Image: The Verge Claude, the AI chatbot made by Anthropic, now has a desktop app. You can download the Mac and Windows versions of the app from Anthropic’s website for free. Last week, Anthropic released its “computer use” feature in public beta, which allows the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model to control a computer by looking at a screen, moving the cursor, clicking buttons, and entering text. This capability isn’t available... Read more ›
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft is once again delaying the roll out of its controversial Recall feature for Copilot Plus PCs. The software giant had planned to start testing Recall, which creates screenshots of mostly everything you see or do on a Copilot Plus PC, with Windows Insiders in October. Now, Microsoft says it needs more time to get the feature ready. “We are committed to delivering a secure and trusted experience... Read more ›
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A Walmart-branded BrightDrop 400 electric van. | Image: GM GM moved its electric van company BrightDrop into Chevy in August to save some money, and today, the newly branded version of the vehicle is reaching one of BrightDrop’s earliest customers: Walmart. After piloting BrightDrop 400 vehicles for customer deliveries, Walmart is officially adding them into its fleets. The company says its in-home delivery program is expanding to reach 62 million... Read more ›
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The Mudita Kompakt E Ink phone is expected to sell for under $500. | Image: Mudita Mudita is not the first company to build a phone with an E Ink screen, but its Kompakt isn’t only about bringing the benefits of e-paper to smartphones. The company describes the Kompakt as a “minimalist E Ink phone” that’s designed to reduce distractions with a limited collection of bundled apps. The Kompakt is... Read more ›
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Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge Ford is idling the factory where it makes its F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks until next year, the company said today. It’s another unwelcome hiccup in Ford’s path to becoming a global EV producer. The plan is to shut things down after the last shift on Friday, November 15th, at which point the plant will be closed for seven weeks, including holidays in... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign: he’s promised mass deportations, a crackdown on asylum at the border, and a ban on mortgages for undocumented immigrants. But while Trump rails against illegal immigration, his allies and advisors are also preparing to sharply reduce legal immigration, the Wall Street Journal reports. Groups including the America First Policy Institute,... Read more ›
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Photo by Amelia Holoway Krales / The Verge After warning customers to stop using it, Humane is now formally recalling around 10,500 units of its charging case for the beleaguered AI Pin. The affected cases were sold from last November through May of this year. According to the CPSC recall page, the lithium polymer battery in the Charge Case Accessory can potentially overheat and present a fire hazard. Humane admitted... Read more ›
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Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge When the Playdate first launched, one of the hooks was that the little yellow handheld came with a “season” of 24 games from notable developers like Keita Takahashi and Zach Gage. And now Panic has confirmed that a second season is coming at some point in 2025. As for what will be included, we don’t have a lot to go on right now. Panic... Read more ›
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Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Attorneys for the Federal Communications Commission and groups representing the broadband industry argued about the future of net neutrality to a panel of appeals court judges on Thursday. The hearing was part of an endless political ping-pong game over net neutrality rules — which reclassify internet service providers (ISPs) as common carriers, barring them from selectively throttling web traffic. After... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge For the last decade or so, Google has released major Android updates in the fall after an extended developer and beta preview process, but for 2025, that’s changing. Now, Google is planning its major release, which we expect will be Android 16, for Q2 instead of Q3, confirming a recent report from Android Authority. The announcement says this will “better align with the... Read more ›
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Illustration by Aaron Fernandez for The Verge Despite Amazon and other retailers having filled the summer and fall months with more sales than ever before, Black Friday and Cyber Monday remain the biggest shopping days of the year. Thankfully, like in previous years, we’ll be working to highlight the best prices on phones, TVs, headphones, gaming gear, and other tech throughout the deal-packed week, whether you plan to shop in... Read more ›
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Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apex Legends is one of the only battle royale games that lets you play on a Steam Deck gaming handheld — Fortnite, Valorant and PUBG and more never supported it in the first place, citing concerns about anti-cheat. But today, Electronic Arts and Respawn are taking the game away for that very same reason. “In our efforts to combat cheating in Apex, we’ve... Read more ›
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Image: The Verge ChatGPT is officially an AI-powered web search engine. The company is enabling real-time information in conversations for paid subscribers today, with free, enterprise, and education users gaining access in the coming weeks. Rather than launching as a separate product, web search will be integrated into ChatGPT’s existing interface. The feature determines when to tap into web results based on queries, though users can also manually trigger web... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and his company Automattic have asked a court to dismiss WP Engine’s lawsuit accusing them of libel and extortion. In a filing on Wednesday, Mullenweg argues that WP Engine is conjuring claims “out of legal thin air,” while alleging it continues to use the WordPress trademark “in unauthorized ways.” Earlier this month, the third-party WordPress hosting service WP Engine filed... Read more ›
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Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft is finally revealing that it will charge consumers $30 for a year of extra security updates to Windows 10. Support for Windows 10 will end on October 14th, 2025, but consumers will be able to purchase a single year of Extended Security Updates (ESU) for $30 for the first time ever. While businesses will be charged $61 for a single year of... Read more ›
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Ring’s latest Battery Doorbell has a wider field-of-view to see packages and people head-to-toe. | Ring It’s a little too late to spook trick-or-treaters with ghastly remote greetings, but there are plenty of other reasons to consider installing a video doorbell. For starters, it’s incredibly affordable and easy to do so when you have devices like the new Ring Battery Doorbell sharply discounted. It’s down to $59.99 ($40 off) at... Read more ›
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The OnePlus 13 will go on sale in China starting on November 1st, with a global release expected later. | Image: OnePlus OnePlus has officially announced its next flagship smartphone, the new OnePlus 13. Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor with an upgraded vapor cooling system, the OnePlus 13 will be available in China starting on November 1st in configurations ranging from ¥4,499 (around $632) for 12GB of RAM... Read more ›
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This adapter has a Ford logo, so it will probably work well. | Image: Ford Ford is making its own branded specialty adapter to enable Tesla Supercharger access for its EV customers. The automaker will offer its new adapter alongside the current Tesla-produced one for customers still awaiting a complementary adapter and will start shipping it today. The adapters are being manufactured by EV equipment supply company Lectron, which has... Read more ›
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Image: Google Google Maps is getting a big update that’s supposed to help you find new places to visit with AI. Starting this week, you’ll be able to explore more locations with Immersive View and search for specific spots based on a descriptive query like “things to do with friends at night.” Google will then use its Gemini AI model to come up with “inspirational collections” matching that description. For... Read more ›
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The Verge Google Maps is getting new navigation features that should make inner-city driving a little easier. When enhanced navigation rolls out in November, the blue line on Google Maps will provide a visual of which lane you need to drive in to make your next turn, while the map itself might display crosswalks, signs, and lane restrictions. This feature is coming to 30 US metros and will show up... Read more ›
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