Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge The Verge is a place where you can consider the future. So are movies. In Yesterday’s Future, we revisit a movie about the future and consider the things it tells us about today, tomorrow, and yesterday. The movie: Starship Troopers (1997) The future: Two hundred years from now, Earth is governed … Continue reading The world is finally coming around to Starship Troopers Continue Reading
Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon’s Echo Show 8, its 8-inch smart display, is $90 at Best Buy and Amazon. This model usually costs $130. Compared to the Google Nest Hub, its closest competitor in price and functionality, the Echo Show 8 is the better option if you want a slightly larger touchscreen, better-sounding speakers, and … Continue reading The Echo Show 8 smart display is $40 off today. Continue Reading
Apple’s beta versions of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 were released to the public this week, and The Verge’s Dieter Bohn was able to preview the new features, which you can now try for yourself. This week on The Vergecast, co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn welcome back deputy editor Dan Seifert to examine what’s new in the updated iPhone … Continue reading What we know so far about iOS 14 from previewing the beta Continue Reading
Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images Staying on top of your email can be overwhelming, time-consuming, and tedious. It’s not hard to rack up a large number of unread emails. And for that reason, it’s easy to keep checking your constant influx of messages — at the expense of other tasks. I have multiple … Continue reading How to keep your email from getting out of control. Continue Reading
As it tries to catch up with the popular features offered by some of its younger competitors, Cisco’s Webex has unveiled virtual backgrounds for its videoconferences. Users can either apply a “blur” effect to mask their background or replace with one of Webex’s preset background images. Zoom, the most popular videoconferencing app of the moment, and rivals … Continue reading Cisco’s Webex videoconferencing software now lets you set virtual backgrounds Continue Reading
The latest software update to the Fitbit Charge 4 gives two big upgrades including dynamic GPS, and a “smart wake” option. First reported by 9to5Google, the new features are now rolling out to all users. Dynamic GPS allows you to connect with the GPS in your phone if it’s in range, which may help with location accuracy … Continue reading Fitbit Charge 4 gets ‘smart wake’ alarm and dynamic GPS with latest software update. Continue Reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Paris-based video game company Ubisoft announced Saturday that several high-level company officers are leaving amid allegations of abuse and harassment. The departures of chief creative officer Serge Hascoët, global head of HR Cécile Cornet, and Yannis Mallat, managing director of Ubisoft’s Canadian studios, “come following the initiation of a rigorous … Continue reading Three top Ubisoft execs are leaving the company amid abuse allegations Continue Reading
This week’s list of original streaming shows has a little something for everyone, I think: Tom Hanks as a heroic Navy captain fleeing Nazis, a new series from the creator of Regular Show, a twist on the King Arthur legend that focuses on the Lady of the Lake, and Zac Efron who is traveling the … Continue reading Streaming this week: Greyhound on Apple TV Plus, Cursed on Netflix, Close Enough on HBO Max Continue Reading
Image: Ubisoft Ubisoft has announced that the open beta for its upcoming battle royale shooter Hyper Scape kicks off on PC today, and the company also shared a trailer for the beta and a new cinematic trailer detailing some of the game’s story. The news came as part of the Ubisoft Forward presentation that aired on Sunday. Hyper Scape launched first as … Continue reading Ubisoft’s Hyper Scape is now in open beta Continue Reading
NPCs were a big part of the first two Watch Dogs games; their colorful histories and biographical snippets would pop up when you scanned anyone in the game world, mostly for comedic effect. But in Watch Dogs Legion, Ubisoft is taking that potential and expanding it into a core part of the game — or at least, it’s trying … Continue reading Watch Dogs: Legion has millions of playable characters, but most feel the same Continue Reading