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Bungie has just revealed that Marathon, its PvPvE extraction shooter, is launching on September 23rd. There will be an alpha test later this month. All the details on gameplay, below 👇 www.theverge.com/news/646977/...

Trump has excluded smartphones, computers, and chips from tariffs www.theverge.com/news/647666/...

amazing scenes in the French league spots 6-8 😅

one more sleep until we get to see Bungie's Marathon gameplay

love this vintage tech video we published today. All the passion of preserving old hardware and keeping it running is so inspiring www.youtube.com/watch?si=uJ3...

Microsoft is about to launch Recall for real this time. The long-delayed feature is now in Release Preview, so it should arrive on all Copilot+ PCs very soon www.theverge.com/news/646911/...

Microsoft’s 50th birthday party sure was eventful. In this week's Notepad 📒 issue I go inside Microsoft's big birthday bash, and how three CEOs, a talk show format, and protesters made Microsoft’s 50th anniversary memorable. Live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/notepad-micr...

scoop: OpenAI gets ready to launch GPT-4.1. OpenAI is getting ready to launch a collection of new models and features, including o3 and o4 mini www.theverge.com/news/646458/...

no Xbox ad will ever beat this UK one from Microsoft, which was so controversial it got banned 🙃

Microsoft has just unveiled its new Xbox “Wake up” commercial, directed by David Fincher and Romain Chassaing. Microsoft describes it as a “wonderfully off-beat fairy tale” featuring a rat that “rekindles his humanity through the joy of gaming” www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEv-...

from kickstarter to reality, congrats @xboxera.com 🎉

and this is how these icons will look in your windows taskbar

These might be Microsoft’s new Office icons. Microsoft has reportedly revealed some new 3D Office icons in an email survey. Full details below 👇 www.theverge.com/news/645891/...

the Xbox Games Showcase and The Outer Worlds 2 Direct will be digital-only this year. “We will not have a theatre experience for fans and media this year,” says Microsoft

the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 kicks off on Sunday June 8th 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM UK. It will be followed by The Outer Worlds 2 Direct news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...

Corsair has updated its iCUE software to support YouTube videos on its LCD coolers. Bend it like Declan #COYG

Microsoft has started testing a Copilot Vision update on Windows that can "see" your screen and apps. Copilot Vision will even guide you through using apps like Photoshop, highlighting features on your screen. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/645666/...

what in the RICE?!!

Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are live at Amazon UK www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aws/cart/...

Microsoft’s new Windows 11 Start menu is bigger and fixes a major pain point. The new, wider Start menu finally lets you disable the recommended feed of files and apps. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/645078/...

Switch 2 preorders are up at Argos UK www.argos.co.uk/product/7550...

I finally got round to watching Adolescence and it’s absolutely stunning. The screenwriting is superb, the one-shot episodes are just pure immersive cinematography, and the acting makes everything feel real. It’s a heart wrenching, intense, and deeply raw experience

Meta is so desperate to be seen as a leader in AI that it’s been caught cheating in AI benchmarks. Reminds me of the time Facebook artificially inflated its video views to con advertisers www.theverge.com/meta/645012/...

Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a "war profiteer." Another employee was dismissed immediately after putting in two-weeks notice. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/644769/...

Nintendo is “actively assessing” what the impact of the Trump tariffs will be on Switch 2 pricing. Nintendo says that the Switch 2 is currently priced at $449.99 due to the bigger screen, more powerful internals, improved joy-con controllers, and more www.theverge.com/nintendo/643...

back home after another Microsoft event. One more for the memories and lanyard collection 🙃

starting to feel like 2008. Hard to believe Americans voted this in… twice

Bungie is planning to reveal Marathon gameplay on April 12th at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM UK youtu.be/PZUv1-qR1Aw?...