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MSI unveils the Claw, a Windows-based gaming handheld powered by Intel’s Meteor Lake Core Ultra processor with a 7″ 1080p 120Hz IPS display, starting at $699 (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge: MSI unveils the Claw, a Windows-based gaming handheld powered by Intel’s Meteor Lake Core Ultra processor with a 7″ 1080p 120Hz IPS display, starting at $699 — MSI is the latest PC manufacturer to attempt to take on Valve’s Steam Deck with the Claw, a new Windows-based gaming handheld it’s

Asus’ latest gaming phone is thinner, lighter, and sprinkled with AI

The ROG Phone 8 Pro and Pro Edition have small displays on their backs. | Image: Asus Asus’ ROG phones have always been targeted squarely at gamers, but with the ROG Phone 8, the company could broaden the lineup’s appeal. The ROG Phone 8, ROG Phone 8 Pro, and ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition are

Asus’ new ROG Zephyrus laptops feature OLED displays and a sleek light strip

The new Zephyrus pair come in dark gray and silvery white color options. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Asus’ ROG Zephyrus have been some of our most recommended gaming laptops for years — and now, for CES 2024, the Zephyrus G14 and G16 are getting thinner, faster, and even more

Volkswagen plans to integrate ChatGPT into its cars to control basic functions and answer “general knowledge questions”, starting in Europe in Q2 2024 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Volkswagen plans to integrate ChatGPT into its cars to control basic functions and answer “general knowledge questions”, starting in Europe in Q2 2024 — Volkswagen is jumping on the generative AI bandwagon by announcing plans to install OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its vehicles starting in the second quarter of 2024.

YouTube updates its cyberbullying policy to ban AI-generated content that “realistically simulates” deceased children or victims of crimes or deadly events (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge: YouTube updates its cyberbullying policy to ban AI-generated content that “realistically simulates” deceased children or victims of crimes or deadly events — YouTube is updating its cyberbullying and harassment policies and will no longer allow content that “realistically simulates” …

Final Fantasy XIV’s new class will unleash your inner Bob Ross

Image: Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV wrapped up the final leg of its Fan Festival tour in Tokyo over the weekend. As with the other Fan Festival events, players were treated to a wealth of new information on Dawntrail, the next expansion in the critically acclaimed MMORPG series — in addition to graphical updates, a

This security camera’s 1.5-mile range is perfect for your sprawling mansion

Image: Abode Your average security camera can easily capture footage of porch pirates — but what if it could trace them turning the corner in their getaway car? Abode has released a new outdoor security camera that can do just that. The Abode Edge Camera has a range of up to 1.5 miles and is

C# language snags Tiobe language of the year honors

As expected, Microsoft’s C# language has won the Tiobe programming language of the year award for 2023, with the largest uptick in popularity year over year, at 1.43 percentage points. C#, an object-oriented language for building .NET applications, wins the award for the first time, Tiobe announced on January 6. The Tiobe Programming Community Index

Hyundai says hydrogen will play a ‘prominent role’ in going carbon neutral

Photo by Ashish Vaishnav / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Hyundai is going all in on the most abundant element in the universe in the quest to reduce planet-heating emissions. The South Korean automaker announced that hydrogen will “play a prominent role” in the company’s efforts to go carbon neutral by 2050. “Clean

Darkroom Robot Automates Away the Tedium of Film Developing

Anyone who has ever processed real analog film in a darkroom probably remembers two things: the awkward fumbling in absolute darkness while trying to get the film loaded into the developing reel, and the tedium of getting the timing for each solution just right. This automatic film-developing machine can’t help much with the former, but

Sennheiser announces Momentum 4 earbuds and revamped sport buds with health sensors

Sennheiser’s Momentum True Wireless 4 earbuds. | Image: Sennheiser Sennheiser’s latest exercise-focused headphones, the Momentum Sport, are sturdy enough to handle the stresses and strains of a sweaty workout and sophisticated enough to track your heart rate and body temperature. They’re being announced today as part of a trio of new Sennheiser headphones at CES

In a filing and internal memo, Unity Software says it plans to lay off ~25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, by the end of March, its largest layoff ever (Anna Tong/Reuters)

