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    News How to Partition a hard drive – 2 efficient ways

    Partitioning your hard drive makes managing the operating system, files, and file formats of each partition easier. For example, you can install Windows 11/10 on one partition and store movies or music on another. When you don’t want these movies, you can directly format the current partition...
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    News How to record screen Windows 10 with audio [4 free ways]

    Key Takeaways: The easiest way to record a Windows 10 screen with audio is by using a professional screen recorder – EaseUS RecExperts, which lets you capture your PC desktop with both internal and microphone sound. If you are seeking free screen and audio recorder software, you can look at...
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    News How to record audio from a website on various devices

    Key Takeaways: To record audio on Windows 11 and Windows 10, you can use the built-in audio recorder on your PC. It records audio from YouTube and many other websites. Mac users may try Audacity. If you want to record website audio on mobile phones, try the built-in screen recording feature...
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    News How to fight the new Windows Outlook app and keep Mail…for now

    Microsoft has threatened to take away Windows Mail and replace it with a new Outlook app. Now it’s already doing so, trying to wrest it away from you before its end-of-the-year self-imposed deadline. I’ll never give up, Microsoft! get windows 11 pro for cheap Windows 11 Pro Best Prices Today...
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    News More YouTube creators are now making money from Shorts, the company's TikTok competitor

    YouTube’s TikTok competitor, Shorts, is becoming a more significant part of the company’s monetization program. The company announced that more than a quarter of channels in its Partner Program are now earning money from the short-form videos. The milestone comes a little more than a year after...
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    News Visions of Mana preview: A faithful reimagination of a classic

    Classic JRPGs are sort of having a moment. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has brought new life and a new generation of gamers to one of the most iconic franchises around. More recently Unicorn Overlord has given us a spiritual sequel to Ogre Battle that’s so good even series creator Yasumi Matsuno (and...
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    News MLB's Home Run Derby VR launches on the Meta Quest Store

    If you're part of the intersection of virtual reality enthusiasts and major league baseball fans, then there's good news for you. MLB has launched Home Run Derby VR on the Meta Quest Store, making it available for Quest 2, Quest 3 and Quest Pro users. The game was previously on Meta's App Lab...
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    News Microsoft Copilot AI will soon run locally on PCs

    Microsoft's Copilot AI service is set to run locally on PCs, Intel told Tom's Hardware. The company also said that next-gen AI PCs would require built-in neural processing units (NPUs) with over 40 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of power — beyond the capabilities of any consumer processor...
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    News The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is a photography nerd’s dream

    It’s a beaut. For most people, the compact camera is long since dead; a camera is a phone and a phone is a camera. But despite all of the technological developments over the past few years, phones still leave something to be desired if you’re the kind of person who likes to go take photos...
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    News A quarter of YouTube’s paid creators are earning money with Shorts

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge One year after YouTube turned on revenue sharing for its shortform video feature, a growing chunk of creators are getting paid for it. More than 1 in 4 creators in YouTube’s Partner Program are now earning money with YouTube Shorts, the company announced...
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    News Daily Telescope: Peering into the remnants of an 800-year-old supernova

    Enlarge / A composite image of SNR 1181. (credit: NASA, ESA, JPL et. al.) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We'll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At...
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    News The DeepCool AK620 Digital CPU Cooler Review: Big, Heavy, and Lit

    Typical CPU coolers do the job for standard heat management but often fall short when it comes to quiet operation and peak cooling effectiveness. This gap pushes enthusiasts and PC builders towards specialized aftermarket solutions designed for their unique demands. The premium aftermarket...
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    News HBM Revenue Poised To Cross $10B as SK hynix Predicts First Double-Digit Revenue Share

    Offering some rare insight into the scale of HBM memory sales – and on its growth in the face of unprecedented demand from AI accelerator vendors – the company recently disclosed that it expects HBM sales to make up "a double-digit percentage of its DRAM chip sales" this year. Which if it comes...
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    News Embracer is selling Borderlands developer Gearbox to Take-Two

    Two in-development Borderlands projects will continue to be led by Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford under Take-Two’s 2K division. | Image: 2K Swedish gaming conglomerate Embracer Group has entered an agreement to sell Gearbox Interactive to Rockstar parent company Take-Two for $460 million. In a...
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    News The Morning After: Hulu officially joins Disney+

    A month after taking full ownership of Hulu last November, Disney started beta testing integration with Disney+. Today, Hulu on Disney+ is officially out of beta, making it easy for subscribers to access content for both services. It’s also a way for Disney to push its Hulu bundle, which starts...
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    News Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review: Small, thin, and impossibly mighty

