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Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World. | Screenshot: YouTube General — er, President — Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) gets a lot bigger and redder in the new Captain America: Brave New World trailer that Marvel debuted at Disney’s D23 Brazil event. The company also released a second trailer for Thunderbolts, the new superhero team movie that will end the MCU’s phase 5.
The Brave New World preview opens on Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) visiting one of the first superso

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reviews of Intel’s new Arrow Lake-based Core Ultra 9 200S-series processor have been lackluster, specifically when it comes to gaming performance, but Intel says that’s not the end of the story. Its new chips should be performing better, and the company will have an ETA on getting them there soon, according to Robert Hallock, Intel’s VP and GM of client AI and technical marketing, in a new interview with HotHardware’s Dave Altavilla

You open up Instagram on your smartphone and immediately see an intriguing video on your feed. Suddenly, before you can even dive into the clip, the feed refreshes, and the video is gone.SEE ALSO:Instagram reveals why some videos are lower quality than others
It seems like something like that would be a glitch, right? Well, apparently Instagram was doing this on purpose. But, it was really annoying users so now they've stopped it.Instagram depreciates the "rug pull"In a video posted to his Insta

Now that the 2024 presidential election has come and gone, OpenAI revealed on Friday just how much voters consulted ChatGPT. SEE ALSO:I asked ChatGPT Search election-based questions — and I have concerns
Ahead of the election, OpenAI took steps to stop the spread of election misinformation on the platform. It banned the use of ChatGPT to impersonate candidates or governments, misrepresent how voting works, or discourage voting. It also digitally watermarked AI images created using DALL-E t

Apple made your iPhone more secure and apparently no one really noticed until law enforcement got locked out of devices they had previously or were trying to crack.Last week, 404 Media reported on a new phenomenon occurring that was freaking out law enforcement. iPhones that were being stored for forensic investigations were "mysteriously" rebooting, making it harder for LEOs to collect evidence from the devices.Now, a researcher at the Hasso Plattner Institute, Dr.-Ing. Jiska Classen appears to

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SAVE $100: As of Nov. 9, the Google Pixel Watch 2 (cellular) is on sale for $199.99, down from $299.99, at Amazon. That's 33% off.Opens in a new windowCredit: GoogleGoogle Pixel Watch 2 (cellular) $199.99 at Amazon $299.99 Save $100.00Get DealIt's treat yourself season, and there's plenty of stylish wearable tech on sale ahead of Black Friday. A solid smartwatch upgrade is within reach today with a deal on the Google Pixel Watch 2 at Amazon.As of Nov. 9, the Google Pixel Watch 2 (cellular) is on

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images There is an apparently new iOS 18 security feature that reboots iPhones that haven’t been unlocked in a few days, frustrating police by making it harder to break into suspects’ iPhones, according to 404 Media.404 Media, which first reported police warnings about the reboots on Thursday, writes that restarted iPhones enter a more secure “Before First Unlock,” or BFU state. Now, it seems Apple added “inactivity reboot&rdq

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The No. 24 Vanderbilt Commodores and South Carolina Gamecocks football teams go head-to-head this weekend in an SEC showdown at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, a

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The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes and the Purdue Boilermakers football teams go head-to-head this weekend at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to start at 12 p.m

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The No. 1 Oregon Ducks and Maryland Terrapins football teams go head-to-head this weekend at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m.

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The No. 5 Texas Longhorns and the Florida Gators football teams go head-to-head this weekend at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to start at 12

Seagate’s proprietary storage solution ain’t cheap, but it remains the easiest way to outfit your Series / X with additional space. | Image: Seagate Black Friday won’t be here for several more weeks, but the holiday promos are beginning to take shape at Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers. We expect to see steep discounts on a number of gaming goods when many of the early sales kick off next week, but if you want to shop ahead of time, Seagate’s 2TB Storage Expansion Ca

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The No. 8 Indiana Hoosiers and Michigan Wolverines football teams go head-to-head this weekend at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to start at 3:3

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The No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Florida State football teams go head-to-head this weekend at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to start a

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The No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes and Texas Tech football teams go head-to-head this weekend at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET

