Russian anti-war teenager faces five years in jail after failed appeal from the BBC
Arseny Turbin, one of Russia’s youngest political prisoners, has lost an appeal to overturn his five-year jail sentence.Read More
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Microsoft is bundling its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 subscriptions from the Verge Tom Warren
Image: Microsoft Microsoft appears to be stepping back from charging Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscribers another $20 per month to get access to AI-powered Office features. The software giant quietly announced it’s making Copilot Pro features part of its Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions last week, but only in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia,…
Matter 1.4 tries to set the smart home standard back on track from the Verge Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Illustration: The Verge It’s been two long years since the launch of Matter — the one smart home standard designed to rule them all — and there’s been a fair amount of disappointment around a sometimes buggy rollout, slow adoption by companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google, and frustrating setup experiences. However, the launch of…
Archer Aviation gets another big order for its futuristic air taxis from the Verge Andrew J. Hawkins
Image: Archer Archer Aviation, a leading electric flight company based in San Jose, California, is bringing its futuristic air taxis to Japan. The company will sell 100 of its Midnight battery-powered aircraft to Soracle, a joint venture between Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, in a deal valued approximately at $500 million. Archer says that Soracle…
Nvidia to cap game streaming hours on GeForce Now instead of raising fees from the Verge Tom Warren
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Nvidia is announcing some big changes to its GeForce Now cloud streaming service today. The existing Priority membership is being renamed to Performance, with 1440p streaming, ultrawide resolution support, and the ability to save graphics settings across streaming sessions. Nvidia is also introducing a 100-hour monthly playtime cap for…
Apple Mac Mini M4 review: a tiny wonder from the Verge Chris Welch
Now the best value in Apple’s lineup, the Mac Mini takes its ideal form with an impressively small design that compromises on very little. Continue reading… Read More
Apple MacBook Pro M4 review: the Pro for everyone from the Verge Antonio G. Di Benedetto
More ports, more RAM, a nicer screen, and a better webcam for a little less money. Continue reading… Read More
Blink’s newest hub takes its security cameras beyond Wi-Fi from the Verge Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
The Blink Sync Module XR extends the range of Blink’s flagship outdoor camera beyond Wi-Fi. | Image: Blink Amazon’s budget smart security camera company Blink has announced the availability of its new Sync Module XR. The third generation of its system hub, the XR can extend the range of its battery-powered Blink Outdoor 4 cameras…
Death Stranding gets a surprise launch on Xbox from the Verge Andrew Webster
Image: Kojima Productions It took a few years, but Sam Porter Bridges has finally trekked his way to Xbox. Kojima Productions announced today that the director’s cut of Death Stranding is now available on the Xbox Series X / S. At launch, for “a limited time,” the port will be available for 50 percent off….
A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup from ABC
A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel, in what plant officials said was a step toward beginning the cleanup of hundreds of tons of m…Read More