The tour marks the first reunion for Oasis since Liam (left) and Noel Gallagher split the band in 2009. | Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images The British government has pledged to investigate the use of dynamic pricing by ticketing websites after Oasis fans got priced out of the band’s surprise reunion tour. The UK’s advertising regulator told BBC News it had received 450 complaints regarding misleading ticket prices and availability, with many tickets more than doubling in price. Sales began on Saturday and sold out within hours after thousands of hopeful buyers spent the day in online queues.On Ticketmaster, the cost of some tickets increased from £135 (about $177 USD) when sales began, to over £350 (about $460 USD). UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told ITV News that the government will “include issues around the transparency and use of dynamic pricing, including the... Continue reading…

Disney and DirecTV both blame each other for causing the blackout. | Image: The Verge Disney-owned channels including ABC and ESPN were pulled from DirecTV’s lineup on Sunday after talks to reach a new distribution deal between the companies collapsed. The blackout started midway through ESPN’s broadcast of the US Open tennis tournament, and just ahead of the NFL season opener this coming weekend. DirecTV and Disney are both blaming each other for causing the blackout. The only thing for certain is that DirecTV’s roughly 11 million subscribers are the ones suffering.DirecTV says it’s being prevented from offering more flexible packages that can more closely cater to consumer interest, and that Disney is “herding consumers away” from network TV by shifting content to Disney-owned streaming services like Hulu and Disney... Continue reading…

With the arrival of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the console world moved over to (or in Xbox's case returned to) the x86 CPU architecture. The current generation of these consoles has stayed the course and it's largely been a success.

Image: Microsoft While the latest update to Windows 11 makes it look like the upcoming Recall feature can be easily removed by users, Microsoft tells us it’s just a bug and a fix is coming. Deskmodder spotted the change last week in the latest 24H2 version of Windows 11, with KB5041865 seemingly delivering the ability to uninstall Recall from the Windows Features section.“We are aware of an issue where Recall is incorrectly listed as an option under the ‘Turn Windows features on or off’ dialog in Control Panel,” says Windows senior product manager Brandon LeBlanc in a statement to The Verge. “This will be fixed in an upcoming update.” Image: Tom Warren / The Verge Recall appeared as an optional Windows feature recently. The... Continue reading…

Windows Spotlight is a great way to keep your desktop fresh every day. Set it up, and Windows will automatically find a new scene to set for as wallpaper, and you can tell it what kind of topics you'd like to see. However, some windows were getting in the way of the beautiful scenery, displaying buttons to search more about what Windows Spotlight is showing you. If you'd rather make room to see the photography at its best, there's some good news for you, as Microsoft is working on a way to hide more of the Spotlight UI.

The world of bedroom programmers and the open source movement as a whole is full of colorful characters and fascinating stories. It's why we have software with names like "The GIMP" and weird recursive terms like "GNU" for "GNU is Not Unix."

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After a brutal 2023, the vibes around self-driving cars are improving. Cruise, the industry leader whose vehicle was involved in a horrific San Francisco crash last fall, has rebooted under new management, while rival Waymo is expanding to serve broader swaths of the Bay Area and Los Angeles and Tesla is promising a new robotaxi service.Although Americans say they remain wary of autonomous driving, boosters insist there is nothing to fear. In fact, they foresee roads full of self-driving cars that are both safer and cleaner than the status quo, a tantalizing prospect in a country where transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and residents are several times more likely to die in a crash than those living in other... Continue reading…

As you use your Windows 11 PC, files can start to pile up and take a lot of space, even when you don't need them anymore. In many cases, these may be files you intentionally downloaded, but other times, the system itself may download or generate files that serve as a cache. Essentially, cached files can speed up certain processes by allowing you to load those files locally without having to download them again.

If you want to access Windows while on another operating system, there's always the Microsoft Remote Desktop app. As the name suggests, it lets you access a Windows machine regardless of what kind of machine you're on. Well, we say "as the name suggests," but the app has received a name change, and people aren't very happy with Microsoft's decision-making.

Image: Microsoft Lenovo appears ready to launch new more affordable Copilot Plus PCs. Reliable leaker Evan Blass has published a press release from Lenovo that details a variety of Copilot Plus PCs that will be announced at the IFA trade show later this week, including two that are powered by an unannounced 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus chip.The new Qualcomm-powered Copilot Plus PCs from Lenovo include the IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1, a convertible with a 14-inch OLED display, and the IdeaPad Slim 5x, a full-metal clamshell laptop with the option to pick a 14-inch OLED display. Both feature a new Snapdragon X Plus 8-core chip, instead of the regular 10-core version. Image: Evan Blass (X) The IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 comes with an OLED... Continue reading…

In todays day and age, your PC or laptop is your essential companion to handle personal, work, entertainment, and creative endeavors. While some wear and tear is inevitable over time, you can adopt several smart practices to avoid sluggish performance, unexpected crashes, annoying glitches, and even premature hardware failure. In this article, we will discuss some of the most harmful habits that may unintentionally hinder or damage your computer, and offer various tips to ensure your digital workhorse remains in peak condition.

A few days ago, we learned that Microsoft may allow you to uninstall its upcoming Recall capability from Windows 11. This was based on the settings present in a recent optional Windows 11 update that was rolled out in the European Union (EU) . This build offered users a toggle in the Control Panel, enabling them to get rid of the controversial capability altogether. However, Microsoft now says that it does not plan to empower customers in this way after all.