What happened to Intel? Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger holds up an early Intel 18A wafer in late 2023. | Image: IntelOn Monday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger abruptly decided to retire after less than four years on the job. That was the official story, anyhow. Within hours, Reuters, Bloomberg, and The New York Times had a different one: the board of directors pushed him out. Three…

Stellantis and Samsung to get $7.54 billion federal loan for two EV battery factories Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe Department of Energy preliminarily approved another loan to help fund the construction of electric vehicle battery factories in the US. This time, a joint venture between Stellantis and Samsung SDI will receive $7.54 billion to build two EV battery plants in Kokomo, Indiana. The project is …

Eve’s new app unlocks more smart features for Android users Eve’s Android app has finally arrived, but it only supports the Eve Thermo at launch. | Image: Eve SystemsEve Systems has finally launched its first Android app — over two years after announcing it was working on one. This week, the once Apple-only smart home device maker launched the Eve for Matter app on the Google Play Store. The app will all…

The Flexbar resurrects the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar as a standalone device The creators of the Flexbar think Apple’s Touch Bar deserves a second chance as a standalone solution. | Screenshot: YouTubeApple may have said goodbye to the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar last year, but a team of four engineers believes the concept deserves a second chance. They’ve created the Flexbar, which is essentially a standalone version of the…

Apple Music’s yearly recap is finally available in the app Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeApple Music’s yearly recap is back — and this time, it’s available to see and share from directly within the app. If your iPhone runs iOS 18.1 or later, you can now access Apple Music Replay 2024 from the Home, New, and Search tabs. Otherwise, you’ll have to view your yearly stats from the Apple Replay site…

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How to get The Verge’s new print magazine Last year, we published a series about what Google had done to the web, capped off by a feature about search engine optimization titled “The People Who Ruined the Internet.” It made more than a few SEO experts upset (which was tremendously fun for me because I love watching people yell at Nilay on various social platforms). But a year has passed…

Internal Google documents reveal concerns about its cloud contract with Israel Illustration: The VergeGoogle officials had concerns about potential human rights violations that might be linked to its $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government before ever even signing the deal, according to documents first reported on by The New York Times today. “Google Cloud services could be used for, or linked to, the facilitatio…

Ford’s new electric Puma Gen-E looks like a mini-Mustang Mach-E Image: FordFord continues to exhibit a dedication to diversifying its EV lineup in Europe — a dedication that, frankly, I wish could also be applied here at home — with the reveal of the new, all-electric Puma Gen-E. The Puma is a familiar nameplate in Europe, as the automaker’s best-selling vehicle there since it surpassed the Fiesta in salesin…

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is much better without microtransactions Image: NintendoThough it started out pretty chill, over the years, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp steadily became bloated with monetization. There were all kinds of things to spend real money on, including loot boxes for unlocking rare items. When I logged in to the game last week after months away, my screen was dominated by notifications vying f…

ChatGPT’s search results for news are ‘unpredictable’ and frequently inaccurate Illustration: The VergeBased on testing done by Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism researchers, OpenAI’s ChatGPT search tool has some issues when it comes to responding with the truth. OpenAI launched the tool for subscribers in October, saying it could give “fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources.” Instead, Futurism p…

A gadget lover’s guide to the great outdoors Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeIf you could guarantee you’d have plenty of power and super-fast Wi-Fi, where would you work? You might pick the backyard instead of the office. Or you might throw your laptop and some clothes in the car, and take your Zoom calls in the middle of absolutely nowhere. Just for the day. Maybe the year. Maybe forever. T…

China limits US export of chipmaking materials following sanctions Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeChina has imposed new limits on the sale of chip-making materials to the US, a move that comes just one day after the Biden Administration announced sanctions that will make it harder for Chinese companies to produce advanced semiconductors, as reported earlier by CNN. On Tuesday, the Chinese Ministry of Co…

Apple Home support for robot vacuums has been delayed to 2025 Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeApple has quietly delayed its plans to support robot vacuums in HomeKit. After announcing earlier this year that Apple Home would finally support robot vacuums with iOS 18, MacRumors has spotted that Apple has updated its HomeKit website to note that the robot vacuum integration won’t be available until early 2025…

Meta says it’s mistakenly moderating too much Illustration: Nick Barclay / The VergeMeta is mistakenly removing too much content across its apps, according to a top executive. Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, told reporters on Monday that the company’s moderation “error rates are still too high” and pledged to “improve the precision and accuracy with which we act on our rules…

Intel announces $249 Arc B580 and $219 Arc B570 ‘Battlemage’ graphics cards Image: IntelIntel’s next — and possibly last — desktop graphics cards will begin arriving in just 10 days. Right on cue, the company has announced the budget $249 Arc B580 and $219 Arc B570, shipping December 13th and January 16th, respectively, as the “best-in-class performance per dollar” options in the GPU market. They’re based on the same Xe…

Data brokers may be banned from selling your social security number Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo: Getty ImagesIn the wake of high-profile hacks affecting hundreds of millions of Americans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a rule limiting data brokers’ ability to sell Americans’ sensitive personal and financial information. Under the proposed rule, data brokers that sell informati…

Samsung’s DeX app is being replaced by Microsoft’s Phone Link in One UI 7 Microsoft’s Phone Link app. | Image: MicrosoftSamsung’s upcoming One UI 7 update will no longer support the DeX app on Windows. A footnote on Samsung’s UK site, spotted by Android Authority, reveals the DeX PC app “will end support from One UI 7 version,” with Samsung encouraging users to use the Link to Windows feature instead to take advantage…

Cyber Monday deals on Verge staff favorites Because everyone loves an electric screwdriver. | Image: HotoWhenever Verge staffers are asked to describe their favorite games, smart tech, desktop accessories, or whatever, they are free to talk about things they recently bought, things they picked up 10 years ago, or things they’ve had sitting around their house for decades. Unsurprisingly, m…

GOG’s preservation program lets you keep playing games after they’re delisted Image: BlizzardGOG has announced that even if games in its recently launched preservation program are delisted from its store, it will maintain compatibility with those games and offer players “a seamless experience and tech support for those titles.” The first games covered are Warcraft I and II, scheduled for delisting on December 13th. That p…