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Logitech released its newest mouse less than a week ago but you can already grab it for a discounted price. Right now, the Logitech MX Master 4 is available at Best Buy for $90, down from $120. The 25 percent markdown is the first deal we've seen on the device.  The MX Master 4 comes three years after its predecessor (and our pick for best wireless mouse of 2025), the MX Master 3S. We tested... View Source

The U.S. government shut down the same day Juno's last mission extension expired, putting the status of the mission in limbo... View Source

Verizon Communications Inc. named Dan Schulman chief executive officer, replacing Hans Vestberg effective immediately... View Source

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi shared the Nobel prize for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, a process that is key to organ transplants and treatment of autoimmune diseases... View Source

Collabs with fictional characters are on the horizon for Sora. Officially, that is, as OpenAI moves to restrict the flow of unauthorized horrors like meth-cooking and Nazi SpongeBobs and criminal Pokémon that have plagued the platform from day one. Bill Peebles, leader of the Sora team at OpenAI, said fictional character appearances in videos, known as cameos, are “on the roadmap,” with details ho... View Source

Switzerland’s gambling regulator has opened a preliminary probe into sales of blockchain-based tokens backed by FIFA which fans can exchange for tickets to games at the 2026 World Cup... View Source

The story of the Rabbit R1 is a cautionary tale. The AI gadget stole CES 2024, thanks in large part to its cutesy design and Rabbit's promise that it could do nearly everything a smartphone could without being a distraction. At least that was the pitch. When it finally arrived a few months later, with buggy software and a laundry list of features that simply didn't work, the backlas... View Source

Saturn’s moon Enceladus shows signs of life-supporting chemistry, fungi may have shaped Earth before plants, and repeat COVID infections raise long-term health risks for kids... View Source

See the full Harvest Supermoon rise at sunset on Oct. 6... View Source

Apple Inc. faces an investigation in France over the use of voice recordings made with its assistant Siri... View Source

Mathematicians have found a new way to predict how prime numbers behave... View Source

AMD is partnering with OpenAI to provide six gigawatts worth of processors for AI data centers, a move that challenges Nvidia’s AI chip market dominance. The five-year agreement aims to help OpenAI bolster its infrastructure to meet growing computational demands for AI applications like ChatGPT, starting with a gigawatt deployment of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs in the second half of 2026, according to... View Source

Thinking about science and technology in terms of return on investment misses the point. Here’s what kids really need to know... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Ed Ludlow reports on the financing that is helping fuel the AI boom... View Source

Research reveals that those diagnosed with autism early show distinct genetic and developmental profiles from those diagnosed later... View Source

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. inked a deal with OpenAI to roll out AI infrastructure in a pact the chipmaker said could generate tens of billions of dollars in new revenue. AMD’s shares soared... View Source

I know, it’s “studied the blade,” but you got it, right? Handheld makers are throwing paint at the wall to see what sticks. They apparently can't compete with the Steam Deck on price, so they're trying giant handhelds, 3D handhelds, more familiar and comfortable handhelds, and premium handhelds with Switch-like detachable controllers that double as mice. Many now cost $1,000 or more. But boutique... View Source

Blackstone Inc. is partnering with Abu Dhabi’s Lunate on a new platform that will target investments worth $5 billion across the wider region, as the US private equity giant looks to build on its portfolio of logistics assets... View Source

The discovery of the "hot Jupiter" exoplanet 51 Pegasi b on Oct. 6, 1995 changed the course of astronomical history... View Source

A frame from a Sora 2-generated video. Sora now lets you rein in your AI doubles, giving you more say on how and where deepfake versions of you make an appearance on the app. The update lands as OpenAI hurries to show it actually cares about its users’ concerns as an all-too-predictable tsunami of AI slop threatens to take over the internet.  The new controls are part of a broader batch of we... View Source

A good webcam makes a big difference whether you’re jumping on work calls, streaming gameplay or catching up with friends across the country. Built-in laptop cameras often fall short, so investing in one of the best webcams gives you sharper video, better colors and features like background control or low-light correction.The market is full of options at different prices, which makes picking the r... View Source

The goal is to develop a similar AI-assistant experience to Siri, “but better.” OpenAI and designer Jony Ive are trying to solve a number of technical challenges before releasing their mysterious AI gadget, according to a Financial Times report. Two of the challenges include figuring out the palm-sized device’s “personality” and how often it should talk. “The concept is that you should have a frie... View Source

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. restarted six of its breweries in Japan on Oct. 2 after a cyberattack forced the beer maker to halt production and shipments for several days... View Source

Vlogging used to be a niche camera category, but it’s now at least equal to (if not dominating) the photo scene. All the major camera companies now have multiple creator models with new ones arriving nearly every month, including Nikon’s awesome new ZR hybrid creator camera built in collaboration with cinema company RED.Other recent creator models include Sony's powerful full-frame ZV-E1, the Inst... View Source

Heidi, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to automate administrative work for doctors, has raised $65 million in a new funding round led by billionaire Steve Cohen’s Point72 Private Investments... View Source

India is considering a one-time settlement of its longstanding demand for billions of dollars in past-due fees from Vodafone Group Plc’s beleaguered local venture, as the government seeks to strengthen ties with the UK, people familiar with the matter said... View Source

Nikon Corp.’s stock rose its most in more than two weeks after disclosing that EssilorLuxottica SA has increased its holding, suggesting the Ray-Bans maker is placing a bigger bet on a pivotal supplier of chipmaking equipment... View Source

Comet responsible for phenomenon passed close to the sun earlier this year, creating high chance of a meteor storm October is the beginning of the autumn and winter meteor shower season, which culminates in the Geminids in December. This week features the Draconids. It may not be a prominent shower, but it is observer friendly. Unlike most, which peak in the early hours of the morning, the Draconi... View Source

