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The line between games and movies keeps getting blurrier
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The line between games and movies keeps getting blurrier

The most memorable part of 007 First Light is something that's typically pretty boring: the tutorial. In many games, you're forced through a series of tedious l...

Claude’s new model is more ‘honest’ when it messes up
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Claude’s new model is more ‘honest’ when it messes up

Anthropic is releasing Claude Opus 4.8 on Thursday, and the company is touting the model's "honesty." According to Anthropic, it trains "all [its] models to be...

The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are
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The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the...

Here’s where you can preorder the new Oura Ring 5
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Here’s where you can preorder the new Oura Ring 5

If you’ve been waiting for a smaller version of the Oura Ring, the company’s latest wearable is now available for preorder ahead of its June 4th release from Ou...

A $2,000 AI-generated film will make its debut at Tribeca
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A $2,000 AI-generated film will make its debut at Tribeca

Next month's Tribeca Festival will include the premiere of an AI-generated film: Dreams of Violets. The 75-minute film is a fictional dramatization of the Irani...

Call of Duty: Warzone is dropping PS4 and Xbox One support later this year
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Call of Duty: Warzone is dropping PS4 and Xbox One support later this year

Activision is planning to drop support for PS4 and Xbox One consoles in Call of Duty: Warzone later this year. Players will need to upgrade to a PS5 or Xbox Ser...

YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app
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YouTube takes baby steps to being a real podcast app

New features coming to YouTube could make it better for listening to podcasts, rolling out to Premium subscribers starting today on Android and coming later to...

What’s next for Microsoft’s Surface PCs?
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What’s next for Microsoft’s Surface PCs?

Nearly 10 years ago I reviewed my favorite Surface device. Microsoft hand-delivered its Surface Studio all-in-one PC to me, and I was hooked from the moment I s...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is out in October, and it’s coming to the Switch 2
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is out in October, and it’s coming to the Switch 2

Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and says the game will launch on October 23rd, 2026. Modern Warfare 4, which is developed by...

The secret to Roku’s success: not being cool
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The secret to Roku’s success: not being cool

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a w...

Waymo to begin passenger rides in its new Ojai robotaxi
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Waymo to begin passenger rides in its new Ojai robotaxi

After several months of testing, Waymo is finally ready to invite non-employee passengers into its newest vehicle, the Zeekr RT minivan, which has been rebrande...

This sound card could give gamers a competitive edge
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This sound card could give gamers a competitive edge

Fosi Audio announced a new sound card today with a unique feature designed to give FPS players an advantage. The C3 Gaming Sound Card, which sits outside your P...

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