    At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Very light and compact design Excellent performance for its size Robust build Visually stunning display Cons Keys feel soft and mushy The webcam isn’t the best quality The downward facing woofers sometimes sound muddy Our Verdict The Asus ROG Zephyrus...
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    News 13 free tips to make your Windows PC run faster and better

    Spring is here and that means weeding, cleaning, packing away winter clothes… and tuning up your PC! Optimizing your PC’s performance isn’t as complicated as it sounds, however. Just a few tweaks here and there and you’ll have your computer running faster than ever. How to make a PC run faster...
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    News Microsoft may be working on a cheaper, disc-free Xbox Series X

    Microsoft may be working on a white version of its current all-digital Xbox Series X console, according to leaked images reported by Exputer and documents seen by The Verge. The design appears to be identical to the current black disc version (sans the disc slot) and has the same "robot white"...
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    News Twitch bans streams overlaid on boobs and butts

    No more Fortnite Twitch streams on butts. I said what I said. If you're out of the loop on all things Twitch, there's a trend going around of streamers projecting their gameplays on green-screened body parts, usually intimate ones like butts and breasts. Because normal picture-in-picture is now...
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    News New York City welcomes robotaxis — but only with safety drivers

    Image: Getty New York City announced a new permitting system for companies interested in testing autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a requirement that a human safety driver sit behind the steering wheel at all times. As cities like San Francisco continue to grapple with the problems...
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    News Every US federal agency must hire a chief AI officer

    Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images All US federal agencies will now be required to have a senior leader overseeing all AI systems they use, as the government wants to ensure that AI use in the public service remains safe. Vice President Kamala Harris announced the new OMB...
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    News The White House lays out extensive AI guidelines for the federal government

    It's been five months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) to address the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. The White House is today taking another step forward in implementing the EO with a policy that aims to regulate the federal government's use of AI...
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    News Save $240 on this app that will help you learn something new every day

    You may recognize the importance of personal and professional development, but making time for it isn’t always easy. Fortunately, technology can help, and during our Digital Blowout, you can get a lifetime subscription to Headway Premium for just $59.99. Headway is a four-time Apple App of the...
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    News Oregon's Right to Repair bill is now a law

    Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has signed the state's Right to Repair bill into law, and it even comes with a provision that potentially makes it stronger than California's and Minnesota's versions. It's the first to prohibit (PDF) a practice called "parts pairing," which requires the use of certain...
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    News Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Israel has deployed a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, creating a database of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, The New York Times reports. The program, which was created after the October 7th attacks, uses technology from...
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    News Thousands of servers hacked in ongoing attack targeting Ray AI framework

    Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Thousands of servers storing AI workloads and network credentials have been hacked in an ongoing attack campaign targeting a reported vulnerability in Ray, a computing framework used by OpenAI, Uber, and Amazon. The attacks, which have been active for at least...
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    News The Delta IV Heavy, a rocket whose time has come and gone, will fly once more

    Enlarge / United Launch Alliance's final Delta IV Heavy rocket, seen here in December when ground crews rolled it to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (credit: United Launch Alliance) This is the rocket that literally lights itself on fire before it heads to space...
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    News Leaked images reveal Microsoft’s white disc-less Xbox Series X console

    Image: Exputer Microsoft appears to be readying a white version of its Xbox Series X console without a disc drive. Exputer has published a series of leaked images of the white Xbox Series X, showing that it’s a disc-less system with the same design on the exterior as the existing black Xbox...
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    News Dbrand tried and failed to fix the Ghost Case — replacements will take longer

    The Dbrand Ghost Case for the iPhone 15 Pro. | Image: Dbrand Dbrand is scrapping plans to fix its anti-yellowing Ghost Case, but not because it yellows — it’s that it scratches very easily. The company had promised in November to ship free replacements with scratch-resistant coatings, but now...
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    News Oregon governor signs nation’s first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairing

    Enlarge / Oregon's repair bill prohibits companies from implementing software locks that prohibit aftermarket or used parts from being installed in their devices. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek today signed the state's Right to Repair Act, which will push manufacturers to provide more repair...
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    News Quantum computing progress: Higher temps, better error correction

    Enlarge (credit: vital) There's a strong consensus that tackling most useful problems with a quantum computer will require that the computer be capable of error correction. There is absolutely no consensus, however, about what technology will allow us to get there. A large number of companies...
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    News Anti-trans hate is ‘widespread’ on Facebook, Instagram and Threads, report warns