Bitcoin set a fresh record on Sunday for the first time since mid-August, as the US government shutdown drove investors to safe-haven assets in a migration dubbed the “debasement trade.”... View Source

Veeam Software is in advanced talks to buy data privacy management software maker Securiti for about $1.8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

The entertainment industry wants to avoid a repeat of what happened at the dawn of the internet... View Source

Wang Chuanfu, the founder of BYD Co., has tried his hand at many things. Producing batteries, making electronics and most recently, what BYD is famous for, electric vehicles. But for more than a decade, he’s also been attempting to build out another enterprise — a monorail network to solve the problems of congestion and carbon emissions at the same time... View Source

For the last several years Netflix has been quietly banking episodes of a new show called Famous Last Words, interviews with famous people entering their twilight years. The catch is that episodes will only air after the subject passes away. The full list of interviewees is a closely guarded secret, but last week Netflix quietly posted the premiere episode featuring Jane Goodall. The show is an ad... View Source

OpenAI and Jony Ive could still have some serious loose ends to tie up before releasing their highly anticipated AI device. According to a Financial Times report, the partnership is still struggling with some "technical issues" that could ultimately end up pushing back the device's release date, which is expected to be sometime in 2026. One of those lingering dilemmas involves figur... View Source

The new Audacity logo Rebrands rarely get much love. That backlash can be especially strong if you’re giving a facelift to a decades-old piece of software beloved by nerds around the globe. So, it was no surprise that when Audacity revealed its new logo people on the internet got a little worked up. And look, there’s no two ways about it, the logo is pretty bad. The font it quite nice, but the bew... View Source

California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Friday that grants rideshare drivers in the state the right to unionize. It's the second state to grant organizing rights to rideshare drivers, who are independent contractors, following the passage of a similar law in Massachusetts in 2024. There are over 800,000 rideshare drivers in California, and the bill that was just signed into law... View Source

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has plans to build out a 24/7/365 surveillance team that focuses on scouring social media for case leads, as revealed in documents first discovered by Wired. According to public records, ICE has put out a request for information — which allows the agency to detail its preliminary scope of work to gauge any interest from contractors — that details us... View Source

The Roland TR-1000 rhythm generator. If the only thing Roland ever released was the TR-808, the company would still deserve a place in the music gear hall of fame. The 808 is arguably the most important instrument since the creation of the electric guitar. It's been a cornerstone of hip-hop, electronic, and pop music for 45 years now, used by everyone from Rihanna and Whitney Houston, to Outkast,... View Source

Artist Ashley Zelinskie unveils the 'Unfolding the Universe: Wandering Through Time and Space' exhibit to celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope... View Source

A recent DARPA study laid out a step-by-step process that could enable an economic link between Earth and the moon. But how real is the promise of giving the moon an industrial makeover?... View Source

Editor’s note: Amazon’s fall Prime Day event kicks off on October 7th; however, if you want to shop ahead of the two-day sale, we’ve rounded up the best early Prime Day deals you can already get. If you choose to get an extra controller for your Nintendo Switch 2, you can spend a lot — and get a lot in return. Buying Nintendo’s own $89.99 Switch 2 Pro Controller, for instance, will net you the con... View Source

Neuralink Corp., Elon Musk’s brain implant company, has submitted a scientific paper to a journal describing the results from some of its patients, which would be its first peer-reviewed publication with human data... View Source

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the intersection of transportation and technology, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started I vividly remember the first time I used my phone to ride the New York City subway. I tapped my device agains... View Source

If you prefer open-ear AirPods but still have an older model, this deal could be worth noting. Amazon's October Prime Day has the AirPods 4 on sale for $90, or 30 percent off their usual price. That's also the lowest we've seen them. When Apple updated its standard AirPods in 2024, it released two models: one with active noise cancellation (ANC) and one without. We consider the non-ANC models to b... View Source

A team of researchers discusses how the xAI plant in Memphis emitted normal amounts of air pollution... View Source

Life is a series of battles, and I just lost my last one against four gyoza on a skewer. It was an unexpected blow, because honestly, who could have expected me - a springy, respectably proportioned hot dog - to lose against a seemingly inflexible spear of small, unassuming dumplings? This is my struggle in Sausage Legend: Arena, a mobile game with a very simple premise: duel with other players' s... View Source

We've been working on a new show for the last few months, called Version History, and the first episode is now live! It's called "Hoverboards: so hot right now," and it's an hour-long tour of the biggest rideable gadget of the 2010s. Hidden inside the history of this weird two-wheeled scooter is a crucial inflection point in Chinese tech manufacturing, some hugely influential social media stars, a... View Source

Apple is intensifying the spotlight on hardware chief John Ternus as executive succession looms. Also: The company shelves the “Vision Air” to focus on glasses, but updates of the Vision Pro and iPad Pro are imminent... View Source

Your Apple Account is the key to everything you do on your iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. It keeps your purchases, subscriptions and personal data secure. If you think your account has been hacked, if you’ve logged in on a shared device or if you haven’t updated your password in a while, it’s a good idea to update it. Apple officially rebranded Apple ID as Apple Account i... View Source

This quiz will test your grasp of everything from orbital mechanics and international partnerships to basic facts about the International Space Station... View Source

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 100, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, get ready for a big gadget week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Tim Berners-Lee and stain removers and AI marriage problems, trying desperately to find time to go see One Battle After Another, f... View Source

New studies of the “platypus of materials” help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, patterns... View Source

A total solar eclipse will sweep across Australia and New Zealand on July 22, 2028, bringing over five minutes of midday darkness... View Source

