The DJI Mavic Pro 3 drone. | Image: DJI DJI, the worldâs largest drone company, is suing to avoid being seen as a tool of the Chinese government. On Friday, it sued the US Department of Defense to delete its name from a list of âChinese Military Companies,â claiming it has no such relationship to Chinese authorities and has suffered unfairly as a result of that designation. Since DJI was... Read more âș
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The Stoke Voltaic Nomad Cooking System (left) and Joulle Kettle Pot. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Sometimes you just need a portable electric cookset. Maybe itâs during a major power outage when everyoneâs huddled together over the warm glow of the family power station. Or maybe itâs at a tailgate party or picnic. In my case, itâs anywhere I decided to park my van over the last... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge Never get locked out again with a smart lock you can control from your phone, with your voice, or with just a touch of your finger. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Garmins arenât just multisport behemoths anymore. | Illustration by Will Joel / The Verge Garmin may be best known for its hardcore fitness watches, but itâs got an extensive line of lifestyle offerings, too. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Book publisher Penguin Random House is putting its stance on AI training in print. The standard copyright page on both new and reprinted books will now say, âNo part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems,â according to a report from The Bookseller spotted by Gizmodo. The clause also notes... Read more âș
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People cross a street while a traffic light is off in Havana on October 18, 2024, during a nationwide blackout caused by a grid failure. | Photo: Getty Images Cuba lost power across the nation on Friday after a major power plant failed, according to the countryâs energy ministry. Blackouts have been a recurring problem for Cubaâs aging power grid, the New York Times reported, noting the country has lacked... Read more âș
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The Chevy Equinox is one of the cheapest EVs available. | Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge GM is about to start making money on its electric vehicles by the end of this year, right on schedule, CEO Mary Barra told The New York Times. Barra also told the publication that GM will still phase out the sales of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035, a goal it set... Read more âș
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Illustration: The Verge You donât have to spend a fortune to have a robot clean your floors. Hereâs our pick of the most cost-effective bots you can buy right now. Continue reading⊠Read more âș
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Adult Swim Though ShinichirĆ Watanabeâs new animated series Lazarus still doesnât have a solid release date, Adult Swim has just dropped a wild new clip from the project showcasing its parkour-friendly vision of the future. Along with giving New York Comic Con attendees a chance to see Lazarusâ first episode, Adult Swim revealed today that Koichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara â the Japanese actors who voiced Cowboy Bebopâs Spike Spiegel... Read more âș
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Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment Yet another PlayStation blockbuster is making its way to PC. Sony announced that Spider-Man 2, one of the PS5âs biggest exclusives, will hit PC on January 30th. Itâll be available via both Steam and the Epic Game Store. The PC port will include the base game and all of its subsequent DLC, like New Game Plus mode and extra spider suits, along with PC-specific features like... Read more âș
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Image: World Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency / human identity network / UBI project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is now known as World. Along with the name change, World introduced an updated version of its eyeball-scanning Orb device which is designed to solve a problem that does not currently exist: authenticating that someone is human âin the age of AI.â People registered to the system get a World ID that... Read more âș
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Save me some money, Ultrahand. | Image: Nintendo If youâve been waiting to pick up one of the all-time great games for the Nintendo Switch, you can do so now for as cheap as it gets. Woot is offering first-time customers the chance to buy a physical version The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for $39.99 ($30 off) when you use code ZELDAWELCOME at checkout. If youâve purchased... Read more âș
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Google just netted a small but key victory in its Epic legal battle. Last week, the company asked Judge James Donato to press pause on his November 1st deadline to drastically alter its Android app store rules. Today he did just that, Epic and Google confirm to The Verge, granting Google a temporary administrative stay. That means Google may not have to change... Read more âș
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The future of phones is flat. | Image: Digital Chat Station on Weibo The next OnePlus flagship looks a little flat â and thatâs a good thing. The alleged image of the unreleased OnePlus 13 was posted to Weibo and has been since removed, but not before it was spotted by 9to5Google. It shows the phone with flat sides rather than the curved edges featured by recent OnePlus phones. Itâs... Read more âș
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Image: Nintendo Fans of the popular Mario blog, Supper Mario Broth, have come together to remind us that the internet can still be a place where good things happen. Supper Mario Broth is one of the most wholesome Mario blogs on the internet. Since 2017, its owner has posted a regular stream of Mario-flavored tidbits he could dig up including interesting glitches, old advertisements and merchandise, screenshots, gifs, artwork, and... Read more âș
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Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing whether John Deere used unfair practices related to the repair of its agricultural equipment that might violate the FTC Act. The investigation into John Deereâs restrictions on customersâ right to repair agricultural equipment was revealed by data analytics company Hargrove & Associates, Inc. (HAI), as it fights a subpoena-like civil investigative demand (CID) from the FTC... Read more âș
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Googleâs NotebookLM now lets you customize its podcast-like Audio Overviews. Before you generate a discussion using the note-taking app, you can give your AI hosts instructions about what topic youâd like them to focus on, or even tailor their discussions for different audiences. Google launched NotebookLMâs Audio Overviews last month, with two AI hosts that offer a âlivelyâ... Read more âș
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The AirPods Pro 2 recently received FDA authorization as OTC hearing aids. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission announced that going forward, all mobile handsets, including smartphones, in the US will have to be compatible with hearing aids. Itâs also established new rules around volume control and improved product labeling so people with hearing aids can make informed buying decisions. The gist is the... Read more âș
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Ploopyâs trackpad can be purchased preassembled or in a DIY kit. | Image: Ploopy Ploopy is expanding its collection of mod-friendly peripherals with a new seven-inch trackpad that supports multi-finger gestures and features like palm rejection. Like Ploopyâs mouse and trackballs, its new trackpad runs on the QMK open-source firmware, further expanding how its functionality can be customized. The trackpad is powered by a Raspberry Pi RP2040, while finger tracking... Read more âș
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Image: Bluesky A handful of changes coming to X may be pushing users to its competitor. Bluesky, the decentralized social platform, says it added 500,000 new users in a day this week. The new wave of signups could be related to several controversial changes on X in the last few days. This week, X users got a popup notifying them that their posts will be visible even to users theyâve... Read more âș
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