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Union organizer Chris Smalls speaks following the April 1st, 2022, vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York. | Photo by ANDREA RENAULT / AFP via Getty Images Amazon Labor Union (ALU) members voted to affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in a move they hope will bring new life to a yearslong struggle to secure union contracts for Amazon warehouse workers.
Amazon has tried to block various efforts to unionize across different branches of the

Hue’s new Twilight bedside lamp costs $280. | Image: Philips Hue Following leaks last week, smart lighting company Philips Hue has confirmed it has a new sunrise lamp called Twilight. The company also announced several other new products, including a less expensive light strip, new decorative Lightguide bulbs, and the Datura ceiling light. The new products are available now, except the ceiling light, which is coming on September 10th.
The Philips Hue Twilight ($279.99 / €279.99) is th

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Don’t hold your breath for a resurgence of government internet subsidies. Republicans and Democrats can’t seem to agree on a way forward to fund the program, and passing such bills will only get more difficult as Election Day inches closer.
Democrats and Republicans have introduced dueling bills to reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auctions, where the agency doles out access to freque

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge What if your laptop didn’t need a processor from an established brand like Intel or AMD? What if it didn’t even rely on proprietary paid architectures like Arm and x86? RISC-V is one of the answers to those questions — it’s free for anyone to use! — and modular computer company Framework has just decided to welcome RISC-V into its laptop lineup.
Specifically, Framework has partnered with DeepComputing, the company behind t

By now, you've probably heard about Elon Musk's grand plan to turn X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, into an "everything app." One of the major pillars of Musk's reimagining of X includes a payment platform much like PayPal or Venmo.New documents obtained by Bloomberg shed new light, not only into Musk's financial service vision for X, but also into just how much the company has struggled financially since he acquired it in October 2022.These new documents are prepared by X

Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker. | Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images Earlier today, Fisker finally did what has seemed inevitable these past few turbulent months: declared bankruptcy.“Like other companies in the electric vehicle industry, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted our ability to operate efficiently,” the company said in a statement. “After evaluating all options for our business, we determined that proceeding with a sal

One step closer to a final release in the fall. | Image: The Verge / Android It’s beta software season, baby. Google is releasing Android 15’s third beta today, taking it one step closer to its final release. With this update, it reaches platform stability, meaning that APIs are finalized and developers can start testing their apps with this near-final version. Not much appears to have changed since the last beta dropped, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few interesti

The Sphero Bolt Plus’ new full-color screen can help kids troubleshoot their code. | Image: Sphero Sphero has updated its RC Bolt robotic ball with a higher-resolution LCD screen, providing improved visual feedback that promises to make the new Bolt Plus a better STEM tool for teaching kids the fundamentals of programming.Originally making a name for itself with a simple remote control ball that could be steered using a smartphone, Sphero eventually found massive success by leveraging its

Image: TikTok TikTok recently launched a new Instagram-like photo-sharing app called Whee, as spotted by Android Police and APKMirror founder Artem Russakovskii.
TikTok is explicitly positioning Whee as an app for sharing photos with only your closest friends. “Capture and share real-life photos that only your friends can see, allowing you to be your most authentic self,” according to Whee’s Google Play description. “Whee is the best place for close friends to share life

Butterflies AI. So far, generative AI has been mostly confined to chatbots like ChatGPT. Startups like Character.AI and Replika are seeing early traction by making chatbots more like companions. But what happens when you dump a bunch of AI characters into something that looks like Instagram and let them talk to each other?
That’s the idea behind Butterflies, one of the most provocative — and, at times, unsettling — takes on social media that I’ve seen in quite a while. Af

YouTube videos are getting the Community Notes treatment. The platform will be experimenting with a community-driven fact-checking feature, announced June 17, and designed to provide "relevant, timely, and easy-to-understand" context to YouTube videos — an apt endeavor as misinformation (and disinformation) proliferates online. "This could include notes that clarify when a song is meant to be a parody, point out when a new version of a product being reviewed is available, or let viewers kn

