Image: Getty Baidu’s robotaxi division, Apollo Go, just rolled out its latest robotaxi across multiple cities in China, and if stakeholders in the US aren’t nervous yet, they should be.The RT6 is the sixth generation of Apollo Go’s driverless vehicle, which made its official debut in May 2024. It’s a purpose-built, Level 4 autonomous vehicle, meaning it’s built without the need for a human driver. And here’s the thing that should make US competitors nervous: adopting a battery-swapping solution, the price for one individual RT6 is “under $30,000,” Baidu CEO Robin Li said in an earnings call.“All the strengths just mentioned above are driving us forward, paving the way to validate our business model,” Li added. Adopting a battery-swapping solution,... Continue reading…

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sling TV is increasing its monthly subscription prices by $5.99 for all of its plans starting in December. The streaming TV provider said “rising costs” are to blame for the price hikes without specifying why — presumably, not all six of those bucks are intended to pay for its “arcade” library of interactive games that just added Pac-Man and Trivia Crack.There are two packages: Sling Orange, which includes Disney and ESPN networks, and Sling Blue, which includes Fox and NBC programming that previously cost $40 per month, individually. Now, they will cost $45.99 per month. There’s also the combo Sling Orange plus Blue, which offers a mix of both packages for $55 per month — but will go up to $61. Current subscribers will see the price... Continue reading…

There's something about a white PC case that's just appealing. Maybe it's the sleek, modern look, or perhaps its bright color gives off a more vibrant energy than a darker one. Whatever the reason, Black Friday is an excellent reason to get yourself a shiny new white PC case. If you're looking for a deal, why not check out the Cooler Master NR200P V2 White Mini-ITX PC case, which brings a classy look to all your mini PC needs?

People choose different browsers for different reasons, and one of the major archetypes is the gamer browser. PC gamers are rarely seen with just one monitor, and they usually have a browser up on a different screen to check out strategies or chat with friends. Now, Microsoft Edge is vying to become the gamer's browser by giving people a way to search for information without Alt-Tabbing out of their game.

Strava is the de facto fitness data middleman. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge A few days ago, Strava upset its users over some restrictive API changes. It might seem odd for one app’s users to fume over an API, but at the heart of the matter is the inherent messiness of fitness data.Here’s a typical scenario. Say you’re all in on Garmin’s platform. You use their watches for running and strength training. Then, you pick up a Peloton bike for indoor cycling. Well, Garmin devices aren’t compatible with Peloton bikes because the two companies haven’t struck a direct deal with one another for data sharing. So, to get your heart rate on the Peloton bike, you buy a chest strap. And then you decide to train for a race, so you sign up for one of those digital coaching platforms — the kind where a personal trainer reviews... Continue reading…

Intel has been faltering consistently over the last few months. From instability problems to power efficiency, the company has been losing ground to AMD and Qualcomm, with a commitment to "five nodes in four years" set to be completed by the end of next year. However, one thing Intel hasn't been getting credit for is its GPUs, with the integrated GPUs in Lunar Lake and in Arrow Lake being some of the best-integrated GPUs that we've ever seen.

Gemini could spring into action soon. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google released the first Android 16 developer preview earlier this week and keen-eyed observers are already uncovering interesting tidbits, including one that hints about a much more useful future for Google’s AI assistant. In Android Authority, Mishaal Rahman writes about a mysterious new API in Android 16 called “app functions,” which appears to give Gemini Assistant agentic-like abilities to take action in apps. It sounds awfully similar to the upgraded “app intents” Apple supports in iOS 18, and it’s exactly the kind of thing that could make AI assistants much more useful than they are in their current state.A page on Google’s developer site describes an app function as “a specific piece of functionality that an app offers to the... Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is releasing the first preview of its Recall AI feature for Copilot Plus PCs today. After a series of delays, Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel can now install a new build of Windows 11 that includes Recall and Click to Do — a feature that’s very similar to Google’s Circle to Search.Recall takes screenshots of almost everything you do on a Copilot Plus PC to make it searchable and easy to recall a memory or retrace your steps. If you enable snapshots to be recorded by Recall, then you can use the Recall app to search for what you were working on previously with natural language queries. There is also a scrollable timeline so you can skip back to a specific date and find the apps or websites you were using. Recall’s search... Continue reading…

Liquid cooling is going to be the way to go if you're trying to lower the component temps in your PC. And while there are lots of great options for CPUs, we think this one from Corsair is going to be a winner, thanks to its excellent cooling abilities, large 360mm radiator, and fantastic RGB lighting.

Intel and AMD have been locked in a CPU arms race for decades, with no end in sight. In recent years, Intel has fallen behind, struggling to match the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of AMD's latest Ryzen processors. Intel hoped to reverse that trend with its new Arrow Lake chip family.

Photo by Patrick George for The Verge Hyundai is recalling over 145,000 Ioniq and Genesis vehicles due to a 12-volt battery charging issue that could cause the EVs to lose drive power and increase the risk of a crash.NHTSA says the cause is the vehicles' Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU), which is likely to get damaged due to an internal electrical fault.Upon failure of the ICCU, a series of driver warnings appear, and the vehicle activates a “fail-safe” driving mode that slowly reduces drive power over the course of 20 to 40 minutes. Hyundai will instruct owners to take affected vehicles to dealerships to replace the ICCU and its associated fuse and install new software to prevent overvoltage that could damage the part again. Hyundai told NHTSA that as of November... Continue reading…

Image: The Verge A New York judge has determined that SiriusXM’s “long and burdensome” cancellation process is illegal. In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Lyle Frank found SiriusXM violates a federal law that requires companies to make it easy to cancel a subscription.The decision comes nearly one year after New York Attorney General Leticia James sued SiriusXM over claims the company makes subscriptions difficult to cancel. Following an investigation, the Office of the Attorney General found that the company attempts to delay cancellations by having customers call an agent, who then keeps them on the phone for several minutes while “pitching the subscriber as many as five retention offers.”As outlined in the ruling, Judge Frank found that SiriusXM broke... Continue reading…