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Illustration: The Verge OpenAI’s new Read Aloud feature for ChatGPT could come in handy when users are on the go by reading its responses in one of five voice options out loud to users. It is now available on both the web version of ChatGPT and the iOS and Android ChatGPT apps.
Read Aloud can speak 37 languages but will auto-detect the language of the text it’s reading, and the feature is available for both GPT-4 and GPT-3.5. It’s an interesting example of what OpenAI can do wi

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk fired a lot of people after he took over Twitter, but the first ones to go were several of its top executives. Now former CEO Parag Agrawal, former CFO Ned Segal, former chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde, and former general counsel Sean Edgett are suing Musk and the company now known as X, saying they’re owed more than $128 million in severance payments, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.Under Musk’s stewardship,

Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge The holidays are over, a new year is here, and along with all the various upheavals that we are facing, most of us have to deal with our annual income taxes. (The usual quote about death and taxes goes here.)
While we were able to wait until April 18th in 2023, this year, tax day is back to the traditional April 15th, which is a Monday. That is, unless you live in Maine or Massachusetts — then you have until Wednesday, April 17th, because of the Patriots&rsq

New changes are coming to DMs on Instagram, closing the gap between Meta and iMessage.Meta announced on Monday three key changes for Instagram DMs that actually seem pretty nice: editing messages, pinning messages, changing your read receipts, and more abilities with regards to stickers.SEE ALSO:Instagram may be developing Snap Map dupe to locate your friends
You can now edit a message up to 15 minutes after you send it, to correct a typo or add some additional context or any other reason. Makin

The BackBone One might help you realize hidden savings by staving off carpal tunnel treatments. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge
If you want to reliably hit headshots and combos on your smartphone, there’s no substitute for a mobile gaming controller that adds proper physical controls. Our favorite for the task is still the Backbone One, and now through March 10th, you can save 30 percent on the original Lightning version in black, which is down to $69.99 ($30 off) at Amazon, Target

The new M3 MacBook Air, coming in two flavors —13-inch and 15-inch models — is hitting store shelves soon.The question is, what — exactly — are the new features that differentiate it from the MacBook Air? For a more in-depth look at the differences between the two, check out our M2 MacBook Air vs. M3 MacBook Air face-off. However, if you just want a quick, glanceable look at how the M3 MacBook Air stands out against the M2 MacBook Air, you've come to the right place.SEE A

Instagram We’ve all sent DMs on Instagram that we wish we had phrased differently or that included an awkward typo. Now, Meta has announced Instagram is giving users the ability to edit their direct messages up to 15 minutes after sending them. Prior to this update, the only option to undo the past was to delete the entire message.In order to edit a DM on Instagram, simply press and hold the sent message until the dropdown menu appears. Then, select “Edit.” The revised message

Rejoice! The M3 Macbook Air is finally available but is it really worth all the applause?Apple revealed its upgraded Macbook Air on Monday, with its 13-inch and 15-inch models now available for pre-order. The M3 Air will ship on March 8, meaning that's not enough time to decide if you're ready to upgrade to the new laptop. Or if you're a bit of a penny-pincher (these laptops are still super expensive), you can stick with a new M2 Macbook Air.SEE ALSO:Apple launches new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBoo

Ikea is finally bringing Matter to its new smart home hub. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Ikea’s Dirigera hub, its new hub for controlling its line of connected devices, may soon get Matter support. While promised when the hub was announced in May 2022, Matter for the Dirigeria didn't materialize within a “couple of months” of the product launching, as initially announced. It was then delayed again last November. But the company has now announced the rollout of Matter for

The new MacBook Airs are equipped with the M3 chip, which allows for CPU and GPU improvements. | Image: Apple There’s a new MacBook in town. Following months of rumors, Apple has announced a new pair of entry-level laptops, both equipped with Apple’s latest M3 chip. The 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air will start shipping on Friday, March 8th, but you can preorder them from Apple beginning today from $1,099 and $1,299, respectively.According to Apple, the M3-powered MacBook Airs are &ldqu