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The No. 12 Boise State Broncos and Nevada Wolf Pack football teams go head-to-head this weekend at Albertsons Stadium in Boise State, Idaho. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to start at 8

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The No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide and No. 15 LSU Tigers football teams go head-to-head this weekend at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to start at 7

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The No. 7 Tennessee Vols and Mississippi State Bulldogs football teams go head-to-head this weekend at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to start at

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The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs and No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels football teams go head-to-head this weekend at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. The match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 9, and is scheduled to st

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Google Photos continues to get new and improved features on a regular basis, and one of the most recent Android updates has focused on video editing. Even if you don’t have the latest Pixel 9 phone (which is required if you want to try out the weird new Reimagine tool), you can now speed up, slow down, and enhance your clips with a few taps as well as trim them down more easily.
You can also expect what Google calls “AI-powered video presets&r

Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge You know that thing where, just after you’ve opened Instagram and become invested in whatever video was already loaded, a new video pops in and seemingly yeets the old video into the void, never to be seen again? That’s a thing of the past, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, who says in an AMA from his Instagram Story yesterday that the app now waits for you to scroll to show you the new stuff.That behavior — which Instagram apparently c

Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge You know that thing where, just after you’ve opened Instagram and become invested in whatever video was already loaded, a new video pops in and seemingly yeets the old video into the void, never to be seen again? That’s a thing of the past, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, who says in an AMA from his Instagram Story yesterday that the app now waits for you to scroll to show you the new stuff.That behavior — which Instagram apparently c

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections &mdas

An unknown small object, traveling thousands of miles per hour, punctured a satellite in Earth's orbit.The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 satellite, launched in 2022 and designed to host several instruments for different customers. The source of the hole from a chickpea-sized object is uncertain, but the event underscores the growing risk to spacecraft in orbit around our planet."Whether this impact was from a micrometeoroid or a piece of spa

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If you've seen Heretic, chances are high you'll never see Hugh Grant the same way again. This ominous, brazenly academic, and complex A24 horror film from co-writers/co-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place) quite literally traps you in a maze of unspoken threat, religious debate, and blueberry pie, with Grant's horribly hospitable Mr. Reed proving one of the more surprising villains in modern horror.SEE ALSO:What to watch: Best scary movies
But how about that ending? What act

Powerful electromagnetic radiation from an enormous radio telescope in Puerto Rico may have fast-tracked structural damage that led to the instrument's collapse in 2020, a new report says. For over a half-century, the Arecibo Observatory's 1,000-foot-wide telescope, a giant bowl nestled in a lush valley, was the leading radio transmitter on Earth. The facility advanced astronomy through the study of stars, exoplanets, and asteroids, as well as searched for signals from potential alien civil

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The "best birthday gifts for women" is an almost laughably broad category. After all, the "best" gift depends on what the lady you're shopping for is into. Gifts for your mom tend to focus on a problem she needs fixed, while gifts for your wife lean into self care. There is also the tricky task of shopping for a teen girl, but really all that takes is a keen eye for trends.If you're looking for a more general guide to gifts for women, there are a few stalwart picks you can turn to — and th

TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows or Mac for a one-time payment of $27.97 or $24.97, respectively — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more included.If you’ve ever lost a Google Doc mid-edit because your internet blacked out, you know that online tools have their limits. With Microsoft Office Professional 2019, you’re getting a dependable set of programs for all your projects, whether that means crunching numbers in Excel or making presentations that don’t glitch. An

Take it from us: 50 is the new 40. For your special person rounding a half-century on this planet, not just any pretty wrapped parcel will do. Instead, we’ve found 25 of the perfect presents, from things they need but would never think to buy themselves, to gifts that will remind them how much they mean to you. Oura sleep ringCredit: Oura / Amazon
Give the gift of sleep data with the Oura ring. They wear it during the day and night and then when they check the app in the am they can s

Oh Arcane, how I've missed you.Netflix's League of Legends-based series rocked my world when it first came out in 2021 — and I didn't even know the first thing about League! But despite my lack of knowledge of the source material, I found that Arcane had everything I wanted in a fantasy series: a richly developed world, distinct factions full of nuanced relationships, and breathtaking magical powers and action sequences. Plus, there's no beating that animation.SEE ALSO:You don't have to pl