Nvidia Corp.’s major server production partner Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported 11% growth in quarterly sales, signaling healthy demand for AI infrastructure... View Source

Indonesia revoked a suspension on TikTok’s local operating license after the social media platform shared data requested by the government... View Source

Redemption Road's absolutely bonkers-looking medieval shooter, Kingmakers, was slated to launch in Early Access on October 8, but now its release has been pushed back with no new date in sight. The developers posted an update on Steam to say that the scheduled launch, just days away, "will no longer be possible," going on to explain that they need "a bit more time on content po... View Source

Just a day after dethroning SpaceX as the most valuable private company in the world, OpenAI has acquired another startup. This time, the AI giant acquired Roi, an app that offers a one-stop shop for all your financial portfolios and an AI chatbot that provides personalized investing advice. Details of the acquisition weren't made public, but TechCrunch reported that Sujith Vishwajith, the st... View Source

Here are some recently released titles to add to your reading list. This week, we read Bora Chung's Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories, and started a new series from Mad Cave Studios, It Killed Everyone But Me. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/what-to-read-this-weekend-ghost-stories-to-kick-off-october-182937425.html?src=rss... View Source

Tesla launched its own auto insurance options for California customers back in 2019, but it may soon lose its authorization to do just that. The California Department of Insurance (CDI) issued enforcement actions against Tesla Insurance, which acts as an agent for State National Insurance Company and is also named in the legal notice. The issued warning claims that Tesla Insurance and State Nation... View Source

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days may bring some great Kindle deals, but if you can’t wait, you don’t have to. Right now, the Kindle Kids (Amazon, Best Buy, and Target) and Kindle Colorsoft Kids (Amazon, Best Buy, and Target) are down to their lowest prices ever, but my favorite deal is on the Kindle Paperwhite Kids, which sits nicely between the two. Normally $179.99, right now it’s on sale for $134.9... View Source

After Microsoft decided to jack up the price of its Xbox Game Pass subscriptions to up to $30 a month, it has another unwelcome surprise for members. In a statement provided to multiple outlets like Insider Gaming, a spokesperson for Microsoft confirmed it has removed the discounts for DLC that come with a Game Pass subscription, replacing them by offering points for its Rewards program. While ini... View Source

Spotify has found itself the target of artists' ire for many reasons over the years: poor audio quality, terrible payouts, giving Joe Rogan millions of dollars… the list goes on. But recently it's been CEO and founder Daniel Ek's extracurricular activities that have been cause for consternation. Over the past few months his funding of German defense company Helsing through his investment firm Prim... View Source

Does this compact and portable smart telescope provide an affordable way for beginners to get started with astroimaging?... View Source

Why just post a photo when you can encourage all your friends and followers to engage with it? Have you tried simply uploading a photo to Instagram lately? It's a minefield. Is that a Story, a Post, or a Reel? Do you want to add music? A caption? A prompt, which is… different than a caption, somehow? How about a poll? A fundraiser? More text, but this time on top of the image? Share it to Facebook... View Source

Despite a 10% dip after strong Q3 delivery numbers (the stock remains up 29% for the month. How low can Tesla shares go? Why could shares rebound ? FSD v14 release or Model Q announcement. Robotaxi Expansion: Texas regulations require an urgent response team for driverless operations. Tesla’s recent job postings suggest hiring and training ... Read more... View Source

An expert discusses the many ways that Alaska's arctic sea ice melt is affecting the lives of those who live in the area... View Source

The robovac comes with a dock that can refill itself using its built-in water tank. Robot vacuums that mop well rarely come cheap, but thankfully, some of our favorite models are receiving a significant discount ahead of Amazon’s next Prime Day event next week. Right now, the Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni and the newer Deebot X9 Pro Omni are on sale at Amazon for Prime members for $799.99 ($300 off)... View Source

One of Discord's third-party customer service providers has been infiltrated by an unauthorized party who was able to gain access to users' information. Discord said it recently discovered the incident, which took place on September 20. The compromised data includes a "small number" of government IDs like driver's licenses and passports, which some users may have submitted... View Source

On Episode 180 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the headlines, from the shutdown of NASA to the risky dismantling of the space shuttle Discovery (because Texas insists)... View Source

Last week at the Zurich Film Festival, Eline Van der Velden - founder and CEO of AI production house Particle6 and its subsidiary talent studio Xicoia - said that a number of talent agents had expressed interest in working with Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated "actress" created by the companies. Van der Velden has not gone into detail about which agencies might be contemplating whether they should b... View Source

There's a lot of math in diet culture. It's all numbers - calories in, calories burned - and a constant tally running in one's head. In some ways, disordered eating can be considered a disturbed sort of strategy game, which is precisely why Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson's Consume Me works so well. The autobiographical game detailing Hsia's teenage years is a darkly funny, honest peek into the des... View Source

Investors have parted with unprecedented sums of money to help AI fulfil its lofty promise. But no one really knows how it will all pay off... View Source

If you prefer some variety in your review roundups, we cover quite the gamut this time. The headliner is the new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, but we’ve recently tested a powerful gaming laptop, two action cameras and a wireless mouse (yep, still need those). Catch up on all the reviews we’ve published over the last two weeks by scrolling down below. Ray-Ban Meta While the second-generation Ray-Ban... View Source

This quiz will take you on a journey through fiery facts, explosive history, and the science behind these fireballs... View Source

Breaking up Google's ad tech monopoly is, apparently, like going to Mars or trying to replace Michael Jordan - dubiously possible and a huge amount of work. Those were some of the analogies witnesses testifying in Google's defense told a federal judge this week as the company mounts its second attempt to stave off a break up. After successfully beating that fate in the Justice Department's Search... View Source

