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More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequel

More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequel

Back in 2015, the two-person studio Metanet released N++, a brutally hard 2D platformer that was a decade in the making,...

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Grand Theft Auto VI is warping the video game release calendar

Grand Theft Auto VI is warping the video game release calendar

Who's afraid of the next GTA? Based on the last few days of Summer Game Fest, just about everyone. Grand Theft Auto VI h...

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Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy will conclude with Revelation

Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy will conclude with Revelation

Square Enix has officially announced the third and final game in its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy: Final Fantasy VII...

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Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point

Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point

Chronologically, Control Resonant is a sequel to 2019's Control. But in most other ways, the games aren't directly conne...

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Congress still can’t decide what to do about warrantless surveillance

Congress still can’t decide what to do about warrantless surveillance

The deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is coming up a week from now on Jun...

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Summer Game Fest Live 2026: The biggest news, trailers, and announcements

Summer Game Fest Live 2026: The biggest news, trailers, and announcements

Geoff Keighley’s annual June celebration of games is here. Summer Game Fest Live, the big live show that will feature a ...

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Gone in 60 minutes

Gone in 60 minutes

It should have been the final straw. The new power couple of editorial failure - Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton - had fired ...

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The Sonos Era 100 speaker is down to its lowest price in months

The Sonos Era 100 speaker is down to its lowest price in months

Whether you’re considering starting a Sonos speaker setup, or adding to an existing group, the Sonos Era 100 is worth pi...

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This is your laptop… on AI

This is your laptop… on AI

We're now deep into developer conference season, and one of the themes so far is the relentless conviction from Big Tech...

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What happens when your phone is confiscated at the airport

What happens when your phone is confiscated at the airport

Even if you've done nothing wrong, it's never a good idea to hand your phone to the cops. But international travelers at...

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New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers

New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers

The New York State legislature passed a one-year moratorium on new large data centers, the first statewide ban of its ki...

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MAHA wants to make cotton the new beef tallow

MAHA wants to make cotton the new beef tallow

In between beef tallow fries, raw milk, and vaccine denialism, Make America Healthy Again figureheads have set their sig...

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What do you mean my new smart scale is ‘built for GLP-1 users’?

What do you mean my new smart scale is ‘built for GLP-1 users’?

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the lat...

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Can AI tell if your script will make a hit film?

Can AI tell if your script will make a hit film?

When Quilty hit the industry trades earlier this year, the AI startup promised that its tool could accurately predict a ...

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Why isn’t the Trump phone made in the USA?

Why isn’t the Trump phone made in the USA?

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the ...

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This chunky little tablet got my kid to clean up his toys

This chunky little tablet got my kid to clean up his toys

Never underestimate the power that a cheap tablet holds over a kid under six. The Skylight Buddy is a device with one jo...

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I customized a MacBook Neo with colorful spare parts

I customized a MacBook Neo with colorful spare parts

The MacBook Neo is Apple's cheapest laptop, its most colorful, and its easiest to repair in years. That means owners can...

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Porsche’s Cayenne Coupe Turbo will even make 911 owners nervous

Porsche’s Cayenne Coupe Turbo will even make 911 owners nervous

Back in 2002, Porsche fans sputtered with rage as the Cayenne made its debut at the Paris Motor. More than 20 years late...

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Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer

Valve says it’s ready to launch the Steam Machine this summer

Valve now says that the delayed Steam Machine PC and Steam Frame VR headset are set to launch sometime this summer. In a...

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Cyberdecks used to look like little laptops, but now they’re getting more personal

Cyberdecks used to look like little laptops, but now they’re getting more personal

DIYer and TikTok user Annike Tan, who goes by @ubeboobey, can carry her cyberdeck around without anyone noticing because...

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Kevin O’Leary agrees to downsize massive Utah data center

Kevin O’Leary agrees to downsize massive Utah data center

Kevin O'Leary agreed to halve the size of his planned 40,000-acre data center in Utah amid mounting pressure from reside...

