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This week brought a few noteworthy movie and TV trailers — the big one being Sonic the Hedgehog 3. And while I won’t include them here, you should check out some of the trailers included with our coverage of the most recent Nintendo Direct (shoutout to the Nintendo DS Castlevania games collection).It’s clear that summer is winding down, and so are the big blockbusters. Things will liven up a bit with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice next week, but things are looking quiet for a little

The year is 1983. Talk radio host Alan Berg (Marc Maron) is on the Colorado airwaves comically dressing down racist callers, while elsewhere across the Pacific Northwest, a series of armed robberies becomes a matter of concern — even more than usual — because of possible white supremacist ties. This is the backdrop of The Order, Justin Kurzel's highly engrossing (if politically slight) police story, in which fictitious FBI officer Terry Husk (Jude Law) begins pulling on real-world th

OSOM’s first phone, eventually renamed the Solana Saga. | Image: Osom A lawsuit filed against Osom Products, Inc. by its former chief privacy officer, Mary Stone Ross, claims that the company’s CEO, Jason Keats, used business funds for extravagant purchases that include two Lamborghinis, reports Android Authority.Keats, who founded Osom after Essential shut down and hired several of Essential’s former workers, is also accused of using company resources to pay for things ranging

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power most of our laptops may be the most practical battery tech we have right now, but they naturally degrade over time as their ions flow back and forth — it’s an inevitable consequence of the way they’re built and the way they work. Eventually, the batteries can’t hold as much of a charge.Most modern laptops now come with some kind of smart charging technology built in, to limit the nu

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power most of our laptops may be the most practical battery tech we have right now, but they naturally degrade over time as their ions flow back and forth — it’s an inevitable consequence of the way they’re built and the way they work. Eventually, the batteries can’t hold as much of a charge.Most modern laptops now come with some kind of smart charging technology built in, to limit the nu

Brazil is serious about this ban of Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter).After banning the social network within its borders, one nugget in the New York Times' report about the story stands out: Anyone who tries to access X in Brazil using technical workarounds like VPNs will be fined substantially. To be more specific, those people could be fined as much as nearly $9,000 per day for using X in Brazil.SEE ALSO:Elon Musk's X is now banned in Brazil
While a large country's supreme court banning a soci

Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket for flight on Friday after temporarily grounding it following a failed landing earlier this week. The company has already pulled off two launches since the FAA’s decision, putting 42 more Starlink satellites into orbit, it announced in a post on X today.
The agency said that while the investigation of the landing incident remains open, flights can continue, “prov

Roborock’s Q5 Pro is a powerful cleaning machine that does exceptionally well with pet hair. | Image: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge We highlighted some great deals on Dreame robot vacuums in our roundup of the best Labor Day deals, but if you don’t want to spend a grand on a vacuum, you might want to check out Roborock’s ongoing anniversary sale. Now through September 4th, Roborock is taking more than 40 percent off many of our favorite models, including the Q Revo (now $

Image: Ubisoft There was a moment in Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws when I was scouring the depths of a creepy cave, just after finishing a dogfight in space and winning a card game in a boozy cantina, that the game clicked for me. The usual Ubisoft drudgery, where icons on maps become weights on the brain, was gone. Instead, there was an organic, self-determined flow as to why I chose to leave the frozen wastes of one planet to dig beneath the surface of another.
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Samsung Food Plus can create tailored meal plans based on your nutritional needs and the food in your fridge and pantry. | Image: Samsung New features on Samsung’s AI-powered food and recipe app could make your meal planning and food management chores much easier. With Samsung Food, you can now add items to a Food List just by taking a picture. The app can then suggest recipes based on the food you have, automatically remove them when you cook a recipe using anything on the list, then add

Thank Goodness You’re Here! | Image: Panic Outside of some notable exceptions, there haven’t been many blockbuster games this summer — but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been much to play. In fact, at times, it has felt like a never-ending flood of fascinating indie releases, thanks to games like Arranger, Animal Well, Crow Country, and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
It’s been nearly impossible to keep up, but we’ve been playing through most of these games