The German army is set to tap local defense startup Tytan Technologies to help it build a shield against drone attacks, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported... View Source

If your PlayStation 5 has started feeling sluggish, freezes mid-game or acts a little weird, clearing the cache might be the quick fix you need. The cache is where your console stores temporary files to keep things running smoothly, but sometimes those files pile up and cause more problems than they solve. Clearing your PS5 cache won’t delete your games, saves or settings, but it can clear out the... View Source

World Space Week 2025 (Oct. 4–10) explores the theme "Living in Space," with global events highlighting the challenges and future of life beyond Earth... View Source

Acer has made many Spin-series Chromebooks before, and despite flaws, this is one of its best yet. I was cautiously optimistic about Acer's Chromebook Plus Spin 514 when I tested a preproduction model last month, but the final unit is here now and it sticks the landing. Well, mostly. Acer's latest convertible Chromebook has zippy performance and oodles of battery life, along with a good touchscree... View Source

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. A bunch of new games arrived this week, alongside demo drops, reveals and details about upcoming titles. But if there are some you've had on your wishlist for a while and have been waiting for a solid discount, now might be the time to take the plunge.That's because Steam's autumn sale is underway. It... View Source

A controversial prediction about black holes and the expansion force of the universe could explain a cosmology mystery... View Source

Americans are paying more for electricity—and rates will keep rising. But after a period of pain, rates should level off as the benefits of a shift away from fossil fuels begin to be felt... View Source

Grab your telescope and hunt down these four lunar features to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night 2025 on Oct. 4... View Source

As the artificial intelligence frenzy drives global equities to record highs, in Europe the momentum is flowing into industries critical to powering the technology... View Source

Discovery of wide array of carbon-based substances on Enceladus shows solar system is fertile hunting groundFrom tentative evidence of habitable planets to the eyebrow-raising suggestion an interstellar comet might not be what it seems, the possibility of life beyond our solar system has long tantalised scientists and the public alike. But experts say ET is more likely to be found if we search in... View Source

Amateur astronomers and photographers from around Australia were invited to submit their out of this world photos for Central West Astronomical Society’s annual astrophotography competition, the David Malin awards. The winning images are now showing at the CSIRO’s Parkes Observatory visitors centreGalaxies, auroras and a cosmic bat: Southern Sky astrophotography exhibition 2024 Continue reading... View Source

After getting off the phone with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Saturday, the president mused over something that had baffled him about the call. Kotek had been "very nice," said Trump. But she was trying hard to convince him not to send in the National Guard, and that just didn't make any sense to him. "But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from wha... View Source

One of Discord’s third-party customer service providers was compromised by an “unauthorized party,” the company says. The unauthorized party gained access to “information from a limited number of users who had contacted Discord through our Customer Support and/or Trust & Safety teams” and aimed to “extort a financial ransom from Discord.” The unauthorized party “did not gain access to Discord... View Source

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss findings that Huawei's Ascend AI processors contain advanced components from TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix. Plus, Rivian is reworking the manual release on its vehicle doors after employees and customers raised concerns over potential safety issues. And Beijing dangles the promise of investments in the US as it pushes President Donald Trump to reverse... View Source

The Expedition 73 crew continued their science research and maintenance work aboard the International Space Station this week, despite the start of a U.S. government shutdown back on Earth... View Source

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox division surprised many video game enthusiasts this week when the company announced a 50% price hike, to $30 a month, for the highest level tier in its Game Pass subscription service... View Source

See stunning photos of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) as it brightens ahead of a possible naked eye appearance in mid-October... View Source

At the start of the year, a lesser-known infrastructure company called Aligned Data Centers managed to pull off a $12 billion fundraise — more than some of the world’s leading artificial intelligence startups have been able to secure in a single round. The goal: dramatically expanding its footprint to support surging demand for the facilities that power AI systems... View Source

Tesla’s long-rumored more affordable electric vehicle won’t be out until next year, but it was recently spotted uncamouflaged on a highway in Texas. And no, your eyes are not fooling you; it’s just a cheaper version of the Model Y. The rumor that the affordable EV would just be a bare-bones Model Y has been circulating ever since Elon Musk canceled a previous model that was to be built on an entir... View Source

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has spent the past week in Virginia federal court seeking to persuade a judge that selling off its advertising exchange is too risky, technologically difficult and would disrupt the market... View Source

Alien: Earth suggests a future where consciousness isn't confined to the body you're born in, but is this a realistic possibility, or merely science fiction? We spoke to experts to find out... View Source

Just one day after Apple took down the iOS App Store listing for ICEBlock, Google has confirmed to 404 Media that it has removed a similar app, Red Dot, from the Google Play Store. The company also reportedly said it “removed apps that share the location of what it describes as a vulnerable group after a recent violent act against them connected to this sort of app.”  On Thursday, Apple remov... View Source

Following Apple's removal of ICEBlock from the App Store, an app used to report on the activity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, 404 Media reports that Google is also removing similar apps from the Play Store. In a statement to Engadget, Google said "ICEBlock was never available on Google Play, but we removed similar apps for violations of our policies." Google says th... View Source

This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. The billboard didn't say "Listen Labs." It didn't say anything about hiring. It consisted of just a plain white background with "https://" and a single line of grouped numbers hanging over Nob Hill, San Francisco. Last month, Alfred Wahlforss, the startup... View Source

Unity is urging developers to take “immediate action” after it disclosed a major security vulnerability affecting games built using versions of its popular development tool dating back to 2017. While there is “no evidence of any exploitation of the vulnerability, nor has there been any impact on users or customers,” Unity already has fixes available to developers, according to a post from Larry Hr... View Source