The Portal is getting a very slow trickle of software updates. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The PlayStation Portal is getting a couple of modest features it should have had in the first place. Sony announced on its PlayStation Blog that a software update for its handheld remote player will allow users to connect their devices to public Wi-Fi networks that require sign-in, like free ones found at hotels and cafes.
Also in this update are new visual cues when you tap or swipe the

New Zealand’s Marcus Daniell (TOP) and Michael Venus compete against USA’s Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren during their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men’s doubles tennis match for the bronze medal at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 30th, 2021. | Photo by Vincenzo Pinto / AFP via Getty Images Athletes are raising concerns about how extreme heat might affect the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, according to a new report. They’re worried that soaring temperatures pose

Banana is a game in which players repeatedly click on a banana, and that's about it. Think Cookie Clicker, but instead of all the fun features that the game adds, you just click on the cookie endlessly.Despite that simplicity, the game has become a massive hit since its launch in April. SEE ALSO:Nintendo Direct June 2024: 8 big announcements, including 'The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom'
With a peak concurrent player count of over 860,000, Banana is now the second most played game on Steam,

Everyone knows sound is a critical component to most films and videos. After all, even when films were silent, there was still a musical accompanist letting the audience know how to feel.This natural law remains the same for the new crop of generative AI videos, which emerge eerily silent. That's part of why Google has been working on "video-to-audio" technology (V2A) which "makes synchronized audiovisual generation possible." On Monday, Google's AI lab, DeepMind, shared progress on generating s

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge For the past couple of weeks, Adobe has faced intense backlash over changes to its terms of service agreement — and now, it’s trying to patch things up. On Tuesday, Adobe announced a tweaked version of its terms of service agreement that makes it clear the company will not train AI on user content stored locally or in the cloud.
The section defining Adobe’s access to user content now includes several distinct categories, including one ded

UPDATE: Jun. 18, 2024, 1:30 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with more information about Walmart+ Week and some of its "best" laptop deals.Walmart+ Week laptop deals aren't so impressive, but here are our couple of top picks from the sale:Quick links:Best Walmart+ Week laptop dealAcer Nitro V 15$779.99 at Walmart(save $70)Get DealHonorable mentionApple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M1)$699 at WalmartBuy Now
While Walmart isn't a great place to find laptop deals on the average day, it usually course

An artist’s concept of what the Netflix House retail destinations could look like. | Image: Netflix Today, Netflix revealed more details about its upcoming permanent retail destinations that were first announced eight months ago, including where the first two Netflix House venues will open in 2025: Dallas, Texas, and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania — a city located 15 miles outside of Philadelphia.
The initial Netflix House locations will open in “two of the most popular shopping

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple may no longer be working on a new high-end Vision headset amid slowing sales of the Vision Pro, according to a new report from The Information. Instead, Apple has apparently been finding ways to reduce the cost of components for the first model and is working on a cheaper Vision headset that it aims to ship by the end of 2025.
The first Vision Pro came out earlier this year, and while it’s a very good VR headset, it has a lot of flaws inher

SAVE $20: As of June 18, get The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for just $39.95 at Walmart, down from its usual price of $59.99. That's a discount of 33%.Opens in a new windowCredit: Walmart"The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening"$39.99 at Walmart $59.99 Save $20.00Get DealDuring the latest Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed a brand new The Legend of Zelda adventure: Echoes of Wisdom. This September, you'll get to play as Princess Zelda for the first time in a mainline Zelda game. That's still

SAVE 50%: The Shark AI Ultra robot vacuum with self-emptying base is on sale for $299.99 at Amazon, marked down from the normal price of $599. That's a savings of $299.01.Opens in a new windowCredit: SharkShark AI Ultra robot vacuum with self-empty base$299.99 at Amazon $599.00 Save $299.01Get DealSummer should be a care-free time without a mountain of chores to get done every weekend. You should be lounging the backyard, hanging out at the park, or cooling off the air con at the movie theatre.

