Hybrid WiFi-LoRA mashup creates ultra long range WiFi
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are situations where being able to extend WiFi is useful and important, such as IOT and Smart City applications, and now we can. …
Nvidia Might Invest in xAI at a $75 Billion Valuation
The New York Post reports NVDA is looking to make a strategic investment in Elon Musk’s AI venture, xAI. xAI is exploring a new funding round in January 2025, which…
Magic AI Coding With Giant Context Windows
Magic is building frontier code models to automate software engineering and research. This AI coding assistance startup raised $320 million in a funding round led by former Google CEO Eric…
Perplexity debuts an AI-powered election information hub
The Verge AI search company Perplexity is putting to the test whether it’s a good idea to use AI to serve crucial voting information with a new Election Information Hub…
Can Nintendo’s Alarmo run Doom? You bet it can
This, but blasting demons. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge What do John Deere tractors, Ikea smart bulbs, Lego bricks, and the MacBook Pro Touch Bar have in…
Your favorite musician’s favorite TikTok show
Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Guess the artist, win five bucks. Whether you’re a random person on the streets of New York, an A-list celebrity, or the sitting Vice…
Tesla FSD V13 Rollout Start Means Robotaxi Domination Starts 2025
Tesla is rolling out FSD (Full Self Driving) version 13 this weekend to Tesla employees. This includes a fleet of Tesla cars being used to give Waymo-Uber like ridehailing to…
US immigration policy has a huge blind spot: climate change
Activists gather in New York City in August 2024. | Photo: Luis Yañez Joe Biden raised hopes that the US would finally plan for climate-displaced migrants. Today, it’s still a…
Rolls-Royce’s first electric vehicle sounds like no other
Tim Stevens My favorite feature of the new $420,000, all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre isn’t the cosseting ride quality or the illuminated stars embedded in the headliner of the insanely ornate interior.…
The AI search engines are here — and getting better
Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 59, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so…