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, w

TL;DR: Live stream South Africa vs. New Zealand in the 2024 Rugby Championship for free on NZR+. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.There are no easy games in the Rugby Championship. In fact, most games are absolute battles between the best of the best. That's what we're expecting from South Africa vs. New Zealand, a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final. South Africa are unbeaten in the tournament, whereas New Zealand are 1-1 from their two games against

TL;DR: Watch the 2024 Italian Grand Prix for free on ORF, ServusTV, or RTBF. Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.After what felt like years of underwhelming racing, F1 has exploded. Max Verstappen is no longer dominating and a number of teams are in contention for the race win every weekend. The fans are the real winners here, because entertaining racing is back on screens around the world.If you're interested in watching the 2024 Italian Grand Prix f

TL;DR: Live stream Arsenal vs. Brighton in the Premier League for free with a seven-day trial of Fubo. Access Fubo from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The Premier League consistently delivers entertaining games involving some of the best players in the world, and we're expecting more of the same this weekend. Everything starts with a interesting game between Arsenal and Brighton, as both sides look to secure their third win of the season.If you want to watch Arsenal vs. Brighton in the Pr

With Boeing's troubled spaceship deemed too risky to bring its crew home from space, NASA has bumped the two female astronauts set for the next International Space Station rotation to free up seats. Zena Cardman, who would have been the SpaceX Crew-9 commander, and Stephanie Wilson were cut from the upcoming crew. NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who would have served as pilot, will shift into the commander role, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will accompany him as mission specialist.

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for August 30's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, k

As the Perseverance rover rumbled over Mars terrain scoping out rocks, seven companies spent the summer trying to figure out how to help NASA bring its samples back to Earth. The U.S. space agency's mission to return bits of rock, dust, and even air from the Red Planet, known as Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. An independent review found the unprecedented project would cost upward of $11 billion and take nearly two decades to accomplish. Problems with the mission's management came a

Imagine not eating for half a year.For the Alaskan bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve, the long winter famine always looms large. So they eat. And eat. And attempt to grow profoundly fat, because they must subsist off their fat stores for months. That's why, in this wild northern realm, a fat bear is a healthy bear. One of the largest and most dominant bears of Katmai's Brooks River — a salmon-clogged region of the park that's livestreamed on explore.org — is bear 32, "Chunk.

I first tried the new Dyson OnTrac headphones for Mashable back in July. After spending a couple of months testing them out, the verdict is in: These headphones sound incredible. They're also supremely comfortable, making it easy to bliss out to my favorite music. I've been bopping my head and doing embarrassing air drums more in the past two months than I have in the last decade.The OnTrac headphones also have a signature feature that I'm still wrapping my head around, even as the headphones ar

TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office 2021 and Windows 11 Pro for $54.97 through September 3 — that’s less than $28 apiece.Summer’s drawing to a close, and it’s time to get serious about those grades. Whether you’re hitting the books or looking to help your student, check out this ultimate back-to-school bundle: Microsoft Office and Windows 11 Pro, armed to help you tackle assignments and fight procrastination.Separately, this office suite and OS cost hundreds, but they&

SAVE 45%: Snap up a 4K dual-camera drone for just $64.97 (reg. $119.99) through September 3.Opens in a new windowCredit: RochasDivineMart4K Dual-Camera Drone for Beginners with Intelligent Obstacle Avoidance$64.97 $119.99 Save $55.02Get DealIf you'd love to get a drone but think they're too expensive and too easy to crash into a tree — now's your chance.Get a 4K dual-camera drone on sale for only $64.97. Normally $119.99, you can get this quadcopter for 45% off through September 3.It pract

Some 480 million miles away, an ocean — harboring perhaps twice the water of Earth's seas — sloshes beneath the icy surface of Europa. NASA's going there. This moon of Jupiter has long intrigued planetary scientists, as a number of missions have swooped by the world's cracked, icy crust. Now, for the first time, a spacecraft is dedicated to investigating the moon. It's slated to launch in October."Almost time to spread our wings!" NASA posted online this week. "At @NASAKennedy, our s