Anna Tong / Reuters: In a filing and internal memo, Unity Software says it plans to lay off ~25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, by the end of March, its largest layoff ever — Videogame software provider Unity Software (U.N) will target laying off approximately 25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs …

Authy is shutting down its desktop app

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Authy, the two-factor authentication (2FA) app, will soon only be available on mobile devices. An updated support page spotted by Bleeping Computer says Authy’s app on Windows, macOS, and Linux will go away in August 2024. Similar to other 2FA apps like Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator, Authy

Samsung finally puts the TV at the heart of its smart home

Samsung TVs are becoming more like smart displays with new features launching at CES this week. | Image: Samsung The idea that your living room TV should be a central place to connect, control, and manage your smart home is one that I believe has been a long time coming. And it looks like Samsung

Rumble Is Part of an ‘Active and Ongoing’ SEC Investigation

The SEC confirmed to WIRED that the financial regulator has launched an investigation involving Rumble, a “free speech” video platform. The nature of the probe remains unknown.

Sources: former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s new AI startup, which is making software for LLM developers, raised ~$30M led by Khosla Ventures (Kate Clark/The Information)

Kate Clark / The Information: Sources: former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s new AI startup, which is making software for LLM developers, raised ~$30M led by Khosla Ventures — Parag Agrawal, who was CEO of Twitter for a year before Elon Musk took over the social media app in late 2022, recently raised about $30 million

Apple is going to offer Vision Pro demos at its retail stores

Apple’s Vision Pro will officially launch in the US on February 2nd, and starting that same day, you’ll be able sign up to try the headset out for yourself at the company’s retail stores, Apple said in an email today. “Starting at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, February 2, we invite you to sign up for

YouTube is cracking down on AI-generated true crime deepfakes

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is updating its cyberbullying and harassment policies and will no longer allow content that “realistically simulates” minors and other victims of crimes narrating their deaths or the violence they experienced. The update appears to take aim at a genre of content in true crime circles that creates

OpenAI claims The New York Times tricked ChatGPT into copying its articles

Image: OpenAI OpenAI has publicly responded to a copyright lawsuit by The New York Times, calling the case “without merit” and saying it still hoped for a partnership with the media outlet. In a blog post, OpenAI said the Times “is not telling the full story.” It took particular issue with claims that its ChatGPT

TCL 50 series launch will bring Nxtpaper phones to the US for the first time

https://youtu.be/zbeGqzHKvTQ TCL has announced its 50 series phones at CES. Five of the models will be coming to the US. The TCL 50 XL NXTPAPER 5G and TCL 50 XE NXTPAPER 5G will be the first NXTPAPER phones to launch in the US. The CES 2024 announcements are not slowing down for even a second.

TCL brings TVs and soundbars for every budget to CES

Credit: Supplied by TCL TCL has revealed a variety of new TVs and soundbars at CES 2024. The company’s new TVs vary from a basic 720p model to a 115-inch mini-LED model. The firm’s offering new budget and premium soundbars too. TCL has just announced a slew of phones and tablets at CES 2024, but

TCL’s NXTPAPER display tech is better than ever and I want it on my next phone

Opinion post by C. Scott Brown Last year, at CES 2023, I got my first look at a phone called the TCL NXTPAPER Phone Concept. The concept took the NXTPAPER display tech from TCL’s tablets and brought it to an Android smartphone for the first time. Although the phone itself wasn’t terribly exciting overall, the

Building an AI-Augmented Workforce While Remaining Human-Centric

Artificial intelligence gets a lot of media attention, and for good reason. Surveys of CEOs conducted by organizations like Gartner and EY have predicted it to be the most disruptive technology of 2024. This is because an AI-augmented workforce provides increased efficiency and productivity, enhanced data analysis and decision-making, and automation of routine tasks. For example, imagine an

Apple appeals after EU’s tough new DMA rules target App Store

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is appealing a European Union decision that would see its App Store hit with tough new obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Reuters reports that its plea argues against the European Commission’s designations of its App Store and the iMessage service. According to Reuters, Apple argues

Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded after a hole blew in one mid-flight

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 in Seattle on January 6, 2024. | Photo by Stephen Brashear / Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday ordered the “temporary grounding” of 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 airplanes after a section of fuselage separated from the side of an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday,

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