Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple is making an executive change to try and improve its AI efforts and Siri. Kim Vorrath, who recently helped get the Vision Pro software out the door and has been at Apple for 36 years, has been brought over to Apple’s artificial intelligence and machine learning division and… Continua a leggere Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades

The AI spending frenzy is just getting started

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images “All I know is I’m good for my $80 billion.” Rarely does a one-liner so perfectly capture the state of the moment. Here, you have Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella saying he’s “not in the details” about Stargate, the supposedly multi-hundred-billion AI infrastructure project driven by his marquee… Continua a leggere The AI spending frenzy is just getting started

Razer Laptop Cooling Pad review: are you a fan?

The $150 RGB laptop stand can keep any laptop cool, and on a few Razer Blade 16 gaming laptops, it can even improve 1080p performance. Read the full story at The Verge.

Gamers are already using Nvidia’s DLSS 4 tech in Cyberpunk 2077

Image: CD Projekt Red You may have to wait until January 30th to buy Nvidia’s new RTX 5090 graphics card, but owners of last-gen Nvidia 40-series GPUs can already download and install DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation software via the Nvidia app. And if you want a compatible, graphically-intense game to test DLSS 4 out,… Continua a leggere Gamers are already using Nvidia’s DLSS 4 tech in Cyberpunk 2077

Google’s Gemini AI smart home controls are rolling out to everyone

Google’s Nest Learning thermostat. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Google is bringing smart home controls in Gemini to everyone. The Google Home extension in the Gemini app is adding a few new features, in addition to letting you adjust your smart lighting, thermostat, speakers, and other compatible devices as long as… Continua a leggere Google’s Gemini AI smart home controls are rolling out to everyone

Heat pumps in EVs are making a big difference in cold-weather driving

This icy 2025 Audi Q8 E-Tron has a heat pump. | Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge Many EV manufacturers have leaned heavily on energy-gulping resistive heaters to keep the cabin and battery warm in the winter time. But heat pumps, which can cut down on battery range losses in the cold, are becoming more… Continua a leggere Heat pumps in EVs are making a big difference in cold-weather driving

Threads now lets you schedule posts

Image: The Verge Following last month’s test, Threads will now let everyone schedule posts, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Thursday. You can use the feature by creating a new post, selecting the three-dot menu in the top-left corner, and selecting “Schedule.” Once you get your post timed up, you can view, delete, or edit… Continua a leggere Threads now lets you schedule posts

Netflix’s cloud plans include co-op and party games

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix plans to offer couch co-op and party games that it will stream over the cloud to TVs, co-CEO Greg Peters said as part of the company’s Q4 2024 earnings announcements this week. The company has offered cloud gaming as a beta to a “subset” of subscribers since… Continua a leggere Netflix’s cloud plans include co-op and party games

Tesla brings its redesigned Model Y to the US but keeps selling the old one, too

The New Tesla Model Y | Image: Tesla Just a couple weeks after launching the refreshed “Juniper” Model Y in China and other Asia-Pacific markets, Tesla has started taking orders in the Americas (US, Canada, Mexico, and Chile) and Europe. The Launch Series is the only trim level currently available to order in the US,… Continua a leggere Tesla brings its redesigned Model Y to the US but keeps selling the old one, too

Sony’s next flagship noise-canceling headphones might be close to launch

The WH-1000XM5s launched almost three years ago. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge It’s been three long years since Sony launched its flagship WH-1000XM5 headphones, our pick for the best wireless headphones for most people, so we’re due a follow-up — and a regulatory filing indicates that the XM6 cans might nearly be… Continua a leggere Sony’s next flagship noise-canceling headphones might be close to launch