Nvidia and AMD say they face new restrictions on AI chip sales
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nvidia and AMD say they face new restrictions in some Middle Eastern countries, Reuters reports. This widens the restrictions on these chips beyond…
Got a Chromebook? Here’s a free GeForce Now subscription
The Acer Chromebook 516 GE was one of the first gaming-specific Chromebooks, announced 2022. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The point of cloud gaming is it…
Baidu launches Ernie chatbot after Chinese government approval
Chinese giant Baidu officially launched its chatbot, Ernie Bot, after the government approved its application, alongside that of several other AI companies. Ernie Bot is now available for download from…
Belkin’s convertible wireless charger supports new Qi2 magnet-enhanced standard
Belkin’s convertible charger can either stand upright or be used like a traditional pad. | Image: Belkin Belkin is embracing the new magnet-enhanced Qi2 wireless charging standard with a pair…
Withings adds temperature tracking to the new ScanWatch 2
The ScanWatch 2 will cost $349.95 and features a temperature sensing module. | Image: Withings After nearly three years without a new smartwatch, Withings is kicking off IFA 2023 by…
Starfield is a stellar sci-fi refresh of the Bethesda RPG formula
Image: Bethesda Softworks The latest release from Bethesda is reminiscent of games like Fallout and Skyrim, but with a new level of wonder and adventure — and a whole lot…
Starfield doesn’t have Nvidia’s DLSS at launch
Starfield, the new space RPG from Skyrim maker Bethesda Game Studios, is launching today without Nvidia’s upscaling technology. AMD is Starfield’s “exclusive PC partner,” with both Bethesda and AMD engineers…
Impressions: Starfield’s sheer scale is already giving me vertigo
Enlarge / We are all but specks amid Starfield‘s vast cosmos. There’s a quote from Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately.…
Nintendo is making a bright red Switch OLED for Mario Wonder
Image: Nintendo At its most recent Nintendo Direct, the company showed off some fresh gameplay for the upcoming platformer Super Mario Bros. Wonder. But we also got a look at…
Threads will soon let you search through posts
Image: The Verge Threads, the X (formerly Twitter) competitor created by Meta, is working on a way to search through posts using keywords, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. You can…