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HBO’s no good very bad rebrand

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  • 2025-05-16 20:46 event
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It's not TV, it's HBO. No, sorry, it's HBO Go. And also HBO Now. But now it's HBO Max, except wait, now it's not HBO at all? It's just Max? Actually, I'm being told it is once again HBO Max. Thank you for joining us on this wild and utterly nonsensical branding journey. Please keep […]

It's not TV, it's HBO. No, sorry, it's HBO Go. And also HBO Now. But now it's HBO Max, except wait, now it's not HBO at all? It's just Max? Actually, I'm being told it is once again HBO Max. Thank you for joining us on this wild and utterly nonsensical branding journey. Please keep watching The White Lotus.

On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes start the show with some personal news before digging into Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to rename its streaming service again this week, re-embracing the HBO brand after eschewing it only a few years ago. (Now that we think about it, maybe we should have seen this coming from a company that couldn't come up with a better combined name than "Warner Bros. Discovery.") The hosts also talk about the rest of the news in a busy week in streaming, from ESPN's upcoming service to the plan for Fox One.

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After that, it's time to talk gadgets. Apple's next-generation CarPlay, now called CarPlay Ultra, is finally here, but it's not at all what we expected. Google revealed the colorful, bouncy future of Android, and we really like …

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42. The 2025 VW Tiguan caters to US tastes at an affordable price

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Starting at $29,495, its bigger but lighter and more efficient than the 2024 model.

43. Nintendo says more about how free Switch 2 updates will improve Switch games

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"Improved image quality" and GameShare multiplayer for Mario, Zelda, and more.

44. Bungie caught stealing artwork again

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Bungie has issued a statement on social media saying it is investigating how unauthorized artwork appeared in the closed alpha test of its PvPvE shooter Marathon.  Earlier this week, Scottish artist Fern Hook posted on social media that her work had appeared in the Marathon alpha without her knowledge or permission. “Its environments are covered […]

45. xAI says an “unauthorized” prompt change caused Grok to focus on “white genocide”

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Meanwhile, Grok's authorized prompt asks it to "provide truthful and based insights."

46. ChatGPT is getting an AI coding agent

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OpenAI's next "low-key research preview" has arrived. This time, it's not ChatGPT, but a coding agent dubbed Codex that is being made available to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team subscribers starting Friday. By drumming up comparisons to how ChatGPT was first described, CEO Sam Altman and other company leaders are positioning Codex as the company's […]

47. 8BitDo’s new all-button arcade controller is just 16mm thick

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Four years after the company released its first wireless arcade-style controller, 8BitDo is debuting a new version that’s almost one-third as thick as the original. Its new Arcade Controller managed to slim down by ditching the original’s joystick and focusing on only buttons in a unique layout. Often referred to as a leverless controller, or […]

48. Fortnite players can speak with Darth Vader through a James Earl Jones-voiced AI

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When Fortnite players meet Darth Vader in the game’s ongoing Star Wars event, they will be able to speak with the Sith Lord directly, and he’s going to respond with a voice that sounds exactly like James Earl Jones. Though Darth Vader has previously appeared as an NPC (and a battle pass skin) in Fortnite, […]

49. Microsoft says its Azure and AI tech hasn’t harmed people in Gaza

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Microsoft says it has found no evidence that the Israeli military has used its Azure and AI technology to harm Palestinian civilians or anyone else in Gaza. The software maker says it has “conducted an internal review and engaged an external firm,” to perform a review, after some Microsoft employees have repeatedly called on the […]

50. Capcom goes for deep cuts with latest fighting game collection

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At this point, there are more than enough ways to play Street Fighter II. But Project Justice and Plasma Sword? Well, those are something entirely different, and much harder to find. And Capcom has made the smart decision to continue to make some of its more obscure fighters the focal point of its growing library […]

51. HBO’s no good very bad rebrand

  • 4 days ago schedule
  • theverge.com language

It's not TV, it's HBO. No, sorry, it's HBO Go. And also HBO Now. But now it's HBO Max, except wait, now it's not HBO at all? It's just Max? Actually, I'm being told it is once again HBO Max. Thank you for joining us on this wild and utterly nonsensical branding journey. Please keep […]

52. Charter and Cox to combine businesses in $34.5 billion megamerger

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Charter and Cox have announced plans to merge in a $34.5 billion deal that will create a cable and internet behemoth. The two telecom companies say the merger will allow them to “aggressively compete” against larger broadband companies and mobile providers that have rolled out internet plans of their own. Charter, which currently has 31.5 […]

53. Drop Duchy is a deck-building, Tetris-like, Carcassonne-esque puzzler

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The game layers tile dropping onto worker placement, and stacks up nicely.

54. Rocket Report: How is your payload fairing? Poland launches test rocket.

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No thunder down under.

55. The top fell off Australia’s first orbital-class rocket, delaying its launch

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The Australian startup behind the Eris rocket says the rest of the vehicle was undamaged.

56. FBI warns of ongoing scam that uses deepfake audio to impersonate government officials

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Warning comes as the use of deepfakes in the wild is rising.

57. After latest kidnap attempt, crypto types tell crime bosses: Transfers are traceable

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Crypto abduction attempts continue to rock France.

58. Microsoft’s Surface lineup reportedly losing another of its most interesting designs

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Surface Laptop Studio 2 is reportedly no longer being manufactured.

59. Tesla changes lease policy, didn’t use old cars as robotaxis

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From 2019–2024, Tesla would not offer a buyout to lease customers.

60. Telegram bans $35B black markets used to sell stolen data, launder crypto

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One market's shutdown comes after the Treasury Department sought a related ban.

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