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The machines, and the companies behind them
The long-awaited launch of GTA VI is around the corner, happening next Friday, November 19th. While discounts on the game itself will be rare for some time, there’s a clever workaround to save you a few bucks on your digital copy. We found discounts on gift cards for both Sony PlayStation and…
The company says a bad update—not a cyberattack or AI—caused its servers around the world to crash.
Finally, you can watch Avatar in 3D HFR at home.
Tech giant CEO resigned and will testify before Congress.
New research shows the most advanced AI models from China were trained on banned Nvidia chips.
The Nape Pro was Keychron's first trackball device that was introduced at CES 2026 with a slim and compact design allowing it to be positioned right up against a keyboard. The company's new T1 HE instead looks more like other trackball mice already available from companies like Logitech and…
Workers worldwide have been finding humour in a global Microsoft outage that disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot.
Under cofounder Jensen Huang, Nvidia has become the engine for the AI boom - and one of the tech industry's biggest environmental liabilities. Its sought-after chips have triggered a new wave of water- and chemical-intensive factories, drained power grids from inside massive data centers, and set…
From city governments in the US to spy agencies in Australia, the Microsoft outage is being felt around the world.
As EU leaders meet for an AI summit in Dublin, largely overshadowed by Russia's war on Ukraine, William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Fabrice Pothier, CEO of Rasmussen Global. On AI, Pothier points to Europe's limited computing capacity, estimating that it barely represents "5% of what's…
Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction.
The new Wallet feature will allow its AI agents to make purchases on your behalf.
Countless businesses, schools, hospitals, and governments have found out the hard way what it means to rely on a single company’s systems to get things done. And next time could be even worse.
Last week, Camp Snap launched a miniaturized version of its screen-free CS-8 video camera that was half the size of the original with a smaller grip designed to be easier for kids to hold. But it turns out the company wasn't done shrinking its hardware. Camp Snap's new CS-8 Micro is even smaller…
Microsoft said on Friday its services were recovering after a global outage that began on Thursday afternoon, European time, and for hours affected millions of users in more than 70 countries, including public bodies in Australia and Japan. The company ruled out a cyberattack.
Jensen Huang’s departure from Nvidia exposes the vulnerabilities behind the AI boom. As equities reel in response to his resignation following extramarital affairs, alleged Chinese espionage and a summons to testify before US lawmakers, questions mount over who is really in charge of tech and…
"Companies at the forefront of supporting Ukraine are being targeted precisely because our work is critically relevant to customers' security," the company said in its official statement.
People who received the brand new Apple TV 4k today saw some strange error messages as soon as they opened the YouTube app. As the first units arrived, the app was initially only showing a black screen with a QR code and an error message saying "YouTube is not yet available on this device." In […]
EU leaders in Dublin were called on by an AI executive to move quickly in the tech race with the US and China. EU official Metsola, however, expressed frustration with the idea that the bloc is behind in AI development.
The House of Representatives, health care providers, schools and many other organizations were affected.
"SignDrop" exploit lets local users gain all-powerful System rights.
Service is recovering for Microsoft Outlook and 365 after an almost two-day outage impacting millions of users around the world. While some apps and features are still running in a degraded state on Friday morning, some people (including Verge staffers) reported that access to their emails had been…
ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out on users' behalf, starting with a limited rollout to U.S. Pro subscribers.
Gone are the days when you could just buy your father a random tie or some leather-clad alcohol vessel or a shaving kit. Dads want - nay, deserve - something memorable. Luckily for you, it's not that hard to find something special that he'll approve of, and we're here to guide you. We've curated…
The former tech CEO is obsessed with the power of storytelling. But he hasn't spun his way out of his sex scandals.
Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.
US lawmakers have called Jensen Huang to face their questions in December after the Nvidia ex-CEO quit over extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy. The Taiwanese-born businessman was a close informal adviser to President Donald Trump on AI and had spent years lobbying…
Speaking on CNBC on Friday, Scott Bessent said several departments had backed adding Megaspeed to Washington's trade blacklist 'for months,' but that the Department of Commerce has the final say.
Governments, hospitals, courts scrambled by global Microsoft outage.
Heinz von Foerster thought population would grow exponentially and "squeeze" us all to death.