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  • Qualcomm promises Snapdragon X PCs will cost as little as $700 next year

    The 2024 Microsoft Surface Laptop is currently the least expensive available with a Qualcomm X chip. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Currently, the $999 Microsoft Surface Laptop is the cheapest way to get a Windows machine that runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus chip, with all the battery life benefits (and caveats)…

  • Reddit CEO says Microsoft needs to pay to search the site

    Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After striking deals with Google and OpenAI, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is calling on Microsoft and others to pay if they want to continue scraping the site’s data. “Without these agreements, we don’t have any say or knowledge of how our data is displayed and what it’s used…

  • A first look at Apple Intelligence and its (slightly) smarter Siri

    Siri’s big upgrade starts now, but you’ll need the right iPhone to access it. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge In iOS 18’s latest developer preview, Siri gets a glow-up. Like, the whole phone actually glows around the edges when you invoke Siri. A splash screen reintroduces you to the virtual assistant once…

  • Honda’s 1984 HP-X concept was the carbon fiber future we expected

    The perfect shape for a car — and a mouse. | Image: Honda Take a look at this HP-X concept from 1984 that has been restored, seemingly so Honda can show the world how cool futuristic cars used to look. As a car born in the Knight Rider era, the HP-X placed advanced tech within…

  • Leak: here’s the DJI Neo, the lightest budget drone DJI’s ever made

    Leaked photos of the DJI Neo drone suggest it may cost just $329 to buy a bundle. | Image: Jasper Ellens DJI’s 4K-ready Neo drone has leaked — and according to the photos, box, specs, and leaked Walmart price we’ve now seen, it could be the lightest and cheapest full-featured DJI drone you can buy.…

  • Taco Bell’s drive-thru AI might take your next order

    Image: Taco Bell Your next Taco Bell drive-thru order might be handled by AI — and AI may have helped you get a Chalupa already. Parent company Yum! Brands has been testing its “Voice AI” technology at more than 100 Taco Bell drive-thru locations in the US, and now Yum! aims to bring the technology…

  • Bungie is laying off 220 employees and moving others to PlayStation

    Image: Bungie Another round of layoffs has hit Bungie. Bungie CEO Pete Parsons made the announcement on the studio’s website, citing the increasing costs of development and economic conditions as the reason for the reduction of staff — a refrain that’s become common in the last two years of prolific video game industry layoffs. Parsons…

  • Discord on Xbox will soon let you watch your friends’ streams

    Illustration: The Verge Microsoft and Discord are greatly improving the integration of the communication platform into Xbox consoles. While you’ve been able to stream your gameplay to friends over Discord since last year, you’ll soon be able to watch your friends’ streams whether they’re streaming gameplay from a PC, a mobile phone, or an Xbox.…

  • The redesigned Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ might have a new rear light bar

    What if Cybertruck light bar but on the back? | Image: Reddit user Abomb1997 Tesla’s Model Y will look a lot different on the back and inside after its rumored redesign if new photos of the leaked “Juniper” model are to be believed. A user on Reddit shared the images, which include a close-up of…

  • Sonos rolls out fix for iOS battery drain issue

    Image: Sonos The hits just keep coming. As Sonos works to get its app back to a better place, it managed to introduce a pretty nasty iOS battery drain problem with last week’s update. Customers were quick to notice and were none too happy with the company for yet another foul-up. Some reported battery usage…