Let’s speculate wildly about Tesla’s three mystery vehicles Tesla’s current and future vehicle lineup. | Image: TeslaTesla CEO Elon Musk teased three new vehicles during his presentation at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday — one more than what he showed off during the Master Plan Part 3 event last year. In a slide showing the company’s current lineup — Models S, X, 3, Y, the Tesla Se…

Sonos draws more customer anger — this time for its privacy policy Illustration: The VergeIt’s been a rocky couple of months for Sonos — so much so that CEO Patrick Spence now has a canned autoreply for customers emailing him to vent about the redesigned app. But as the company works to right the ship, restore trust, and get the new Sonos Ace headphones off to a strong start, it finds itself in the middle of ye…

How to back up and wipe your Chromebook Image: Samar Haddad / The VergeWhen Chromebooks first appeared on the scene back in 2011, they were criticized for how limited they were compared to Windows and macOS systems. Since then, some of the original limitations have been tweaked and the simplicity of the OS has been much more widely accepted. And it turns out, sometimes the old adage t…

Apple and OpenAI make a deal Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeSo, Apple reportedly isn’t paying OpenAI to handle its users’ ChatGPT queries, and OpenAI isn’t paying Apple for its massive distribution. (A billion pockets, y’all!) If that’s the case, what do these two companies get out of their blockbuster partnership for all things iOS and AI? And can OpenAI and Apple actually …

Disney brings playable ‘advergames’ to Hulu and ESPN Disney’s new “Beat the Clock” ad format will let you play golf with your remote. | Image: DisneyDisney is sprinkling a new kind of playable ad across Hulu and ESPN. The new ad format, called “advergames,” will let you interact with the ads using your remote, as reported earlier by Adweek. You might see two different advergames to start: Quiz Sho…

Arc’s live calendar button makes it hard to miss your next meeting Image: The Browser CompanyThe Arc browser is getting a nifty new Live Calendar feature that presents your next Google Calendar meeting on the sidebar just before it starts so you won’t miss any important calls. It includes a countdown timer and a Google Meet join button that you can see and access without opening your Calendar tab. To set up Liv…

The much-needed reinvention of the voice assistant is almost here Apple’s Siri voice assistant has a new look and a new brain. | Image: AppleVoice assistants hold so much promise, but in the decade-plus since Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa first wormed their ways into our lives, their most compelling use is still setting timers. Competition from Google’s Assistant (and if we’re being charitable, Samsung’s Bix…

Picsart teams up with Getty to take on Adobe’s ‘commercially-safe’ AI Picsart’s AI image generator will be available some time later this year. | Image: PicsartImage and video-editing platform Picsart has teamed up with Getty Images to launch a “responsible, commercially-safe” AI image generator that’s trained exclusively on the stock image platform’s licensed content. Picsart says its AI lab is building a custom …

Microsoft’s all-knowing Recall AI feature is being delayed Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is planning to launch its new Copilot Plus PCs next week without its controversial Recall feature that screenshots everything you do on these new laptops. The software maker is holding back Recall so it can test it with the Windows Insider program, after originally promising to ship Recall as an opt-in feature with addi…

Yahoo resurrects Artifact inside a new AI-powered News app Why read the article when you can just AI generate takeaways? | Image: YahooArtifact is dead, long live Yahoo’s version of Artifact. The architecture behind Artifact, the news aggregation app built by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, will live on inside the body of a brand-new Yahoo News app. Available to download today on i…

Apple’s Sunny makes everyone seem like a suspect in new trailer AppleEarly photos from Apple TV Plus’ upcoming series Sunny left little question about it being a comedy, but the show’s new trailer makes it seem like it’s also going to be a solid (if goofy) whodunit that leaves you guessing. Set in a semifuturistic modern-day Japan, Sunny follows as Suzie Sakamoto (Rashida Jones) sets out to uncover the truth…

Amazon is reportedly way behind on its new Alexa Amazon’s new Alexa has apparently suffered some setbacks. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIn the voice assistant arms race, the frontrunner may be about to finish last. On the heels of Apple revealing a new “Apple Intelligence”-powered Siri at its WWDC 2024 conference, a new report from Fortune indicates that Amazon’s Alexa — arguably t…

Feds arrest Adderall telehealth CEO under Controlled Substances Act Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeRuthia He, the founder and CEO of the subscription-based “digital health company” Done, and the company’s clinical president, David Brody, “exploited emergency flexibilities during the public health emergency to provide easy access to Adderall and other stimulants that were not for a legitimate medical …

Former head of NSA joins OpenAI board Photo: NSAOpenAI has appointed Paul M. Nakasone, a retired general of the US Army and a former head of the National Security Agency (NSA), to its board of directors, the company announced on Thursday. Nakasone, who was nominated to lead the NSA by former President Donald Trump, directed the agency from 2018 until February of this year. Before N…

Tesla’s 2024 shareholder meeting: all the news about Elon Musk’s $50 billion payday Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe vote is seen as a referendum on Musk’s leadership at Tesla during a tumultuous time for the electric automaker. Continue reading…

Tesla investors sue Elon Musk for launching a rival AI company Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Image: Getty ImagesSeveral Tesla shareholders are accusing Elon Musk and the company’s board of knowingly diverting talent and resources away from the company and directing it toward Musk’s rival artificial intelligence company, xAI. In a lawsuit, the shareholders allege that Musk and the board breached…

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s massive pay package — was there ever any doubt? Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTesla shareholders voted today to reapprove Elon Musk’s gigantic pay package, after a Delaware court judge voided it earlier this year, according to preliminary results. Investors also approved a proposal to move the company’s legal home from Delaware to Texas and to reappoint two board members: Jame…

Google extends repair program for Pixel 8 phones plagued by a pink vertical line Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeGoogle has announced on its Pixel Help Community portal that it’s extending the Pixel 8’s repair program for phones displaying vertical lines and exhibiting flickering. This policy update allows Pixel 8 owners to get this problem fixed under warranty, for up to three years after purchase, if their phone “Exhib…

LinkedIn expands its AI job-hunting features for Premium subscribers Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesLinkedIn is rolling out new AI-powered features to help users find jobs, tailor their resumes, and even get advice from AI chatbots. But these new features come at a cost, as they’ll be available to Premium subscribers beginning in English worldwide. One tool lets you search for jobs on LinkedIn by typing a…

iOS 18 will let you use Apple Pay on desktop Chrome by scanning a code Image: AppleApple is introducing a way to use Apple Pay on non-Safari desktop web browsers, as reported by MacRumors, meaning that you’ll soon be able to use Apple’s payment service to buy things on desktop Chrome, Firefox, and even on Windows PCs. Apple showed how it works in a WWDC 2024 video for developers. If you’re using a desktop browser t…