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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok is adding group chats with support for up to 32 people, the company announced today. The feature is available to users aged 16 and up, allowing them to share TikToks with friends and family members without having to open a separate messaging app.
You can start a group chat by selecting the Inbox button, tapping Chat, selecting which friends you want to include, and hitting “Start group chat.” There are some exceptions: for example, you

When Apple officially launches its own AI, Apple Intelligence, later this year – prepare to cough up … nothing.In fact, according to Bloomberg's Apple insider Mark Gurman, Apple users will likely enjoy Apple Intelligence's suite of AI features for free for at least three whole years.In the latest Power On newsletter, Gurman shares that Apple isn't planning on charging anything for Apple Intelligence – yet. Everything from image generation to its AI writing tools will be free f

Image: Ford Ford and TXU Energy, one of Texas’ largest electric providers, have partnered up so customers can get free EV charging at home. Owners of newer Ford EVs and plug-in hybrids who sign up for TXU’s Free EV Miles program can get full credit back on their utility bill if they charge up during TXU’s free 18-hour window.
In a press release, Ford says it’s aiming to “educate Texans about the perks of driving electric.” The “first-of-its-kind” d

As Donald Trump and his reelection campaign drops in the polls, the former president is making at least one big move in hopes of altering the trajectory. On Monday, Trump returned to Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, with a slew of posts promoting his presidential campaign and attacking the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Trump also promoted an upcoming interview with Musk over X's Spaces platform, which will take place on Monday night.The first official post back on the @realDona

We've tested plenty of headphones, from the best over-ear headphones to the best earbuds. Plus, we've gotten specific, seeking out noise-canceling options, your best bet on a budget, and the most comfortable pairs for airplane travel. For folks who are brand-loyal, we've also tested pretty much every model of Bose headphones and earbuds to find the best Bose headphones of 2024.In the past year, Bose's collection of headphones and earbuds underwent a bit of a shake-up, with longstanding headphone

Narwal’s Freo X Ultra mops floors exceptionally well while doubling as a decent robot vacuum. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge If you like the idea of investing as little effort as possible into mopping your hardwood floors, you might want to check out the current deal on the Narwal Freo X Ultra. Right now, our favorite robot vacuum for mopping is down to its second-best price of $999.99 ($400 off) at Amazon, which is just $50 shy of the all-time low we saw during Prime Day.

Image: Abigail Bassett for The Verge Waymo’s plans to expand its robotaxi fleet are facing new roadblocks thanks to the Biden administration’s trade policies.The Alphabet-owned company had planned to introduce a new robotaxi manufactured by Zeekr, a subsidiary of China’s Geely. The cars are being designed in Sweden (where Geely owns Swedish carmaker Volvo), adapted from Geely’s all-electric five-door Zeekr. Waymo is then outfitting the cars with the hardware and software

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple recently rejected DOS emulator iDOS 3 from the App Store, but following App Store rule changes that look to have cleared the way for PC emulator apps, iDOS 3 is now available for download, developer Chaoji Li announced.In June, Li said that Apple had rejected iDOS 3 because it violated App Store guideline 4.7. At the time, that rule is was what allowed for retro game console apps to appear on the store, but Apple was only allowing retro game console

Cucumbers, in summer? Groundbreaking. TikTok food often falls somewhere between grotesque and meh on the deliciousness spectrum. Recipes designed to go viral, it turns out, aren't always the best at producing food that's a pleasure to actually ingest. Something like the viral feta pasta? Honestly, it was pretty decent. But for every good recipe, there's gross-as-hell air-fried fruit or something that's stuffed, fried, coated in Doritos, and disgusting, but it gets views. TikTok's latest food obs

Do you see how I'm writing this article? Starting it with an example of the exact trend I'm about to explain? Very cutesy. Very mindful. Very demure. Jools Lebron, TikTok's resident "fierce diva" at @joolieannie, has a catchphrase. In a series of videos Jools posted over the past few weeks, we're given advice on how to look "demure" and "mindful" at work and in life. "You see how I do my makeup for work? Very demure. Very mindful," Jools says. "I don't come to work with a green-cut crease. I don

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MacBooks were one product category left alone at Apple's most recent event: WWDC, which happened in June. But MacBooks are still at top of mind for us this summer — I mean, considering back to school season is one of the best

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Patreon memberships sold on the iOS app will soon be subject to Apple’s 30 percent commission on in-app purchases. In a post on Monday, Patreon says Apple is forcing the platform to use the company’s in-app payment system starting in November or “risk being kicked out of the App Store.”
As part of the change, creators will need to switch to Patreon’s subscription billing method to keep earning money through the platform’

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Patreon memberships sold on the iOS app will soon be subject to Apple’s 30 percent commission on in-app purchases. In a post on Monday, Patreon says Apple is forcing the platform to use the company’s in-app payment system starting in November or “risk being kicked out of the App Store.”
As part of the change, creators will need to switch to Patreon’s subscription billing method to keep earning money through the platform’

If a new iPad is high up on your back-to-school shopping list, you're in luck. This week at Amazon, several iPad models are at their best-ever price, or clocking in at a very close second. Check out this week's best Apple iPad deals. This week's best Apple iPad deals:Best iPad Mini dealApple iPad Mini (6th Generation)$529.99 at Amazon(save $119.01)Get DealBest budget iPad dealApple iPad (9th Generation)$224 at Amazon(save $105)Get DealBest large-screen iPad dealApple iPad (10th Generation)$319.9

Image: The Verge Paint 3D, once Microsoft’s biggest update to its paint app, is being removed from the Microsoft Store later this year and no longer supported. The app was originally released as part of Microsoft’s focus on creators with Windows 10, and was even set to replace the original MS Paint at one point.
“Paint 3D is deprecated and will be removed from the Microsoft Store on November 4th, 2024,” reads a support note from Microsoft. Users of the app will also see a