    Meta is failing to enforce its own rules against anti-trans hate speech on its platform, a new report from GLAAD warns. The LGBTQ advocacy group found that “extreme anti-trans hate content remains widespread across Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.” The report documents dozens of examples of...
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    News Event Horizon Telescope captures stunning new image of Milky Way’s black hole

    Enlarge / A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope has revealed powerful magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*. (credit: EHT Collaboration) Physicists have been confident since the1980s that there is a...
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    News Starlink mobile plans hit snag as FCC dismisses SpaceX spectrum application

    Enlarge / A Starlink user terminal during winter. (credit: Getty Images | AntaresNS) Starlink's mobile ambitions were dealt at least a temporary blow yesterday when the Federal Communications Commission dismissed SpaceX's application to use several spectrum bands for mobile service. SpaceX is...
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    News Puerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue cases rise

    Female Aedes aegypti mosquito as she was in the process of obtaining a "blood meal." (credit: US Department of Health and Human Services) Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency amid an ongoing outbreak of dengue infections, a mosquito-spread viral infection that can cause fever...
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    News Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans ‘parts pairing’

    Oregon joins Minnesota, California, and New York in giving consumers and repair shops more control over device repairs. | Image: iFixit Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has now signed one of the strongest US right-to-repair bills into law after it passed the state legislature several weeks ago by an...
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    News Facebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs say

    Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Unsealed court documents have revealed more details about a secret Facebook project initially called "Ghostbusters," designed to sneakily access encrypted Snapchat usage data to give Facebook a leg up on its rival, just when Snapchat was...
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    News Israel’s military reportedly used Google Photos to identify civilians in Gaza

    The New York Times reports that Israel’s military intelligence has been using an experimental facial recognition program in Gaza that’s misidentified Palestinian civilians as having ties to Hamas. Google Photos allegedly plays a part in the chilling program’s implementation, although it appears...
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    News Twitch bans turning butts and boobs into green screens

    Though this isn’t quite what Twitch will soon ban, it’s another example from Morgpie of her ability to push Twitch’s guideline boundaries | Image: Twitch / Morgpie The latest update to Twitch’s community guidelines is oddly specific. According to the update, starting March 29th, “content that...
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    News GLAAD report says Meta allows anti-trans hate to ‘flourish’ on its platforms

    Image: Vjeran Pavic GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ media advocacy group, claims that Meta’s content moderation system is allowing an “epidemic of anti-transgender hate” to flourish on its platform. A new report published by the group says Meta has allowed dozens of anti-trans posts —...
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    News The new MacBook Air M3 is $100 off for the first time

    The new M3-powered MacBook Air is faster than its predecessor with GPU upgrades. | Image: Apple It’s a good day for Apple deals. Not only can you get $150 off the Apple Vision Pro for the first time, but the new MacBook Air, released earlier this month, is already $100 off at Amazon and B&H...
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    News Apple's M3 and M2 MacBook Airs have never been cheaper

    We consider Apple's newest MacBook Air to be the best laptop for most people, and it's now dropped to a new low of $999 at Amazon and B&H. This discount is for the entry-level 13-inch model, so you'll have to make do with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, but it's $100 less than buying from Apple...
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    News Intel, Microsoft discuss plans to run Copilot locally on PCs instead of in the cloud

    Enlarge / The basic requirements for an AI PC, at least when it's running Windows. (credit: Intel) Microsoft said in January that 2024 would be the year of the "AI PC," and we know that AI PCs will include a few hardware components that most Windows systems currently do not include—namely, a...
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    News Canva’s Affinity acquisition is a subscription-based weapon against Adobe

    Enlarge / Affinity's photo editor. (credit: Canva) Online graphic design platform provider Canva announced its acquisition of Affinity on Tuesday. The purchase adds tools for creative professionals to the Australian startup's repertoire, presenting competition for today's digital design...
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    News GDDR7 Approaches: Samsung Lists GDDR7 Memory Chips on Its Product Catalog

    Now that JEDEC has published specification of GDDR7 memory, memory manufacturers are beginning to announce their initial products. The first out of the gate for this generation is Samsung, which has has quietly added its GDDR7 products to its official product catalog. For now, Samsung lists two...
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    News Immortals of Aveum headlines April’s PS Plus monthly games

