2025-07-03

Even before the Xbox layoffs, there was 'tension' at Halo Studios

At least five employees at Halo Studios have been fired as part of company-wide layoffs at Microsoft on Wednesday, according to a developer with knowledge of the situation. An estimated 200 to 300 peo [...]

2025-07-03

Prime Day deals include the Fire TV Stick HD for only $18

The Amazon Fire TV Stick HD is available for just $18 as part of the Prime Day festivities. That's 49 percent off, as it typically costs $35. This is a record-low price. <br /> The stick ma [...]

2025-07-03

Amazon Prime Day 2025: The best early deals live before the sale, plus everything else you need to know

Amazon Prime Day 2025 will be here soon on July 8-11, but as to be expected, you can already find some decent sales available now. Amazon always has lead-up sales in the days and weeks before Prime Da [...]

2025-07-03

PlayStation needs Neil Druckmann more than HBO does

I really wanted to love season two of HBO’s The Last of Us. For the most part, I did — but it was also impossible to ignore the online masses saying that showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann [...]

2025-07-03

Crunchyroll blames third-party vendor for AI subtitle mess

At the start of last year, Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini told The Verge the company was "very focused on testing" generative AI tools for subtitling and captioning speech to text. The [...]

2025-07-03

Meta is reportedly training its AI chatbots to send unprompted messages

Everyone’s been hit with a bitingly pass-agg "?" text after waiting just a bit too long to reply. And you might soon get similar (though likely more upbeat) treatment from AI chatbots youâ [...]

2025-07-03

Here are the letters that let Apple and Google ignore the TikTok ban

More than six months after TikTok was briefly banned, we still don't know exactly what its fate in the US will be. But we do have new insight into the legal wrangling that has allowed Apple, Goog [...]

2025-07-03

The best Amazon Prime Day deals under $50 we could find includes gear from Blink, Anker, Amazon Echo and more

Amazon’s July Prime Day sale doesn't officially start until Tuesday, July 8. But we're already seeing discounts on some of the tech we recommend — with a wide range of devices going for [...]

2025-07-02

First legal e-scooter launches in the Netherlands — for €1,900

The Dutch government has approved the first electric scooter for public roads and bike lanes, marking a cautious yet significant shift in the country’s tough stance on micromobility. Dubbed Selana A [...]