LG’s new air conditioner directs cool air towards people it detects.
The Artcool AI Air doesn’t look as artsy as LG’s previous Artcool air conditioners, but it does offer improved energy efficiency by detecting the room’s layout and the position of its occupants so it can direct airflow right to them. The company hasn’t announced pricing or availability, nor does it detail what technology the Artcool […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/626065/lg-artcool-ai-air-conditioner-room-occupant-sensing
The M4-powered Mac Mini has returned to its Black Friday sale price
Apple might have just updated the Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips, but if all you need is a good daily driver, they’re completely overkill. The M4-powered Mac Mini is probably the better option in most instances, especially since the desktop is currently matching its all-time low of $529 ($70 off) at […]
https://www.theverge.com/good-deals/625928/apple-m4-mac-mini-desktop-nintendo-switch-games-deal-sale
Apple delays upgraded Siri: it’s taking ‘longer than we thought’
Apple’s more personalized Siri features need a little more time in the oven. Company spokesperson Jacqueline Roy gave this statement to Daring Fireball today announcing the delay: Siri helps our users find what they need and get things done quickly, and in just the past six months, we’ve made Siri more conversational, introduced new features […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/626035/apple-delays-upgraded-siri-intelligence-longer-than-we-thought
All the news about Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs are just around the corner, with the first releases — the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 — dropping on January 30th. The RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 will follow that with their own releases in February, but some are already getting a sneak peek at the software benefits of the […]
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/25/24351798/nvidia-rtx-5090-5080-5070-gpu-news-rumors
Nvidia denies reports that its RTX 50 laptop GPUs are missing ROPs, too
Remember when Nvidia categorically told us that “no other Nvidia GPUs” had shipped, or would be shipping, with missing render units? Well, you can imagine our surprise to read that the company’s RTX 50-series laptop GPUs might be affected as well, with Heise Online and HardwareLuxx reporting that Nvidia has asked manufacturers to check their […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/625432/nvidia-denies-rtx-50-laptop-gpus-have-rop-issue
Jackbox games are coming to smart TVs
Jackbox Games are going to be available on smart TVs as part of a new cloud streaming service, according to a blog post. Jackbox aims to launch a beta of the service on “one or two smart TV platforms in the Spring of 2025.” Generally, Jackbox titles are offered in bundles called “Party Packs” that […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/625087/jackbox-games-smart-tvs-cloud-aws-gamelift-streams
Big Tech is now slightly less silent on Trump’s tariffs
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada, and China are in effect, but Big Tech companies have remained mostly silent despite the potential impact tariffs could have on their businesses. I’ve written about this twice already: once shortly after Trump announced them in February, and again a week later after the initial […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/624849/big-tech-slightly-less-silent-trump-tariffs
US tariffs: how Trump’s tax is hitting Big Tech and beyond
President Donald Trump has announced that he’s imposing a tariff on goods from some of the US’s biggest trade partners: Canada, Mexico, and China. Under the executive orders signed on February 1st, Canada and Mexico will face a 25 percent tariff, while goods from China will be subject to a 10 percent tax. Energy resources […]
https://www.theverge.com/604742/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china-updates
The Last of Us: all the news about the video game franchise turned TV series
The Last of Us has caught our attention ever since the game’s launch on the PlayStation 3 in 2013, but the cordyceps-infested franchise has only continued to grow since then. While The Last of Us Part II came out on the PlayStation 4 in 2020, the first game’s remake launched on PlayStation 5 in 2021. […]
https://www.theverge.com/24036366/the-last-of-us-news-video-game-tv-series-trailers
The Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is an affordable EV for the masses
Volkswagen is bringing up the lights on the ID. EVERY1 show car that it says will become the promised €20,000 (about $20,800 USD) affordable EV that will hopefully turn around the automaker’s struggling business. As market leaders like Tesla continue to promise — but not deliver — the elusive entry-level EV, VW is hoping to […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/624676/vw-id-every1-ev-price-range-specs-2027
Google is adding more AI Overviews and a new ‘AI Mode’ to Search
