Meta’s AI glasses have been the focus of controversy. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge According to Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to reveal its first smart glasses at WWDC next June, with an expectation that they'll launch by the end of 2027. Part of the hold-up may be around the company's efforts to get its privacy features and messaging in order. Smart glasses in general, and Meta's in particular, have ignited controversy over their ability to stealthily capture photos and videos. As Gurman points out:The company has spent more than a decade making privacy one of its defining product messages. Simply entering the same category as Meta risks undermining that reputation, regardless of how Apple's approach differs.Apple …Read the full story at The Verge.

Ryan Gosling on stage at Comic-Con | Image: Marvel Studios While perhaps less dramatic than in years past, Marvel nonetheless had some big reveals lined up for Comic-Con. The highest profile was certainly the announcement that Ryan Gosling would be joining the MCU as Ghost Rider, with the Shawn Levy-directed (Deadpool & Wolverine) standalone feature set to drop sometime in 2028.The studio also brought out Ryan Coogler, who officially confirmed Black Panther III is slated for release on December 15th, 2028. He also introduced David Jonsson (The Long Walk, Alien Romulus) as T'Chala's son and the new Black Panther in the franchise.Marvel also showed off a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer and seemed t …Read the full story at The Verge.

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all things vertical video, follow David Pierce. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.How it startedFor a while, every social and media platform had its own identity. YouTube was for clips of TV shows and movies, and the home of so many members of a burgeoning creator community. Instagram was mostly pictures. Netflix was trying to be the on-demand HBO. Facebook was about friends. Twitter was about news. Snapchat was a messaging app.All these apps did have one important …Read the full story at The Verge.

I've been gaming on a PC since I was about 10 years old, and PC gaming has never felt more like a relentless consumerist cycle than it does now. It feels like, to enjoy modern releases, you must periodically drop over $1,000 on new graphics cards, multicore desktop CPUs, and high-wattage power supplies just to keep up with ballooning system requirements.

Pressing the Windows key and immediately typing the name of an app is something I've done without even thinking for years. It's a lot faster than pointing the cursor at the Start menu and scrolling through a long list of installed apps. But Windows Search, ever since I upgraded to Windows 11, has always given me the impression that it's trying to do too much for the way I use my PC. It wants to show web results, recent files, and settings when I'm just trying to open an app as quickly as possible.

Running a household means keeping up with dozens of small responsibilities, and I wanted a better way to stay organized without relying on a different app for everything. That's when I started using Docker to self-host tools designed for everyday life. Over time, I built a simple setup that helps me run my entire household effortlessly. Most of these containers run quietly in the background, so I rarely think about them anymore.

The latest adaptation debuts October 7th. | Image: Amazon Mike Flanagan's latest Stephen King adaptation, Carrie (this will be his fourth), is slated to make its debut on Amazon Prime on October 7th. The new trailer dropped at Comic-Con 2026 and doesn't contain many surprises. If you're familiar with Carrie at all, it hits all the expected notes. Though it's clearly been updated for the modern era.According to Deadline, Flanagan's take on the classic King novel will tackle very modern teen challenges like active shooter drills and bullying on social media. The director apparently invited high schoolers into the writers' room, using their real-life traumas to inform the script: "They shared sho …Read the full story at The Verge.

If you are having trouble with your Wi-Fi, chances are you have already tried moving the router or repositioning the antennas. These things are undoubtedly effective, but not every problem stems from improper router placement. Besides, there are several factors at play, and every position may not be practical, even if it's theoretically the most suitable. I, too, was in a similar situation recently, and after trying the commonly discussed solutions, I decided to look through the router's settings.

My Google account has been quietly inching toward its storage limit for months, and Google Photos was responsible for a large chunk of it. I considered the usual cleanup routine: deleting blurry shots, removing old screenshots, and hunting down oversized videos.

The government is prosecuting US citizen Sam Tunick for allegedly providing authorities with a "duress password" that wiped his phone when they tried to seize it at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport on January 24th, 2025. Federal agents detained Tunick at the airport, allegedly questioning him about child exploitation images. However, a motion filed by Tunick's lawyers argues this was simply "a pretext for a fishing expedition into Mr Tunick's connections" to the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta.The government is turning to a little-known and rarely-used statute that makes it illegal to destroy or damage property to stop authorities fr …Read the full story at The Verge.

My Fire TV Stick 4K (1st-gen) took almost 15 seconds to boot and a couple of more to load the home screen. Immediately, a full-scale banner of some Amazon Original, which I'd ignored a dozen times already, pops open. Half of the rows on that screen weren't the shows I'd watched. Instead, there were digital goods that Amazon wanted me to buy, subscribe to, or rent on top of what I already paid for.

Subscribing to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on a recurring basis has been tough to justify recently, even after Microsoft reduced the monthly cost from $29.99 to $22.99. But you can get a better deal on a three-month subscription (valued at $69) by grabbing a digital code at Eneba that costs $39.01 at the time of publication.Game Pass Ultimate grants you access to the full Game Pass library on Xbox (compared to a more limited slice with Premium), including first-party titles and online multiplayer access. The subscription also gives PC gamers access to Microsoft’s catalog of Game Pass games through the Xbox app, though the selection differs a bit between console and desktop.Xbox Game Pass UltimateWhere to Buy: $69 $39.01 at EnebaYou don’t need me to tell you why deals like these are nice. The costs of subscriptions generally only go in one direction over time, and it is becoming more rare to find worthwhile discounts that give you a break. If you want to jump into Halo: Campaign Evolved when it launches July 28th on Xbox and PC, all you need is this subscription instead of buying the $49.99 re-remake.