    Sony unveiled April’s PlayStation Plus monthly games on Wednesday. The batch includes Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends, Skul: The Hero Slayer and an Overwatch 2 skins-and-skips bundle. Subscribers on PS Plus’ Essential, Extra and Premium tiers can claim the titles starting Tuesday, April 2...
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    News Sega of America workers have ratified their union contract

    Workers at Sega of America, a division of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., have officially ratified their union contract, as reported by Bloomberg. This makes it one of the first major North American video-game companies to take this step, which could bode well for future organized labor pushes in the...
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    News Bill Maher expands podcast operation with a controversial host

    Photo by Ronald Martinez / Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hello! I know many of you are in LA for Podcast Movement Evolutions. I am not, so feel free to reach out with gossip. Today, New York Magazine...
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    News Logitech’s original G Pro X Superlight is on sale for nearly 40 percent off

    The first-gen Superlight isn’t the latest model, but it remains a standout gaming mouse at $60 off. | Image: Logitech These days, there are ample options to consider when choosing a gaming mouse — we should know, having put together a detailed guide to some of the best available. That said, not...
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    News Qualcomm quietly demos Baldur’s Gate 3 and Control on Snapdragon X Elite laptops

    The red Snapdragon X Elite reference design laptop Qualcomm used to show off the games. | Image: Qualcomm If you read my scoop last week, I bet you’ve been wondering — how well could a Snapdragon chip actually run Windows games? At the 2024 Game Developers Conference, the company claimed Arm...
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    News US pricing announced for the Polestar 4 EV; starts at $54,900

    Enlarge / The Polestar 4 went on sale in China late last year, then in Europe and Australia in January. Now it's North America's turn. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) NEW YORK—On Wednesday, Polestar formally launched its next electric vehicle in the North American market at the New York...
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    News Why the Baltimore bridge collapsed so quickly

    Enlarge / The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore on March 26. (credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)) Just shy of half past 1 in the morning, the MV Dali, a giant container ship, was sailing gently out of the...
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    News “MFA Fatigue” attack targets iPhone owners with endless password reset prompts

    Enlarge / They look like normal notifications, but opening an iPhone with one or more of these stacked up, you won't be able to do much of anything until you tap "Allow" or "Don't Allow." And they're right next to each other. (credit: Kevin Purdy) Human weaknesses are a rich target for...
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    News The company building a rotating detonation engine is pushing the tech forward

    Enlarge / A Venus Aerospace drone makes a powered flight. (credit: Venus Aerospace) Venus Aerospace conducted its first powered flight last month, reaching Mach 0.9 with a drone. The 8-foot-long vehicle was dropped from an Aero L-29 Delfín aircraft at 12,000 feet and flew under the power of a...
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    News Google’s Pixel 9 might have three models, adding a small “Pro” phone

    Enlarge / OnLeak's renders of the Pixel 9 Pro XL, the Pixel 9 Pro, and the Pixel 9. (credit: OnLeaks / 91Mobiles / MySmartPrice) When renders of the Pixel 9 came out in January from OnLeaks, we got our first hints that a big change in Google's lineup was afoot. Usually, the company does a big...
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    News Google's Circle to Search feature will soon handle language translation

    Google just announced that it’s expanding its recently-launched Circle to Search tool to include language translation, as part of an update to various core services. Circle to Search, as the name suggests, already lets some Android users research stuff by drawing a circle around an object. The...
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    News The principles of wearable etiquette

    Gadgets aren’t the problem, but how you use them might be. | Illustration by Christina Lee for The Verge First adopters are ambassadors for the future. Glassholes need not apply. Continue reading…
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    News Here’s our first look at Apple’s in-the-box iPhone updating machine

    Updating the OS on your brand-new iPhone could soon be a thing of the past. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple’s been working on a machine that would let its retail stores update still-in-the-box iPhones — at least, we’ve heard as much. Now, thanks to French tech publication...
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    News Store everything you’d ever need on this 20TB drive for $279

    As a colleague put it, 20 terabytes would probably encompass every file you’ve ever touched. Today, WD is offering you the option to store 20TB on its Elements external hard drive for just $279.99. The 20TB Western Digital hard drive deal on Amazon rings up as $349.99. But it also includes a...
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    News Pornhub prepared to block Florida if child safety law takes effect

    Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) This week, Florida made headlines after passing HB 3, a law banning children under 14 from accessing social media without parental consent. Much less attention was given to another requirement under the law obligating "pornographic or sexually...
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    News Microsoft opens a crack in console gaming’s decades-old walled garden