The AI-ification of Google Search continues to accelerate: the company announced on Wednesday that it will start showing AI Overviews for even more kinds of queries, and that users around the world, even those who are logged out of Google, will start seeing them too. There’s an even more ambitious AI search tool coming to […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/624064/google-ai-mode-overviews-search
Delta Airlines bets on ‘blended-wing’ flight to reduce emissions
Delta Airlines is backing a startup that wants to design more fuel efficient, blended-wing-body aircraft, in the hopes of reducing its carbon footprint and making air travel more sustainable. The airline said today that it will help support the development of startup JetZero’s blended-wing-body (BWB) demonstrator aircraft that aims to cut fuel consumption, emissions, and […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/624587/delta-jetzero-blended-wing-aircraft-demonstrator-2027
Latest Turing Award winners again warn of AI dangers
Two trailblazing scientists who today received this year’s Turing Award for creating fundamental artificial intelligence training techniques are using the spotlight to shine concern on the dangers of rushing AI models out for public consumption. University of Massachusetts researcher Andrew Barto and former DeepMind research scientist Richard Sutton warned that AI companies are not thoroughly […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/624485/turing-award-andrew-barto-richard-sutton-ai-dangers
Cadillac’s new electric Escalade IQL will be the longest SUV in production
Cadillac is taking its large and can-charge electric Escalade IQ and making it just a longer to accommodate some more luggage and leg room for third-row passengers. The new version, called the Escalade IQL, now surpasses the length of the longest gas-powered Escalade, while also adopting the ICE version’s boxier silhouette. When it goes into […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/624127/cadillac-escalade-iql-electric-longest-suv-more-cargo-storage
Trump’s first 100 days: all the news affecting the tech industry
President Donald Trump kicked off the first day of his presidency by signing a flurry of executive actions, including halting enforcement of the TikTok ban and rolling back the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence order. Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, having already […]
https://www.theverge.com/24348851/donald-trump-presidency-tech-science-news
Daredevil: Born Again is a rough reboot with a promising future
Before Disney Plus and its parade of post-Endgame Marvel series, shows like Daredevil gave the studio a convenient way to infuse the MCU with a grittier, more dramatic energy. Being a Netflix project, the original Daredevil could go harder with its action and darker with its nuanced depiction of the man without fear. And with […]
https://www.theverge.com/tv-reviews/623200/daredevil-born-again-review
YouTube will soon restrict creators from mentioning certain online gambling sites
YouTube is tightening its policies on gambling content. The platform has announced that it will soon prohibit creators from verbally referring to gambling services not approved by Google, as well as displaying their logos and linking to them in videos. The new rules, which go into effect on March 19th, may also put age restrictions […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/623985/youtube-online-gambling-rules-restrictions
Monster Hunter Wilds is breaking Capcom’s sales records
Though only out for a grand total of four days, Monster Hunter Wilds has sold an astonishing 8 million copies. That’s according to Capcom, reporting that the monster hunting action RPG has become the company’s fastest selling title ever. The Monster Hunter franchise has racked up a number of superlatives for its publisher with 2018’s […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/623978/monster-hunter-wilds-salesrecordcapcom
Apple reportedly challenges the UK’s secretive encryption crackdown
Apple is pushing back against the UK’s secret order to give the government access to encrypted iCloud files. The company has filed an appeal with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which deals with complaints about the “unlawful intrusion” of UK intelligence services and authorities, according to a report from the Financial Times. As noted by FT, […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/623977/apple-uk-encryption-order-appeal
Nintendo announces a new Switch OLED bundle ahead of the Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch is now eight years old and the company is announcing what could be its final retail bundle push before the introduction of the Switch 2. The new bundle includes the Nintendo Switch OLED system with a digital copy of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and a 3-month Nintendo Switch Online individual membership for […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/623966/nintendo-switch-oled-mario-wonder-mar10-day-bundle