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YouTube is testing a new way to let you easily watch videos at 2x speed
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 hits Disney Plus in August
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Samsung prices its 27-inch 5K monitor at $1,599 — just like Apple’s Studio Display
Samsung/ Tech / You’re getting more connectivity options and a height-adjustable stand for that money, but if you were hoping Samsung would undercut Apple, no such luck. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The ViewFinity S9 is a 27-inch 5K display.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The ViewFinity S9’s 5K panel covers 99 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:...
The best thing about my Mac Studio is its mustache
/ Apple’s minimalist design means lots of space to express yourself however you’d like.
Christopher Nolan wants Oppenheimer to be a warning for Silicon Valley
/ The film about a man who regrets his great technological innovation because he failed to consider its ramifications certainly does have some potential parallels. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Christopher Nolan at a screening of Oppenheimer at the Whitby Hotel in NYC.
Those new M3-equipped iMacs may come in October
/ It would be Apple’s first new all-in-one since the company released its colorful redesign in 2021. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple may do a new product launch in October, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter today, and he speculates that the focus of the presumably-post-iPhone 15 launch will be new Macs, hinting the M3-powered iMac may be among them. Gurman has previously written that Apple is planning to release an M3-powered iMac at the end of this year. Gurman hedges pretty hard on this prediction, b...
Sony agrees to 10-year Call of Duty deal with Microsoft
/ The bitter battle over Call of Duty on PlayStation is over as Sony signs a Microsoft deal. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony has agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Sony and Microsoft have agreed to a “binding agreement” to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. This ends a bitter battle between the companies that has been waged both privately and publicly over the past year after Microsoft anno...
There’s no wrong way to load this “new evolution of dishwashers”
/ Bosch says its new dishwashers will “put an end to the great debate” about how to load your dishes. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Bosch’s PowerControl spray arm gives you control over where you want it to clean the hardest.
Reddit removed your chat history from before 2023
/ An admin told users Reddit is “making new chats better.” a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit users have noticed the site unexpectedly removed everyone’s chat history prior to January 1st of this year. Those asking why have been directed to a changelog update from June announcing feature updates to chats (via Mashable). The update’s headline didn’t say anything about data going away, and burying any reference to removal at the bottom with a vague, single line: In an effort to have a smooth and quick transition to this new infrastructure, we wil...
The Beats Studio Buds Plus are still available at an all-time low
/ Plus, you can still take advantage of a few Prime Day leftovers, including deals on the Fitbit Inspire 3 and Insta360’s auto-swiveling webcam. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Technically, Amazon Prime Day ended a couple of days ago, but it appears Amazon and other retailers didn’t get the memo. Quite a few of the best deals are still kicking around, including one on the Beats Studio Buds Plus that’s available to Prime members ...
I almost can’t believe it, but Google Tasks is finally kind of good
/ It’s still no power-user tool, but at least Google now has a functional app for keeping your to-do list. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Tasks is still pretty basic — but at least it now has all your tasks!
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is the next brilliant sci-fi anthology you’ve been looking for
Disney Plus’ new anthology series is a wonderful showcase of the African animation industry’s brilliance. By Charles Pulliam-Moore, a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Share this story Watching Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Disney Plus’ new anthology series of short films produced by South African animation studio Triggerfish, you can feel the influence that Marvel’s Black Panther franchise has had on Disney as a production company. In Kizazi Moto, you can see how, after projects like Star Wars: Visions, Disney’s truly begun to embrace the reality that there’s a global audience hungry for fantastical worlds dreamt up by bold, new storytellers working outside of Hollyw...