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube Music is rolling out a new “Personal Radio” feature that lets you broadcast daily playlists based on your favorite tunes for others to play. The new feature, discovered by a Reddit user last week, is starting to appear on some YouTube Music user Channel pages — where you’d normally go to check out your top music stats.
As reported by 9to5Google, Personal Radio is the newest addition to YouTube Music’s profiles page, wh

UK startup OXCCU has opened a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demo plant at London Oxford Airport, as it looks to make a dent in emissions from air travel.  OXCCU spunout from Oxford University in 2021. The startup has developed a type of eFuel made by converting captured CO2 and hydrogen into SAF using renewable electricity.    SAF is designed to be used as a “drop-in” fuel, meaning it can be blended with traditional jet fuel and used in existing aircraft engine

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Our lives revolve around screens — most of us switch between our laptops, desktops, and smartphones throughout the day, and some people

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Former President Donald Trump baselessly accused Vice President Kamala Harris of using artificial intelligence to make the size of a rally crowd look larger than it was.“Has anyone noticed that Kamala CHEATED at the airport?” Trump wrote on Truth Social, pointing to an August 7th image of a Michigan tarmac showing Air Force Two and a large wave of people with Harris-Walz signs. “There was nobody at the plane, and she ‘A.I.&rs

A leaked image appearing to show Google’s Pixel Buds Pro 2 in porcelain. | Image: OnLeaks via Android Headlines Google’s upcoming Pixel Buds Pro 2 could come with a new “Tensor A1” chip that powers “twice the Active Noise Cancellation” (ANC), according to leaked specs posted by @MysteryLupin and spotted by 9to5Google. If true, this will be the first time Google expands its in-house Tensor processor from its phones to its earbuds.
The post suggests the Pixel Bu

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Football season has a way of influencing the TV deals market. While the weeks surrounding playoffs are the absolute best football-related time to buy a TV on sale, the weeks surrounding the kickof

An update in Google Chrome's browser extension support is bad news for uBlock Origin. According to PCWorld, Chrome's shift from Manifest V2 to V3 is deprecating certain features that the popular ad-blocker relies on. The Chrome update "aims to... improve the privacy, security, and performance of extensions," by changing the way it manages API requests. That means with the upcoming Chrome update, uBlock Origin will be automatically disabled. SEE ALSO:This ad blocker and data privacy tool is only

The season two premiere of Yung Miami's podcast Caresha Please was shocking and tea was spilled as the former City Girls star uncharacteristically broke her silence regarding her past relationship with controversial music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and other controversies.Yung Miami, whose legal name is Caresha Brownlee, opened up about all the controversy of this year with guest host, and long-time friend, rapper Saucy Santana. The 33-minute long episode opened with a short monologue from Brownle

Foldable phones have been on the market for roughly five years now, and in that time, there's been plenty of concern about how long the hinges in their screens will hold up. Now imagine a foldable phone that has two hinges.You may not have to imagine it for too much longer, because what could be the world's first tri-fold foldable phone was spotted on an airplane in China, per Gizmochina. The photo appears to show Huawei executive Yu Richard holding an unusually large foldable phone that appears

Whether you want an Apple Watch for all of the swankiest health monitoring features that Apple has to offer, or you simply want to be able to take texts and calls without having your phone in hand, there's a smartwatch for everyone's needs. Plus, with today's limited-time deals at Amazon, there's an Apple Watch for every budget, too. This week's best Apple Watch deals:Best Apple Watch SE dealApple Watch SE (GPS, 40mm)$189 at Amazon(save $60)Get DealBest Apple Watch Series 9 dealApple Watch Serie

Image: The Verge CrowdStrike president Michael Sentonas personally accepted a “Most Epic Fail” award over the weekend at the annual Las Vegas Def Con hacking conference for the company’s software update that caused a global IT outage last month. While accepting the award, he said it was “super important to own it when you do things horribly wrong, which we did in this case.”
The Pwnie Awards, given out in an annual ceremony at Def Con, celebrate “the achieveme

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Not to be dramatic, but my robot vacuum is the best purchase I’ve ever made. With two beagles and a never-ending battle against pet hair, dirt, and dog food lodged into the side of my couch cushions (guess they’re saving those

Image: CalTrain For the first time, two new all-electric passenger trains are operating in the US, which is woefully behind the rest of the world in electrifying its rolling stock.The two new trains are operated by CalTrain. California Governor Gavin Newson and House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi were on-hand to take the inaugural ride, which took place on Saturday. The trains were put into regular service the following day, running along the route between San Jose and San Francisco.It’s ta

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Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Even four years on, Sony’s WH-1000XM4 remain a stalwart choice among wireless noise-canceling headphones — especially now that they’ve returned to their lowest price of abpit $198 ($150 off) at Amazon, B&H Photo, and Best Buy. That’s thanks in large part to their very good sound quality (which may be just a touch bass-y, to be fair), up to 30 hours of battery life, and some mighty fine active noise cancellation. They’re also comf

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.SEE ALSO:NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for August 12 SEE ALSO:Wordle today: Here's the answer hints for August 12
If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to fig

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Brandon Bell, Getty Images Former President Donald Trump confirmed his campaign was hacked just hours after Politico revealed it had been sent internal documents from the campaign. In a statement to CNN, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said, “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election.”
The Trump campaign linked the hack to Ira

Balderton Capital today announced the closing of its $1.3bn early stage and growth funds in a sign of the European tech sector regaining investor confidence and momentum.   We are often disconcerted at the lack of support for European entrepreneurship and innovation in comparison to that across the pond. However, there are investors who champion the region’s changemakers, such as Balderton, which invests exclusively in European startups and scaleups.  The new funds —