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It’s not every day you see a top-tier gadget drop to its lowest price since launch, but it’s Amazon’s Spring Sale and here we are. The GoPro Hero 13 Black is a darling of adventurers, content creators, and action junkies alike. Now, the GoPro Hero 13 is now $330 in the US, down from $400. Over in the UK, it’s yours for £300, a hefty drop from its £400 launch price. Both of these prices are lower than the camera reached on Black Friday. If you’re out of the loop, the Hero 13 Black is GoPro’s latest powerhouse. Its claim…

Need a new set of headphones? Wireless earbuds are a top pick thanks to their convenience, but often come with a hefty price tag to match. Amazon’s own Echo Buds truly wireless earbuds are a more affordable option, while still offering decent sound. In Amazon’s Spring Sale, the retail giant is heavily discounting its home-grown wireless buds. You can get the 2nd Gen Amazon Echo Buds for $35 – that’s a saving of 30% on the $50 RRP. Over on Amazon UK, they’re also reduced. You can nab them for £38 instead of £55 – an almost identical 31% saving. We…

DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to help the company sell itself after years of financial difficulties. Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe’s co-founder and CEO, announced on X that she has resigned with immediate effect to become an independent bidder for the company, with chief financial and accounting officer Joe Selsavage stepping in as interim CEO.“After a thorough evaluation of strategic alternatives, we have determined that a court-supervised sale process is the best path forward to maximize the value of the business,” Mark Jensen, chair and member of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors, said…

These days, streaming sticks are a dime a dozen, so which do you go for? More premium options bag you extra features, such as better picture modes. And right now you can get your hands on Amazon’s top-of-the-range Fire TV Stick for fewer thanks to this steal of a deal. You can get Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max in the US for $40 instead of the usual $60 on Amazon. This deal sees the device hit prices as low as they did on Black Friday and Prime Day. This premium streaming stick – which supports Dolby Vision, Atmos, and…

Google has started rolling out new AI features to Gemini Live that let it “see” your screen or through your smartphone camera and answer questions about either in real-time, Google spokesperson Alex Joseph has confirmed in an email to The Verge. The features come nearly a year after Google first demonstrated the “Project Astra” work that powers them.A Reddit user said the feature showed up on their Xiaomi phone, as spotted by 9to5Google. Today, the same user posted the video below demonstrating Gemini’s new screen-reading ability. It’s one of the two features Google said in early March would “start rolling…

Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn’t using Google’s cloud backups is out of luck.Google spokesperson Genevieve Park provided this statement in an email to The Verge:We briefly experienced a technical issue that caused the deletion of Timeline data for some people. Nearly everyone with encrypted Timeline backups will be able to restore their data; unfortunately those who did not have backups enabled will not…

Apple is working on adding cameras to the Apple Watch in order to enable AI features like Visual Intelligence within the next two years, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On Newsletter.The cameras will be “inside the display” for the standard Series Watch, while the Apple Watch Ultra would feature it on the side, next to the digital crown and button, according to Gurman. With them, the Apple Watch would be able to “see the outside world and use AI to deliver relevant information,” which he says is also the plan for camera-equipped AirPods Apple is rumored to…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 76, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry if your bracket’s busted, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I have been shirking most of my responsibilities to watch March Madness. But I’ve also been reading about Polymarket and the future of social media and Taylor Sheridan, watching the Severance finale and immediately starting a full season two rewatch, listening to Amy Poehler’s delightful new podcast, testing out the new base-model iPad and the Nothing Phone 3A…

In recent weeks, airport Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have drawn public outcry for denying travelers US entry based on searches of their phones. A doctor on an H-1B visa was deported to Lebanon after CBP found “sympathetic photos and videos” of Hezbollah leaders. A French scientist was turned away after a device search unearthed messages criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts to research programs, which officers said “conveyed hatred of Trump” and “could be qualified as terrorism.” As the administration ratchets up pressure to turn away even legal immigrants, its justifications are becoming thinner and thinner — but travelers…