UPDATE: Jun. 18, 2024, 11:30 a.m. EDT We've pulled all of the best TV deals live on the second day of Walmart+ Week 2024 and will update the list accordingly as the event rolls on through June 23.Walmart is traditionally a go-to spot for TV deals during big shopping holidays throughout the year. Likewise, the store typically drops several stellar doorbusters during events like Prime Day competition sales, specifically on budget TVs. But for whatever reason, Walmart+ Week this year isn't panning

The current promo means you won’t have to pay extra for local storage. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge ’Tis the season of travel, and if you want to beef up your home security ahead of your vacation, today might be a good time to do so. Right now, you can pick up a Blink Video Doorbell with a Sync Module 2 at Best Buy, The Home Depot, and Kohl’s for just $41.99 ($28 off), which is one of the lowest prices we’ve seen on the entry-level smart home bundle.If y

Amazon deals of the day at a glance:OUR TOP PICKAmazon 55-inch Omni QLED Fire TV$399.99 at Amazon(save $200 with code PRIME55QLED (Prime exclusive))Get DealBEST DYSON DEALDyson Outsize cordless vacuum XL$399.99 at Amazon(save $200)Get DealBEST TECH DEALLG UltraWide FHD 29-Inch Computer Monitor$166.99 at Amazon(save $83)Get DealBEST ROBOT VACUUM DEALShark AI Ultra Self-Empty robot vacuum$299.99 at Amazon(save $300)Get Deal
With Walmart+ Week off to a slow start, we've turned our eyes to Amazon to

Nintendo last held a Nintendo Direct in September of 2023. A lot has changed since then, but one constant remains: People really want to hear about what's coming to Switch in the coming months.And that's exactly what we all did on Tuesday morning, as Nintendo held its first Direct of the year. Rather than waste your time with too much setup, let's jump into it. Here are the eight biggest announcements Nintendo made during its June 2024 Direct stream.SEE ALSO:Biggest announcements from the 2024 X

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Summer is here, AKA, it's way too hot to turn on your oven. That doesn't mean you're stuck eating cheese boards and snack plates for dinner every night (although... we wouldn't complain). Countertop devices like air fryers, bl

UPDATE: Jun. 18, 2024, 11:05 a.m. EDT We've updated this post with the latest headphone deals and information from day two of Walmart+ Week.Walmart+ Week kicked off June 17, in theory ushering in the summer savings season, but so far, there aren't any standout deals from the sale itself.In years past, this sale served as the counter to Amazon's Prime Day (happening sometime in July this year), bringing deals on a wide array of products, from TVs to robot vacuums and headphones.Instead, day one

Image: Nintendo After years of playing second fiddle to Link in her own franchise, Princess Zelda is finally getting a video game of her own this fall.
During today’s Direct presentation, Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, the franchise’s first game to follow as Princess Zelda herself embarks on an adventure to save the world from destruction. After Ganon bests Link in battle, Zelda is left to her own devices to battle hordes of monsters that descend upon the ga

SAVE $69.80: As of June 18, get a pair of refurbished Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones for $279.20 at Bose with promo code SUMMER20. That's a discount of 20% off their refurbished price of $349.Opens in a new windowCredit: BoseBose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (refurbished)$279.20 at Bose $349.00 Save $69.80Get DealIf you're in the market for a new pair of headphones, you've got plenty of choices. Bose is responsible for many of the finest options out there, especially if you're interested in

Image: Nintendo Nintendo finally shared gameplay footage of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond during Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct. The brief video was classic Metroid Prime, featuring intense first-person gunfighting and scanning stuff in the environment. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a little while until we can play it for ourselves, as the company gave a vague 2025 release window for the title.We’ve been waiting a very long time for any scraps of information about the next entry in th