Apple TV Plus is getting more expensive and will cost $12.99 per month
Apple is raising the price of its streaming service. The company announced on Thursday that its $9.99 per month subscription will now cost $12.99 each month, marking a $3 price increase. The price increase will go into effect immediately for new subscribers, while existing ones will see the changes reflected 30 days after their […]
Is the Flipper Zero the next big car theft gadget?
404 Media has a report out about an underground software market that enables the Flipper Zero to be used to unlock a wide variety of vehicles, including Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, and several other models. The hack works by intercepting and cloning a key fob’s radio signal using custom firmware built for […]
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. One of the biggest topics in AI these days is agents — the idea that AI is going to move from chatbots to reliably completing tasks for us in the real world. But the […]
Google’s next big Android update can force dark mode and icon themes
Android 16 will let users force dark mode onto apps that don’t support it natively. Google has started rolling out its latest batch of Android 16 features to beta testers, including expanded support for dark mode and themed app icons. The QPR2 beta 1 was announced yesterday alongside Google launching the Pixel 10 series, […]
You can fine tune the resistance of the joysticks on GuliKit’s new controllers
GuliKit’s new TT Max controller also features glowing accent lighting around the base of each anti-drift joystick. | Image: GuliKit GuliKit was the first company to address the original Switch’s drifting issues with a Hall effect Joy-Con upgrade kit, and it released one of the first controllers that can remotely wake the Nintendo Switch […]
Hank Green’s Focus Friend swapped my screen time for bean time
Earlier this week, a bean moved into my phone. Their name is Billie Bean King, and when I’m working, they work too, knitting socks and scarves. Billie’s knitted wares are more than just cozy clothes – they’re currency, used to buy lo-fi decorations for their barren room. But there’s a catch: Billie can only […]
