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Microsoft is launching a newly designed version of its Microsoft 365 Copilot app soon. The app, which is used by businesses as a hub for Office documents and nowMicrosoft's AI tools, is moving a little closer to the regular Copilot consumer features with updated AI-powered search, a new Create feature for generating images using OpenAI's [...]

Nvidia is updating its G-Assist AI assistant on Windows to take it beyond optimizing game and system settings. G-Assist originally launched last month as a chatbot primarily focused on improving PC gaming, but it's now getting plugin support so you can extend the AI assistant to control Spotify, check if a streamer is live on [...]

Elon Musk says he plans to step back from his work at the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, starting in May. In a Tesla earnings call, Musk said next month he would continue to spend a day or two" each week on DOGE matters probably for the remainder of the president's term," but would [...]

Shortages of the Switch 2 look increasingly likely after Nintendo admitted today that it cannot fulfill" all of the preorder applications it has already received through its own Japanese store. In a statement on X via Nintendo's Japanese account, president Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that the company's storefront has received 2.2 million applications to preorder the [...]

Harlowe's new Sol 5 Spectra smartphone light will improve the quality of your photos and selfies or help you set a dramatic mood. It features a similar extending and swiveling design as Harlowe's original Sol 5 light, but instead of just basic brightness and color temperature adjustments, the new Spectra adds full-color LEDs so you [...]

Something is rotten in the Department of Justice. Three federal prosecutors told their supervisors theyad rather resign than admit to wrongdoing over their refusal to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. aWe will not confess wrongdoing where there was none,a Celia V. Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach and Derek Wikstrom wrote in [...]

The European Commission has just issued its first Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines to Apple and Meta, and now it's telling Apple that it's not impressed with the company's approach to alternative app stores. The DMA originally forced Apple to begrudgingly allow alternative app stores on iOS in EU countries last year, but the fee [...]

Two decades ago, YouTube wasn't about the elaborate long-form content pumped out by creators like MrBeast. There wasn't any fancy lighting, sound effects, or jump cuts. The platform's first video, Me at the Zoo," was uploaded to YouTube on April 23rd, 2005. It's a mere 19 seconds long, featuring YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in [...]

Apple and Meta are the first companies to be fined for violations under the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The European Commission announced today that Apple has been served a 500 million (about $570 million) penalty after ruling that its App Store anti-steering" practices failed to comply with DMA antitrust rules. Meta has been [...]

Samsung is once again deploying its One UI 7 update to last year's flagship Galaxy phones, with users worldwide reporting availability. The Android 15 update had begun rolling out earlier this month, only to pause for a week while Samsung rushed to patch a critical bug. Android Authority reports that Galaxy S24 series, Z Fold [...]

Logitech is releasing a major software update for the MX Creative Console it launched last fall, expanding the control panel's compatibility to several new apps. Now available for download in the Logi Marketplace, the update adds powerful new integrations and expanded functionality for Final Cut Pro," while new plugins bring support for popular apps like [...]

When Instagram was acquired for $1 billion in 2012, co-founder Kevin Systrom believed that joining Facebook would help Instagramas askyrocketing growtha reach even greater heights. In some ways, it did. Instagram now has billions of users and has since agenerated many multiples of that price and then some,a Systrom said on Tuesday from a Washington, [...]

Google's plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome is officially over. In an update on Tuesday, Google Privacy Sandbox VP Anthony Chavez says the company has decided to maintain our current approach to offering users third-party cookie choice in Chrome." For years, critics have argued that Google's Privacy Sandbox could harm advertisers and violate [...]

Tesla has shared new images of its first retro drive-in restaurant location in Los Angeles. The company's CEO Elon Musk dreamt up the idea of a 1950s-themed Tesla Diner" and Supercharger hub, complete with employees on rollerskates, as far back as 2018. More recently, Musk described it as a Grease meets Jetsons with Supercharging," as [...]

If Google is forced to sell off Chrome, ChatGPT's head of product told a judge today that OpenAI would be interested in buying the browser, Reuters reports. Google breaking off Chrome is a proposed remedy by the US Department of Justice in US v. Google, in which Judge Amit Mehta ruled last year that the [...]

Tesla released its first quarter financial earnings today, offering another peek into the crisis currently enveloping Elon Musk's company. Tesla said it earned $409 million in net income on $19.3 billion in revenue. That's below Wall Street expectations of $21.1 billion and represents a 9.4 percent decrease year over year compared to $21.3 billion in [...]