    Enlarge / Will the fragile Xbox balloon pop if that cage is opened? (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Since the days of the NES, the one unshakable distinction between the PC and console gaming markets was the latter's "walled garden" approach to game distribution. For decades now...
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    News “The king is dead”—Claude 3 surpasses GPT-4 on Chatbot Arena for the first time

    Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, Anthropic's Claude 3 Opus large language model (LLM) surpassed OpenAI's GPT-4 (which powers ChatGPT) for the first time on Chatbot Arena, a popular crowdsourced leaderboard used by AI researchers to gauge the relative capabilities of AI...
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    News Hulu on Disney+ officially launches, bringing together Mickey Mouse and The Handmaid's Tale

    Disney didn't waste much absorbing Hulu into its multimedia maw. After taking full ownership of Hulu last November, the company started beta testing integration with Disney+ a month later. Today, Hulu on Disney+ is officially coming out of beta, making it easy for subscribers to access content...
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    News The Polestar 4 is also getting a price cut ahead of its debut

    Image: Polestar The Polestar 4 is going on sale next month, and when it does, the price will be slightly different than the electric crossover coupe was originally announced. Last year, Polestar said the 4 would start at around $60,000. Today, the Swedish (by way of China) automaker is...
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    News Updates to Google Maps and Search make it easier to plan your next outing

    New Google features will provide suggestions for places to visit or even roughly plan your entire vacation. | Image: Google Google is introducing a handful of updates that aim to take some of the stress out of planning trips and outings, from new translation features and AI-powered trip...
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    News Google adds more AI in shopping

    Illustration: The Verge Google is adding more AI into its search in the hopes that it will help shoppers find the items they want — even if it’s something they’ve generated with AI. Shoppers on Google’s app and on mobile will be able to refine their search with generative AI tools to help...
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    News Get my favorite giant robot game for just $3 on Steam

    In the immortal words of Weird Al Yankovic, “You dig giant robots, I dig giant robots, we dig giant robots, chicks dig giant robots.” With apologies to said chicks for unnecessary specificity, there’s no better way to enjoy giant robots than in video game form. And one of the best giant robot...
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    News Google’s Pixel 9 will reportedly come in three sizes this fall

    Image: OnLeaks / 91Mobiles Google plans to shake up its smartphone strategy in 2024 by releasing three different models of the upcoming Pixel 9. That’s according to 91mobiles, with the site now claiming that the renders published earlier this year (created by OnLeaks) were in fact of the Pixel...
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    News Dune: Awakening is going to turn me into a blood drinking, spice addicted survivalist

    Image: Funcom A survival game based in the world of Dune makes an awful lot of sense. Both the books and movies spend a lot of time explaining the mechanics of surviving on the harsh desert world of Arrakis, which made me pretty curious to learn more about Dune: Awakening during a recent...
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    News Marvel Rivals is a mix of Overwatch and superhero battles

    Image: NetEase / Marvel Games Marvel’s on a roll with its new game announcements. After teasers and rumors, Marvel Games revealed Marvel Rivals, a 6 v 6 hero shooter that blends the best of Marvel action games like Ultimate Alliance with the tactical multiplayer elements of Overwatch and...
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    News Marvel Rivals is a new Overwatch-like team shooter

    Marvel Games and NetEase just announced a new Overwatch-like team shooter called Marvel Rivals. As the name suggests, playable characters will be pulled from throughout the Marvel Multiverse, including members of the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men. Marvel Rivals is a...
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    News Some of our favorite portable JBL Bluetooth speakers are up to 34 percent off

    Portable speakers can come in handy in all kinds of situations, from camping trips to simply keeping one with you as you move throughout your home (just don’t use one on public transit unless you like being hated with the fire of a thousand suns). JBL makes some of our top picks for portable...
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    News Anxiety is a monster in Sony’s new Spider-Verse short film

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel both touched on how difficult it tends to be for superheroes to juggle all of their various responsibilities. But Sony’s new short film, The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story, from director Jarelle Dampier and writer Khaila Amazan digs a bit...
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    News Can Bitcoin mining really support renewable energy?