Palantir Technologies Inc.’s stock fell more than 8% on Friday following a report that its battlefield communications system, along with that of defense tech firm Anduril Industries Inc., was seriously flawed — a claim both companies said was out of date and inaccurate... View Source

Amazon’s list of 4K-capable streaming sticks got bigger — and more confusing — after its hardware event this week. The $39.99 4K Select will be released on October 15th, joining the 4K and the 4K Max. You’re not alone if you find it tough to tell which is best just by going off names, and their prices might lead you astray; the 4K Select costs as much as the 4K Max, while the plain ol’ 4K currentl... View Source

Leveraged buyouts almost always lead to cost-cutting in the form of big layoffs... View Source

"Ohhh, this is niiice."  I kept repeating that to myself when I first saw the 2026 Nissan Leaf in person, like the oft-memed Tiffany Haddish clip. I quickly learned it's hard not to love this third iteration of the Leaf. Its seats feel wonderfully comfortable, its infotainment screens are wide and immersive and its electromagnetic sunroof seemed like something meant for a far more premium car... View Source

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin just announced the passenger list for NS-36, the company's 15th space tourism launch... View Source

The Horipad Turbo features a similar design to Nintendo’s Switch 2 Pro Controller. | Image: Hori Hori has announced another addition to the ever-growing list of cheaper alternatives to Nintendo’s $90 Switch 2 Pro Controller. The Wireless Horipad Turbo is around $35 cheaper than Nintendo’s, and while it lacks a lot of premium features such as Amiibo support and the ability to remotely wake the Swit... View Source

There's a long list of reasons US stability is now teetering between "Fyre Festival" and "Charlie Sheen's 'Tiger Blood' era." Now you can add cybersecurity to the tally. A crucial cyber defense law, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), has lapsed. With the government out of commission, the nation's computer networks are more ex... View Source

Microsoft is getting ready to announce an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell The Verge that the software maker has started testing ad-supported games streaming internally, allowing employees to play select titles free without a Game Pass subscription. I understand that the free ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming will include the ability t... View Source

With the AI boom, construction of new data centers has skyrocketed, and not without consequence — some communities that count these facilities as neighbors are now facing water shortages and strained power supplies. While tech's data center footprint has been growing for decades, generative AI has seemingly shifted the impacts of these operations toward the catastrophic. What exactly makes th... View Source

Promising a trick up its sleeve for astrophotographers, does the wholly digital OM System OM-3 deliver?... View Source

I’m not running. I’m frolicking. An anime version of Jesus Christ flipping tables. OpenAI employees performing in Hamilton costumes. News anchors discussing a story on television. A man doing a thirst-trap TikTok dance. Sam Altman - stealing GPUs on CCTV, listening to a business pitch, crying. Such were the contents of my feed on Sora, OpenAI's new social media app for AI-generated video. The comp... View Source

The country spends like no one else on renewables and has reshaped the global market. Is it enough?... View Source

It’s been quite the week for Xbox news. A lot of people are still coming to terms with Microsoft's veritable gut-punch of announcement that the price of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription is about to soar by 50 percent. And if that has already pushed you into washing your hands with Xbox altogether, it looks like Microsoft may soon attempt to tempt you back by giving away its cloud gaming serv... View Source

Rogue Incursion's non-VR edition isn't among the finest Alien games of all time, but Zula Hendricks' video game debut is no snoozer... View Source

About two months ago, John P. Coale, one of many lawyers representing Donald Trump in a personal capacity, met with several Alphabet executives, mediators, and lawyers at Mar-a-Lago - along with his client. They all spent a lovely day at the palatial Florida estate, and Trump treated them to lunch as they chatted about anything but the antitrust cases being prosecuted against Google. Coale was kee... View Source

US regulators are set to unveil a plan next week targeting how officials scrutinize banks’ risk, after President Donald Trump moved to rein in what he sees as the closing of customer accounts for political reasons... View Source

SpaceX sent 28 more of its Starlink satellites skyward from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Oct. 3). It was the company's 125th Falcon 9 launch of the year already... View Source

The pixelated display is no frills but easy to read. | Image: Hoto Hoto’s latest electric screwdriver introduces a couple of novel usability improvements. Now, you’ll find a pixelated display on the business end of the driver showing details like its remaining battery life, while a multi-function button lets you adjust its speed and switch directions with just one finger. The new PixelDrive featur... View Source

The European Space Agency signed a cooperation deal with South Korea and advanced a rideshare mission with Japan, as the agency pushes for wider global partnerships... View Source

Sony is now selling a revised model of the digital PS5 slim in the US that has less storage than the original version. The updated model with 825GB of internal SSD storage instead of 1TB recently went on sale in Europe, but now it’s available to buy on the US PlayStation Direct website as well.  The revised digital edition console, which Sony says is in the “CFI-2100 model group – slim,” stil... View Source

EQT-backed data center operator EdgeConnex Inc has appointed Morgan Stanley to explore financing options for its growing European activities, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

Amazon's fall edition of Prime Day is right around the corner, but you can already get some great deals on popular products like the Apple AirTag. Right now, a four-pack of Apple AirTags is $75, 25 percent off the regular price. If you're an Apple user, then the AirTag is the best Bluetooth tracker on the market for you. You can put these little discs in your wallet, in a backpack or in your lugga... View Source

Look up Oct. 5: the nearly Harvest Moon will guide you to Saturn, where a telescope reveals its famous rings — even if they're just a thin line for now... View Source

