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- July 28, 2021

Best Chromebooks 2020: Acer Chromebook Spin 713 — Photo by Monica Chin / The Verge

The best Chromebook laptop or two-in-one for every Chrome OS fan

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Sphero discontinues its BB-8
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse directors on the film’s gorgeous style
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is dazzling
Sprint will pay $330 Million to New York in tax fraud settlement
Starbucks expands delivery to 2
Stay up late to watch ULA launch a secret satellite with its most powerful rocket
Steam’s winter sale kicks off with deals on Just Cause 4
Stranger Things season 3 arrives in July
Strategies & Tips
stream a devilishly clever horror short from Destroyer director Karyn Kusama
Study finds 61 percent of electronics reviews on Amazon are ‘fake’
Successful marketing teams tackle this challenge
Sunflower Labs is building a drone surveillance system for high-end homes
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s music collection turns your Switch into a giant MP3 player
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s spirits mode turns Nintendo’s fighter into an RPG
T-Mobile now supports eSIM for iOS
T-Mobile offers Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch deals for the New Year
T-Mobile’s TV service delayed to 2019 because TV services are hard to make
Targus made a backpack with a wireless charging pocket
Taylor Swift tracked stalkers with facial recognition tech at her concert
TCL’s excellent 6-Series 4K TV is only $499.99 at Best Buy
tech adoption and what it will take to win
tech news
Teens are turning away from cigarettes and alcohol and toward vaping
Tesla adds Oracle founder Larry Ellison to board of directors
Tesla allows people in Europe and China to start configuring Model 3s
Tesla cuts vehicle prices by $2
Tesla drops prices in China after the government suspends tariffs
Tesla’s competition for the Model Y is growing quickly in China
the ‘Stylish TWS’
The 10 best apps for new iPhones
The 10 best apps for your new Android phone
The 10 best comics of 2018
The 10-inch Lenovo Smart Display for $160 is a great value
The 13 best sci-fi books to check out on your new Kindle
The 13 biggest announcements from The Game Awards 2018
The 20 best TV series of 2018
The 40 games we can’t wait to play in 2019
The 48-megapixel phones are coming
The 8 best games for your new iPhone
The all-electric Polestar 2 will be the first car with Google’s native Android Auto
The art behind the gorgeous indie game Gris
The Asus ROG Mothership is a 17-inch
The best apps and games for all of your new tech in 2018
The best deals for your last minute holiday gift shopping
The best gifts to buy with your holiday gift cards
The best memes of 2018
The best of 2018 in entertainment and pop culture
The best tech of CES 2018: what happened next
The best way to understand omnichannel is to work backward
The biggest thing missing from Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’s horror story about a career in games
The biggest video games
The Black Mirror card game isn’t soul-crushing enough to reflect the show
The Bloodhound SSC ‘rocket on wheels’ is out of funding and almost out of time
The brand storytelling genius of the Coca-Cola Santa
The Falcon is a cute 8-inch laptop that folds into a janky tablet
The FBI is now investigating fake anti-net neutrality comments
The five emoji skin tone options don’t accommodate a diverse world
The Free Music Archive will live on
The Galaxy S10 could be Samsung’s last flagship with a headphone jack
The Game Awards has made its peace with what it can and can’t do
the Google spinoff’s first self-driving taxi service
The government shutdown is driving users to illegal router settings
The Haunted Island: a Frog Detective Game is a farcical tale of ghosts
The Last Campfire
The latest iOS update makes it easier to flip the camera during FaceTime calls
The latest iPad is $100 off at Walmart and Amazon
The latest iPad is up to $80 off at Target and Amazon
The long
The LSAT is going digital exclusively on Microsoft Surface Go tablets
the LUMAscape is one hand clapping
the Mi Mix 3
The Moon has a far side
The new Young Justice has grown up alongside its heroes
The PlayStation Classic has already been hacked to run games off a USB drive
The problem with studies saying phones are bad for you
The Reddit detectives are hard at work decoding Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
The Star Wars Archives is a monster behind-the-scenes book
The story behind Netflix’s $100 million ‘Friends’ deal
The top streaming apps for your new TV
The true impact of conversion rate optimization and why it matters to you
The UE Boom 2 is an excellent portable speaker that you can still get in time for Christmas
The Verge 2018 tech report card: AI
The Verge 2018 tech report card: AR and VR
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Google
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Microsoft
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Nintendo
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Samsung
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Snap
The Verge 2018 tech report card: SpaceX
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Streaming music
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Tesla
The Verge 2018 tech report card: The US government
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Twitter
The Verge 2018 tech report card: Uber
The Verge 2018 tech report cards
The Verge holiday 2018 gaming guide
The year in Fortnite
These faces show how far AI image generation has advanced in just four years
This app will show you your Apple Music listening habits for 2018
This awesome homemade jukebox is controlled by swipeable song cards
This black Microsoft Surface Pro 6 deal includes a Type Cover for $999
This cable lets you charge your Surface Pro or Laptop from a USB-C battery
This Ford dog kennel uses noise-canceling tech to take the fear out of fireworks
