Prices for components have risen over the past couple of years, making it more expensive to build and upgrade a PC. Of course, if you're on the lookout for good deals, chances are high that you're going to be able to find the parts you need at a price that's more to your liking. That's certainly the case with SSDs, as we're seeing an abundance of great discounts with these early Black Friday promotions that bring some of our favorite M.2 SSDs down to their lowest prices.

New V4 cabinet and Supercharger stalls. | Image: Tesla Tesla will launch fully realized V4 Supercharger stations that support up to 500kW charging for EVs and 1.2MW for Tesla’s commercial Semi trucks next year. Sites with new V4 cabinets are going into permitting now. When they open next year, they’ll connect the charging stalls EVs plug into with upgraded electronics that support faster charging on Cybertruck and other manufacturers’ EVs.Tesla started rolling out the V4 stalls in Europe and limited places in the US last year. However, their power cabinets are limited to the capabilities of V3 Supercharger stations that support 250kW max charging. The updated V4 stalls include new physical payment terminals, longer cords that can reach the charge ports of other manufacturers’ EVs without... Continue reading…

The never-ending CPU arms race rages on, and theres no denying that Intelonce the kinghas fallen behind AMD in recent years. Intel seeks to remedy that with its new Core Ultra 7 265K processor, the chip makers apparent answer to AMDs beefy new Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU. These are strong contenders for the best CPU of 2024, but can the Core Ultra 7 265K issue a worthy challenge to the vaunted gaming performance of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D? Lets take a look.

When it comes to data recovery, there are a few things to consider before you jump in. If it's a straightforward situation and you have just accidentally deleted a file and want it back, then you can easily use any of the programs listed below. Even if it's a bit more complicated than that, many of the programs below can still help.

Qualcomm held its Investor Day today, where it made some key announcements about its compute business, which is unsurprisingly one of its largest areas of growth. It also teased an upcoming announcement for a new Snapdragon X chip.

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge The Department of Justice is planning to ask for Google’s antitrust trial judge to force the company to sell off its Chrome browser after the judge ruled the company has maintained an illegal search monopoly, reports Bloomberg.Chrome is the world’s most widely used browser, and the government’s lawyers have argued that its use in cross-promoting Google’s products is one of the things limiting available channels and incentives for competition to grow.Requirements that officials are preparing to propose include that Google separate Android from Search and Google Play, but without trying to force Google to sell off Android. Another requirement would say it has to share more information with advertisers and that it “give them more control... Continue reading…

Anker makes some of the best accessories for smartphones, tablets, and laptops. So if you've been looking to pick up a new power bank that offers some extra perks, this MagGo Power Bank is going to be for you. Not only is this device a power bank, but it also features a stand that is compatible with MagSafe. That means with any compatible phone, it will just adhere to the stand portion magnetically, charging at the same time.

Photo by ANDREA RENAULT/AFP via Getty Images Amazon and SpaceX are seeking to hamstring the National Labor Relations Board, asking a court to declare its processes for upholding labor law unconstitutional. But judges on a three-person panel appeared skeptical when the companies presented their arguments Monday.In two separate cases before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the two companies argued that the NLRB is unlawfully forcing them to participate in administrative law proceedings over alleged anti-labor actions. The Amazon case centers around whether it’s required to bargain with the union at its JFK 8 fulfillment center on Staten Island, while the SpaceX case involves a charge by former employees who claimed they were fired after being critical of CEO Elon Musk.A ruling... Continue reading…

Google now lets you manage Nest Cam IQ indoor and outdoor cameras — which were both released in 2017 — through a public preview in the Google Home app, meaning that you can now technically manage all Nest cams from as early as 2015 from the Home app instead of the Nest app.Google has been slowly making it possible to bring Nest cams into Home over the past year and change. When you transfer your Nest Cam IQ cameras over to Home, you’ll be able to “review video history in event and timeline views, access camera settings, and more without switching between the Nest and Google Home apps,” Google says. From Home, Google also lets you view live streams from cameras in your favorites tab and set up automations.You can join the public preview... Continue reading…

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge A group of state attorneys general are pushing Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which has stalled in the House of Representatives thanks to concerns over online censorship. An open letter published today is signed by 32 attorneys general, including those of 31 states and the District of Columbia. It urges leaders of both parties in the House and Senate to vote on the bill before the current congressional session ends early next year.“While an increasingly online world has improved many aspects of our material well-being, prolific internet usage negatively impacts our children,” reads the letter, whose signatories include the attorneys general of Florida, New Mexico, and New York. “KOSA will establish better safeguards... Continue reading…

PCs and their components will run for decades, as long as you take care of them properly. We'd all love our devices to last as long as possible, but some of the ways we treat them, intentionally or not, might be pushing them closer to their demise. Getting a handle on these 7 bad habits is a surefire way to keep your PC running for years to come.

Microsoft releasing Windows 11 Arm64 ISOs for direct download for the first time in its history marked a significant milestone for Windows on Arm. While it happened last week, the excitement hasn't died down for Windows tinkerers and enthusiasts because it opens the possibility of easily installing Windows on a variety of Arm hardware. If this doesn't feel like enough of a win for Arm PCs, Google has announced native support for Google Drive for desktops on Arm64 PCs, giving yet another boost to Windows on Arm platform.