Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge This might finally be the end of the hurricane street shark phenomenon. X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, updated its crowdsourced fact-checking Community Notes feature to tag videos directly and automatically populate those notes onto any matching videos. The same tagging was recently added to images with Community Notes, and last week, the platform added the ability to see the number of matching images that apply to each fact-check. Now, approved Community Notes will automatically show up every time a flagged video is posted or reshared. According to a post on the tool’s X account, a select group of Community Notes power users, known as “Top Writers” (if you have to ask what that is, you’re probably not a part of the club),... Continue reading…

Wear OS watches come in multiple shapes and sizes now, but the one that laid the groundwork for Wear OS and took off in a big way was released almost a decade ago. I am talking about the original Moto 360 smartwatch that arrived nine years ago on September 5th, 2014. It was a pioneer in the smartwatch market and set the standard for many of the devices that followed. The Moto 360 was not without its flaws, but it truly set the pace for the development of Android Wear watches and became one of the best-selling smartwatches of all time.

The iPad Air 5 is one of the best iPads currently available. It has a sleek build, supports 5G, and packs the M1 chip. If you recently bought this excellent tablet, you may want to consider grabbing some extra chargers and cables. After all, carrying these accessories from one room to another or from your office to your home can be a hassle. Having multiple sets available in different locations can simplify your life. To help you out, we've prepped a list of the best chargers and cables for the iPad Air 5.

Android TVs are a great alternative to the usual smart TVs. They're more reliable and often have better features and app support. They come with almost all the video and music streaming applications you can think of, and you can always install more from the Play Store. Notably, Android TVs also come with built-in Chromecast support, which can help you stream from your phone or PC easily. Many manufacturers have also started making Android TVs, so you're bound to find some solid options from the likes of Sony, TCL, Hisense, and more while shopping for the best TVs. These manufacturers also ship their TVs with the updated Google TV interface out of the box, which uses Google's A.I. to offer a more personalized TV viewing experience.

Earlier this year, Intel announced a major rebrand for its processors in over a decade. Starting with the Meteor Lake lineup, the 'Core i' nomenclature will give way to 'Core Ultra' for high-end chips, while the more mainstream parts will move from the "i3/i5/i7/i9" branding to a "Core 3/5/7/9" naming convention. Prior to this week, we already knew a few things about the 1st-generation Core Ultra family, but a new leak has now revealed more details about a few of the SKUs in the upcoming lineup.

Sonos’ second-gen Move looks similar to the prior model but is now available in a new green shade. | Image: Sonos Four years after releasing its first portable speaker, the Sonos Move, Sonos has finally given it a refresh. After months of leaks and rumors, the company has officially confirmed the Sonos Move 2 will arrive on September 20th for $449.As expected, the Move 2 comes with some significant improvements, which is perhaps why the new Move costs $50 more than its predecessor. According to Sonos, it features true stereo sound and can seamlessly switch from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi. It also boasts twice the battery life as the original Move, allowing it to last up to 24 hours on a single charge. We have yet to test the Move 2, but the original model is our favorite portable Sonos speaker, so we have high hopes. You’ll have to stay tuned for our... Continue reading…

The more you use your Windows 11 PC, the more important files and memories you gather. Whether you have photos, documents, videos, or even favorite apps, it's natural to want to back things up in the event something goes wrong with your PC. Thankfully, Windows 11 offers three different ways to back up your system. You can back up individual files with File History, copy folders to the cloud with OneDrive PC folder backup, or create a system image of your PC. We have a look at all three for you right here.

The Lenovo’s Slim Pro 9i (2023) is one of our favorite lightweight laptops. It's a capable creator laptop that comes in both 14-inch and 16-inch variations, and regardless of which size you buy, it has a great display and powerful performance that can handle video editing and other content creation workloads.

Logitech has launched the Pebble 2 Collection. This new product suite comes with three different options. Separately, you can buy the keyboard, the Pebble Keys 2 K380s, or the Pebble Mouse 2 M350s. Or, as part of a bundle, get the Pebble 2 Combo which includes both products.

Image: Clubhouse Clubhouse is back, kinda. The app that popularized social audio rooms is reinventing itself “to be more like a messaging app” with new voice-only group chats called “chats,” as detailed in a blog post from the company.Think of a chat as something like a group Instagram story that you contribute to with your voice. You kick off a chat by recording a voice message, and then you can send that chat around to your friends. They can then hop in and add their own voice recordings to create a kind of voice collage / conversation.The app has been totally redesigned around these new chats. When I opened up the newly updated app, it prompted me to start a new chat and share it. Chats are also what I’m seeing first in the new home tab in the app,... Continue reading…

Over the past year, we've seen subscription services raise their prices. Luckily, some of the providers now offer ad-supported tiers, which can make paying for these services more affordable. While it's rare to find a deal on some of the best streaming services out there right now, we've managed to find this deal that knocks 75% off the price of Disney+ for three months.

Sabrent's 2TB 2230 SSD has been a hot product the past few months, often selling out quickly whenever the SSD is on sale. Luckily, we've caught a new deal for the chip early which brings the price down to $200, knocking $100 off retail. For a limited time, you can now upgrade your Steam Deck, ROG Ally, or Surface Pro for a great price, making this one of the best deals you can get on a 2TB 2230 SSD upgrade.