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Soon, Google Pixel devices will be able to upload and view Ultra HDR pictures on Instagram. It’s part of Google’s March feature drop that rolls out to supported Pixel 7, Pixel 8, and Pixel Fold phones starting today, while a post in Google’s support forum for Pixels says the update will roll out for US carriers starting next week.
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 was the first to support Ultra HDR photos on Instagram, allowing you to show off phot

AMC's Dune: Part Two popcorn bucket is now infamous for its subjectively lewd design, and it was only a matter of time before a rival theater chain struck back in the kernel war. SEE ALSO:'Dune: Part Two' review: Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi masterpiece soars, then screams to a halt
Mexican movie theater chain Cinépolis' offering to the horny Dune popcorn cannon has reached X / Twitter — and it's causing quite a scene. In the ad, a fan is transported to Arrakis and then crouches down i

Alex Cranz, Jake Kastrenakes, and Kara Verlaney The Verge’s editor-in-chief Nilay Patel announced several changes to the industry-leading tech publication’s masthead today, starting with the promotion of Jake Kastrenakes to executive editor.
Kastrenakes first joined The Verge as an intern in 2014 and has spent 10 years as a reporter and editor at the site, overseeing the news team, creators coverage, and the Hot Pod and Command Line newsletters. As executive editor Kastrenakes will b

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Just over a week ago, Nintendo sued the developers of the leading Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu, for “facilitating piracy at a colossal scale.” Now, it appears that Yuzu will give up without a fight — and give Nintendo everything it wanted.According to a joint filing, Tropic Haze, LLC has not only agreed to pay $2,400,000 to Nintendo, it also agrees that Yuzu was “primarily designed to circumvent and play Nintendo Switch games,&rdq

Here are the best deals you can get on the 15-inch M2 MacBook Air as of March 4:OverviewBest overall deal15-inch MacBook Air (M2, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)$1,499 at B&H Photo(Save $200) Get DealThe cheapest available15-inch MacBook Air (M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)$1,099 at Best Buy and B&H Photo(Save $200) Get Deal
The first 15-inch MacBook Air hit the market less than a year ago, but it's already time to say goodbye. As of March 4, Apple has removed the 15-inch M2 Air from their online store fol

Legos know no bounds when it comes to creativity, imagination, or age. The price of a Lego set, however, can feel restrictive. But thanks to these great deals at Amazon, you could be the latest owner of some of the top-selling sets without paying full price. Here are some of our favorite deals on Lego sets today.Today's best Lego set deals at AmazonBest Lego box dealLego Classic Large Creative Brick Box$33.12 at Amazon(save $26.87) Get DealBest Lego spring dealLego Icons Bonsai Tree$39.99 at Ama

Image: Funcom If Dune: Part Two has left you, uh, thirsting for more of Frank Herbert’s world, Dune: Awakening might just be the thing. First revealed in 2022, Awakening is a survival MMO from Funcom set on the harsh desert planet of Arrakis — and a brief new gameplay trailer gives a sense of just how harsh it can be.
That includes the giant worms, which apparently can’t be killed, but which you’ll definitely want to avoid. There’s also some ornithopter combat and w

Anyone who's ever faced the task of doing a full-house deep-clean knows the feeling of wishing you could delegate the task to anyone else. With robot vacuums and mops, that wish can actually come true. Today's best iRobot Roomba vacuum and Braava mop deals as of Mar. 4:Best budget robot vacuum pickiRobot Roomba 694 Robot Vacuum$179.99(save $95) Get DealBest 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop dealiRobot Roomba Combo i5+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum and Mop$349(save $200) Get DealBest robot vacuum and mop

Image: Wix You can now build a website, images and all, using only prompts in Wix’s new AI website builder. Creating a website is free, but you’ll have to upgrade to one of Wix’s premium plans if you want to do things like accept payments or don’t want to be limited to using a Wix domain name.Wix’s prices range from $17 per month for the Light plan, which comes with things like 2GB of storage, support for two collaborators, and some basic marketing tools, to $159 fo

