This week, the long-anticipated Fallout: London mod finally arrived. That’s cool! Less cool is the Cybertruck showing up in Fortnite. Also, a Call of Duty game has finally arrived on Game Pass, some time after Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but the specific series entry that’s kicking things off isn’t exactly a fan
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When I first gave my parents an Apple Watch each, my 70-year-old mother still signed her own text messages “love, mom,” and wouldn’t have been caught dead wearing anything around her wrist besides her delicate analog watch and carefully curated selection of bracelets. My dad, more tech-savvy and curious, thought the Apple Watch was a pointless waste
Did they just send the Olympic cauldron up into the Paris skies in a hot-air balloon? IS the cauldron a hot-air balloon? Will it just float around there in the sky for two weeks? If you watched the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, you might have those questions and more. Long story short: The
I didn’t know the 2024 Olympic Games were starting today. Or that they were in France. So I was extra surprised when the opening ceremony looked like a scene out of a classic Assassin’s Creed game. Suggested Reading The Week In Games: What’s Coming Out Beyond Assassin’s Creed Mirage Off English Suggested Reading Apparently everyone
Some X-Men comics now feature a QR code in the back of the book that hides a “bonus page.” These new hidden pages have set off a large debate online among comic readers and fans over what counts as bonus content and comic preservation. Suggested Reading Kotaku’s Hopes For Spyro The Dragon’s (Reported) Comeback Off
Payments giant Stripe has acquired a four-year-old competitor, Lemon Squeezy, the latter company announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a merchant of record, Lemon Squeezy calculates and pays global sales tax for digital products, handling legal processing and fees in every country. It primarily serves SaaS and software businesses. In a
The world of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is meant to feel fantastical and from another time, but the game itself also feels like an anachronism. Something that shouldn’t exist in 2024. It’s not a sequel in a hit franchise. It’s not working in a popular genre. And it’s not pandering to an international audience.
Amongst an impressive library of games like Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, and Metroid Dread, 2019’s Fire Emblem: Three Houses will still go down in my books as the best Nintendo Switch game ever made. It’s a grand fantasy story and an excellent tactical RPG that feels unmatched, even within the franchise to
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. To get Startups Weekly in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. This week we are talking about Wiz’s bold decision, VC’s public feud, legal tech’s new capital and a16z’s close call. Let’s go! Most interesting startup stories
Following allegations that MrBeast’s one-time co-host Ava Kris Tyson groomed a minor years ago, the popular YouTube personality has cut ties with her and reprimanded her for her “unacceptable acts.” MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has since hired a third-party investigator in the hopes that they’ll “ensure” he has clarity on all the
After the main story wraps up and you you reach Fallout 76‘s end-game, , you’ll have to find new ways to spend your time in Appalachia. Farming gold bullion is one such activity and it’s easily of the most common methods to eke out a few more hours in the post-apocalypse. It’s a valuable end-game
Castle Crashers was one of the first breakout indie darlings on Xbox 360 to show players the console’s Live Arcade wasn’t just a backwater for low-effort shovelware. The Behemoth’s Flash-animation-inspired arcade brawler became an instant classic, and over a decade later its getting its biggest DLC yet on PC. Suggested Reading The Top 10 Most
Good news! There’s a new Earth Defense Force game and it’s out now! Bad news, if you want to play the game online on Steam you’ll have to create an Epic Games account. This fact was revealed on launch day and went over so poorly with players that the devs behind the new giant bug-killin’
/ Google continues to blur the line between what’s real and what’s not. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may
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Skip exited stealth this week to announce a partnership with outdoor clothing specialist Arc’teryx. The deal is the first to bring Skip’s MO/GO technology to market: “powered pants” that utilize a soft exoskeleton technology, developed in-house at Alphabet’s X Labs moonshot factory. MO/GO, short for “mountain goat,” is a hybrid soft/rigid exoskeleton system designed to
Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has launched a new mid-range device, the Ledger Flex. Available now, priced at $249, the dinky hardware wallet features an E-Ink display to navigate the interface and approve transactions with a tap. Like all of Ledger’s wallets, the Ledger Flex is built around
Welcome back to another recap of Equity, TechCrunch’s flagship podcast about the business of startups. This episode is packed with some significant fundraises, a potentially massive acquisition falling apart and looking at what happens when a fintech company suddenly stops serving certain customers. To kick things off, Mary Ann Azevedo walked everyone through Clio’s huge
SAG-AFTRA game actors are currently on strike against some of the biggest companies in the industry over AI, but that won’t impact the most anticipated games of 2025: Grand Theft Auto VI. It’s one of several in-development projects that is exempt from the labor action. Suggested Reading Kotaku’s Hopes For Spyro The Dragon’s (Reported) Comeback
Clutch, a marketplace for digital marketing services, has been acquired by the online social network Plaiced, Clutch’s co-founder, Madison Long, told TechCrunch. The deal closed earlier this week for undisclosed terms. “The creator economy is growing rapidly, we knew to remain competitive and really be able to take over market share, an acquisition would be
/ You can now use the Home app to view recorded footage from the video doorbell. Plus, Google’s garage door detection feature goes live for all users. By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a contributor to Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News. Share this story
Apple has reduced prices of its iPhone models in India by 3-4% following a cut in import duties in the South Asian market. The price cuts range from 3000 rupees ($36) for models like the iPhone 13, 14 and 15, and to up to 6,000 rupees ($72) for the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max
Go to any tourist-heavy location, and you’ll find people with their phones in hand, using a maps app to look for places to visit, find restaurants to eat at and of course, get directions to their next destination. If you’re an Apple Maps user, you’ll be happy to hear that there are several new and
The energy transition is a marathon, not a sprint. But opportunities for acceleration are growing. Swedish startup Greenely* has just spotted one. It’s closing an €8 million Series A funding round to expand its energy management platform into neighbouring Nordic countries (so around $8.7M at current exchange rates). The energy tech startup is serving around
Phyllis Jackson loves being online. She uses the internet to look up recipes, practice for her line dance group and play YouTube videos so the house doesn’t feel lonely. Jackson, a retired administrative assistant in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, said she couldn’t imagine life without an internet connection. “I consider the internet like my best friend a
The Floorr launched earlier this year to shake up the digital styling experience by empowering personal shoppers and stylists to manage and expand their businesses in an increasingly competitive environment. Available on the web and iOS devices, The Floorr offers tools for conducting sales, hosting tailored styling sessions, creating mood boards, and engaging in text
A decade-old drama involving VC David Sacks and Rippling founder Parker Conrad over their previous company Zenefits has blown up this week into a finger-pointing fight on X with many among the Silicon Valley elite taking sides. But, as entertaining as it may be for observers, some have weighed in to say that such fights
/ Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Seattle are among the fastest-growing markets in the US, according to Meta. By Sheena Vasani, a writer covering commerce, e-readers, and tech news. She previously wrote about everything from web development to AI at Inside. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today on his
When Elden Ring first released at the beginning of 2022, many folks swore up and down that it was the hardest game ever, though others claimed that it was more approachable than prior From Software titles, since players could continue to explore the game and grow strong elsewhere if they ever hit a wall. In
Video game actors are going on strike for the first time since 2017 after months of negotiations with Activision, Epic Games, and other big publishers and studios over higher pay, better safety measures, and protections from new generative AI technologies. They’ll be hitting the picket line a year after Hollywood actors and writers wrapped up
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