Up close with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE, an incredibly compact flagship video card Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeWe might be skeptical of some Nvidia’s claims, like whether a $549 RTX 5070 will truly deliver the performance of a $1599 RTX 4090. But it’s almost impossible not to be impressed by the RTX 5090 Founder’s Edition, where Nvidia fit 575 watts of graphics power, including 21,760 CUDA cores and 32GB of GDDR7 memory, …

Microsoft teases ‘major’ Surface business announcement for January 30th The Surface Laptop 7 with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite processor. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeMicrosoft is preparing for a “major” Surface announcement later this month. The software giant has started teasing “a major announcement from Surface for Business” this week in a LinkedIn post spotted by Windows Central. The announcement will be …

Microsoft is reverting its Bing AI image generator because of quality complaints Illustration by Haein Jeong / The VergeMicrosoft is rolling back a model upgrade to its AI-powered Bing Image Creator, reports TechCrunch. The rollback came after weeks of complaints by users that the tool just didn’t work as well after Microsoft “upgraded” to a new version of the DALL-E 3 model on December 18th. Microsoft declined to comment on…

Is this the Nintendo Switch 2? Nintendo isn’t officially at CES, but it might have stolen the show anyway: accessories-maker Genki brought a 3D-printed mockup of what it says is Nintendo’s Switch successor, and we got to hold it and take some high-resolution pictures. Based on the mockup of what we’ll call the Switch 2, Nintendo’s next console appears to be wider than the or…

AGDQ’s best moments happen when you least expect them Photo: Wes “Fish” Chan / Games Done QuickAwesome Games Done Quick, the annual charity speedrunning marathon is in full swing, already amassing over $500,000 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. With three more days to go, there’s a great many runs of popular games coming up. But relying on the schedule or your own preferences to determine when to …

Tonal upgrades its smart weightlifting machine with heavier weights and a better camera Image: TonalTonal on Wednesday launched the Tonal 2, an upgraded version of its smart in-home strength trainer. Launched in 2018, the Tonal is a wall-mounted strength training machine with electromagnetically adjustable resistance and a touchscreen display. It can monitor lifting form, offer virtual coaching, predict and set the optimal weight f…

Bluetti has two new flagship energy storage kits for the home and beyond Two Apex 300 units with several expansion batteries. | Image: BluettiBluetti just took the wraps off its EnergyPro 6K and Apex 300 energy storage systems. The EnergyPro 6K is a fixed whole-home backup solution, while the modular Apex 300 is designed to provide portable power when at home, at an off-grid cabin, at a job site, or during an RV trip…

Threads and Instagram are for politics now, says Adam Mosseri Illustration: The VergeIt’s been nearly a year since Instagram and Threads defaulted to blocking recommendations of “political” content from accounts you don’t already follow, but now Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says, “…we’re going to be adding political content to recommendations” on both platforms. That’s a sharp turn from his statements in…

Social networking alternatives for the Meta- and Musk-averse Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeAs I write this, there are a lot of social network users who are wondering if they should look for a new home. Over at X, Elon Musk has essentially become part of the incoming Trump administration, while various changes have made the formerly popular social network a dark and forbidding forest for many of its former…

The OnePlus 13 is already on sale with a free storage upgrade and a smartwatch The OnePlus 13 is an excellent alternative to phones from Samsung and Google. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The VergeSamsung’s Galaxy S25 might be just around the corner, but if you’re looking for a solid Android alternative, OnePlus is already offering the new OnePlus 13 with a free storage upgrade, dropping the price of the 512GB model with 16GB …

The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesMeta is ending its third-party fact checks and making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies. Meta is making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including abandoning third-party fact checks in favor of crowd-sourced “Community Notes” and loosening restrictions on topics …

Here’s how small Nvidia’s $3,000 Digits supercomputer looks in person Photo by Sean Hollister / The VergeOne of the biggest announcements in Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s CES keynote was the small “Project Digits” AI supercomputer, and if you want to get an idea of just how tiny the $3,000 machine is in real life, we snapped a couple photos of the device under glass today at the show. Take a look: we’ve captured the f…

EU races to conclude investigation into X’s content moderation efforts Image: The VergeThe European Union is reportedly close to deciding whether X’s attempts to combat illegal or harmful content are compliant with the bloc’s digital service rulebook. A probe into X’s risk management and content moderation will be concluded “as early as legally possible,” according to a letter to EU lawmakers seen by Bloomberg. It …

The weirdest tech at CES 2025 Image: Yukai EngineeringCES is home to some of the coolest, cutting-edge, and most innovative technology around. But within this sea of tech are always some pretty strange gadgets. This year’s conference was no different, packed with a whole bunch of wacky devices, some of which might have a chance of taking off, and others… maybe not so much….

AT&T will credit you for a day’s service after some fiber or wireless outages Illustration: The VergeAT&T has announced a new “AT&T Guarantee” program promising better communication around outages and compensation that includes bill credits for a day’s service when the outage meets certain thresholds, reports Reuters. The new automatic-credit program covers both AT&T fiber and wireless services. AT&T promises to email or …

Meta tests eBay listings in Facebook Marketplace Illustration: Nick Barclay / The VergeMeta is testing eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace in the US, Germany, and France. The company said in a post on Wednesday that it’s making the change to comply with last year’s antitrust order by the European Union, though it continues to appeal the decision. With the test, Facebook Marketplace users can…

Mythic Quest is working through its AI woes in new season 4 trailer Mythic Quest’s third season ended on a hopeful note as the Playpen team hunkered down to start developing an all-new expansion, but all that hard work looks like it’s just going to lead to more headaches judging from the show’s latest season 4 trailer. While Mythic Quest’s new season will find Dana (Imani Hakim), Jo (Jessie Ennis), and Brad (Dan…

You can get a $50 credit when you preorder the next Samsung Galaxy devices Samsung announced its first Galaxy Unpacked event of 2025, which it’s historically used to introduce the latest flagship Galaxy smartphones. That would be the Galaxy S25 family if our count is right, including the base model, the expected Galaxy S25 Ultra, and whatever else falls between. We’ll know for sure before too long with an unveiling sch…

Omi is another AI companion wearable — but this one’s trying to read your mind Seriously: would you wear something like this on your face if it could really read your mind? | Image: OmiNik Shevchenko closes his eyes and starts to focus intently. He’s spent the last half hour or so telling me about his new product, an $89 wearable called Omi that can listen to, summarize, and get information out of your conversations. Now h…

Can Nvidia’s RTX 5070 really deliver RTX 4090 performance for $549? Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP via Getty ImagesNvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a bold claim onstage at CES earlier this week when he was introducing the next-generation RTX 50-series GPUs. “The RTX 5070, 4090 performance at $549,” said Huang. It’s a claim that’s been echoed on YouTube, TikTok, and social media networks and has generated a debate …