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Asus teases a new RGB-outlined Rog Strix laptop coming next year

Asus teases a new RGB-outlined Rog Strix laptop coming next year Image: Asus Asus is planning to launch a new Rog Strix laptop at CES on January 6th, 2025, the company confirmed in a post spotted by VideoCardz. The short teaser shared by Asus shows a laptop with RGB lighting that wraps all the way […]

Sony’s WH-1000XM4 headphones are nearly 50 percent off right now

Sony's WH-1000XM4 headphones are nearly 50 percent off right now Sony’s WH-1000XM4 headphones are nearly 50 percent off right now The XM4 are over four years old, but they still sound great for the money. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge A couple of months ago, we saw the Sony WH-1000XM4 drop to […]

Walmart sued over illegally opening bank accounts for delivery drivers

Walmart sued over illegally opening bank accounts for delivery drivers Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Walmart and payroll service provider Branch Messenger for alleged illegal payment practices for gig workers. The bureau says Walmart was opening direct deposit accounts using Spark delivery drivers’ social security […]

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) review: slightly larger, slightly faster, slightly better

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) review: slightly larger, slightly faster, slightly better Performance upgrades and screen improvements make the new Paperwhite’s minor updates feel more substantial. Three years have passed since Amazon last updated its flagship e-reader, and while this year’s Kindle lineup seemed focused on Amazon’s first color offering, the Paperwhite still got some welcome […]

Trump announces new tech policy picks for his second term

Trump announces new tech policy picks for his second term Michael Kratsios appearing at the Web Summit in 2019. | Photo by Rita Franca/NurPhoto via Getty Images In a pair of Truth Social posts on Sunday, Donald Trump announced a set of picks for his administration’s tech policy team that will report to David Sacks, […]

Nosferatu is the stuff of exquisitely erotic nightmares

Nosferatu is the stuff of exquisitely erotic nightmares Image: Focus Features Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu gets at the heart of what makes vampires an eternally fascinating fixture in our sexual imaginations. Even if you haven’t seen F.W. Murnau’s original Nosferatu or read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, those stories have undoubtedly shaped your ideas about vampires. They weren’t […]

The AI smartphones that never materialized in 2024

The AI smartphones that never materialized in 2024 Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Despite loud proclamations, AI on smartphones is still mostly a sideshow. Read the full story at The Verge.

Here’s a new way to lose an argument online: the appeal to AI

Here's a new way to lose an argument online: the appeal to AI Here’s a new way to lose an argument online: the appeal to AI Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Not even authority, just the signifiers of authority Read the full story at The Verge.

Honda and Nissan plan to merge as we enter the age of electric cars

Honda and Nissan plan to merge as we enter the age of electric cars Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge as the Japanese automakers struggle with competition from rival brands in the electric vehicle market. The two companies confirmed on Monday that they had signed a […]

X raises Premium Plus subscription pricing by almost 40 percent

X raises Premium Plus subscription pricing by almost 40 percent The Verge X has substantially raised the price of its top-tier user subscription in multiple regions to help bolster the platform’s creator payouts. The increase for Premium Plus came into effect on December 21st according to X, raising prices in the US from $16 per […]

Year: 2024