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Valve defends loot boxes in response to New York’s lawsuit
It must be 2017 because loot boxes are back in the news again. Two weeks after New York's attorney general sued Valve over its use of the gimmick, the company has responded. In short, the Steam...
Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission
Superhuman says it has disabled Grammarly's "expert review" AI feature that said its edit suggestions were "inspired by" real writers, including our editor-in-chief and other Verge staff members....
TikTok will let you stream full songs in its app if you’re an Apple Music subscriber
TikTok will soon let you stream full songs in its app via a new integration with Apple Music. The company's new Play Full Song feature makes it possible to link your Apple Music account...
Microsoft’s full screen ‘Xbox Mode’ will roll out to Windows 11 PCs in April
Microsoft first debuted its full screen Xbox experience for Windows in the ROG Ally Xbox handheld, in a bid to compete with Steam's nearly 15-year-old Big Picture Mode. That Xbox interface...
Microsoft will start providing game studios with Project Helix consoles in 2027
Microsoft plans to begin shipping early units of its next generation console, codenamed Project Helix, to game studios starting sometime next year. “We're sending alpha versions of Project...
Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC
Microsoft seems more determined than ever to combine Xbox and Windows - to the point that its next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will play PC games too. Today, we learned Helix will go alpha in...
Tembo might just be the world’s cutest drum machine
A new company called Musical Beings has officially unveiled the Tembo, which might be the cutest drum machine ever made. Just look at this thing! It's got a wooden chassis that resembles a...
The world doesn’t have enough ammo for the Iran War
Iranian children stand on a launcher of an Iran-made ballistic missile during a rally commemorating the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution's victory in Azadi (Freedom) Square in western...
Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, won’t reach alpha until 2027
We're here at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, where Microsoft "VP of Next Generation" Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many gamers' hearts: the future of Xbox. Ronald says...
Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts
Meta has announced that it’s introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp. Designed to allow young people under the age of 13 to use the messaging platform more safely, these accounts feature new...