Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is ending its Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan. The plan had already spread to eight countries as of February, allowing Xbox Game Pass members to…

Image: Getty Images Larry Hryb, an Xbox employee perhaps better known by his “Major Nelson” alias, is leaving Microsoft, he announced on Friday. Hryb has been a major face for many of Xbox’s marketing activities…

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge With both writers and actors on strike, the future of Hollywood is at stake. Continue reading…

Image: CNBC Bob Iger has a lot to say about Disney’s future. During a 40-minute interview with CNBC, the CEO talks about what the company could look like over the next four (or more) years…

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge “Feels like the spam calls are picking up,” my editor said to me today. Yes, it does. A glance through my call log from this week showed…

Select iPad models go on sale quite regularly. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge While the best iPad deals usually come around during major sale events like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and even the…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As rumors mount for a “Windows 12” release for next year, Microsoft confirmed and named a new Windows 11 23H2 update planned for the fourth quarter of 2023.…

Image: Studio Ghibli / GKIDS The mysterious new film from legendary animation studio Studio Ghibli and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki will be titled The Boy and the Heron in North America, according to an announcement from…