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It's true: Nvidia has just confirmed it shipped some RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and even some RTX 5070 Ti graphics chips that were missing render units, as TechPowerUp originally reported - and that you'll be able to get a replacement if your card was affected. Nvidia GeForce global PR director Ben Berraondo tells The Verge: [...]

Following some apparent outages on Thursday, Reddit dealt with more issues Friday evening that lasted for around two hours. Initially, when I logged in on my desktop browser during Friday's outage, Reddit wouldn't load at all - I would just run into error pages. In an incognito window, the site loaded, though it seemed to [...]

Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well without complaining (much). As prices have dropped, these busy little bots have become less of a luxury and more of a necessity. They can reach places most standup vacs never see (under beds and sofas) and, thanks to better batteries and robot brains, they [...]

Elon Musk's OpenAI rival, xAI, says it's investigating why its Grok AI chatbot suggested that both President Donald Trump and Musk deserve the death penalty. xAI has already patched the issue and Grok will no longer give suggestions for who it thinks should receive capital punishment. People were able to get Grok to say that [...]

The General Services Administration (GSA), which manages buildings owned by the federal government, is planning to shut down all of its electric vehicle chargers nationwide, describing them as not mission critical." The agency, which manages contracts for the government's vehicle fleets, is also looking to offload newly purchased EVs. The GSA currently operates several hundred [...]

The state of electric vehicle charging in North America is shaping up like the smartphone charging wars - but focused on much more expensive hardware. Right now, like USB-C and Android phones, the Combined Charging System (CCS, Type 1) plug is on a greater variety of cars. Meanwhile, Tesla's plug was long compared to Apple [...]

In July 2021, Valve revealed the Steam Deck, a Switch-like handheld device packed with features including a huge variety of control options, a 7-inch touchscreen, the ability to connect to external displays, and a quick suspend / resume feature. The device began shipping in February 2022, starting at $399. With an unprecedented degree of support [...]

Letas pause and look at what the Elon Musk administration has done so far. Thereas been a lot of panic about the immediate but somewhat abstract constitutional crisis as Elon Muskas misleadingly-named Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) rips the government apart. And as much fun as we all are having watching Congress render itself irrelevant [...]

Apple just released its first developer betas of a new round of software updates, and early testers have spotted support for Priority Notifications in the iOS 18.4 preview. It's an Apple Intelligence-powered feature that uses on-device processing to try to detect which updates are especially important and sort them into a separate section above your [...]

The European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) has come into force, and it's meant that some of the world's biggest tech companies are having to make major changes to how they operate. The law, which is designed to increase competition in the EU's digital markets, designates some large online companies and their services as gatekeepers." [...]

Apple has released iOS 18 - plus iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and other new updates - bringing several key updates to how the company's devices operate and setting the stage for generative AI features. The most discussed feature of iOS 18 is the Apple Intelligence suite. With the release of iOS 18.2 on [...]

Around a dozen current and former federal workers are behind a new website created as an outlet to share anonymous stories and technical expertise about the Department of Government Efficiency's dismantling of government agencies. We the Builders" aims to be a secure outlet for government workers to share how their workplaces are being impacted by [...]

Apple is adding a recipes section to its News app that will be available to News Plus subscribers, according to a press release. The new section, Apple News Plus Food, will be available as part of iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 when those updates release in April. The section will feature tens of thousands of [...]

It was hard playing a preview of South of Midnight because, 20 minutes in, I just started bawling. The demo for the action-adventure platformer starts at the beginning of chapter three. The protagonist, Hazel, is working her way through a swamp trying to find her mother, who, along with their house, had been washed away [...]

Your phone comes with a number of useful features that we hope youall never have to use a and Crash Detection falls into that category. The idea is that movement sensors can detect when you're driving, and if you come to a sudden and abrupt stop, your phone or watch can then alert emergency services [...]

A week after this story was first published, Apple removed its Advanced Data Protection feature in the UK in response to government demands, calling itself agravely disappointeda with the move. Originally published February 13th. The encryption wars have reached a fever pitch, and the most contentious battle is not happening in the United States, where [...]

Soon, you'll be able to use Apple Intelligence with the Vision Pro. That includes a mix of features we've seen before, as well as a new feature called Create Memory Movie that's exclusive to the headset. Apple has been keen to position the Vision Pro as a unique tool for viewing memories, and that's the [...]

