Dr Disrespect at a golf tournament in January 2024. | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Twitch abruptly banned one of its biggest stars — Herschel “Guy” Beahm, better known by his persona Dr Disrespect — in 2020 without a word of explanation. Now, four years after Beahm’s permanent ban, two former Twitch employees have come forward to describe events they say contributed to his removal from the platform.One former Twitch employee, who asked to remain anonymous citing the potential risk to their career, told The Verge that Beahm had used Whispers, Twitch’s now-defunct messaging system, to exchange messages with a minor and initiate a conversation about meeting up at TwitchCon. The employee worked on Twitch’s trust and safety team at the time of the ban in 2020.Their comments corroborate a post from Cody Conners, a former... Continue reading…

For the past two weeks, I’ve been editing in the newest version of Final Cut Pro for the iPad. For many professionals, the original release of this app last year missed the mark. Its tools have just been too limited to use on a daily basis. The new version doesn’t necessarily change that — but despite my many frustrations, I’m finally discovering the joy of using it.The new version of the app, confusingly named “Final Cut Pro for iPad 2” (it is for all current iPads, not the iPad 2), came out this week. And perhaps the biggest new feature in this year’s release isn’t entirely a Final Cut Pro feature: it’s a brand-new app that integrates with it.The new Final Cut Camera is a standalone app for your iPhone that offers advanced camera... Continue reading…

The PlayStation 5 boasts a lightning-fast SSD that dramatically reduces installation and loading times. However, with only about 660GB of usable space out of its 825GB capacity, it quickly fills up in no time, especially with today's massive game files. Fortunately, Sony designed the PS5 with an expansion slot for adding an M.2 NVMe SSD to boost storage.

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Can you believe the 11th-gen series of Intel processors launched nearly four years ago? It seems like only yesterday and to show just how powerful these processors were for their time, I've rounded up some of the best CPUs still in use today. When planning a new PC build, picking one of these CPUs can save you money without taking a severe hit in performance. The latest and greatest will always be best, but for budget builds and those who don't require a clock speed of 6.0 GHz, check out some of these "classics."

If you weren’t able to catch the season two premiere of House of Dragon last weekend, now is your chance. | Image: Ollie Upton / HBO There’s no denying that streaming services just keep getting more expensive, with Peacock and Max being the latest streamers to raise prices across their ad-free plans. We’re also seeing a number of services — including Max — dropping support for free trials, ensuring no one other than paying subscribers can access their trove of content. Fortunately, if you haven’t previously subscribed to Max, you can sign up for a rare weeklong trial through the end of today, June 23rd. Admittedly, a week isn’t enough time to burn through Max’s extensive back catalog of original programming, which includes newer shows like Hacks, the animated sci-fi epic Scavenger’s Reign, True Detective: Night Country, and last year’s excellent adaptation of The... Continue reading…

The first wave of Qualcomm Snapdragon X-powered laptops has arrived, and based on our early hands-on experience, they're among the best laptops you can get. We're analyzing two of them today, one from Microsoft and the other from HP, both great brands. The Surface Laptop 7 is powered by Arm-based chips for the first time, and now has a 13.8-inch and 15-inch option. It has also received a glow-up, with slimmer bezels to give it a more modern feel. The HP OmniBook X is replacing our beloved HP Spectre x360 in the lineup, although it's no longer a 2-in-1 device but a standard clamshell design. Both of these premium laptops have touchscreens and similar internals, so which one is the better buy?

The battle between Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome has been fierce in the web browser space. Google Chrome dominates the market on paper, but that hasnt stopped Microsoft from fast-tracking Edge development with useful tools and features. After using both browsers extensively for months on my laptop, heres why I find Microsoft Edge better suited for my workflow.

Image: The Verge, Netflix How cutting-edge codecs and obsessive tweaks have helped Netflix to stay ahead of the curve — until now. Continue reading…

Image: The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 43, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been reading about memexes and telepathy and John Lennon’s wristwatch, watching Presumed Innocent and Ren Faire, testing Genspark for AI search stuff, redoing my homescreen with Dumbify, and experimenting with overnight oats in an attempt to make mornings less chaotic. (Turns out, peanut butter makes pretty much everything 20 percent better.) I also have for you a new tech podcast, a couple of handy new gadgets, a new calendar app, the game that will take over your weekend, and much more. Let’s get... Continue reading…

Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For months, I’ve been thinking about selling my PlayStation VR2. After a damning scoop, I’m finally ready to let it go.Months ago, I stashed the PSVR 2 away in a closet. I hadn’t played it for a very long time, but I hoped Sony might release new games that would make me want to bring it back out. Based on Android Central’s reporting, I should let those hopes go: apparently, Sony has cut funding for VR games and has just two more PSVR 2 titles in the works. Two!The future of the headset has been grim for a while. Earlier this year, Sony laid off developers at Firesprite, the studio that made Horizon Call of the Mountain. It closed its London Studio, which made PlayStation VR Worlds, a game that came bundled with the original PSVR. Since... Continue reading…

Our news center has been hard at work over the past few weeks, covering all of the big events and announcements from Google, Microsoft, Computex, and Apple. While it's always an exciting time to see all of the new reveals, it's nice to have a chill period before the next big event. That doesn't mean that the news came to a halt, though; here are the five best news pieces we saw this week.