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• Shinichirō Watanabe’s Lazarus is launching with three soundtracks (theverge.com)
  Before Shinichirō Watanabe’s Lazarus debuts on April 5th, listen to some of the series’ gorgeous music.
• Amazon Luna gets EA games and is launching in more countries (theverge.com)
  Amazon Luna is getting Star Wars, Dead Space, and EA Sports titles from Electronic Arts.
• Microsoft is giving its Office apps a speed boost (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is using a scheduled task to improve the launch speed of Office apps. Word will get the speed boost first, followed by other Offi…
• Audio-Technica’s Star Wars R2-D2 earbuds play beeps and bloops for audio alerts (theverge.com)
  Audio-Technica has announced new limited edition versions of its ATH-CKS50TW2 wireless earbuds themed around Star Wars characters including…
• Robosen’s self-transforming Bumblebee is finally giving Optimus Prime some backup (theverge.com)
  Robosen and Hasbro have teamed up for a fourth self-transforming robot with Bumblebee turning into an officially-licensed Volkswagen Beetle.
• The latest WhatsApp update lets iPhone users choose the platform as their default app for text (theverge.com)
  The latest WhatsApp update adds the platform to the iPhone’s list of default apps.
• Amazon Big Spring Sale: all the deals you should know about (theverge.com)
  Amazon’s Big Spring Sale might not be as big as Prime Day, but if you’re looking for a deal, we’ve rounded up the best on robot vacuums, e-…
• Nintendo Today launch reveals the Switch 2’s new ‘C’ button label (theverge.com)
  Nintendo’s new Today news app revealed a previously-hidden C button label on the Switch 2 controller.
• Satya Nadella: DeepSeek is the new bar for Microsoft’s AI success (theverge.com)
  Microsoft’s senior leadership have been answering questions from employees about the future of AI. CEO Satya Nadella sees Muse as a new bar…
• OpenAI says ‘our GPUs are melting’ as it limits ChatGPT image generation requests (theverge.com)
  OpenAI is temporarily putting a rate limit on the number of image generation requests from users as it tries to make the AI-powered feature…
• Fired Democratic FTC commissioners sue Trump (theverge.com)
  Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are suing President Donald Trump over his attempt to fire them from their posts as FTC commissioners.
• Nintendo is paving the way for the Switch 2 (theverge.com)
  Nintendo’s new virtual game cards should make the transition to the Switch 2 easier.
• Ubisoft’s $4 billion carveout sells Tencent a 25 percent stake in some of its biggest games (theverge.com)
  Ubisoft has announced that Tencent will invest $1.3 billion in a new entity dedicated to Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbo…
• Las Vegas police say Paul Kim has been arrested for Tesla vandalism. (theverge.com)
  An arrest has been made in connection with a recent incident where someone wearing all black threw Molotov cocktails at vehicles and spray…
• The toxic trouble with Tesla. (theverge.com)
  Is Tesla really cooked? Watch as The Verge transportation editor, Andrew Hawkins, walks us through how Elon Musk’s unprecedented takeover o…
• Ploopy upgraded its new Classic 2 open-source trackball with better scrolling (theverge.com)
  You can buy the new Ploopy Classic 2 trackball fully assembled or as a DIY kit and save some money by doing most of the work yourself.
• Your new horror / comedy-obsession is streaming on Netflix. (theverge.com)
  Dead Talents Society, Taiwanese director John Hsu’s supernatural comedy about ghosts who have to earn haunting permits and sometimes compet…
• FTC tells staff to stop calling the agency ‘independent’ in complaints (theverge.com)
  FTC staff were told to no longer refer to the agency as independent in legal complaints as President Donald Trump asserts control over such…
• The Kindle Scribe is the cheapest it’s ever been thanks to Amazon’s spring sale (theverge.com)
  If you’re looking for a note-taking e-reader, the second-gen Kindle Scribe has returned to its best price to date thanks to Amazon’s Big Sp…
• Trump White House appeals to right-wing new media with ‘Podcast Row’ (theverge.com)
  Several conservative podcasters were invited to the White House to participate, granting them unprecedented access to senior Trump Administ…
• Nintendo digital lending feature reveals ‘Switch 2 Edition’ games are on the way (theverge.com)
  Nintendo revealed the “Nintendo Switch 2 Edition” game type on its website about the new Virtual Game Card lending feature.
