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Image: Hulu We’re all tired. Every day runs together, an endless tangle of hours and screens and occasional bursts of daylight to recharge. Old routines take on new wrinkles: meetings via webcam, masks to maintain and wear before outings, communal activities retrofitted to be done in isolation. Maybe we’re not in a literal time loop, … Continue reading Palm Springs is the perfect comedy for a world where nothing matters anymore Continue Reading →

Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Uber and Lyft on Tuesday claiming the app-based companies are misclassifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. The state is the latest to challenge the way the multibillion-dollar ride-hailing industry treats its workers. “For years Uber and Lyft have built … Continue reading Massachusetts sues Uber and Lyft over driver classification Continue Reading →

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google Stadia is adding more than a dozen new games to its cloud service over the next few months, in addition to five exclusives detailed this morning as part of its Stadia Connect announcement. Among the new additions are IO Interactive’s Hitman reboot series — including both the first game, … Continue reading Google Stadia is getting the Hitman reboot series, Sekiro, and 2K games later this year Continue Reading →

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google has signed on five new developers to make exclusive titles for its Stadia cloud gaming service. Two of those five already have fully realized projects, with one ready for release. Developer Splash Damage, which developed the recent Microsoft exclusive Gears Tactics, is now making an online multiplayer … Continue reading Google signs exclusive Stadia game deals with Rock Band and Until Dawn developers Continue Reading →

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google Play Pass, Google’s subscription service that gives you access to hundreds of Android games and apps with no ads or in-app purchases, is rolling out to nine new countries this week, the company announced today. The service has only been available in the US since it launched in September, but … Continue reading Google Play Pass is expanding outside the US and getting an annual subscription Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The pay gap reckoning is coming Mikai McDermott first realized how underpaid she was while at her first photoshoot. McDermott, then a 19-year-old influencer and the only Black model on set, asked for £100 for the day, not knowing what she should have been asking for. During a … Continue reading Black influencers are underpaid, and a new Instagram account is proving it Continue Reading →

Images: BMW BMW has finally revealed the iX3 SUV, the company’s first all-electric vehicle to top 200 miles of range, and the brand’s first since the i3 launched back in 2014. The iX3 will be built in China and sold both there and in Europe, but it won’t be coming to the United States. Deliveries will … Continue reading BMW unveils iX3 electric SUV destined for China and Europe Continue Reading →

Image by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is warning of a 17-year-old critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that the company has classified as “wormable.” Such a flaw could allow attackers to create special malware that remotely executes code on Windows servers and creates malicious DNS queries that could even eventually lead to a company’s … Continue reading Microsoft warns of critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that’s ‘wormable’ Continue Reading →

It’s official: Samsung’s next big product launch is happening on August 5th at 10AM ET, and it’ll be a virtual event as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The main product reveal is almost certainly going to be the next phone in Samsung’s Galaxy Note series, its top-of-the-range smartphone lineup that pairs some of the … Continue reading What to expect from Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 event Continue Reading →

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Sony’s WH-1000XM3 are a great investment if you’re looking for a comfortable set of wireless, over-ear headphones that feature noise cancellation. The thing is, they’re usually $350. Well, today Woot is offering a new set for $220, which is a 37 percent discount on that original price. This deal will … Continue reading Sony’s WH-1000XM3 wireless noise-canceling headphones are over $100 off at Woot Continue Reading →