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How to improve your audio quality on Android Auto
If the sound you're getting through Android Auto is disappointing, there are several components and settings you should check.
Enormous 12TB Steam leak includes abandoned Half-Life 2: Episode 3 assets
Over 12 terabytes of data, containing builds of every game uploaded to Steam between 2003 and 2013, has been leaked. We don't know everything in the archives yet because of its massive size. But...
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches to study dark matter and dark energy
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope blasts off. | Photo: NASA / John Kraus After funding struggles and a name change, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully launched. It will now...
Texas Governor Abbott blocks funding for more Flock cameras
As backlash grows over Flock's AI surveillance cameras, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen state spending on them. The move came just ahead of the publication of a Texas Tribune investigation...
Improve your Android Auto experience by doing these simple things
Android Auto has several essential features enabled by default, but you may be surprised at how much it can really do.
Chess.com launched a poker site and is planning even more classic games
Chess.com has done one thing, and one thing very well, for almost 20 years, but now it's going beyond its domain name. The biggest name in online chess quietly launched its first companion site in...
Apple Arcade just got this retro-inspired gem
This throwback game has simple controls and graphics, but the actual gameplay can be as complex as you want.
What makes a song flop?
Drake performs on stage at Wireless Festival 2025 in London. | Simone Joyner/Getty Images for ABA Quite a few music artists are in their flop era right now. Think about it: Drake hasn’t been the...
Two new small, powerful Macs
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 142, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, how is it almost September already, and also you can read all the...
China’s robots race ahead
Humanoid robot competes in the optional boxing routine event during the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games at National Speed Skating Oval on August 26, 2026 in Beijing, China. | Image: Getty Images This...