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Cath Virginia / The Verge An antitrust investigation by the Department of Justice focusing on Nvidia’s AI dominance as the hardware company of choice is escalating, reports Bloomberg. The outlet reports that Nvidia and other companies have received legally binding requests for information as its sources say regulators are investigating whether Nvidia is “making it harder to switch to other suppliers and penalizes buyers that don’t exclusively use its artificial intelligence chi

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Last month, it was discovered that an inactive piece of software that ships on all Google Pixel smartphones presented a potential security vulnerability for device owners. The company quickly said it would remove “Showcase.apk,” which was created years ago “for Verizon in-store demo devices and is no longer being used.” But in the off chance it was ever exploited, cybersecurity form iVerify found that the software could make phones &ld

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. | Image: Konami For anyone looking to explore the best Castlevania has to offer, the just-launched Castlevania Dominus Collection is pretty much a no-brainer. It includes a trilogy of games from the Nintendo DS era that show designer Koji Igarashi arguably at the height of his powers: the experiences combine smooth, satisfying action with worlds that are intricate labyrinths to be mastered slowly over time. Bringing that experience to modern platforms alone makes the

Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen has announced it’s rolling out its improved in-car AI voice assistant, IDA, with both locally processed and cloud-based responses from ChatGPT and other models, starting on September 6th. The first cars getting the feature will be the 2025 Jetta and Jetta GLI and the 82-kWh battery version of the 2024 ID.4, with other cars getting it later this year.
Drivers in cars that support ChatGPT will need to be subscribed to VW’s Plus Speech with AI service to get

Nick Barclay / The Verge People are losing a lot more money to Bitcoin ATM scams. In a report released Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission said it’s found the amount of money lost to Bitcoin ATM scams has increased nearly 10 times from 2020 to 2023 — going from $12 million to a whopping $114 million. Consumers have already lost $65 million to the ruse in the first half of 2024 alone.
Over the years, scams have evolved into different versions of pretty much the same thing: schemes t

The Google Pixel 9. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Android 15 has officially arrived — for developers, at least. Google’s next-gen operating system is available in the Android Open Source Project, with support for Pixel phones due to roll out in the coming weeks. You’ll have to wait a little longer if you have a compatible device from Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, Nothing, or other brands, while Google describes the window for Android 15 coming to those phones as within the

Apple’s Clean Up feature, currently available via the iOS 18.1 developer beta, is an Apple Intelligence tool that can remove unwanted objects from photos. Keep in mind that the operative words here are "developer beta." Clean Up is still in its testing phase — and you really shouldn't download any iOS beta version without backing up your iPhone first. It's a rough-around-the-edges copy that gives some users early access to iOS 18 features before they officially drop later this year.W

Two weeks. That's how long Concord, a seemingly high-budget first-party PlayStation game, got to live.Sony announced on the PlayStation Blog on Tuesday that the team-based first-person shooter would shut down on Sept. 6, just a fortnight after its launch on PS5 and PC. In the blog post, game director Ryan Ellis said parts of the game landed with people — but too much of it didn't."However, while many qualities of the experience resonated with players, we also recognize that other aspects o

In case you missed it, in Dubai, the restaurant and delivery chain Dodo Pizza added a new ChatGPT-created pizza to its menu — and it’s flying off the shelves like hot cakes, according to the BBC.Spartak Arutyunyan, the head of menu development for the pizza franchise, leaned on ChatGPT because he wanted a recipe that would satisfy the palette of the many diverse cultures that populate Dubai.What is in the ChatGPT-created pizza?The BBC report didn't give away the full recipe, but the

SAVE 12%: The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition bundle is on sale at Amazon for $232.97, down from the usual price of $264.97. That's a savings of $32.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonKindle Paperwhite Signature Edition bundle$232.97 at Amazon $264.97 Save $32.00Get DealWelcome to sweater weather. Ok, maybe we're still a bit early since some areas of the country are still in the depths of sweaty summer, but it'll be here soon enough. When the leaves turn and you start stocking up on tea, you

The first Pixel Fold (left) and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold (right).The highest compliment I can pay the Pixel 9 Pro F — oh forget it, let’s just call it the Pixel Fold — is that I forgot I was using a folding phone while I was using it.Sounds like a weird compliment, right? Isn’t the whole point of the thing that it opens up so you can use the big inner screen? Well, kind of. The whole promise of the foldable phone is that it’s basically a small tablet when you need more

I may never have the combination of deep pockets and genuine interest that'll motivate me to purchase a foldable phone. But if I ever do, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold would most likely be at the top of my list. Google’s debut foldable, last year’s Pixel Fold, was a respectable enough effort, but its hefty form factor kept it from greatness, especially compared to the competition (i.e., the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5). This year, however, Google may have taken the top spot with the Pixel 9