    A view of a Bitcoin mine in Ekibastus, Kazakhstan on January 03, 2023. | Photo by Meiramgul Kussainova/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A new study finds that Bitcoin mining paired with green hydrogen could help speed up a transition to clean energy — an eyebrow-raising claim, considering strong...
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    News Affinity users won’t be forced into paying subscriptions following Canva acquisition

    Affinity says subscriptions “will only ever be as an option alongside the perpetual model, for those who prefer it.” | Illustration: The Verge After Canva’s acquisition of Affinity design software sparked concern regarding the future of its one-time purchase pricing model, both companies are...
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    News The SEC’s crypto lawsuit against Coinbase can continue

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The question of who gets to regulate crypto has some answers, as a judge has ruled the Securities and Exchange Commission’s securities lawsuit against Coinbase can continue. US District Judge Katherine Failla ruled that under federal securities laws, “the...
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    News Lexar SL500 USB SSD review: 20Gbps storage cut thin to win

    At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Excellent 20Gbps performance Super-slim, trim profile 5-year warranty Cons Slower writing 48GB of files and folders than its SL600 cousin. Our Verdict If what you seek is a fast, good-looking USB SSD that slides into your pocket almost imperceptibly, or...
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    News Microsoft’s ‘AI PC’ definition: An NPU and a keyboard sticker

    This year everything is “AI,” whatever that means. Every new computer, game, software service, and soft-serve ice cream machine is apparently imbued with digital sentience, at least according to its branding. But when it comes to laptops and desktops, Microsoft has a very specific definition of...
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    News Act fast! Carbonite’s spectacular online backup service is 75% off

    If you’ve never lost all of your files and pictures from spilling a full glass of soda on your desktop tower, you should consider yourself lucky. I learned an important lesson that day, that lesson being… always back up your dang stuff! If you’re looking to avoid my unfortunate fate, then you’ve...
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    News Eight years after launch, No Man's Sky gets computer-generated space stations that are different each time

    No Man’s Sky is still getting major updates. Developer Hello Games’ “Orbital” update, due Wednesday, adds procedurally generated space stations (so they’ll be different every time), a ship editor and a Guild system to the nearly eight-year-old space exploration sim. Up until now, space stations...
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    News No Man’s Sky is finally getting a ship editor in latest update

    Image: Hello Games No Man’s Sky just keeps on expanding. Hello Games is releasing the game’s 27th update today, dubbed “Orbital,” and it adds some major features including improved space stations and a tool for customizing ships. The studio says that the stations are now much larger and more...
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    News The Google Pixel 8 is $230 off and down to a new record-low price

    There's good news for anyone looking to upgrade their phone as the Google Pixel 8 is currently down to a record-low price. Woot is running a 33 percent discount on the new Google Pixel 8 — one of our picks for 2024's best smartphones — dropping its cost to $470 from $700. The sale is on for the...
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    News Apple refutes every claim made in DOJ's antitrust lawsuit

    It never blocked competitors' apps and services, and it doesn't employ anticompetitive tactics preventing users from breaking out of its "walled garden," Apple said in response to the antitrust lawsuit filed against it by the Department of Justice. The company refuted the agency's claims in...
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    News The Disney Plus-Hulu merger is way more than a streaming bundle

    It’s Hulu. In Disney Plus. | Image: Disney As of today, Hulu is part of Disney Plus. Hulu still exists — it still even has its own app — but it’s also being bundled into Disney’s primary streaming service alongside all the company’s other content. Even the Disney Plus logo changed to integrate...
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    News Disney Plus officially unveils its very green new logo

    Same Disney Plus, new logo. | Image: Disney Disney has been hinting at some big changes in the Disney Plus branding. In recent days, lots of users checked their TV, tablet, or phone to find the streaming app had a new logo — the iconic Disney blue replaced by a glowing green background. The new...
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    News Can you load Windows 11 on a Raspberry Pi 5?

    There are some very capable operating systems available for the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer — Raspbian and Ubuntu are two that come to mind — yet some Pi 5 owners may still want to load on Windows 11 for the added utility it can provide. Common reasons for doing so are many and varied...
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    News The Morning After: Apple’s WWDC 2024 kicks off June 10

    Apple’s 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is June 10 to 14. WWDC is typically a software-centric event, so it’s highly likely we’ll get our first look at iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, macOS 15 and watchOS 11. It may also be a good chance for Apple to upgrade its visionOS software...
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    News The Ars Technica guide to keyboards: Mechanical, membrane, and buckling springs

    Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Your keyboard is the thread that connects you to your computer. The way a keyboard feels—from the sensations of each key pressing down and resetting to the build of the board’s chassis—has a direct impact on your typing experience, affecting accuracy, speed, and...
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    News Save over $200 on Microsoft’s leading project management tool

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