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Microsoft’s Activision deal is on life support because cloud gaming still sucks

Will the UK’s decision be a self-fulfilling prophecy?

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E3 isn’t coming back

The gaming industry has changed, and it doesn’t need E3 anymore.

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Taken for a rideTaken for a ride
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Features
Ian Frisch
The Verge made a beautiful magazine, and you can preorder it now

The Homeland anthology collects some of our most ambitious investigative journalism, with stunning art and photography.

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Inside Elon’s ‘extremely hardcore’ Twitter

Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO.

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The battle of the standards: why the US and UK can’t stop fighting the metric system

If you give the metric system an inch, it’ll take a kilometer.

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Working Through ItWorking Through It
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Mia Sato
Henrik Fisker wants to sell you an EV you can actually afford

In a wide-ranging interview, the Fisker Inc. CEO talks about avoiding production hell, making an actually affordable electric car, and why 2023 will be a pivotal year for EVs.

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The Verge Holiday Gift Guides 2022The Verge Holiday Gift Guides 2022
Health
Health
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Fails of 2022: the Nintendo Switch really showed its ageFails of 2022: the Nintendo Switch really showed its age
Gadgets
The Verge’s 2022 in review
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How to Replace the SkyHow to Replace the Sky
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Matt Huynh
I went to the Genesis point of Dish’s 5G network, and all I got was disappointment

Project Genesis launched in Las Vegas first, so I figured the experience of using it there would be much better than in Spokane. I was wrong.

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Matter’s plan to save the smart home

Matter is a new standard that promises to fix smart home interoperability — but can it deliver?

Jennifer Pattison TuohyCommentsComment Icon Bubble
GPUs are headed in the wrong directionGPUs are headed in the wrong direction
PC Gaming
The 20-year boondoggleThe 20-year boondoggle
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Features
Amanda Chicago Lewis
Fanfiction was the guilty pleasure that helped me unlock the internet

My taboo teenage pastime introduced me to the wide world of internet subcultures.

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VR is still too expensiveVR is still too expensive
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality
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The Libby app put a refuge in my pocket when I needed it most

I wanted the convenience of ebooks, the curation of a local bookstore, and the affordability of a library. This is how I got it.

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When Will Puerto Rico Have Power?When Will Puerto Rico Have Power?
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Features
Josh Dzieza
Don’t expect your car’s safety technology to save you

Automakers tout advanced driver-assistance systems like adaptive cruise control and emergency braking as a solution to the epidemic of traffic fatalities. But what if they’re just convenience features?

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The Portland Van AbductionsThe Portland Van Abductions
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Sarah Jeong and Sergio Olmos