These are the best deals still live during the Best Buy Labor Day Sale as of September 3:Best Buy Labor Day Sale Deals Still Live NowBest Tech DealApple MacBook Air, 14-inch (M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)$799 at Best Buy(Save $200)Get DealBest Headphones DealSonos Ace $399 at Best Buy(Save $50)Get DealBest Appliance DealSamsung Bespoke 29 Cu. Ft. 4-Door Flex French Door Refrigerator$2,049.99 at Best Buy(Save $2,050)Get Deal
Labor Day may have come and gone, but that doesn't mean all the deals have dri

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Clearview AI has been hit with its largest fine yet under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by a Dutch regulator. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced a fine of 30.5 million Euros, or about $33.7 million.
The American facial recognition company, which built a database of images scraped from social media platforms, has been the target of regulators around the world for alleged privacy violations. It’s previously fac

Neon Director Asif Kapadia is best known for his documentaries chronicling the lives of entertainment icons whose work left indelible marks on the worlds of music and sports. But his next feature looks like a nightmarish vision of a future that feels all-too-possible.
Though Kapadia’s new film 2073 features plenty of archival news footage from our present, it’s also a sci-fi thriller set in a distant future where years of climate-related disasters and the rise of authoritarianism hav

You can still get a free smart color bulb when you buy the Echo Show 8 on sale for $104.99. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge It’s always sad when a three-day weekend ends, especially when it also marks the unofficial end of summer. On the bright side, many Labor Day deals are lingering, which means you still have an opportunity to save on a slew of goods before the holiday shopping season kicks off in earnest.
Although a few Labor Day deals have since disappeared, we’re

Image: Capcom Capcom called and said Xbox can come along for the ride, too. The publisher has announced that it will release its two upcoming fighting game collections — Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics and Capcom Fighting Collection 2 — on Xbox in 2025.
Capcom announced the two games earlier this year for PlayStation, Switch, and Steam, with Xbox platforms conspicuously absent. Now, after Capcom had what it called “technical discussions” with Micros

Image: Sony Sony is taking its latest PlayStation game, Concord, offline on September 6th, following poor sales of the game. The first-person hero shooter launched exclusively on PS5 and PC on August 23rd, but estimates have put sales at under 25,000. Concord also only managed to hit an all-time peak of 697 players on Steam, lower than the launch peak of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum — widely regarded as the worst game of 2023.
“We have decided to take the game offline beginning Sept

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The news that Tesla will likely reveal its long-awaited, much-debated autonomous robotaxi at the Warner Bros. movie studio in Los Angeles underscores how much ground the company needs to cover in order to catch up to its rivals in the self-driving space. It also inadvertently provides a ready-made metaphor for the types of Hollywood trickery Elon Musk and Co. will no doubt need to employ in order to convince their supporters that Tesla’s driverless t

Image: Microsoft Intel says that Microsoft’s new Windows AI features will start arriving on some of its laptops in November. AMD has already launched laptops that are capable of meeting Microsoft’s Copilot Plus PC hardware requirements for Windows AI features, but the features have so far only been available on new Qualcomm-powered devices.
Intel is announcing new Intel Core Ultra 200V processors today, codenamed Lunar Lake, which will start getting Copilot Plus PC features later thi

Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s new Windows AI features will start arriving on some AMD and Intel laptops in November. AMD has already launched laptops that are capable of meeting Microsoft’s Copilot Plus PC hardware requirements for Windows AI features, but the features have so far only been available on new Qualcomm-powered devices.
Intel is announcing new Intel Core Ultra 200V processors today, codenamed Lunar Lake, which will start getting Copilot Plus PC features later this year. &

A graphical representation of Intel’s Lunar Lake chip. | Image: Intel Do good things come to laptop buyers who wait? Today, Intel is revealing its first nine answers to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite and AMD’s Strix Point laptop chips — and the company claims the new Core Ultra 200V lineup, formerly known as Lunar Lake, can meet or beat them in almost every way.When the first wave of laptops ship on September 24th, they’ll have “the fastest CPU core,” &ld

Check out the best Labor Day sales that are still going as of September 3:A quick look at the best Labor Day deals still liveBest tech dealSamsungSave up to 30% sitewideGet DealBest home dealDysonSave up to $200 on select vacuum cleaners and air purifiersGet DealBest pet dealPetlibroSave up to 39% on automatic pet feeders, fountains, and moreGet DealBest outdoor dealSolo StoveSave up to $150 on fire pits and bundlesGet DealBest self-care dealSolawaveSave 35% sitewideGet Deal
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Missed out on shopping deals over the long weekend? Fret not, because Amazon has plenty of Labor Day sales that are still live. Here are some of our favorites.Amazon Labor Day deals that are still live Best headphone dealApple AirPods Max$399 at Amazon(save $150)Get DealBest tech dealAmazon Kindle (16GB)$84.99 at Amazon(save $15)Get DealBest kitchen dealNinja Air Fryer Pro 4-in-1$89.99 at Amazon(save $30)Get Deal
Aside from shopping during Amazon Prime Day, browsing deals at the mega retailer du

