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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Spotify listening hours have returned to the same level they was at prior to the pandemic, the company announced today in its latest earnings release. It reported that the recovery was strongest in areas where the spread of the COVID-19 virus is apparently slowing. Spotify also said that overall … Continue reading Spotify podcast consumption doubles as overall listening recovers Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok wants to be transparent. The company has announced that it’s taking new measures to give outsiders access to the algorithms it uses to sort and share users’ videos, and it will be letting experts “observe our moderation policies in real-time.” In a blog post published Wednesday, TikTok CEO Kevin … Continue reading TikTok is opening up its algorithm and challenging competitors to do the same Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge An internal program at Google known as “Android Lockbox” can give the company’s employees access to information about how Android users interact with popular, non-Google apps and services, according to a new report in The Information. The program, which works via Google Mobile Services, means that employees can reportedly see … Continue reading Google reportedly keeps tabs on usage of rival Android apps to develop competitors. Continue Reading →

Photo by Ollie Millington/Redferns K-pop fandoms supported Black Lives Matter but don’t always support Black fans As the Black Lives Matter movement took over the national conversation, K-pop fans have regularly been credited with large-scale protest actions. K-pop fans used fancams to flood and crash a watchdog app after Dallas Police asked for footage of “illegal activity … Continue reading Black K-pop fans continue to face racism online Continue Reading →

It’s faster than the IdeaPad Gaming 3, and as a result, it’s not as budget friendly Many companies use Intel or AMD’s yearly leap in processor generations as an opportunity to completely reinvent their laptops or desktops. Lenovo hasn’t gone that far with its 15-inch Legion 5i, but I’m not complaining too much. It’s still … Continue reading Lenovo’s Legion 5i is a gaming laptop of few compromises and few perks Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon added 173,000 postpaid phone customers and 287,000 postpaid smartphone customers in the second quarter, even as it lost 81,000 consumer Fios TV subscribers, the company reported Friday. But it saw a net gain of 10,000 consumer Fios broadband subscribers, even though it had to suspend many in-home installations because … Continue reading Verizon adds broadband customers, but revenue dips amid slower device sales Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge This week on The Vergecast, The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Makena Kelly, and Casey Newton join a Zoom call to discuss the upcoming big congressional antitrust Zoom call featuring CEOs from Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Though the hearing is likely to be postponed (that news came after this episode was … Continue reading Vergecast: Big Tech antitrust hearing preview and the Xbox Games Showcase breakdown Continue Reading →

Photo by Brennan King / The Verge If you’re in the market for a new smartphone and prefer Android over Apple, look no further; you can purchase Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Plus for $950 again today on Amazon; $50 less than its smaller-screen sibling, the S20 5G. The Galaxy S20 Plus 5G usually retails for $1,200 and … Continue reading Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Plus is back on sale for under $1,000 on Amazon Continue Reading →

Liking Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is a bit like being someone who is super into vinyl. Tell people it’s your favorite movie take on Batman, and you run the risk of sounding like an incredible snob; a contrarian that somehow feels the need to like something other than a bunch of very good live-action movies that … Continue reading Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is the only movie that treats Batman like a complete person Continue Reading →

Some of the key creators behind the beloved Suikoden franchise are attempting to crowdfund a spiritual successor. Today, a new team called Rabbit & Bear Studios announced an upcoming Kickstarter campaign to fund Eiyuden Chronicle, a roleplaying game designed to evoke PlayStation-era nostalgia. The campaign will debut on July 27th, and the team is led by Yoshitaka Murayama, … Continue reading Suikoden’s creators are crowdfunding a spiritual successor Continue Reading →