It’s been a while since Kodak launched a new film, and even longer since it actually distributed its own. But the company caught people by surprise yesterday when it announced two new film products — Kodacolor 100 and Kodacolor 200. Just as important, it announced that it would be distributing them itself, rather than going through Kodak Alaris, which has handled distribution since the company spl... View Source

Sam Altman once promised to cure cancer. But OpenAI’s latest product, Sora, is an AI-video platform that’s just one step closer to dystopia, Parmy Olson says. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

Indonesia has suspended TikTok’s operational registration status in the country, alleging that the social media platform did not fully co-operate with a request to share its data during nationwide protests in August. In a statement, Alexander Sabar, an official from Indonesia’s digital and communications ministry, said TikTok had violated national laws by only providing partial data while the prot... View Source

An asteroid, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Sept. 30 after surprising astronomers... View Source

Apple Inc. received a relatively rare bearish analyst rating on Friday, as Jefferies warned that expectations surrounding how fast customers will upgrade their iPhones had become excessive... View Source

It’s getting increasingly difficult to say smart rings are just a niche inside the broader world of wearable technology. The raft of celebrities who are seen wearing them, the NBA’s use of Oura rings as an early warning system against COVID-19 and, last year, Samsung’s entry into the market has made them far more prominent in the minds of mainstream consumers. We’ve tested plenty of smart rin... View Source

Makin’ my way downtown, walkin’ fast, faces pass, and hopin’ no one punches me for wearing this. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they're going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimi... View Source

US stocks traded higher on Friday as risk-on momentum spurred by bets on artificial intelligence and expectations for further interest-rate cuts buoyed the market... View Source

Back in 2023, Telly CEO Ilya Pozin came on The Vergecast and made a surprisingly compelling case for the existence of a TV that doesn't cost you a dime - but shows ads all the time. It's a reasonable business model, and a pretty good deal for consumers! But as The Verge's Emma Roth discovered, the reality of the situation is a bit different. On this episode of The Vergecast, we talk a lot about Te... View Source

The Fitbit Charge 6 fitness tracker is on sale right now via Wellbots for $110, which is a discount of $50. Just enter the code ENGFIT50 at checkout, as this is an exclusive deal. The Charge 6 topped our list of the best fitness trackers, and for very good reason. It's a solid device that gets the job done. It features built-in GPS, which is always handy for navigating around trails, and the batte... View Source

As NASA's ER-2 aircraft takes flight over the American Southwest, the GEMx mission is using high-altitude hyperspectral imaging to uncover Earth's hidden mineral resources... View Source

The Verge’s senior reviewer, Jen Tuohy, is taking your questions about Amazon and Google’s new devices. Hi! I'm Jennifer Pattison Tuohy (aka Jen), The Verge's smart home reviewer. I just spent the last week in New York City getting hands-on with the new smart displays, smart speakers, smart voice assistants, and smart security cameras launched by Amazon and Google. I'm hosting a subscriber-only AM... View Source

Amazon.com Inc. Chairman Jeff Bezos said that the spending on artificial intelligence resembles an “industrial bubble” that could lead to lost investment but will also make society better off... View Source

Learn the fundamentals of the burgeoning field of knot theory while solving some puzzles along the way... View Source

Reliance Industries Ltd. has begun informal talks with banks about the potential listing of its unit Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., people familiar with the matter said, a deal that could eclipse the record for India’s biggest-ever initial public offering... View Source

You don't have to worry about losing access to Sunday Night Football and NBCUniversal's other sports offerings and shows on YouTube TV over the next few years. The broadcaster has reached a multi-year agreement with Google to keep its programs on the streaming service after they were almost pulled by the end of the companies' original deal. YouTube TV said at the time that NBC was a... View Source

Earth has breached a critical boundary for ocean acidification, with potentially grim effects for ocean ecosystems and human livelihoods... View Source

Auroras aren't over: the sun's decline brings more storms, and a 'last gasp' finale could light up skies in the next 2 years... View Source

At the International Math Olympiad, Google’s AI joined hundreds of humans working through problems designed to stump even the brightest minds... View Source

This week, EA announced that it plans to go private as part of a massive $55 billion sale, a move that will likely have huge implications for the gaming landscape. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Sam Rutherford chat about what this deal really means (and why it includes a Saudi Arabian investment fund), and also dive into the messy state of Xbox. Is the ROG Ally Xbox X already a fail... View Source

Step into a room so quiet you can hear your own heartbeat—and your nervous system... View Source

Welcome to Edition 8.13 of the Rocket Report! It's difficult for me to believe, but we have now entered the fourth quarter of the year. Accordingly, there are three months left in 2025, with a lot of launch action still to come. The remainder of the year will be headlined by Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket making its second flight (and landing attempt), and SpaceX's Starship making its final test f... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Rachel Metz reports on the experience of using OpenAI’s Sora video generator now that it’s become a social media app... View Source

If I covered everything announced at Amazon’s fall hardware event, it would take a while, and I would be repeating the hard work of my colleague Kris Holt. Check out his report for all the new Echo speakers, new Alexa tricks, more Nest Cameras and, yes, more Kindles — AKA the only Amazon hardware I’m usually interested in. When it comes to Amazon’s ereader series, the standout new addition is the... View Source

When space itself expands, weird things can happen—like galaxies breaking the universe’s ultimate speed limit... View Source

Here's a chilling peek at Episode 7 of Apple TV+'s riveting sci-fi thriller... View Source

A system failure has slowed production of Asahi Super Dry in Japan, with no available ETA for recovery. Japan is facing a potential shortage of Asahi beer after a cyberattack against the beverage maker forced its systems offline. Asahi Group issued a statement on Monday announcing that order, shipment, and call center operations at the company had been suspended due to the systems outage, and that... View Source

