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Hulu’s No One Will Save You is taut, minimalist sci-fi horror

No One Will Save You wastes no time getting started. After a brief setup, it gets right to the action: a home invasion that’s actually an alien invasion. What follows is an incredibly tense, surprisingly quiet mix of sci-fi and horror, just the thing for a fall evening at home. The movie — which is… Read more

Valve: don’t expect a faster Steam Deck ‘in the next couple of years’

Valve has been clear it wants to build a Steam Deck 2 — and equally clear that a faster handheld wouldn’t arrive soon. Now, Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais tells The Verge and CNBC that it could be late 2025 or beyond before it raises that bar — because it wants to see a leap in performance… Read more

Eight things we learned from Intel’s Innovation keynote

Intel has wrapped up its annual Innovation event in San Jose, where the chipmaker gave us a glimpse of what’s coming down the pipeline over the next few years. In case you don’t have a spare hour and a half to sit down and watch CEO Pat Gelsinger’s keynote, here are some important things we… Read more

The iPhone 15 has a new optimized charging setting, here’s how it works

Apple has detailed how the iPhone 15’s new 80 percent charging limit setting works in an update to a support document. Here’s Apple’s explanation of what you can expect if you enable the setting: When you choose 80% Limit, your iPhone will charge up to about 80 percent and then stop charging. If the battery charge… Read more

Spotify code suggests HiFi tier is coming with lossless audio for $20 / month

Spotify’s long-awaited HiFi tier could finally be getting closer to launch. Code within the Spotify app reveals new details about the “Supremium” tier, which could feature 24-bit lossless audio, the ability to create playlists with AI, and more, as spotted by u/Hypixely on Reddit. Spotify first announced the more expensive HiFi tier in February 2021,… Read more

How to turn off NameDrop in iOS 17

/ If you don’t want to exchange contact info every time your iPhone comes in contact with another, you can turn the feature off. By Barbara Krasnoff, a reviews editor who manages how-tos. She’s worked as an editor and writer for almost 40 years. Previously, she was a senior reviews editor for Computerworld. Sep 21,… Read more

Amazon’s rumored home projector can turn anything into a screen

Amazon is reportedly working on a projector that would turn any surface in your home into a screen, as reported by Reuters. People familiar with the matter told the news organization that the projector is designed to do things like beam a recipe on the wall above a stove and make Zoom calls that track… Read more

Mastodon gets better search, onboarding, and cross-server interactions

Mastodon, the federated microblogging platform, has been updated to version 4.2, which comes with massive improvements to search and the web interface, particularly for logged-out and first-time users. One of Mastodon’s many charming qualities is that, unlike Twitter X, Bluesky, Instagram, and most other social media platforms, the user base is split across thousands of… Read more

Threads might be getting an edit button soon

/ Threads’ in-the-works edit button might be available for five minutes after you make a post. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Sep 21, 2023, 8:15 PM UTC| Illustration: The Verge Meta’s in-development edit button for… Read more

Nintendo now supports passwordless sign-ins

Nintendo has added support for passkeys, a passwordless sign-in method that uses your fingerprint, face scan, or other methods to give you access to your online accounts. As spotted earlier by NintendoSoup (via 9to5Mac), Nintendo now lets you register and use a passkey to sign in to your account from a variety of different devices…. Read more

An early iPhone 15 Pro teardown looks inside Apple’s new flagship phone

Want to get a look at the inside of the iPhone 15 Pro? The flagship handheld hasn’t even started shipping yet, but the folks over at PBKreviews have already taken apart the device, revealing the redesigned midframe chassis, along with all the components nestled beneath the iPhone 15 Pro’s screen and glass backing. The video… Read more

Microsoft hopes people won’t become ‘over-reliant’ on its AI assistant

This morning, Microsoft set the release date for its AI-powered Copilot feature and showed off some of its capabilities for the first time. At a “Responsible AI” panel following the announcement, company executives spoke about the danger of over-reliance on its generative software, which was shown creating blog posts, images, and emails based on user… Read more

Razer wants to make over your living room with its own smart gamer lights

Razer now has its own light bulb. And two lamps. And a flexible LED lighting strip. They’re all filled with RGB LEDs, they all sync with other RGB products in Razer’s Chroma network, and they’re all coming by the end of this year. Together, they could theoretically help you create the picture at the top… Read more

Razer goes after the Herman Miller Aeron with its Fujin gaming chair

I sit in a Herman Miller Aeron every single day — so my eyes absolutely popped when I saw the Razer Fujin for the first time. I know, lots of chairs have tried to duplicate the Aeron’s legendary stretchy mesh ergonomics and iconic shape since its 1994 debut. What’s so special about this one? Well,… Read more

Lego’s awesome $60 Super Mario Piranha Plant just earned a spot in my brick garden

/ More affordable than most detailed Lego Mario sets. By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Sep 21, 2023, 5:02 PM UTC| If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media… Read more