Google lays off “hundreds” more employees, strips Google Assistant features
Enlarge / Google is looking pretty dilapidated these days. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Google’s cost-cutters are still working overtime, with more layoffs this week and cuts to Google Assistant functionality. First…
Biden administration awards $632M for EV charging in new funding round
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The federal government’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced on Thursday $632 million in grants to fund clean vehicle infrastructure. Twenty-two states along with Puerto…
Clicks hands-on: this BlackBerry-like iPhone case could be a winner
One of Clicks’ own marketing images of its yellow keyboard case for iPhone. | Image: Clicks Clicks came out of nowhere last week with a blast from the past —…
Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI
Wi-Fi 7 and an RGB touchpad? I’m in. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The biggest names in laptops showed up to CES this week with…
eBay will pay $3 million over bizarre cyberstalking campaign
Image: eBay eBay has agreed to pay $3 million in connection with a 2019 harassment campaign directed at a Massachusetts couple that had been critical of the e-commerce site. The…
This Graphene-Based Brain Implant Can Peer Deep Into the Brain From Its Surface
Finding ways to reduce the invasiveness of brain implants could greatly expand their potential applications. A new device tested in mice that sits on the brain’s surface—but can still read…
Amorphous Silicon Carbide is Ten Times Stronger Than Kevlar and Great to Microchips
Researchers at Delft University of Technology, led by assistant professor Richard Norte, have unveiled a remarkable new material with potential to impact the world of material science: amorphous silicon carbide…
Corsair, Asus, and others are making it easier to build a beautiful PC
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge I hate cables. I hide them in the walls behind my TV, I make them disappear around my desk, and I try to…
Google’s Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are matching their best prices to date
Right now, you can save up to $200 on Google’s latest flagship phones. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge We’re firmly living in 2024, and if there’s no…
Discord is laying off 17 percent of employees
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Discord is laying off 17 percent of its staff, a move that CEO Jason Citron said is meant to “sharpen our focus and…