Laura Normand / The Verge Donald Trump’s election interference trial in Georgia will appear live on TV and the court’s YouTube channel. Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee made the ruling on Thursday, which also says members of the press can use cellphones and computers inside the courtroom as long as they’re not recording, local news outlet WSB-TV reports.“We have been livestreaming all of our major proceedings on a Fulton County-provided YouTube channel,” Judge McAfee said during the hearing, according to WSB-TV. “And our plan was to do that with this case as well. So there’s going to be a YouTube feed the entire time.”However, there’s still a chance that Trump’s trial won’t occur from the Fulton County courtroom. Some of Trump’s co-defendants, including former W... Continue reading…

Best Buy's having its Labor Day weekend sale, knocking hundreds and even thousands off some of its most popular products. In addition, My Best Buy members are getting exclusive access to special discounts on top of the current promotional pricing.

If you don’t mind refurbished headphones, this is a great deal. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge While Labor Day promotions have already been going on all week (despite the holiday itself still being another three days away), some early deals have been fairly attractive. A noteworthy one is eBay’s 20 percent off sale on refurbished items, which is running through September 4th when you use code LABORDAYTWENTY at checkout. You can use this deal twice to save up to $500, and while plenty of crap is on offer, there are some genuinely good refurb deals to be had, many of which include a two-year third-party warranty from Allstate.One such deal is on the Bose QuietComfort 45 noise-canceling headphones, which you can get refurbished for $199.20 ($130 off) through the official Bose store on eBay. The Bose QC45 are one of the best ANC... Continue reading…

Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy. | Netflix Netflix’s One Piece succeeds where other live-action anime adaptations have failed by understanding its limits and knowing how to work within them. Continue reading…

Using a virtual private network (VPN) allows one to mask their connection to the outside world. There are prying eyes everywhere, including your Internet service provider (ISP), local and central governments, and other parties who would enjoy nothing more than to snoop on what you're doing and/or intercept the connection and view sensitive or private data. It's the best way to secure your link and protect yourself from breaches. We've rounded up the very best VPN deals right here to get you up and running.

Image: Bethesda Game Studios 2023 has been packed with some of the biggest games in recent memory, and I’m totally fine with that. For the past little while, it feels like the gaming industry has been more interested in time-sucking live service behemoths, games that never end, rather than satisfying single-player titles. But this year, I’m instead feasting on a delicious platter of great games I can play on my own with a bunch of great courses I haven’t even touched yet.I’ve poured more than 20 hours into Starfield, Bethesda’s next big RPG, and I can already tell that I might put in at least double that. I’ve finished the main campaign but barely experienced any of the game’s many other stories or vast number of planets.Before Starfield, I was nearly 20 hours... Continue reading…

The SwitchBot S10, the company’s first robot vacuum for the US market, brings with it some unique features. | Image: SwitchBot Smart home robotics company SwitchBot — of robot finger fame — has come up with another ingenious solution for automating boring chores in your home. This one is a sizable leap toward a Rosie the Robot vision of a fully autonomous robot house cleaner, though without the personality. The SwitchBot S10 is a new robot vacuum and mop that autonomously drains and refills its dirty and clean water tanks using a battery-powered water station that hooks directly into your plumbing. Combined with an auto-empty charging dock that dries the mop, the S10 is the most fully automated floor cleaner I’ve seen. You won’t need to refill its mopping tank, deal with emptying dirty water post-clean, or mess with its mops. The only dirty work you need to do... Continue reading…

ChromeOS sure isn't what it used to be. The Google operating system was born into a world where Windows and macOS reigned supreme, back in 2011, and it's come a long way. It's become so complete over the past few years that the best Chromebooks and best Chromeboxes can compete with even the best Windows 11 laptops and other premium hardware. It's been nearly 12 years since the first ChromeOS hardware launched, and many features have been introduced to shape ChromeOS to be a solid alternative to Windows and macOS.

It’s not quite as powerful as the gargantuan Strix Scar X3D, but it’s also not quite as expensive. Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Zoom is trying to expand its video chat platform into a full-service office suite, and its latest addition hits on the need to create and share documents. The company is adding a feature called Notes that allows users to create, share, and simultaneously edit a text document.Notes will appear alongside a video call where Zoom’s chat box usually is. People in the call can hop in to make edits as the meeting is happening, making it easier to keep paying attention to the conversation than if they had to switch over to another screen. Image: Zoom Zoom Notes show up beside a video call. The feature is being pitched as a handy meeting prep and follow-up companion. Zoom wants users to make a doc with a meeting... Continue reading…

Back in the day, vacation photos shot on film could only be seen by the family after the film was developed and the images were printed. In this mobile-first age, photos shot on smartphones can instantly be seen and shared via digital photo albums. And thanks to advances in printing technology, you now have the option to print your digital photos on the go. Flagship phones such as the iPhone 14 Pro or the Google Pixel 7 Pro offer some of the best pocket cameras out there. Pairing these with portable photo printers can help you have a physical copy of these high-quality photos that can be compiled in physical photo albums or even be stuck onto surfaces.

Powered by macOS Sonoma and Apple silicon, the Mac Studio (2023) is the best Mac for stationary professionals. Not only does it pack some of the company's most powerful processors, but it also has a wide port variety for accessories. However, one downside to owning a Mac Studio is its constant need for AC power. So if you damage its power cable, you immediately won't be able to use it at all. That's why buying a power cable replacement for your Mac Studio is a smart idea.