One of the big problems with a VR headset is that anything you want to do, you have to do inside it. Apple is looking to tackle that and other Vision Pro pain points with visionOS 2.4, which will offer improvements to the guest user experience and two new apps for finding new things to [...]

People have been speculating about Apple's entry into the world of virtual and augmented reality headsets for the better part of a decade. At WWDC 2023, it finally revealed the Vision Pro, which will launch as the first visionOS device on February 2nd. The Vision Pro starts at $3,499 with 256GB of internal storage, while [...]

The Vision Pro is Apple's newest computing platform, and that means we're going to see a whole bunch of new apps. Apple pitches apps built for the Vision Pro as spatial" experiences, and even after our initial review experience, we'll have to see how those differ from or improve upon the virtual reality and mixed [...]

The internet is filled with awesome stuff to read, and there's new awesome stuff to read being published every day! That's the good news. The bad news is that finding the good stuff feels harder than ever. You either find your favorite writers or sources and check them religiously or just hope that the algorithm [...]

Anker is pushing portability limits with the launch of its giant 58-liter Solix EverFrost 2 dual-zone refrigerator / freezer. Itas portable because it has wheels, a handle, and slots for two batteries. But this thing weighs 64 pounds (29kg) empty and quickly reached 120 pounds when I filled my review unit with drinks and food. [...]

Apple has stopped offering its end-to-end encrypted iCloud storage, Advanced Data Protection (ADP), to new users in the UK, and will require existing users to disable the feature at some point in the future. The move comes following reports earlier this month that UK security services requested Apple grant them backdoor access to worldwide users' [...]

The smart home holds so much promise. It can make life more convenient with lights that turn on as you walk in a room, doors that unlock as you approach, and robots that clean your floors. It can also make your home safer, more energy efficient, and even a little more fun. (Have you tried [...]

When I received my OnePlus Watch 3 review unit, part of me wondered, What's gonna be wrong with this one?" Now, I know. On the backplate, permanently engraved in stainless steel, is a typo. Instead of reading Made in China," it reads Meda in China." To be fair, this is a minuscule error. I didn't [...]

Following months of rumors, Apple has finally announced the iPhone 16E, a spiritual successor to the last-gen iPhone SE that's set to launch on February 28th. Preorders for Apple's forthcoming handsetstart at $599 with 128GB of storage and began Friday, February 21st. Like the most recent iPhone SE models it's replacing, the iPhone 16E offers [...]

Apple has announced an update to the iPhone SE, but this time around, it's called the iPhone 16E. As the rumors predicted, Apple's new budget iPhone model has an updated design with a Face ID-enabled notch, replacing the old model that had a home button and Touch ID interface. Another new element is that this [...]

According to recent observations, the European Space Agencynow says the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting our planet has dropped to just 0.16 percent. That follows an announcement yesterday from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory saying there was a 0.28 percent chance the asteroid would impact Earth. Earlier this [...]

On Friday morning Coinbase announced that SEC staff have agreed in principle to dismiss its unlawful enforcement case against Coinbase, subject to Commissioner approval." CEO Brian Armstrong called it great news" in a post on X, saying it would be a full dismissal with no fines paid and no business changes while thanking the Trump [...]

Android Auto users are experiencing wireless connectivity issues following its recent updates. As seen by Android Authority, some Reddit users report that attempting to wirelessly connect to vehicles via the Android platform is causing their phones to reboot. Others are finding that wireless connectivity is refusing to work entirely. Google told The Verge that its [...]

On the one hand, Appleas latest iPhone is a huge victory. The iPhone 16E comes with most of what youad want from a smartphone a a modern processor, a good camera, nice design a for hundreds of dollars less than youad typically spend on a brand-new device. On the other hand, itas a bit odd [...]

The Nothing Phone 3A and 3A Pro have leaked in new images and videos that show off the two phones' designs and detail the key specs. So far, the two phones appear to be almost identical, with only two camera changes - and slightly different rear camera designs - to pull them apart. First Android [...]

