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Here’s your first look at Amazon’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza

Here’s your first look at Amazon’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza / The streamer follows Fallout with another video game adaptation. By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Jul 26, 2024, 10:37 PM UTC Share this story… Read more

Junji Ito’s terrifying Uzumaki hits Adult Swim in September

Skip to main content Junji Ito’s terrifying Uzumaki hits Adult Swim in September / The long-awaited adaptation is finally coming soon. By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Jul 26, 2024, 8:15 PM UTC Share this… Read more

A new Doctor Who spinoff series is coming to Disney Plus

The Doctor Who franchise is about to get even bigger with a new spinoff series that, interestingly, doesn’t seem like it’s going to focus on everyone’s favorite Time Lord. During the Doctor Who panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Disney and the BBC announced that The War Between The Land And The Sea —… Read more

Sauron returns in The Rings of Power’s season 2 trailer

Skip to main content Sauron returns in The Rings of Power’s season 2 trailer / At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, the creative team behind Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series teased even more surprising turns for its mysterious man from the stars. By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture…. Read more

SpaceX says it’s fixed the Falcon 9 and will resume launches tomorrow

SpaceX has completed its investigation into what caused an engine failure during a Falcon 9 launch on July 11th. The company has submitted a “mishap report” to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and is ready to return the Falcon 9 rocket to flight as soon as tomorrow. The company’s investigation team, working with the FAA, was… Read more

The Boys is getting a prequel series

The Boys’ fourth season ended on a nightmarish note that made the show’s upcoming final chapter seem like it’s going to its most deranged. But during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Amazon revealed that while The Boys may be coming to an end, the larger franchise is about to get even bigger with a prequel… Read more

Zoo hatches record number of condor chicks to release into the wild

Conservationists will be able to release more California condors into the wild thanks to a record number of chicks hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo this breeding season. It’s the latest success in an incredible conservation story for North America’s biggest flying bird. A total of 17 chicks hatched at the zoo this season, which… Read more

Arranger’s clever puzzles will have you rearranging your schedule to play

I first encountered Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure at the Netflix booth during Summer Game Fest. Within moments of settling in with the demo, I was struck by the game’s clarity of conceit and purpose. You’re a little girl named Jemma, who, as she moves across a tiled world of columns and rows, moves objects with… Read more

Pixel 9’s ‘Add Me’ feature puts you in a group photo even when you’re not there

While there’s been no shortage of Pixel 9 leaks over the past couple of days, a new ad for the device seems to have leaked in full — and it shows off a new feature that makes sure you aren’t left out of a group photo. The feature, seemingly called “Add Me,” appears in a… Read more

Here’s how to stop X from using your posts to train its AI

X uses your data to train its Grok AI assistant, but if you’d like to opt out of that, you can do that right from your settings menu. It is accessible on the web right here, or you can find it yourself if you click the three dots menu, then “Settings and privacy,” then “Privacy… Read more

There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent

On Monday, it initially seemed like the beginning of the end for Intel’s desktop CPU instability woes — the company confirmed a patch is coming in mid-August that should address the “root cause” of exposure to elevated voltage. But if your 13th or 14th Gen Intel Core processor is already crashing, that patch apparently won’t… Read more

Samsung’s overhauled One UI 7 revealed

Samsung’s upcoming One UI 7 update could bring some pretty big changes to the look of its Galaxy devices. Leaked screenshots @chunvn8888 shared with Smartprix show Samsung’s Android skin with tweaks to the quick settings and notification panels, along with UI elements that take on a rounder appearance throughout. As shown in the leaked screenshots,… Read more

Canadian soccer teams have been spying with drones for years

The plot in Canadian soccer’s Olympic drone spying scandal thickens. A TSN report alleges that the Canadian men’s and women’s soccer teams have been spying on opponents — with and without drones — for years. Earlier this week, the Canadian Olympic women’s soccer team landed in hot water after the New Zealand team spotted a… Read more

The Google era is officially over

The Google era is officially over / On The Vergecast: what’s next for search, the foldable phone to buy, and the 1080p future of streaming. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Jul 26, 2024, 12:44 PM… Read more

How to stream the Olympics like a champ

For once, the answer for how to stream sports is simple: if you want to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics, you need only open up Peacock. This is the third time the Peacock team has streamed the Olympics, but it’s the company’s biggest undertaking yet: 5,000 hours of content over two weeks across 39 sports,… Read more