Tinder will start letting you block people by their phone number
Image: Tinder Tinder is finally letting you avoid all your exes, friends, colleagues, relatives, and anyone else you might not want to run into on a dating app. The company…
The tiny Playdate handheld gets a price bump but double the games
Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Panic is finally sharing some more information about its delayed Playdate, the tiny yellow handheld with a crank. The quirky little gadget is…
Twitch chats are about to get more chaotic with animated emotes
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitch is announcing some big updates to emotes on Friday, including that animated emotes will soon be available on the live-streaming platform. Emotes…
COVID-19 hospitalization rates in adolescents went up during March and April
Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images In March and April, when COVID-19 vaccinations were starting to keep older adults out of the hospital, more and more children…
iOS 14 basics: how to quit an app on your iPhone
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Even iOS apps occasionally misbehave — they can crash, or freeze, or otherwise stop working. If you’re new to iOS, or just haven’t…
TikTok updates US privacy policy to collect ‘faceprints and voiceprints’ (but won’t explain what they are)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok has updated its privacy policy in the US to notify users that the app might, in future, collect new types of biometric…
Vergecast: This week in operating systems
Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the…
Netflix’s Sweet Tooth makes the end of the world a little cozier
Photo by Kirsty Griffin / Netflix Gus may have antlers like a deer, but he’s a puppy dog at heart. The main character of Netflix’s new series Sweet Tooth, based…
Apple’s AirPods Max are $30 off at Amazon
Image: Apple Apple’s over-ear AirPods Max are $30 less than usual at Amazon and Best Buy today. Normally $549, every color option is $520 (Best Buy has most, but not…
Apple WWDC 2021: iOS 15, new MacBook Pros, and what else to expect
A promotional image for WWDC 2021. | Image: Apple Apple’s annual developer extravaganza, the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), is coming up fast, kicking off with the keynote presentation on June…