This free online tool uses AI to quickly remove the background from images
This is a terrific weekend for alternate realities
This is the OnePlus 6T McLaren edition
This is the pop culture that helped us survive 2018
This map lets you hear what the world sounds like without humans
This smart light switch does it all — voice assistant
This tank of a phone has lasted me a week on one charge
This weekend
Tidal launches My Mix playlists that are curated by humans and machines
Tidal will make ‘Master’ quality recordings available to Android users soon
Tile partners with chipmakers to embed its location tracking services from the start
Tim Cook says Apple set Christmas Day activations record for iPhones in US and Canada
To kick off CES 2019
tortured quest to make Google unbiased
TP-Link unveils its first family of Wi-Fi 6 routers
Track the colors of your 2018 Instagram photos with this new web app
trailers
Tumblr is back in Apple’s App Store following adult content ban
Tumblr porn vanishes today
Tumblr’s adult content ban means the death of unique blogs that explore sexuality
Tumblr’s porn ban could be its downfall — after all
Twitch is giving more creators money
Twitch re-bans streamer charged with assault after briefly letting him come back
Twitter is relaunching the reverse-chronological feed as an option for all users starting today
Twitter recognizes Heinz Ketchup
Two DSPs add out-of-home programmatic inventory
Two unlikely cops are paired up to solve murders in a war-torn Tokyo in Ninth Step Station
Two years on
Uber manager raised concerns about self-driving program just days before fatal collision
Uber’s new Jump e-bikes are easier to charge and harder to vandalize
UK police are testing facial recognition on Christmas shoppers in London this week
UK police arrest two in connection with Gatwick Airport drone shutdown
uncredited holiday video
US adds more sanctions on Russian election hackers and ‘troll farm’
uses body heat and solar power
vacations to Indonesia
Vergecast: 5G phones
Vergecast: iPhone sales drop and CES preview
Vergecast: Sundar testifies
Verizon offers emergency first responders discounts on unlimited plans
ViewSonic’s new Elite gaming monitors are compatible with multiple RGB lighting ecosystems
Vivo’s new Nex has a second display and ‘Lunar Ring’ on the back
Vizio returns to CES with its most advanced 4K TV ever and support for Apple’s AirPlay 2
Voice messages will be great once they come with accurate transcriptions
voice-based AI
Voice-based AI means brands must take an omnichannel approach with consumers
Volkswagen’s mobile charging station will help solve a key problem with EVs
Voyager 2 enters interstellar space
VR storybook game Luna is even more mesmerizing on Magic Leap’s headset
Vuzix starts selling its AR smart glasses for $999
Walmart adds Art.com to its list of acquisitions to take on Amazon
Walmart’s new gaming PCs struggle with the basics
Want to create better experiences and brand loyalty? Lean on your data
Want to understand your marketing stack better? Enter the 2019 Stackie Awards
Warner Bros.
Washington Redskins reportedly backed out of Huawei Wi-Fi deal because of government concerns
Watch Blue Planet II this weekend along with scientists on Twitter
Watch the brilliant Geminid meteor shower celebrated by today’s Google Doodle
Watch the first trailer for the Hellboy reboot
Watching a Breath of the Wild speedrunner collect Koroks is mesmerizing
Watchmen footage airs during Golden Globes
We went on a fake Mars mission in Hawaii
Wear OS gets a Dark Sky app that will surely save the platform
weird
What Amazon Advertising’s big 2018 advancements will mean for 2019
What Google’s CEO told Congress about China — and what he didn’t
What’s in your bag
When algorithms go wrong we need more power to fight back
When influencing becomes deadly
where only one spacecraft has gone before
which is still investigating Tesla
while Bolt sales stumble
Why content marketers don’t want instant gratification
Why defining the boundary of space may be crucial for the future of spaceflight
Why every multi-store brand needs a ‘localized social marketing’ strategy
Why Return of the Obra Dinn is my game of the year
Why smarter SSPs would be a boon to publishers and advertisers
Why some marketers say Cyber Week is just too long
Why Spider-Man is my game of the year
Why the dark
Why we can’t stop debating whether Facebook sells data
Why we don’t have a hangover cure yet
Why we might want the school day to start later
Why zombies are so hilarious
will un-break third-party Harmony home automation
Windows 10 is now more popular than Windows 7
Windows 10 October 2018 Update is now available for everyone to download
Windows Sandbox is a safe new way to run untrusted .exe files
with more optimistic stories
Without marketing strategy
works from 1923 will finally enter the public domain tomorrow
Xiaomi demos a 5G version of its latest flagship
Xiaomi is bringing three more products to the US
Xiaomi’s new Mi Play features a circular camera notch and an affordable price
Yakuza 0
Year in Review: Top 10 digital marketing expert columns of 2018
You can buy a wearable camera to track your social life
You can now buy Apple’s $29 USB-C fast chargers
You have another chance to save on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL
Your Mac’s speakers can make movies and music sound 3D with this app
YouTube ad campaigns target ‘TV screens’ by default
YouTube bans Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes for copyright infringement
YouTube brings its trending charts to the YouTube Music app
YouTube creators blindsided by major network’s collapse
YouTube crowns Amazon with top ad
YouTube faces backlash on Twitter over lifted
YouTube intros call-to-action ad extension
YouTube sunsetting call-to-action overlays in favor of new ad extension
YouTube users may see ‘noticeable decrease’ in subscriber count as company tackles spam
YouTube’s viral philanthropist
YouTuber builds glitter bomb that farts on unsuspecting package thieves
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