Telecel, Ghana’s second-largest telecommunications company, is looking to solidify its position by taking on 3 million customers from a distressed state-run competitor... View Source

Investors can best play the artificial intelligence frenzy by mixing AI names with holdings of cheaper stocks linked to the economy, like commodities shares, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists... View Source

NASA's Perseverance rover has found minerals that could have powered life on Mars — or simply shaped the Red Planet's environment in fascinating ways... View Source

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. revealed for the first time that cyber-attackers used ransomware to bring its domestic factories to a standstill and potentially stole data, shedding more light on an online breach that’s raised questions about the country’s security preparedness... View Source

Audiobook fans can get three months of Audible for $3 for a limited time ahead of the fall edition of Amazon Prime Day. Users will be charged $0.99 per month for the first three months, after which it will auto-renew at $14.95 per month. Audible features thousands of titles in its catalog, including podcasts and Audible Originals. Subscribers will also get to choose one audiobook each month to kee... View Source

The gravitational lensing that causes this rare phenomenon cannot be explained solely by looking at observable objects—suggesting that dark matter had a hand in its formation... View Source

Huawei Technologies Co. used advanced components from Asia’s largest technology firms in at least some of its leading Ascend AI processors, a research firm discovered during teardowns, highlighting China’s reliance on foreign hardware as it works to boost domestic production of AI semiconductors... View Source

Indonesia suspended TikTok’s local operating license after the company refused to fully share data on its live streaming activity during nationwide protests in August... View Source

Maj Gen Paul Tedman says Moscow trying to disrupt UK’s military activities on ‘weekly’ basis and closely monitoring space assetsRussia is attempting to jam UK military satellites on a regular basis, according to the head of the UK Space Command.Speaking to the BBC, Maj Gen Paul Tedman said Russian forces were actively trying to disrupt UK-based military activities “weekly” and were closely monitor... View Source

The most popular place for a company to go public in Europe this year is an unlikely one: Stockholm... View Source

Sify Infinit Spaces Ltd. is preparing to file for a $500 million initial public offering in the next two weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the first Indian data-center operator to list on bourses... View Source

Venture capitalists poured $192.7 billion into AI startups so far this year — setting new global records and putting 2025 on track to be the first year where more than half of total VC dollars went into the industry, according to data provider PitchBook... View Source

Hitachi Ltd. shares jumped as much as 9.9%, the most since April 10, after the company announced a tie-up with OpenAI, the latest in a growing list of pacts between Japanese tech firms and US artificial intelligence giants... View Source

OpenAI Inc. says a lawsuit accusing it of stealing technology from xAI is just Elon Musk’s latest attempt to distract attention from the failures of his own generative artificial intelligence company... View Source

Apple has removed ICEBlock, the app which allowed users to put a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, from the App Store. It has also pulled other apps that served a similar purpose. According to Fox Business, Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded their takedown, telling Apple that the apps were "designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs." Bo... View Source

Apple Inc.’s App Store removed ICEBlock and other applications used to report and track sightings of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after the government raised concerns... View Source

Global Infrastructure Partners is in advanced talks to acquire Macquarie-backed Aligned Data Centers in one of the biggest deals of the year, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. will be the first Indian IT firm to face investors after Donald Trump moved to curb a key work visa, sending the company’s shares tumbling and dimming its earnings outlook... View Source

Apple has removed the “Waze but for ICE sightings” app ICEBlock from its App Store, as reported previously by Business Insider. A post from its developer relayed Apple’s App Review message about the ban, saying, “We just received a message from Apple’s App Review that #ICEBlock has been removed from the App Store due to ‘objectionable content.’ The only thing we can imagine is this is due to... View Source

Seven & i Holdings Co. and other retailers in Japan are warning customers of possible Asahi Super Dry beer shortages after a cyberattack paralyzed production and distribution at at Asahi Group Holdings Ltd... View Source

Army 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade 3D printing K9 Genesis UAV. Printed, components sourced, and fully assembled on base referencing our fully open source wiki, files, & guides. Soldiers from the Hunter Army Airfield Innovation Center received initial training on the Expeditionary Manufacturing Cell or xCell, 3d-printer system, at Ft. Stewart and then manufactured around 90 ... Read more... View Source

Anduril and Zone 5 Technologies recently conducted successful test flights of drone interceptor prototypes and have received additional funding to refine the technology, the Defense Department announced Monday. Following Anduril and Zone 5’s recent successful flight demonstrations, both vendors received additional funding to further refine their rapid prototypes, integrate their systems with the m... View Source

Fund managers see potential for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to extend the $250 billion stock rally this year that’s made it China’s hottest artificial intelligence trade... View Source

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is hiring startup Sakana AI to develop an artificial intelligence tool that can analyze individual investor profiles, joining a growing number of financial institutions adopting the technology to boost efficiency... View Source

On Thursday afternoon, after agreeing to a short extension while they continued negotiations, NBCUniversal and YouTube announced a new carriage deal to keep the network’s channels live on the streaming TV service. If the process sounds familiar, it’s because the same thing happened the last time their contract was renewed in 2021. They didn’t reveal the dollars involved, but a press release mentio... View Source

Uber Technologies Inc. has bought Belgian startup Segments.ai as the ride-hailing company seeks to expand its nascent data-labeling business... View Source

Microsoft may have made the unfortunate decision to raise the price of a Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription to $30 a month, but you don't have to live by the company's rules — at least not yet. Most online retailers are still selling codes for prepaid Game Pass subscriptions at the original $20 a month price. That means you can pay $60 for three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, stack your code... View Source

