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Peak Design’s Outdoor Backpack is a more versatile everyday bag

Perfect is a high bar to live up to, but it’s the word I used to describe my experience with Peak Design’s first backpack eight years ago. That 20-liter Everyday Backpack aimed at techies and camera nerds was so popular with Verge staff that we would often get our bags mixed up when gathered together… Read more

Honda has a plan to build solid-state batteries for EVs

Honda set up a demonstration facility in Japan to show off its plans to mass-produce solid-state batteries at lower costs, which could be crucial to unlocking higher-range, longer-lasting electric vehicles for the future. Solid-state batteries have been elusive for many companies due to the complexity of scaling up production. The technology swaps out the liquid… Read more

Nvidia says its Blackwell AI chip is ‘full steam’ ahead

Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company on the back of AI chips, passing Microsoft and Apple along the way, and in today’s Q3 2025 earnings, the company suggested its record AI revenue and profits are only the beginning. While The Information recently reported that its new flagship Blackwell AI servers might have cooling… Read more

AI landlord screening tool will stop scoring low-income tenants after discrimination suit

SafeRent, an AI screening tool used by landlords, will no longer use AI-powered “scores” to evaluate whether someone using housing vouchers would make a good tenant. On Wednesday, US District Judge Angel Kelley issued final approval for a roughly $2.3 million settlement to prevent SafeRent from discriminating against tenants based on income and race. The… Read more

NASA wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver cargo to the moon

After asking both SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop cargo landers for its Artemis missions, NASA has announced plans to use those landers to deliver heavy equipment to the Moon. The agency wants Elon Musk’s SpaceX to use its Starship cargo lander to deliver a pressurized rover to the Moon “no earlier” than 2032, while… Read more

Reddit is having some issues

Reddit appears to be having some issues, as many users can’t get the platform to load reliably. “There was a bug in a recent update we made, but a fix is in place and we’re ramping back up,” Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt said in a statement to The Verge. Its status page says Reddit is… Read more

Microsoft tries to convince Windows 10 users to buy a new PC with full-screen prompts

Microsoft has been trying to convince Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 for months now, ahead of the end of support date for Windows 10 in October, 2025. Earlier this year, Microsoft started using fullscreen prompts to warn Windows 10 users about the support cutoff, and now it’s using similar prompts to try… Read more

Messenger video calls will look and sound better — and add AI backgrounds

Meta has announced that it’s adding HD video calling and noise suppression to its Messenger app, along with several other features like AI backgrounds that help bring it up to par with other popular smartphone video calling apps. HD video calling is enabled by default on Wi-Fi but can be turned on for calls using… Read more

The New York Times is trying to shut down a popular Connections puzzle creator

The New York Times wants to shut down a copy of its popular Connections word game. The publication sent a cease and desist letter to the owner of a website that lets you make your own Connections games. The site also has a full archive of all of the NYT’s past Connections puzzles, which the… Read more

LimeWire’s new merch will help you impress your peer(-to-peer)s

LimeWire’s new merch will help you impress your peer(-to-peer)s / Show your nostalgia for a time when music piracy ran rampant. By Andrew Liszewski, a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Nov 20, 2024, 5:49 PM… Read more

Final Fantasy XIV Mobile will bring Eorzea to your phone

Have you heard that the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV is getting a mobile version? In a video announcement, Final Fantasy XIV game director Naoki Yoshida announced FFXIV Mobile, a joint production between Square Enix and Tencent’s Lightspeed Studios. The announcement was accompanied by a teaser trailer showing Warriors of Light in locations all… Read more

Threads’ custom feeds are already rolling out

Just five days after Meta started testing custom feeds in Threads, the company is already rolling them out to everyone. With custom feeds, you can track topics and accounts in one feed, making it easier to keep an eye on specific things that matter to you. To make a custom feed, search for a topic,… Read more

Google’s Drive app is now available for Windows on Arm

Google’s Drive app is now available for Windows on Arm / The first version of Google Drive for Windows on Arm launches in beta By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Nov 20, 2024, 5:14… Read more

Amazon’s new Echo Show 21 has a huge screen and built-in smart home hub

Amazon’s first wall-mounted smart display just got a big upgrade. Today, the company announced the launch of the Echo Show 21, an upgrade to the Echo Show 15 that debuted in 2022. The new model has a 21-inch screen with 1080p resolution for $399.99. Amazon says it has better audio quality than the original Show… Read more

Google fixes Chrome issue that broke text highlighting on some sites

The latest version of Chrome (Version 131.0.6778.86) has addressed an issue in the browser that broke the ability to highlight text on some websites over the weekend, Google’s Scott Westover confirmed to The Verge in an email. We tested the change, and found that we were able to highlight text within stories on sites like… Read more