Image: Volvo Volvo is pushing back its deadline to sell only electric vehicles, now saying it will take at least until 2040 before it reaches that goal. Three years ago, the Swedish automaker made a commitment to only sell EVs by 2030. Since then, EV sales have exploded, but a recent slowdown in growth is leading many manufacturers to reconsider their pledges. Volvo blamed the readjustment on a number of... Read more âș
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The Galaxy Buds FE remain a good option if you donât like the new open-style Galaxy Buds 3. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Samsungâs new Galaxy Buds 3 are nice and all, but that open-ear design and $180 price tag isnât for everybody. If you prefer a pair of buds with a more traditional in-ear design that cost significantly less, the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE are still... Read more âș
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The feature is starting to roll out globally this week. | Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is rolling out its new supervision feature globally this week that enables parents and guardians to link their accounts to the accounts of their teenage children. Doing so, according to YouTube, will help parents be more aware of their teenâs activity and encourage safe practices around content creation on the platform. Google... Read more âș
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Thread Group has announced the release of Thread 1.4 spec. | Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Thread 1.4 has officially been released, bringing much-needed fixes for the nascent smart home protocol. Chief among these is a solution to the problem of Thread border router interoperability. The new spec also enables better connectivity by leveraging Wi-Fi and ethernet alongside Thread, makes it easier to see whatâs going on in... Read more âș
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Panasonic returns to the US market with a pair of OLED TVs plus a Mini LED model. | Image: Panasonic Panasonicâs TVs are returning to the US, starting with a small lineup that includes both OLED and Mini LED models. The company stopped selling its TVs in the US in 2016, three years after ending production of its well regarded plasma screens. The company is now bringing its TVs back... Read more âș
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The pop-out controller doubles as a trackpad when docked. | Image: Acer Out of all the new laptops Acer announced at IFA today, Project DualPlay pops out the most. Itâs a concept laptop that Acer says gives gamers more ways to play on the go, but looking at the design, Iâm not sure which gamers itâs talking about. For Project DualPlay, Acer took its Predator gaming laptop and added a... Read more âș
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Image: Beats If thereâs one product that Beats has taken its sweet time upgrading, itâs the Powerbeats Pro. Released back in 2019, these wireless earbuds (and their signature ear hooks) have sat in the companyâs product lineup ever since with no meaningful hardware changes. But the time has finally come for an all-new model. Today, Beats released a teaser for the Powerbeats Pro 2, which will be released sometime in... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Intelâs chipmaking business may have run into a bit of a snag, as recent tests using the companyâs next-gen manufacturing process have failed, according to Reuters. To carry out the tests, Intel reportedly sent Broadcomâs silicon wafers â or the components used as a semiconductorâs base â through its more efficient 18A manufacturing process. After examining the results, Broadcom found that the process... Read more âș
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The new Tado X lineup of products is coming to the UK in November. | Image: Tado The Tado X range of heating products, which launched in Europe earlier this year with support for the Matter smart home protocol, is coming to the UK in early November. As a refresher, the Tado X lineup includes wired and wireless versions of the new thermostat, a smart radiator thermostat, a wireless temperature... Read more âș
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Photo by JOHN LAMPARSKI/AFP via Getty Images Metaâs semi-independent Oversight Board says the company made the right call letting Facebook users post pro-Palestine messages with the phrase âfrom the river to the sea.â In a decision published today, the board concluded the slogan âhas multiple meanings and is used by people in various ways and with different intentions.â Consequently, it shouldnât be removed under hate speech policies unless itâs accompanied... Read more âș
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Image: Warner Bros. Pictures Move over Detective Pikachu, thereâs an even stranger live-action video game movie on the way. And by that I mean Warner Bros. just released the first teaser trailer for A Minecraft Movie. The film features actual humans and a slightly realistic CG take on Minecraft. But when you mix the gameâs iconic blocky style with real life you get, well, this: Image: Warner Bros. Pictures Unsettling... Read more âș
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The GoPro Hero 13 Black with some attachments. | Image: GoPro GoPro has announced two new action cameras, the GoPro Hero 13 Black and a smaller GoPro Hero. The Hero 13 Black will cost $399 while the Hero will go for $199. Both are up for preorder now and will be released on September 10th and September 22nd, respectively. Some of the new features GoPro is adding to the 13... Read more âș
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Image: Zillow Zillow is upgrading its AI search feature with the ability to find homes or rentals based on how far away they are from your office, school, or other points of interest. Instead of narrowing your search by selecting specific locations or filters, you can now simply enter, âHomes 30 min drive from Millennium Park.â This will be very handy for people like me. Iâm always searching for dream... Read more âș
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Image: Nintendo Zeldaâs first mainline game feels like a clever crystallization of the franchiseâs recent experimental era. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Image: Acer At IFA today, Acer announced itâs expanding its Swift AI laptop line with models featuring Intelâs new Lunar Lake chips, Qualcommâs just-announced eight-core Snapdragon X Plus and AMDâs Ryzen AI 300. And, it claims, each of them can theoretically last over 24 hours playing back video, or over 17 hours in productivity tests. If you buy them with their IPS panels and 65 watt-hour batteries, Acer claims the... Read more âș
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Acer has so far stayed out of the handheld gaming PC race, but thatâs about to change. Itâs just announced its first Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally competitor, the Acer Nitro Blaze 7, which looks like it fits somewhere between last yearâs Asus ROG Ally and the newer ROG Ally X. Like Asus â but unlike most rivals â it features a 7-inch 1080p variable refresh rate IPS screen... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Sony After eight years in development, it took less than a month for Concord to die. Yesterday, Sony announced that the game, which only launched on August 23rd, would be shutting down on September 6th. Ryan Ellis, game director at developer Firewalk Studios, said that it âdidnât land the way weâd intended.â That seems to be an understatement: the game is going offline, full... Read more âș
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Image: Qualcomm Google has committed to releasing an Arm64 version of Google Drive on Windows later this year, after Microsoft and Qualcomm have been working hard to convince app developers to port their applications over to Windows on Arm. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon made the announcement onstage at the companyâs IFA event earlier today, where he also revealed that both NordVPN and ExpressVPN will be available on Qualcommâs Snapdragon laptops... Read more âș
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Ignore my cruddy handwriting to marvel at this beautiful color. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales A front light and color display are just two of the ways this pretty note taking device puts luxury first. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Appleâs iPhone 16 event invitation. | Image: Apple Apple is getting ready to announce the iPhone 16, which will surely be its most powerful and best-camera-having phone yet (at least for the Pro models). Itâs also expected to be the first iPhone to launch with Apple Intelligence across the board. In addition to the iPhone 16 lineup and a slate of new watches and AirPods, Apple is expected to show... Read more âș
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