To WikiHow, Google is both tormentor and savior. And on Wednesday, as the search giant mounted its defense in the ongoing ad tech remedies trial, the how-to site came to Google's rescue. WikiHow CEO Elizabeth Douglas described to a court how websites like hers are the middle of an "AI apocalypse." WikiHow, a website that gives step-by-step practical advice, is suffering from a new paradigm shift i... View Source

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss OpenAI becoming the largest startup after it closed a deal allowing current and former employees to sell shares at a $500 billion valuation. Plus, Tesla's vehicle sales jumped to a worldwide record in the third quarter as US buyers got in before US tax credits expired. And Microsoft has inked more than $33 billion in commitments to neocloud providers... View Source

Fitness tech appears to be having a strange spat. Earlier this week, Strava filed a lawsuit alleging that Garmin infringed on its patents for two features related to tracking exercise routes: segments and heatmaps. It's also claiming that Garmin violated a Master Cooperation Agreement by developing its own heat map feature. The complaint (via The Verge) is seeking a permanent injunction to st... View Source

There's a new twist in the long and winding saga of Redbox's demise: Assets originally belonging to the company's corporate parent, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, may have finally found a buyer. But don't expect a resurrection of Redbox's red kiosks, or Chicken Soup's Crackle streaming service, any time soon. According to a late Wednesday court filing, a company called Grove Street Partn... View Source

Alphabet Inc. has been working for the past two years to technologically decouple its life sciences unit Verily so that it can be sold or spun off, a senior executive testified Thursday... View Source

Astronomers using JWST have captured the sharpest infrared view yet of the supermassive black hole jet in M87, offering new insights into its structure and physics... View Source

Microsoft recently announced price hikes for some tiers of Xbox Game Pass, including Ultimate and PC Game Pass. The Ultimate tier, which offers the most games and features (as well as access to PC Game Pass), went from $19.99 per month to $29.99. Those who subscribe to PC Game Pass are now being charged $16.49 per month, up from $11.99. You’ll pay those prices right now if you go through Microsoft... View Source

Microsoft Corp. has signed a new batch of renewable energy deals with Japan-based Shizen Energy Inc., the latest effort by a global technology company to secure clean electricity... View Source

Here are three big ways that Jane Goodall transformed science... View Source

Shein has announced plans to open its first physical locations in France this November, even as the country works on legislation to regulate the fast-fashion industry, as reported by Euronews and Reuters. The online retailer, which manufactures most of its ultra-cheap clothing in China, will open locations inside department stores across Dijon, Grenoble, Reims, Limoges, and Angers through a partne... View Source

OpenAI, Anthropic and other startups are attempting to provide more clarity on how AI performs in the workplace. But first... View Source

Fresh off its Jimmy Kimmel suspension saga, Disney is giving its app a makeover. The Disney+ app will soon add a navigation bar and UX overhaul. The update also brings Hulu into the fold outside the US. After reportedly bleeding subscribers during the Kimmel saga, the company would surely welcome a renewed focus on its fictional epics. The Disney+ homepage now has a new navigation bar at the top... View Source

China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft took a picture of itself, as well as the Earth, while en route to a mysterious asteroid that may tell us more about the moon's history... View Source

This week, Ring, an Amazon-owned smart security company, announced Search Party, a new feature to help find lost dogs. When someone posts a picture of a lost dog on Ring’s Neighbors app, they will be able to initiate a Search Party. Ring then uses AI to scan footage from nearby outdoor Ring cameras and doorbells for the lost pet. If it’s detected via someone else’s device, that camera’... View Source

Federal regulators are investigating two crashes by Amazon.com Inc. delivery drones near Phoenix... View Source

It's been quite the year for Aggro Crab. After stopping production on a sequel to Going Under (with funding issues and burnout both factoring into that decision), the studio decided to focus on self-funded game jam projects before moving onto another big game. Some of the team collaborated with Content Warning developer Landfall to create Peak. With the help of clever marketing, that co-op cl... View Source

President Trump’s budget office lays out guidelines for mass federal lay-offs as the U.S. government grinds to a halt... View Source

Strava is suing its long-time partner Garmin, and is seeking to permanently block the company from selling most of its current fitness and cycling gadget lineup. The lawsuit filed in the US District Court of Colorado on September 30th, first reported by DC Rainmaker, alleges that Garmin violated an agreement between the companies by infringing on Strava’s patents for segments — route sections wher... View Source

Now that Threads has grown to more than 400 million users, Meta is adding more features that could help the platform establish an identity. The company is testing a new "communities" feature that creates dedicated spaces for people to chat about specific topics and interests. Meta describes the feature as an evolution of its custom feeds and topic tags, with the goal of creating "casual spaces for... View Source

ESA is making use of spacecraft originally dedicated to its Mars and Jupiter missions to track comet 3I/ATLAS as it continues its journey through our solar system... View Source

After launching to subscribers willing to fork out hundreds of dollars a month this summer, Perplexity’s agentic AI browser Comet is now available to everyone for free. “The internet is better on Comet,” the company says, promising to remain free forever as it styles the browser as a serious challenger to Google’s Chrome.  Comet puts AI at the heart of the browsing experience. It incorporates... View Source

A court in the Netherlands has ordered Meta to change Facebook and Instagram's timelines, after finding that the element ran afoul of the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA). As reported by Reuters, the Dutch court said that the company needs to provide users with simpler options — namely ones that don't rely on an algorithm. "People in the Netherlands are not sufficien... View Source

Threads is testing a new feature called communities globally on its web platform and mobile apps, which will serve as dedicated spaces where you can find content or posts about your favorite topics. Starting today, you can explore different communities surrounding things like professional basketball, K-pop, books, TV shows, AI, and more. You can join different communities on Threads and view feeds... View Source