• Instagram’s new fast-forward feature works just like TikTok’s. (theverge.com)
  You can now skip ahead in Reels by holding down on either edge of the screen, which plays the video at double speed. Reels started out with…
• Android Auto’s latest beta brings full Android game support (theverge.com)
  Android Auto 14.1 is rolling out in beta form, bringing support for Android games including Angry Birds 2 and Candy Crush, along with a new…
• OpenAI has a Studio Ghibli problem with ChatGPT images (theverge.com)
  OpenAI rolled out a powerful image generator in ChatGPT, which makes clear both how fun and how problematic its tools can be. We discuss th…
• WhatsApp users can now add music to their status (theverge.com)
  Music can now be added to WhatsApp statuses, with availability rolling out globally and expanding “over the coming weeks,” according to Wha…
• Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda movie hits theaters in March 2027 (theverge.com)
  Nintendo has confirmed that the live-action Legend of Zelda movie will be coming to theaters worldwide in 2027.
• Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke steps down (theverge.com)
  Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke is stepping down and will instead focus on producing, according to a report from Deadline.
• Common Side Effects is coming back for a second season (theverge.com)
  Adult Swim has renewed Common Side Effects for another season ahead of its upcoming finale.
• Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU hands-on: more efficient and a little faster (theverge.com)
  The RTX 5090, as tested in the Razer Blade 16, is Nvidia’s flagship laptop GPU. We tested it against the RTX 4090, including DLSS 4 and mul…
• Judge dismisses Samsung’s smart ring lawsuit against Oura (theverge.com)
  Samsung’s preemptive case seeking protection from potential patent infringement claims from Oura over smart rings has been dismissed.
• The Yale Smart Lock with Matter is designed for Google Home but will work with everything (theverge.com)
  The new Yale Smart Lock with Matter replaces the Yale x Nest smart lock and features a keypad, keyway, and Thread connectivity.
• Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale door lock (theverge.com)
  Google will stop manufacturing its smart smoke alarm and smart door lock in favor of new models from First Alert and Yale.
• NASA and Boeing investigate Starliner’s ‘anomalies’ before its next crewed flight (theverge.com)
  NASA and Boeing are preparing the Starliner for its next crewed flight, which could take place later this year or early 2026.
• In Baby Steps, I stumbled through a refreshing kind of open world (theverge.com)
  The creators of QWOP and Ape Out return with the open-world game Baby Steps for the PS5 and Steam.
• Google’s Pixel 9A will launch on April 10th (theverge.com)
  Following a delay, Google has announced that it will release the Pixel 9A in the US, Canada, and the UK on April 10th.
• Trump pardons ex-Nikola CEO Trevor Milton (theverge.com)
  President Trump pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who was convicted of defrauding investors in 2023.
• AI is going to make personalized ads even creepier. (theverge.com)
  We talked about this on the Vergecast today, but Nvidia showed off fully AI-generated ads recently, something it’s been testing with big pa…
• King Arthur wants to automate your sourdough starter (theverge.com)
  The Sourdough Sidekick is an automated countertop appliance that can feed your starter and minimize discard, developed in partnership with…
• Here’s what military planning usually looks like — and why it doesn’t include Signal (theverge.com)
  The US military’s Houthi Signal group chat planning a military strike in Yemen violates long-standing security protocol.
• A beginner’s guide to using Signal (theverge.com)
  Secure messaging for everyone — as long as you know what you’re doing.
• Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design (theverge.com)
  A fan was ejected from a Knicks game in 2021 for wearing a shirt calling out the team’s owner, James Dolan. This week, the designer of the…
• First Alert’s new smart smoke alarm is a Nest Protect replacement (theverge.com)
  Google has killed the Nest Protect and is replacing it with the First Alert Smart Smoke & CO Alarm.
• Elon Musk threatens to ‘go after’ Tesla critics who push ‘propaganda’ (theverge.com)
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened to “go after” Tesla critics that he claims are inspiring people to vandalize his company’s property.
• Helldivers 2 is locking out players who use older CPUs (theverge.com)
  A Helldivers 2’s CPU requirement is locking out players after they’ve already bought and played the game.
• Google to pay $100 million to settle 14-year-old advertising lawsuit (theverge.com)
  Google has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the company of charging for clicks outside the location…
• YouTube tests turning off notifications for channels you don’t watch (theverge.com)
  A new YouTube test turns off push notifications for channels with frequent uploads if the viewer isn’t engaging.
• You might have a hard time getting a Switch 2. (theverge.com)
  That’s according to a report from Insider Gaming that states US retailers might not have enough Switch 2 consoles to meet pre-order demands…
• ChatGPT’s Ghibli filter is political now, but it always was (theverge.com)
  The White House produced what’s likely an AI-generated image in the style of Studio Ghibli, jumping on a ChatGPT meme to promote its mass d…
• Side Quest’s creators wanted to tell stories about why we love games (theverge.com)
  Side Quest co-creators Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris, and Katie McElhenney sit down with The Verge to discuss their new Apple TV Plus ser…
• Donald Trump pardons BitMEX co-founders. (theverge.com)
  Less than three months after the BitMEX crypto exchange was hit with a $100 million fine for money laundering – and hours after he pardoned…