Nissan's next-generation GT-R is expected to launch by the end of the decade, and it's not going to be a pure EV. The new R36 GT-R that will succeed the aging R35 will have a plug-in hybrid powertrain and launch in three to five years, according to Nissan's chief planning officer, Ponz Pandikuthira, speaking to [...]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acknowledged the existence of generative AI yesterday in new rule changes for its annual Oscars awards ceremony. Rather than dictate its use or require disclosures, the Academy simply says using AI doesn't, on its own, hurt a movie's chances - but that how it's used could. Here's [...]

Solar cells from four Southeast Asian countries that have been major suppliers to the US are facing newly increased tariffs, hiked up as high as 3,521 percent. The tariffs affect Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, which together accounted for more than three quarters of total module imports last year, according to Bloomberg. The tariffs essentially [...]

Max has become the latest streaming service to clamp down on password sharing. Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Tuesday that Max will charge an extra $7.99 per month to add someone to your account outside your household. The new Extra Member Add-On" allows subscribers across all tiers to invite a friend or family member to [...]

Google Fi is launching a new Unlimited Essentials plan, costing $35 per month for one line. It's now Google Fi's most affordable plan, offering unlimited calls, text, and data, along with access to 30GB of high-speed data. As part of the change, Google Fi is renaming its Simply Unlimited plan to Unlimited Standard, which still [...]

Instagram has launched Edits, a video editing app that's intended to rival the TikTok-linked equivalent CapCut. First announced in January, Edits is available for free from today on iOS and Android. Edits is described as a video creation app designed for creators," and includes tools for project management, tracking notes and ideas, and data on [...]

Elon Musk runs companies that make electric vehicles and solar panels, things that are supposed to reduce pollution and fight climate change. But over the years, Muskas companies have faced repeated accusations by regulators including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that theyave skirted the law, from allegations of Tesla mishandling hazardous waste to SpaceX polluting [...]

The Washington Post and OpenAI have announced a strategic partnership" that will make high-quality news more accessible in ChatGPT," according to a Washington Post press release. OpenAI has already made partnerships with over 20 other news publishers, including News Corp, Business Insider parent company The Associated Press, Axel Springer, Conde Nast, the Financial Times, Future, [...]

Bethesda is making The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered official just days after the game leaked. Oblivion Remastered is a remaster of the nearly 20-year-old game, developed by Virtuous. Oblivion Remastered is shadow dropping today, and it's available on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S right now for $49.99, or as part of [...]

Apple has stopped listing its Apple Intelligence features as available now" following an inquiry from the National Advertising Division (NAD). Based on an archived webpage, it looks like Apple removed the claim from the top of its Apple Intelligence page in late March. The NAD, which is part of the nonprofit BBB National Programs, reviews [...]

Over the wetlands of Senegal, researcher Alexandre Delplanque pilots a drone to count waterbirds: pelicans, flamingos, and terns. He flies the drone, but AI analyzes the images to count individuals in a flock, speeding up analysis by thousands of hours per survey, he estimates. And time is of the essence. Since 1970, wildlife populations have [...]

Antonio Di Benedetto started out working on The Verge's deals beat, where he searched out the best prices for the best tech purchases. However, since then, he's become our resident laptop reviewer. So, as you'll see," he says, I like staring at nice screens (preferably large ones) and I love getting a sweet deal." One [...]

While videoconferencing apps have been around for quite some time, they really came into their own starting in 2020 during the pandemic, when many companies had to do a quick switch to a system of remote working. Even now, five years later, a lot of employees are still working on a remote or a partially [...]

Itas always a good idea to think about your phone and other devices when you travel. Things get lost, things get stolen, things get left in the seat-back pocket on the plane, and you should always make sure you have a plan. Right now, though, particularly if youare traveling into the United States, thereas also [...]

T-Mobile is replacing its Go5G plans with a couple of new options, complete with a five-year guarantee that it won't raise your rate. But as always, there's a bit of a catch. The new Experience More and Experience Beyond plans match the outgoing plans almost feature for feature, but with more hotspot data. The Experience [...]

Insta360 has announced a new version of its 360-degree action camera that won't immediately become e-waste should your extreme adventures end up breaking a lens. Last year's Insta360 X4 introduced a removable guard to protect its two lenses, but the X5 goes one step further with a new hardware design making its lenses user-replaceable should [...]

I never took 360 cameras seriously. That is, until I started spending more of my free time skiing and snowboarding. My social media feeds are inundated with [mostly sponsored] videos of people using these cameras for exactly that purpose -capturing those thrilling moments on the snowy mountains. And the marketing worked. I punched in that [...]

