Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart brings alternate realities to the beloved PlayStation franchise on June 11th, and along with leveraging the PlayStation 5’s SSD, Insomniac Games announced new accessibility features on Thursday that build on the studio’s recent work and address the limited options presented in the earlier PS4 Ratchet Continue Reading
Belkin’s $99 SoundForm Connect Audio lets you add AirPlay 2 to any speaker
Image: Belkin Belkin’s new SoundForm Connect Audio is a $99 dongle that lets you turn any pair of speakers with either a 3.5mm or optical port into an AirPlay 2-compatible setup. In other words, it’s effectively an Apple version of the (now-defunct) Chromecast Audio. As someone who actually likes AirPlay Continue Reading
Apple employees call for company to support Palestinians in internal letter
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple employees are circulating an internal letter calling on Tim Cook to put out a statement supporting the Palestinian people. Nearly 1,000 workers have signed. The writers, who are part of the Apple Muslim Association, specifically ask the company to recognize that “millions Continue Reading
US Treasury wants cryptocurrency transfers over $10,000 to be reported to the IRS
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US Treasury Department said Thursday it will require any cryptocurrency transfer worth $10,000 or more to be reported to the IRS. “Cryptocurrency already poses a significant detection problem by facilitating illegal activity broadly including tax evasion,” the agency said in a new Continue Reading
Blizzard shows off Overwatch 2’s new 5 vs. 5 multiplayer and a trio of maps
Blizzard’s two-hour Overwatch 2 stream showed off the best look yet at the much-anticipated sequel to the competitive team shooter. And while there’s still no release date, the studio did show off plenty of new information about the game. Chief among those is one of the biggest changes to Overwatch Continue Reading
Slack’s newest feature will help me remember to pause notifications before calls
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Slack has added a small but very welcome new feature: when you’re setting a status, you can check a box in that same menu to pause notifications for as long as that status is up. I discovered the checkbox on Thursday while preparing Continue Reading
One of the US’s largest insurance companies reportedly paid $40 million to ransomware hackers
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge CNA Financial, one of the largest US insurance companies, paid $40 million to free itself from a ransomware attack that occurred in March, according to a report from Bloomberg. The hackers reportedly demanded $60 million when negotiations started about a week after some Continue Reading
Numbers won’t tell us when the pandemic is over
A mural in Rome celebrates the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines. | Photo by Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Our emotional relationship to COVID-19 will drive our transition out of the pandemic Continue reading…
The Pixel 6 Pro could have a curved screen and a triple rear camera, new leak suggests
Newly leaked renders suggest that Google isn’t playing it safe anymore with its next generation of Pixel devices. | Image: OnLeaks and digit.in New images from reputable leaker OnLeaks (via digit.in) show what may be a bold step forward for Google’s Pixel series. The Pixel 6 Pro, as pictured in Continue Reading
MagSafe PopSockets are here: we tested to see if they stick
The PopGrip for MagSafe is bulkier than the regular PopGrips, but is easy to take off. MagSafe PopSockets are finally here, after the famous phone handle company announced they would be coming in January. The PopGrip for MagSafe sells for $30, which is two to three times more expensive than Continue Reading