Almost 18,000 Swagtron electric scooters are being recalled by Walmart due to fire and safety concerns regarding their lithium-ion batteries. There have been seven reports of SG-5 Swagger 5 Boost batteries overheating, smoking, melting or igniting" according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), including a fire that caused burn injuries and substantial property damage" [...]

Fortnite continues to be extremely weird in its new season. The battle royale game is returning to a heist theme for Chapter 6: Season 2, which has been dubbed Lawless." Players will be able to break into bank vaults, rob armored cars, and even perform robberies on the train that services the island. Also, there's [...]

Elon Musk spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday, giving a strange and often inarticulate on-stage interview to Newsmax presenter Rob Schmitt. Schmitt was all smiles and enthusiasm, and managed to steer Musk through the half hour, never pausing to look back on the obvious logical inconsistencies, various falsehoods, and mathematical errors [...]

Reddit experienced international outages," NetBlocks, a global internet monitor, said in a post Thursday evening, though it appears the outages have resolved. In that post, the organization said that the incident was not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering." There was also a big spike of outage reports on Downdetector, with a peak of [...]

In September, Apple launched its latest smartwatch, introducing the Apple Watch Series 10 alongside a black rendition of the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Each wearable has its own pros and cons, as does the second-gen Apple Watch SE, but the recent introduction of the new wearables also means there are now more Apple Watch models [...]

YouTube is about to officially launch a cheaper, premium lite" version of its subscription service in the US, Australia, Germany and Thailand, according to Bloomberg. This new tier will target viewers who primarily want to watch programs other than music videos," Bloomberg says. The publication didn't say what the price might be. YouTube piloted a [...]

Occidental, the oil giant that has tried to fashion itself as a climate tech leader, is being real clear now about capturing carbon dioxide emissions, which it sees as the next big thing for fossil fuel production. That shouldn't be surprising coming from a petroleum company. But Occidental has built up an entire arm of [...]

Rivian announced a significant milestone today, reporting its first positive gross profit" in its fourth quarter earnings for 2024. It was a sign that the struggling company's efforts to slash costs through the gut overhaul of its R1 electric vehicles is starting to yield some positive results. But dark clouds loom ahead, as the company [...]

Adidas's site and app will soon get Buy with Prime" Amazon fulfillment, allowing Prime members to receive free shipping and streamlined returns when ordering directly from the three-stripe brand. Beginning in the spring, paying US-based Amazon Prime subscribers will see Prime-eligible items for sale on adidas.com and through the Adidas app. By logging into their [...]

American Airlines has announced support for Apple's Share Item Location feature, potentially making it easier for passengers to be reunited with lost luggage tracked with an AirTag. The airline transported 226,405,000 passengers around the world last year, making it the busiest and one of the largest carriers in the US. Share Item Location was first [...]

Many members ofThe Verge's staff enjoy cooking - and all enjoy eating. Inspired by that admittedly obvious thought, we asked them to say which kitchen tools they most enjoy using these days. We got a wide and fascinating array of answers. They include gadgets that need to be charged, such as electric kettles, blenders, and [...]

Rumours about the next mainline Avatar series have been circulating ever since Nickelodeon announced that Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were returning to lead Avatar Studios. But now, we finally know a bit more about where the franchise is heading after The Legend of Korra. Today, Nickelodeon announced that the Avatar saga (which began with [...]

Kia revealed the exterior design of the upcoming PV5 electric van, the automaker's first EV to come out under its Platform Before Vehicle" (PBV) brand. With the PV5, Kia has declared its intention to compete with heavy hitters like the Volkswagen ID Buzz, Ford E-Transit, Mercedes eSprinter, and Ram ProMaster EV. There are very few [...]

DJI has announced a new version of the smallest camera stabilizer in its Ronin series. Like last year's RS 3 Mini, the upgraded RS 4 Mini is a more compact, lighter, and cheaper alternative to DJI's RS 4 and RS 4 Pro stabilizers, but designed for smaller mirrorless cameras and smartphones. Although it's slightly heavier [...]

The iPhone 15 Pro will get Visual Intelligence, Apple's Google Lens-like tool that lets you point your phone's camera at things in the world to learn more about them, in a future software update, Apple representatives told John Gruber of Daring Fireball. Visual Intelligence was originally introduced with the initial iPhone 16 lineup in September, [...]