Tesla rolls out an updated Model Y in China but keeps the same starting price
The new Model Y for China looks a lot like the old one. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge Tesla’s China arm announced in a WeChat post Sunday morning…
96.6% Correct Predictions in 2023
Nextbigfuture is a top 1% predictor at the public prediction site Metaculus. My overall rank is 45 out of over 5000 forecasters and ranked 31st based on predictions resolved in…
Apple plans to upgrade the App Store’s search engine, and it might not stop there
Illustration: The Verge Apple will soon bring its powerful internal search engine to the App Store and other apps, as Mark Gurman reports in this week’s Power On newsletter for…
Megawatt Microreactors at US Military Bases by 2025
The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $17.5 million contract option to X-energy develop an enhanced engineering design (second mobile reactor) for a transportable microreactor suitable for both…
A leaked Google ‘Switch to Pixel’ ad highlights Pixel 8 AI features
A leaked Pixel 8 “Switch to Pixel” ad posted to X by Arséne Lupin highlights Google’s AI features, including Best Take, which lets you swap faces into an image from…
Hong Sangsoo’s new movies are losing focus
Courtesy of Cinema Guild Recently, we’ve been gifted two new works by Korean auteur Hong Sangsoo each year. He loves a small movie, usually comfortably under the 90-minute mark, and…
The Pixel Watch exceeded expectations — now it needs to be as good as Samsung
The Pixel Watch 2 is a golden opportunity for Google to prove it’s serious about wearables. | Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge After I reviewed the Pixel…
When Hordes of Little AI Chatbots Are More Useful Than Giants Like ChatGPT
AI is developing rapidly. ChatGPT has become the fastest-growing online service in history. Google and Microsoft are integrating generative AI into their products. And world leaders are excitedly embracing AI…
The best Google alternative I’ve tried yet
Image: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 8, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, first of…
How the Elon Musk biography exposes Walter Isaacson
The limits of myth-making are apparent in Walter Isaacson’s new biography. | Illustration by William Joel / The Verge The trouble began days before the biography was even published. CNN…