Jay Peters

As part of a test on Threads, when you type “DM me” or “message me” in a post or reply, those words will turn into a link that people can tap to start a DM conversation.

Input this twist on a familiar code to unlock it early in the recently-released Sons of Sparta: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, touchpad.

The New York Times is launching the Midi, a mid-sized crossword puzzle for subscribers that sits between the Mini and the full-size Daily Crossword. Looks fun.

Microsoft is rolling out the ability for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to stream games at up to 1440p on Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One X, and Xbox One S consoles. When Microsoft initially launched 1440p streaming last year, it was limited to “select games and select devices.”

Andrew Webster and I have played the game, and we’ll be answering questions about it for Verge subscribers starting at 3PM ET right here. You can get your questions in now, if you already have some.

Warner Bros. just released a new trailer for Mortal Kombat II, which is punching its way into theaters on May 8th after it was delayed from a planned October 2025 debut. The first movie was dumb and fine, and it seems like this one will be more of all that.

Flow launched as a way to make AI-generated videos, but the company is bringing its experimental Whisk and ImageFX AI image generator tools into the app to let users “generate, edit and animate everything in one unified workspace.”

As reported by former Verge staffer Chris Welch for Bloomberg, Sonos is planning to “simplify” its mobile app, but unlike with the last Sonos app debacle, the changes will be opt-in until they’re ready for a wide release.