging app Telegram’s services in the country.   Judge Santiago Pedraz issued an order on Friday calling for a temporary ban on Telegram following complaints from several media companies alleging the messaging app allows users to upload TV and video content without permission.  The ban was expected to come into effect today.  Pedraz has now halted the order and called for a police report to i

Any online gamer knows how crucial it is to have a reliable, robust WiFi connection. In gaming terms, it could be the difference between death or glory. In real-world terms, it could be the difference between non-stop buffering, getting kicked out of your game mid-session, and not throwing your controller across the room in frustration.The answer could be a mesh WiFi system, which uses satellite routers (or nodes) to cover all areas of your home. It’s the kind of WiFi that serious gamers a

This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience.VPNs are useful for anyone around the world, but these powerful cybersecurity services are even more important when you're travelling to a country with tight restrictions on internet usage, like China. If you're planning a trip to China or you've made the country your home, you could benefit from using a VPN.Do you need a VPN in China?You've probably heard and read quite a bit about China's in

Spotify is testing the waters of online learning, with video-based courses launched on the audio streaming platform today.Available only in the UK for now, Spotify's video courses are the result of partnerships with educational platforms including Skillshare, BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, and Thinkific. The courses cover four areas of learning, described by Spotify as "make music, get creative, learn business, and healthy living."A large chunk of Spotify's offered courses are fittingly music-relate

Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Commission is opening five non-compliance investigations into how Apple, Google, and Meta are complying with its new Digital Markets Act antitrust rules, the regulator announced today. “We suspect that the suggested solutions put forward by the three companies do not fully comply with the DMA,” the EU’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said in a statement. “We will now investigate the companies’ compliance with the DMA, to en