Microsoft’s next-gen quantum chip cuts timeline to useful quantum computing
Microsoft's next-gen quantum chip cuts timeline to useful quantum computing Microsoft’s new Majorana 2 quantum chip. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft claimed last year that it had made a key breakthrough in quantum computing with Majorana 1, the company’s first quantum processor. While physicists were immediately skeptical of Microsoft’s claims, the software giant is announcing Majorana […]
The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you
The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you Number go up? | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images I haven’t seen anything as stupid as the WeWork IPO document in a very long time – that is, until Elon Musk filed to take SpaceX public. WeWork was a joke. […]
Blue Origin explosion is a major setback for NASA’s Moon plans and Amazon’s Starlink competitor
Blue Origin explosion is a major setback for NASA's Moon plans and Amazon's Starlink competitor New Glenn rocket explodes at Launch Complex 36 on Thursday night in Florida. | Image: Spaceflight Now While Blue Origin investigates the root cause behind last night’s spectacular explosion of its New Glenn rocket, it’s already clear that this will […]
Here’s how Google is responding to Fitbit users who don’t like the new Health app
Here's how Google is responding to Fitbit users who don't like the new Health app After a flood of complaints about the Google Health app that just replaced Fitbit, Google has responded with a list of changes that will roll out starting this week. @verge We tried Fitbit Air‘s AI coach, and it turned out […]
Google Health is here, but a lot of people want their Fitbit app back instead
Google Health is here, but a lot of people want their Fitbit app back instead The Fitbit app is no more. Along with the launch of the new Fitbit Air (which you can expect a full review of once we’ve spent more time with it), Google has officially replaced it with Google Health, as previously […]
A battery-powered Starlink Mini is likely on the way
A battery-powered Starlink Mini is likely on the way This, but no cable. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Code in recent Starlink firmware suggests that SpaceX might soon release a version of its smallest internet dish with an integrated battery. A battery-powered Starlink Mini would offer untethered portability for vanlifers, emergency responders, […]
This mechanical bird drops dead when your home’s air quality worsens
This mechanical bird drops dead when your home's air quality worsens When air quality drops the bird simulates fainting and death by succumbing to gravity and hanging upside down. | Image: Birdie The original Birdie debuted in 2022 with a morbid-but-fun design – an air-quality monitor with a literal canary in a coal mine. When […]
Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk’s data centers
Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk's data centers Earlier this month, SpaceX and Anthropic announced a new compute partnership that provides access to the rocket company’s Colossus data centers in Memphis, TN. Now, with the release of SpaceX’s IPO filing, we have more details about that deal, including how […]
In SpaceX’s IPO, Elon Musk is a risk factor
In SpaceX's IPO, Elon Musk is a risk factor The SpaceX IPO is here, and it’s more than just an historic public offering that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. It also reveals more ways in which Elon Musk’s companies interact and overlap with each other, shuffling money around in ways that are […]
SpaceX just filed for what could be the biggest IPO ever
SpaceX just filed for what could be the biggest IPO ever Elon Musk’s final frontier is officially open for business now that SpaceX has formally filed its S-1 prospectus with the SEC. That kicks off what could be the largest initial public offering ever when it lists on the Nasdaq stock exchange with the ticker […]