The Verge Microsoft’s multiyear deal with French AI company Mistral signaled that the company wants longevity in the space.The company invested €2 billion ($2.1 billion) into Mistral and announced it would bring Mistral’s newest AI model, Mistral Large, to Azure. But the investment into Mistral, mainly a developer of open-source AI models, doesn’t mean Microsoft lost faith in its first AI child, OpenAI. Instead, Microsoft is laying the groundwork to build Azure as a model

UPDATE: Mar. 4, 2024, 12:00 p.m. EST This article has been updated with the latest streaming and digital release information.In a year full of exceptional cinema, 10 films stood out enough to snag Oscar nominations for Best Picture. Narrowing the best movies of the year down to only 10 was something we found virtually impossible, so it's no surprise there are some snubs this year. Regardless, the ones who managed to nab a nomination are definitely worth a watch.If you'd like to get up to date o

X, formerly known as Twitter, has already backed off its new policy that discouraged – but did not prohibit – anti-trans hate and harassment against transgender users on the platform, just days after rolling it out.On Thursday, X updated its "Abuse and Harassment" policy to add a new section called "Use of Prior Names and Pronouns." According to this updated policy, a post would receive reduced visibility if it misgendered a user or used their former name and the targeted user report

A brand new price: As of March 4, the 13-inch M2 MacBook Air is now starting at $999, a price drop from its previous $1,099. This $100 difference is thanks to the release of the M3 MacBook Air. Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleM2 MacBook Air$999.00 at Apple $1,099.00Save $100.00Now starting at $999 Shop NowApple finally dropped the new M3 MacBook Air as predicted, but for more frugally-minded Apple fans, the more exciting drop might be that of the M2 Air's price.Following the release of the lat

MethaneSAT is scheduled to launch on March 4th. | Image: MethaneSAT via EDF A mission to map and track global methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas, is scheduled to launch today after years of collaboration between some of the biggest names in tech. It’s called MethaneSAT, a satellite that’s garnered funding and support from Jeff Bezos, Google, and SpaceX, among others.
MethaneSAT is expected to launch today from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon

Claude, a generative AI chatbot created by Anthropic, just got a major new update.The chatbot is one of ChatGPT's many competitors and is backed by both Google and Amazon. On Monday, the company announced that it is releasing a suite of AI models known as Claude 3. In an interview with Reuters, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called it "the Rolls-Royce of models.""The family includes three state-of-the-art models in ascending order of capability: Claude 3 Haiku, Claude 3 Sonnet, and Claude 3 Opus," t

A former British security chief has reignited the perennial ransomware question: to pay or not to pay? Ciaran Martin, who was the first-ever CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), answered emphatically in the negative. Yet Martin doesn’t only advise victims to hold onto their cash. He also wants to ban them from handing over the ransom. Writing in today’s London Times, Martin called the intervention an “urgent task.” “Ransomware is by far the

Image: The Verge Anthropic, the AI company started by several former OpenAI employees, says the new Claude 3 family of AI models performs as well as or better than leading models from Google and OpenAI. Unlike earlier versions, Claude 3 is also multimodal, able to understand text and photo inputs.
Anthropic says Claude 3 will answer more questions, understand longer instructions, and be more accurate. Claude 3 can understand more context, meaning it can process more information. There’s Cl

Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are throwing out their $3.8 billion merger agreement. Both airlines agreed to terminate the deal, citing “legal and regulatory approvals” that “were unlikely to be met” by the merger’s July 2024 deadline.
A federal court blocked the deal in January over concerns that the merger would stifle competition in the airline industry and raise passenger fares. JetBlue

