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Maezawa in 2022. | Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa had once planned to take eight artists on a flight around the Moon aboard SpaceX’s Starship. But now, with Starship still in development the flight already indefinitely delayed, Maezawa says he has canceled the trip.
The X account for the flight, called dearMoon, announced the news on Friday, followed by posts from the billionaire himself. In those, he said he had signed on in 2018

Image: Hyundai The Hyundai Ioniq 5 will reportedly be the first car rolling out of the company’s new Georgia factory this fall. Moreover, company CEO Jose Muñoz tells Automotive News he expects the US-made version will net buyers the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit, which the South Korea-made vehicle isn’t otherwise eligible for (outside of a leasing loophole).
Hyundai will start producing the Ioniq 5 at the Georgia plant in October, but the company won’t be making bat

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference is almost here and the anticipation is palpable. This is poised to be a pivotal event for the Cupertino-based tech giant as it's expected to unveil plans for integrating generative artificial intelligence into iOS.SEE ALSO:Apple's WWDC invite has arrived. Here's how to tune in.
Unlike hardware events typically held in the fall, WWDC centers around Apple's software ecosystem. However, past surprises like the Vision Pro reveal remind us to stay tuned for pot

Former President Donald Trump is now on TikTok, a move he announced it in an unsurprisingly weird way.SEE ALSO:TikTok is reportedly prepping a U.S. version of its algorithm
In a video posted onto TikTok on Saturday from the verified account @realDonaldTrump, UFC CEO Dana White introduced Trump, saying "The president is now on TikTok.""It’s my honor," Trump said, which is pretty odd considering the politician and convicted felon tried to ban the app while he was in office. The rest of the v

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge It sounds like Apple’s WWDC plans go beyond sprinkling AI fairy dust on everything (though that’s going to be a big part of it, too). Besides Siri gaining new AI-powered app control, the company also plans to overhaul things like the Settings apps for iOS and macOS, Control Center, Messages, Mail, and more.
A new, “cleaner” Settings app UI will mean better organization and improved search, Mark Gurman writes in his Power On Newslet

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

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Nvidia just gave the PC gaming industry a reason to shrink its biggest graphics cards and produce smallish cases. It’s not what I expected, but I think it might actually help. Read before you judge, friends — I was definitely ready to call out some Nvidia BS, but I’ve mostly come around.
When leakers revealed last month that Nvidia would help steer its graphics card partners toward smaller gaming PCs, I began to daydream. Might we finally see a g

G-Assist is a real tech demo from Nvidia. | Image: Nvidia When Nvidia first announced G-Assist it was an April Fools’ prank in 2017 that joked about an AI assistant being able to help you play a game while you ran to the door for your pizza delivery. Now, seven years later, G-Assist is back as a real demo of a powerful GeForce AI assistant that Nvidia might eventually bring to life for game developers and RTX GPU owners.
Project G-Assist is only a tech demonstration right now, but it&rsquo

Nvidia leans into RTX AI PCs. | Image: Nvidia Nvidia and AMD are gearing up to launch gaming laptops that include the AI Copilot Plus features that Microsoft just announced for Qualcomm-powered laptops. At Computex today, Nvidia briefly teased that “RTX AI PC” laptops are on the way from Asus and MSI that will eventually include Copilot Plus PC features.
“Newly announced RTX AI PC laptops from ASUS and MSI feature up to GeForce RTX 4070 GPUs and power-efficient systems-on-a-chi

Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 40, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me all your recommendations immediately, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been reading about Shein and Reese Witherspoon and Hollywood Ponzi schemes, journaling in Papery, testing Lazy for all my link dumps and notes, drinking a lot of Poppi soda, developing a mac and

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I adore my Steam Deck OLED, but the Asus ROG Ally X has a case as the gaming handheld you should have your eyes on right now.Announced on Sunday, this new iteration on 2023's ROG Ally is far from a ROG Ally 2. It doesn't have significantly enhanced horsepower nor a dazzling new display, but Asus made a bunch of small-but-important upgrades to everything in the margins. Based on a brief hands-on demo of the ROG Ally X, anyone who's been on the fence about jumping into the handheld gaming PC marke

TL;DR: Watch West Indies vs. Papua New Guinea in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup for free on Disney+ Hotstar. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The West Indies are co-hosting this year's T20 World Cup, which is kind of a big deal. The West Indies are one of only two teams to have won the tournament more than once, and expectations will be high for another successful campaign. And that starts with a game against Papua New Guinea. A match they should be wi

TL;DR: Watch Namibia vs. Oman in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup for free on Disney+ Hotstar. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.It's the third fixture of the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup, and it's set to be a great summer of cricket. Jointly hosted by the USA and West Indies, this tournament marks the first time the U.S. has co-hosted a global cricket competition. This year's T20 is set to bring together some of the best international teams in exciting match

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for June 1's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.Where did Wordle come from?Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to be

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for June 1's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep

Minecraft is 15 years old, so it’s only natural that Lego should honor the anniversary with a set just for the game’s many adult fans. The company has started taking preorders for The Crafting Table, a 1,195-piece 18-and-up build, as Jay’s Brick Blog writes. The set will cost $89.99 in the US when it’s released on August 1st.
Lego says the set will include “familiar biomes, favorite mobs and hidden Easter eggs.” As the name suggests, the kit looks like an in-