TL;DR: Save 70% on a portable MagSafe-compatible iPhone charger until September 3.My purse used to resemble a tech graveyard: A tumbleweed of charging cords and a hefty power bank that weighed me down like an anchor. But the other day, my shoulder was so sore from carrying around my bag, and my cord was so frayed my phone wouldn’t even charge, so I ordered this wireless iPhone charger.If you remember Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack (they discontinued it), it’s almost identical to

TL;DR: Watch Connecticut Sun vs. Washington Mystics in the WNBA with WNBA League Pass. Avoid blackouts and watch the WNBA from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The WNBA season continues into the home stretch towards the playoffs. Not every team can punch a ticket to the postseason, and the Washington Mystics — who are hosting Connecticut Sun — have had a tougher run than some in 2024. They're sat at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, though not bottom of the whole league. A f

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If you're watching Kaos closely, you'll have the whole thing spoiled for you in five minutes. And if you're reading this article, you'll have the whole thing spoiled for you all over again. In the first episode of Charlie Covell's Netflix series about the Greek myths, Eurydice (Aurora Perrineau) meets Cassandra (Billie Piper) at a supermarket, exchanging a few words with her in the cereal aisle. Moments later outside, Riddy sees Cassandra being apprehended by a security guard for shoplifting, a

Summer may (almost) be over, but that means fall TV is just beginning. And trust me when I say there's a lot you won't want to miss.This fall and winter, we'll see the return of major genre series like Squid Game, Silo, and Arcane, as well as beloved comedies like Abbott Elementary, Shrinking, and Somebody Somewhere. Elsewhere, you'll find shows set in the worlds of Star Wars, Dune, and even Gotham City; sitcoms from bold comedic voices; and some seriously spooky shows perfect for Halloween. Cle

TL;DR: Live stream West Ham vs. Manchester City in the Premier League for free with a seven-day trial of Fubo. Access Fubo from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The Premier League is up and running, and Manchester City are already looking like the team to beat once again. The defending champions find themselves at the top of the table after two games, and will hope to secure another win against West Ham this weekend.If you want to watch West Ham vs. Manchester City in the Premier League for

TL;DR: Live stream Argentina vs. Australia in the 2024 Rugby Championship for free on NZR+. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The Rugby Championship is a demanding competition, because there really aren't any easy games. Just ask Australia, fresh from two defeats against a very strong South Africa side. The Wallabies will be hoping to secure their first vistory of the tournament against Argentina, but the Pumas will be confident after securing a win a

TL;DR: Unblock X from anywhere in the world with a VPN. The best service for bypassing geo-restrictions to unblock sites/apps is ExpressVPN. There has been a lot of talk about X, formerly known as Twitter, potentially being banned in Brazil. That would be mildly annoying for all the X users in that country. We say "mildly," because there is an easy fix if this actually becomes an issue.If you're looking for the best way to unblock X from anywhere in the world, we have the information you need.Ho

TL;DR: Unblock Twitch from anywhere in the world with a VPN. The best service for unblocking Twitch is ExpressVPN. Twitch is probably not banned in your location, but imagine for a second that you're traveling to a place without access. That's a scary thought, but there is a quick fix to sort this problem. VPNs can be used to secure access to Twitch from anywhere in the world, and you don't need to spend anything.If you're looking for the best way to unblock Twitch for free from anywhere in the

TL;DR:Through Sept. 3 only, you can get Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office Pro 2019 for £34.92.There's more than one way to upgrade your computer. You could drop some cash on a hardware upgrade, or you could go for something that changes how you use your computer. To that end, this all-in-one Microsoft bundle comes with Windows 11 Pro and Microsoft Office Pro 2019 for Windows. Both licenses last for the lifetime of your device with no recurring costs or subscription fees. All you have to

Following Spencer and Jackie — biopic melodramas about Princess Diana and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy — Chilean director Pablo Larraín rounds out his informal trilogy with Maria, another film about a world-famous woman in close proximity to death. His subject this time is the iconic Greek-American opera soprano Maria Callas, and though the film doesn't come together as neatly (or completely) as either of its predecessors, its most powerful moments stand head and shoulders ab