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Sept. 3:OUR TOP PICKApple MacBook Air (M2 chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)$799 at Amazon(save $200)Get DealBEST EARBUDS DEALApple AirPods (3rd generation)$139.99 at Amazon(save $29.01)Get DealBEST HEADPHONES DEALSony WH-CH520 wireless headphones$39.99 at Amazon(save $20)Get DealBEST POWER BANK DEALAnker Nano Power Bank (30W, built-in USB-C cable)$31.99 at Amazon(save $8)Get Deal
Labor Day has come and gone, but the deals are still here. In typical Amazon

Every startup is looking to solve a problem. Sometimes, it is not the one you first envisioned when you set up the company, as Mari-Ann Meigo Fonseca, co-founder of Tallinn-based Gelatex can attest. Gelatex manufactures 3D nanofibrous scaffolds for various applications, ranging from cell culture to tissue engineering. “But we started the company with a completely different business idea in mind,” Meigo Fonseca tells TNW. Initial target: the textile industry Building a company is oft

Image: The Verge Earlier this year Apple started opening up its App Store to game streaming services like Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now, freeing them from being restricted to web apps on the iPhone and iPad. Despite multiple changes to Apple’s App Store guidelines this year, Microsoft and Nvidia have still not published native cloud gaming apps for iOS, and Microsoft is now detailing exactly why.
Microsoft already said earlier this year that Apple’s cloud changes don’t go &

Image: The Verge The organization behind National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is being slammed online after it claimed that opposing the use of AI writing tools is “classist and ableist.” On Saturday NaNoWriMo published its stance on the technology, announcing that it doesn’t explicitly support or condemn any approach to writing.
“We believe that to categorically condemn AI would be to ignore classist and ableist issues surrounding the use of the technology, and that

Dropping one of Apple's GPS AirTags into the trash may seem like a major error, but it could be key to unlocking the false, climate-forward promises of city leaders and corporations.Earlier this year, Brandy Deason, a Texas resident and climate justice coordinator for Air Alliance Houston, began dropping the small devices into every bag of recycling she dropped off for the city of Houston's new "all plastic accepted" program. The AirTags pinged at a nearby storage facility, nowhere close to wher

Iceland has a proud tradition in acoustics. The island has given birth to some of the most mesmerising soundscapes from artists over the past decades.  Björk, Sigur Ròs, Ólafur Arnalds — all have been inspired by the otherworldly settings of their home country’s ambience to create their own sublime sonic landscapes.  Keeping up the acoustic adventures where the Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet is Treble Technologies. The Reykjavik-based sound simulation a

The IFA tech show in Berlin, Germany is one of the biggest home appliance shows in the world. It’s also a showcase for smartphones, computers, gaming, audio, home entertainment, and smart home. | Image: IFA I’m a sucker for the smart kitchen. Build me a kitchen that can tell me what to cook, when to cook, how to cook it, and do the boring bits for me, then clean it all up afterward, and I’ll be a happy tech reviewer. For years, this has seemed totally out of reach. Appliance ma

The IFA tech show in Berlin, Germany is one of the biggest home appliance shows in the world. It’s also a showcase for smartphones, computers, gaming, audio, home entertainment, and smart home. | Image: IFA I’m a sucker for the smart kitchen. Build me a kitchen that can tell me what to cook, when to cook, how to cook it, and do the boring bits for me, then clean it all up afterward, and I’ll be a happy tech reviewer. For years, this has seemed totally out of reach. Appliance ma

Volvo FH Electric commercial truck. | Image: Volvo Volvo’s commercial trucking division is launching a next-generation long-range version of its flagship electric semitruck, due out in the second half of 2025, with twice the battery range of the previous one.
The new FH Electric truck can travel 600km, or about 373 miles, on a single charge. The current model goes 300km, or about 186 miles, in comparison, which Volvo representative Helena Lind tells The Verge will stay in the lineup.The ex

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H100 are available in three different colorways, including sunset apricot. | Image: Bang & Olufsen Bang & Olufsen has announced its new $1,549 Beoplay H100 headphones, which are debuting with an even steeper price tag than its H95, which were introduced four years ago and which now cost $999. The company is justifying that pricing with a focus on premium materials, improved noise-cancellation, and better repairability that will potentially extend the lifesp

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H100 are available in three different colorways, including sunset apricot. | Image: Bang & Olufsen Bang & Olufsen has announced its new $1,549 Beoplay H100 headphones, which are debuting with an even steeper price tag than its H95, which were introduced four years ago and which now cost $999. The company is justifying that pricing with a focus on premium materials, improved noise-cancellation, and better repairability that will potentially extend the lifesp