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The Hype Is Real For Insomniac Games’ ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’
Insomniac Games first teased Marvel's Wolverine back in 2021 during a PlayStation Showcase. During the latest State of Play presentation, we finally got our first look at Logan in action.
How AI safety took a backseat to military money
Hey there, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Hayden Field, senior AI repoter at The Verge — and your Thursday episode guest host. I have another couple of shows for you while Nilay is out on parental leave, and we’re going to be spending more time diving into some of the unforeseen consequences of the generative AI […]
A deal could come in October.
Cowboy is in talks to be acquired by ReBirth Group Holding, weeks after the struggling e-bike manufacturer was bailed out by the Brussels-based investor. The news was first reported by French newspaper Le Figaro, and subsquently confirmed by one of Cowboy’s co-founders. “We can confirm that discussions with ReBirth are progressing very positively, and we […]
Honor’s Magic 8 Pro is getting a new AI button
Honor has revealed the design of its upcoming Magic 8 Pro flagship in a selection of images shared exclusively with The Verge, confirming that the phone will include a dedicated AI button. When the Magic 8 series launches in China next month, the phones will be among the first powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite […]
Google just asked the Supreme Court to save it from the Epic ruling
“The Supreme Court is Google’s last hope to avoid an Epic reckoning in October,” I wrote last week. Google apparently agrees. Today, it’s finally elevated its Epic v. Google case, the one that might fracture its control over the entire Android app ecosystem, to the Supreme Court level. Google has now confirmed it will appeal […]
State of Play: ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ & Other Big Announcements
PlayStation let the claws loose, literally, for its latest State of Play presentation.
Cotsco Allegedly No Longer Selling Xbox Consoles Online, Gamers Thinks It’s A Wrap
Is it a wrap for Microsoft's console business? Some gamers think so after reports alleged that Costco is no longer selling Xbox consoles online.
The best foldable phone you can buy
A foldable phone isn’t for the faint of heart. They’re generally heavier, pricier, and have less capable cameras than a standard slab-style phone. And while they’re far less fragile than when they first debuted, foldables are still susceptible to the kind of damage a regular smartphone can shrug off. You really don’t want any dust […]
Meta is opening pop-up shops to show off its smart glasses with a display
Meta is just about to launch its impressive smart glasses with a display, and to give more people a chance to try them out and see its other smart glasses and VR hardware, the company is going to open new shops starting in October. New Meta Lab pop-up shops will be located in Las Vegas […]
Bluesky seems to be having trouble
X alternative Bluesky seems to be having one of those days. I first noticed that my "Following" feed - which is supposed to load posts chronologically - wasn't showing any posts more recent than two hours ago. I follow 728 accounts right now, some of which are extremely online, so I knew something must be […]
Pocket Casts is showing ads to people who paid for an ad-free app
Pocket Casts is being flogged for showing advertisements to legacy users who were promised an ad-free experience. The first reports started to appear in early September in the Pocket Casts support forum and subreddit. The issue is a bug, according to Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of Pocket Casts’ parent company Automattic, and will be corrected. […]
iFixit zooms in on reports of an iPhone 17 Pro scratch problem
Apple’s new, anodized aluminum iPhone 17 Pro phones have drawn attention for reportedly being easy to scratch around the camera “plateau,” and iFixit has investigated the issue in microscopic detail in its teardown video for the phones. Here are some pictures showing just what those scratches look like under a digital microscope: iFixit talked to […]
