Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available
Today at its annual Microsoft Ability Summit, the company announced that its Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available exclusively through the company’s online store for $29.99. The joystick was originally announced last August with a planned release in early 2025. It’s designed to meet the unique needs of gamers with limited mobility through customizable buttons […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/631984/microsoft-xbox-pc-adaptive-joystick-controller-availability
Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy
The rise of generative AI has been powered by Nvidia and its advanced GPUs. As demand far outstrips supply, the H100 has become highly sought after and extremely expensive, making Nvidia a trillion-dollar company for the first time. It’s also prompting customers, like Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Google to start working on their own […]
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24058186/ai-chips-meta-microsoft-google-nvidia
Our five favorite dunks from Drake’s label over his ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit
Universal Music Group has finally responded to Drake’s claims that the label damaged his reputation with Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” and there are some spicy tidbits in there. UMG, which represents both artists, broadly argues that the court should dismiss Drake’s lawsuit because he’s just the sore loser of an ugly rap […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/631902/drake-umg-not-like-us-lawsuit-response
Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy
The rise of generative AI has been powered by Nvidia and its advanced GPUs. As demand far outstrips supply, the H100 has become highly sought after and extremely expensive, making Nvidia a trillion-dollar company for the first time. It’s also prompting customers, like Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Google to start working on their own […]
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24058186/ai-chips-meta-microsoft-google-nvidia
GM taps Nvidia to boost its embattled self-driving projects
At Nvidia’s annual GTC conference in San Jose, Calif. today, the chipmaker announced it was teaming up with General Motors to develop next-generation cars, robots, and factories. GM says it will apply several of Nvidia’s products to its business, such as the Omniverse 3D graphics platform which will run simulations on virtual assembly lines with […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/631951/gm-nvidia-gtc-deal-cars-robots-factories
Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has announced its largest-ever acquisition, entering into a deal to buy New York-based cybersecurity firm Wiz, making it a part of its Google Cloud division. This is the company’s second attempt to buy Wiz after talks stalled last year at a lower $23 billion evaluation. Wiz is a fast-growing Israeli-founded startup […]
https://www.theverge.com/google/24198766/google-acquires-wiz-cloud-cybersecurity-32-billion
How Trump and Musk built their own reality
The putative president of the United States, Donald Trump, stood on the White House lawn. In his hand, he held a sales pitch for Tesla cars. The most powerful man in America, Elon Musk, attired for a very casual funeral and looking miserable, stood next to Trump. As Trump spoke, promising to buy a Tesla, […]
https://www.theverge.com/politics/631078/trump-musk-doge-tesla-internet-tv-politics-spectacle
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
Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs: all the news and updates
Many months ago, gamers began experiencing strange crashes with their 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core i9 CPUs — but that was just the tip of the iceberg. Intel has now extended its warranty by two full years on 24 different 13th Gen and 14th Gen desktop chips, including Core i5, Core i7, and Core […]
Google is switching legacy G Suite users to pooled Workspace storage
People who are holding on to free G Suite legacy accounts will soon lose their individual storage allotment perks. In an email seen by The Verge, Google has started informing G Suite legacy free edition plan users that they will be switched to pooled storage that’s “shared across all users within your organization” starting May […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/631058/google-g-suite-legacy-pooled-workspace-storage-update
Bambu Lab launches 3D-printable toys with reusable, programmable electronics
3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab has launched a new toy system called CyberBrick under its MakerWorld brand, which pairs reusable and programmable electronics components with 3D-printable models to enable a range of possible toys based on both official and community designs. CyberBrick is initially only available through Kickstarter, but has already surpassed its funding goal, […]
Microsoft accidentally wipes out Copilot in latest Windows 11 update
Microsoft’s Copilot app for Windows is being “unintentionally uninstalled” on some Windows 11 devices thanks to the latest monthly Windows update. The Patch Tuesday updates that started rolling out on March 11th have led to Copilot being unpinned from the taskbar and uninstalled. “We’re aware of an issue with the Microsoft Copilot app affecting some […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/631053/microsoft-windows-11-update-uninstall-copilot
Dude Perfect and Mark Rober may be the next YouTubers to get big streaming deals
Netflix and other streaming platforms are stepping up efforts to sign YouTubers, which could mean big streaming deals for sports channel Dude Perfect or former NASA engineer Mark Rober, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Journal writes that streaming platforms’ creator-signing ambitions have “shifted into overdrive†in response to the success of MrBeast’s Beast Games. […]
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
The head of a Biden program that could help rural broadband has left
Evan Feinman is out as the director of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, reports ProPublica’s Craig Silverman in a Bluesky post today. BEAD aims to bring high-bandwidth internet to underserved areas of America, much of which is rural. Silverman shared screenshots from a department-wide email Feinman sent on Friday, in […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/630954/rural-broadband-equity-program-head-leaves-trump-musk-starlink
The head of a Biden program that could help rural broadband has left
Evan Feinman has stepped down as the director of the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, reports ProPublica’s Craig Silverman in a Bluesky post today. BEAD aims to bring high-bandwidth internet to underserved areas of America, much of which is rural. Silverman shared screenshots from a department-wide email Feinman sent on Friday, […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/630954/rural-broadband-equity-program-head-leaves-trump-musk-starlink
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
This gaming mouse has a striking skeletonized design and hot-swap batteries
Angry Miao is known for ridiculous, over-the-top mechanical keyboard designs, but now it’s made a gaming mouse that’s, you guessed it: ridiculous and over-the-top. It’s also cool as all hell, starts at $125 on a Kickstarter preorder special ending March 17th, and may be my new favorite mouse. The AM Infinity Mouse has a skeletonized […]
https://www.theverge.com/hands-on/630856/angry-miao-am-infinity-mouse-gaming-price-specs-impressions
A bad movie full of big ideas about tech
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 75, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you have some time to kill this weekend, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Benson Boone and Tyler […]
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is planning a new Starship Troopers movie
Columbia Pictures has tapped District 9 director Neill Blomkamp to write and direct a new Starship Troopers film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, giving the franchise its first live-action entry since 2008’s Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. The movie will be based on Robert A. Heinlein’s 1959 book of the same name, not a remake of […]
https://www.theverge.com/news/630821/starship-troopers-neil-blomkamp-director-book-robert-heinlein