Apple’s Vision Pro headset is hiding yet another XL Lightning plug
Image: iFixit We thought the 12-pin plug connecting the Vision Pro to its battery pack was the final boss of Lightning cables — but there’s one that’s even bigger. Hiding…
Let me tell you about this very excellent USB-C wall charger
Finding the one true “perfect” wall charger seems like an impossible task. We’re all carrying different gadgets around. Our laptops have power needs that can vary widely from one to…
Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin
Enlarge / It takes a lot of energy to keep pumping out more bitcoins. (credit: Andriy Onufriyenko) What exactly is bitcoin mining doing to the electric grid? In the last…
A startup allegedly “hacked the world.” Then came the censorship—and now the backlash.
Enlarge (credit: WIRED staff/Getty Images) Hacker-for-hire firms like NSO Group and Hacking Team have become notorious for enabling their customers to spy on vulnerable members of civil society. But as…
New 6GB version of the RTX 3050 may be Nvidia’s first sub-$200 GPU in over 4 years
Enlarge (credit: Gigabyte) Nvidia launched three new GPUs last month, part of a Super overhaul of the RTX 40-series designed to improve the value of the company’s $600-and-up graphics cards.…
Republicans in Congress try to kill FCC’s broadband discrimination rules
Enlarge / US Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) speaks to the press on June 13, 2023, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Michael McCoy) More than 65 Republican lawmakers this…
Google’s Pixel Tablet and first-gen Pixel Watch are both on sale for Verge readers
Google’s newer slate is part tablet, part smart home hub. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple may not have released new iPads last year, but you know…
Indie labels cry foul over Apple Music’s enhanced spatial audio royalties
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As first reported by the Financial Times, independent labels Beggars Group, Secretly Group, and Partisan Records are pushing back against Apple’s preferential payouts…
US DOD Wants to Fully Own and Operate SpaceX Starships and Boosters for Military Missions
The Pentagon wants to make some of the Starship upper stage and the two-stage super heavy booster and Starship into government-owned, government-operated assets instead of contracting the company every time…
Vision Pro launch: all the news about Apple’s pricey new headset
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The $3,499 Vision Pro arrived on February 2nd, ushering in a new spatial computing era at Apple. Continue reading…