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  • Anova will start charging a subscription fee for its sous vide companion app

    Starting on August 21st, 2024, new Anova customers will have to pay a yearly or monthly fee to use the companion app. | Image: Anova Starting on August 21st, 2024, Anova will be introducing a subscription fee for new users of its sous vide cookers who want to take advantage of additional features available through…

  • Turtle Beach’s new Stealth 700 gaming headset has two USB dongles

    Image: Turtle Beach Turtle Beach’s redesigned Stealth 700 Gen 3 wireless gaming headset is redefining #donglelife by including two USB transmitters, allowing it to quick-switch across consoles and PC / Steam Deck at the push of a button once it launches on September 22nd — with preorders available now for $199.99. This isn’t the first…

  • Today is your last chance to save on Paramount Plus before its next price hike

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Starting tomorrow, August 20th, Paramount Plus’ latest price hike will go into effect, meaning today is your last day to subscribe at the current rate before prices increase on several plans. Right now, new customers can still lock in a subscription to Paramount Plus Essential for $5.99 a…

  • Apple Podcasts now has a web app

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has launched a web app for its Podcasts app, and you can access it right now at podcasts.apple.com. The app works on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, MacRumors reports. If you’ve used the Podcasts app for Mac or iOS, the web app should feel pretty familiar: there…

  • Ticketmaster’s nontransferable ‘SafeTix’ are anticompetitive, DOJ suit claims

    Image: The Verge / Kenishirotie (via Getty) The real intent of Ticketmaster’s push for nontransferable tickets was to make it harder for fans to use rival platforms like StubHub and SeatGeek, the newly updated complaint in the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, alleges. The complaint, which was…

  • Waymo’s new robotaxi will feature fewer sensors to help lower costs

    Waymo’s sixth-gen robotaxi is already being tested on public roads. | Image: Waymo Waymo published a blog post today previewing its new sixth-generation robotaxi, which is an electric minivan manufactured by the Chinese automaker Zeekr. In the post, Waymo VP of engineering Satish Jeyachandran touts the new robotaxi as more high tech than past iterations,…

  • The AI photo editing era is here, and it’s every person for themselves

    Google’s Pixel 9 is poised to usher in a whole new era of weird vacation photos. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge I had no problem taking out the vaping couple on a beach towel. They’re in the background of one of my vacation photos, and they’re really mucking up the vibe. The…

  • Final Fantasy XVI launches on PC in September

    Image: Square Enix Square Enix has finally shared a release date for the PC version of Final Fantasy XVI: September 17th, 2024. The single-player RPG first launched on PS5 in June 2023, with two DLC chapters following in December (Echoes of the Fallen) and April (The Rising Tide). You can now preorder Final Fantasy XVI…

  • Donald Trump posts a fake AI-generated Taylor Swift endorsement

    Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Former President Donald Trump posted what appeared to be a series of AI-generated images over the weekend to drum up support for his presidential candidacy, including a false endorsement from pop star Taylor Swift. The posts show how Trump might wield generative AI in a way that…

  • You’ll need to teach this $16,000 humanoid robot how to make breakfast

    Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot can fold down for storage and transport but weighs as much as a small child. | Image: Unitree Robotics Robots capable of performing human-like tasks have so far been relegated to laboratories, factories, and captivating YouTube demos. But Unitree is readying its G1 humanoid robot for mass production with a $16,000…