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These can be all yours. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge We’ve got a new pair of our favorite noise-canceling headphones, and we’re giving them away to celebrate the recent relaunch — err, refresh? — of our weekly deals newsletter. All you have to do is sign up for the new and improved Verge Deals, which continues to serve as a free weekly summary of some of the best tech deals on the web. The headphones we’re gifting are none other than the Sony WH-1000XM5 (a $399.99 value), which feature excellent active noise cancellation, a comfy fit for lengthy listening sessions, and detailed, balanced sound. Unsurprisingly, they have been a mainstay of our holiday gift guides since they launched in the middle of 2022, and they remain one of our top picks when it comes to noise-canceling headphones to... Continue reading…

Image: Square Enix On Friday morning, Sony released a system update for the PlayStation 5 that may help with graphical bugs and crashes reported by Final Fantasy XVI players after the last PS5 firmware update. Sony says today’s update (version 24.06-10.01.00) simply improves “system software performance and stability” and doesn’t mention any specific fixes for the game. But a post shared on the official Final Fantasy XVI X account earlier today says it’s been released “in response to the crashes and graphical bugs” reported by players. [Notice] PlayStation®5 version of FF16In response to the crashes and graphical bugs that were occurring on the PlayStation®5 version of FINAL FANTASY XVI, SIE have released a new system update. Please try downloading and... Continue reading…

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