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Google is letting social media stars customize their search result page

Google is letting social media stars customize their search result page

Google now lets big creators and publishers in the US claim dedicated profiles in Search to highlight things like videos...

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Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg

Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg

Amazon's gaming strategy has never really been clear. It's been very active in the space: acquiring Twitch, launching it...

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Cash App made a magic wand for contactless payments

Cash App made a magic wand for contactless payments

The convenience of contactless payments can already feel magical, but Cash App is really leaning into that with its late...

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Windows is back on the Microsoft menu

Windows is back on the Microsoft menu

I can't remember the last time Microsoft kicked off a Build keynote with Windows front and center, but that's exactly wh...

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Remarkable’s refurbished Paper Pro bundle is hundreds off

Remarkable’s refurbished Paper Pro bundle is hundreds off

Color E Ink tablets aren’t usually affordable. I’m not going to say that Woot’s price on a refurbished “good as new” Rem...

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TSMC struggles to keep up with AI demand: ‘We can only support so much’

TSMC struggles to keep up with AI demand: ‘We can only support so much’

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. - the world's biggest semiconductor-maker - is struggling to meet demands from Am...

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Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire

Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire

Today on Decoder, I’m talking to Ryan Mac, a technology reporter at The New York Times and coauthor of the excellent boo...

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Let us filter AI slop, you cowards

Let us filter AI slop, you cowards

It's almost impossible to avoid seeing AI-generated content online, but it doesn't have to be this way. YouTube, Instagr...

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AI leaders call for tougher protections against AI-aided bioweapons

AI leaders call for tougher protections against AI-aided bioweapons

Some of the AI industry's biggest rivals have put their many, many grievances aside for a common cause: making it harder...

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This Google Photos update has saved your digital photo frame

This Google Photos update has saved your digital photo frame

Aura's digital photo frames will continue to automatically sync with your Google Photos albums, after API changes threat...

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Amazon develops a warehouse robot workers can speak to

Amazon develops a warehouse robot workers can speak to

Amazon has announced a new version of its fully autonomous warehouse robot, Proteus, that will can interact using langua...

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Shokz upgraded its open earbuds with better sound and a lighter design

Shokz upgraded its open earbuds with better sound and a lighter design

Shokz has announced two new versions of its open earbuds. Like the original OpenDots One that launched in May 2025, the ...

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Nintendo confirms it will sell a new Switch 2 with replaceable battery in the EU

Nintendo confirms it will sell a new Switch 2 with replaceable battery in the EU

Nintendo is planning to launch versions of Switch 2 hardware in the EU that will let users easily replace the battery. T...

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Apple is bringing age verification to Texas this week

Apple is bringing age verification to Texas this week

Apple will introduce age verification in the App Store for users in Texas starting on Thursday, June 4th. The move, as s...

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WiiM expands its whole-home ecosystem with a new soundbar

WiiM expands its whole-home ecosystem with a new soundbar

WiiM, the audio company that's challenged the idea that audiophile-level performance requires a small loan, is expanding...

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Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer

Nvidia is already planning N2X and N3X chips — the goal is the Star Trek computer

Just in case you were wondering, Nvidia's RTX Spark isn't supposed to be a one-off. The company is not just flirting wit...

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The best Bluetooth trackers for Apple and Android phones

The best Bluetooth trackers for Apple and Android phones

Some people rarely lose things. Wallets are always exactly where they’re supposed to be, keys never go missing, and remo...

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The best Qi2 batteries for iPhone and Pixel

The best Qi2 batteries for iPhone and Pixel

Compact power banks have gotten a lot faster in the past year — and it’s not just their USB-C charging speeds that have ...

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As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise

As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise

This week we've got tandem hands-ons with Google's new Gemini AI agent - Spark - from my colleagues David Pierce and Jay...

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