Valve’s new beta lets you use the Steam Deck UI on your desktop

The beta UI’s homescreen certainly looks more modern. Valve is officially letting users try out a new version of Steam’s Big Picture mode...

'Old/Weird Laptops' Sought To Help Test Linux Kernel Backlight Drivers

Do you have a laptop that's either "pretty old" or "weird in some other way"? Did it ship without Windows from the f...

Apple flexes its control over the App Store

Apple’s updated App Store rules could have a big impact on developers. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple’s most impactful ...

Google Acquires Twitter-backed AI Avatar Startup for $100 Million

TechCrunch: Google has acquired Alter, an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar startup that helps creators and brands express their virtual i...

How to use personalized spatial audio on your Apple AirPods

Samar Haddad / The Verge When it’s used well, spatial audio can lend extra immersion and depth to music, movies, and TV shows. Apple has ...

Microsoft says Xbox Game Pass is profitable as it sees subscription growth slow

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has revealed that the company’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service i...

British hacker charged for allegedly running The Real Deal dark web market

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A British hacker who brought the entire nation of Liberia offline more than seven years ago w...