Nvidiaas GPU drivers have been a disaster over the past four months. It all started when Nvidia released its drivers for the RTX 50-series cards in January, and introduced black screen issues, game crashes, and general stability problems for new and existing graphics cards. Now, yet another new hotfix has emerged to fix even more [...]

Delta SkyMiles members can now link their accounts to Uber, earning miles for money spent on rides and food delivery, the companies announced today. The news kicks off a partnership between Uber and Delta Air Lines that was first announced earlier this year. Once a customer's accounts are linked, they can earn one mile per [...]

Pinterest is testing a new pop-up prompt it will display to minors in the US and Canada during school hours, encouraging them to close the app and turn off notifications until the end of the day. Focus is a beautiful thing," the prompt says. Stay in the moment by putting Pinterest down and pausing notifs [...]

Duolingo will soon be able to help you learn another new skill: chess. The platform's new chess course will use short puzzles, such as moving a knight to the correct spot to practice its L-shaped movement or checkmating a king that's stuck in a corner, to help teach you the game. You'll also be able [...]

After years of rumors, Nintendo has finally announced a release date for the Switch 2. The long-awaited successor to the Switch will be available on June 5th for $449.99, bringing a handful of games and accessories along with it. Nintendo initially announced the Switch 2 would be available for preorder in the US as both [...]

International shipping company DHL is temporarily suspending packages bound for consumers in the US that are valued at over $800 until further notice." The BBC reports that DHL was hit with a surge in formal customs clearances due to the Trump Administration's new tariff changes, which added the need for additional paperwork for more packages. [...]

Nintendo said that Switch 2 preorders in the US will begin on April 24th ahead of the console's June 5th launch day, and now GameStop, Target, Walmart, and Best Buy have shared exactly when you can try to snag a preorder. We've also asked Amazon if it will offer Switch 2 preorders and when they [...]

Nintendo's soon-to-be-released amiibo just went up in price at Walmart, GameStop, and Best Buy in the US. The three retailers have increased the price of Street Fighter 6 amiibo from $29.99 to $39.99, while the new Legend of Zelda amiibo have gone from $19.99 to $29.99, as reported earlier by Nintendo Life. Nintendo's upcoming amiibo, [...]

How much will Trump's threatened 245 percent tariffs truly impact Chinese goods and the prices we pay in the US? Some Chinese companies aren't waiting to see. Anbernic, which makes excellent and controversial Nintendo Game Boy clones, is already suspending US shipments indefinitely. Due to changes in U.S. tariff policies, we will be suspending all [...]

CATL, the world's largest battery manufacturer, previewed several breakthroughs in electric vehicle battery tech that is sure to wow EV makers across the world -even if the tech never makes it to the US. The company teased the innovations at an event in Shanghai timed to precede the city's auto show. According to local reports, [...]

Near the beginning of his opening arguments, David Dahlquist, a lawyer for the US Department of Justice, showed a slide that he described as Googleas avicious cycle.a It goes like this: Google pays billions of dollars to be the default search engine practically everywhere, thus it gets more search queries, thus it gets better data, [...]

Anker's newest Qi2-compatible chargers might be faster, but if you're looking for a reliable - and relatively inexpensive - charger to keep you powered on the go, Anker's last-gen 622 Magnetic Battery (MagGo) is still a solid choice. Thankfully, it's on sale through April 25th as part of Woot's Anker Power Mania sale for a [...]

Sony has published a new teardown of the PlayStation 5 Pro, highlighting improvements that it made to the cooling apparatus of the machine. They include tweaks to the PS5's liquid metal cooling design aimed to give the console more stable" cooling. The changes follow unproven claims that the liquid metal used in the first PS5 [...]

Kia's most popular electric vehicle is getting a bit more expensive in the US for the 2025 model year. The automaker's re-styled EV6, announced in November, will start at $42,900 - a $300 increase from the 2024 Light" rear-wheel drive version, with bigger hikes on the higher-end models. The GT model is getting the biggest [...]

Uber is being accused of using a deceptive billing and cancellation process" for its Uber One subscription service, according to a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission Monday. The ridehailing company would enroll people in its subscription service and then charge them without consent, making it more difficult to eventually cancel the service, the [...]

Bluesky is rolling out blue checks of its own for authentic and notable accounts," the platform announced on Monday. For now, the decentralized network says it will proactively verify" these accounts, granting them a checkmark in a blue circle next to their account name. Bluesky is also giving some organizations Trusted Verifier" status, allowing organizations [...]

Airbnb will now display how much you'll pay for a stay - cleaning fees and all - as soon as you start your search. The update, which is rolling out globally, means you'll see the total cost of a reservation (excluding taxes) before you reach the checkout page. The company first started showing the full [...]