Matter is now racing ahead, but the platforms are holding it back
Goodbye to Apple’s Smart Keyboard Folio, the best iPad Pro accessory
https://www.theverge.com/24151209/ipad-pro-smart-keyboard-folio-review-discontinued
Microsoft is ‘turning everyone into a prompt engineer’ with new Copilot AI features
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24151847/microsoft-copilot-rewrite-prompt-feature-microsoft-365
UK details requirements to protect children from ‘toxic algorithms’
Brilliant’s $400 smart switches are still working... for now
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24150346/brilliant-smart-home-lighting-out-of-business
Daimler’s driverless semi trucks will hit the road in 2027
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24151391/daimler-truck-autonomous-demonstrator-torc-waymo
The US is propping up gas while the world moves to renewable energy
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151375/renewable-energy-global-electricity-report-us-gas
Here’s how the latest iPad Pro compares to the new iPad Air (and previous models)
https://www.theverge.com/24091213/apple-ipad-air-2024-pro-specs-comparison
US indicts LockBit ransomware ringleader, offers $10 million reward
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151493/us-lockbit-ransomware-ringleader-indictment-reward
OpenAI working on new AI image detection tools
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151482/openai-image-detection-ai-watermarking-audio
Tesla bought over $2 million worth of lidar sensors from Luminar this year
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151497/tesla-lidar-bought-luminar-elon-musk-sensor-autonomous
Compression-mounted laptop RAM is fast, efficient, and upgradeable
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151369/lpcamm2-laptop-memory-ram-lenovo-ifixit
This is the Sonos Roam 2 portable speaker
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151392/sonos-roam-2-speaker-features-design-exclusive
Walmart’s Google-powered streaming box and smart speaker combo is live
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151265/walmart-onn-4k-pro-google-tv-available
Amazon adds 50 electric trucks to its delivery fleet in a bid to reduce pollution
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151187/amazon-electric-truck-volvo-first-middle-last-mile
How to set up eSIM on a new iPhone
https://www.theverge.com/23449775/esim-iphone-14-how-to-verizon-att-t-mobile
The new iPads are ditching physical SIM cards
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151262/apple-ipad-pro-air-esim-only
Google’s Pixel Tablet relaunch at $399 makes its magnetic dock optional
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151269/google-pixel-tablet-price-drop-dock-optional
The iPad Air is now heavier than the iPad Pro
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151193/apple-ipad-air-ipad-pro-weight
You can upgrade the iPad Pro’s processor now, too
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151225/apple-ipad-pro-m4-processor-storage-upgrade-1tb