SAVE $50: Today on Amazon, the Square Terminal is on sale for 17% off. This takes the price down from $299 to $249.Opens in a new windowCredit: SquareSquare Terminal$249.00 at Amazon $299.00Save $50.00Get DealIf you've been running your own small business, you know how important it is to have easy-to-use tools that help streamline your processes, especially customer-facing interactions. The wireless Square Terminal is a small business essential for the way it lets you easily ring up credit card

SAVE $150: The Apple iPad Air (WiFi, 64GB) is just $449 at Amazon, down from the typical price of $599. That's a 25% discount. Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple iPad Air (WiFi, 64GB)$449.00 at Amazon $599.00Save $150.00Get DealPatience can pay off when it comes to tech. If you don't need the latest Apple device, waiting a few years before buying comes with the perk of scoring some great sale prices. If your current tablet is feeling slow and sad or you're simply looking for a much better d

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections &mdas

Illustration by Adrián Astorgano
At The Verge, we work hard to bring you the most recent news and expert hands-on reviews. But another way, and sometimes the best way, to judge smart home technology is to learn about it from those who have used the tech on a day-to-day basis in real-life situations.
In these articles, we’ve concentrated on how our own experiences, and the experiences of others, have affected how we regard smart home tech. We’ve got personal accounts by one rep

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If you’re shopping around for a baby monitor, a pet camera, or a video doorbell, just a little research can make the world of network security cameras feel insecure. You don’t have to look far to find examples of companies breaking the trust of their customers.
Ring, which introduced a feature that lets police ask for your footage, is the most obvious example. Even though the company says it’s sunsetting that feature, law enforcement can

Apple's new MacBook Air laptops are here as predicted, and while the upgrades are only on the inside, they're quite notable. The new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air now both feature Apple's M3 chip, which the company says is up to 60 percent faster than the model with the M1 chip (Apple doesn't compare with the M2 chip, likely because the differences aren't that big). The M3 chip offers some additional benefits, such as faster Wi-Fi (thanks to support for the Wi-Fi 6E standard), as well as being

Illustration by Adrián Astorgano
With a staff so involved with and fascinated by tech news and devices, you’ve got to believe that many members of The Verge staff have their own stash of smart stuff. We asked them to write about some of the smart devices they use themselves — and why — and here are some of the answers that we received.An efficient and inexpensive robovac
Emma Roth, news writerI stumbled upon the Eufy Clean G30 Verge robovac during a trip to Walmart &mdas

Image: Apple Apple has taken the wraps off a pair of new M3-equipped MacBook Air models. The 13- and 15-inch laptops are “up to 60 percent faster” than the M1 MacBook Air, according to Apple, and sport up to 18 hours of battery life. You can preorder both devices starting today and they start shipping on Friday, March 8th.
The 13-inch MacBook Air will cost $1,099, while the 15-inch model will cost $1,299. Both devices come with a Liquid Retina display and up to 500 nits of brightness

The EU has fined Apple €1.8bn for stifling music streaming rivals — the first penalty that the bloc has imposed on the tech giant. Antitrust regulators intervened following a complaint made by Spotify back in 2019. The Swedish streaming giant argued that Apple’s App Store rules harmed consumer choice and broke competition law. After a lengthy investigation, the EU took Spotify’s side. Brussels announced on Monday that Apple had unfairly stopped app developers from informi

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has been hit with a fine of €1.84 billion (about $2 billion) by European Union antitrust regulators over its App Store rules, and has been told it cannot stop music services from advertising cheaper subscription deals outside of Apple’s store. News of today’s fine was earlier reported by the Financial Times, and comes ahead of Apple’s huge shakeup of the iPhone’s app distribution rules due to the EU’s Digital Market

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has been hit with a fine of €1.84 billion (about $2 billion) by European Union antitrust regulators over its App Store rules, and has been told it cannot stop music services from advertising cheaper subscription deals outside of Apple’s store. News of today’s fine was earlier reported by the Financial Times, and comes ahead of Apple’s huge shakeup of the iPhone’s app distribution rules due to the EU’s Digital Market