Image: Tesla A bunch of Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robots walked out alongside the reveal of Tesla’s new Robovan vehicle at tonight's Cybercab event. The robot is also seen in a video doing daily human tasks like bringing in a package off the porch and watering your plants.“The Optimus will walk amongst you,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk qips. “You’ll be able to walk right up to them, and they will serve drinks.”Musk explains it can basically “do anything” and mentions examples like walking your dog, babysitting your kids, mowing your lawn, serving you drinks, etc. He said it will cost $20,000 to $30,000 “long term.”“I think this will be the biggest product ever of any kind,” Musk says.After the presentation, livestream footage showed people interacting... Continue reading…

Image: Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new electric vehicle dedicated to self-driving, a possible milestone after years of false promises and blown deadlines. The robotaxi is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle, lacking a steering wheel or pedals, meaning it will need approval from regulators before going into production. The design was futuristic, with doors that open upward like butterfly wings and a small cabin with only enough space for two passengers. There was no steering wheel or pedals, nor was there a plug — Musk said the vehicle charges inductively to regain power wirelessly. Musk said that autonomous cars are expected to be 10-20 times safer than human-driven vehiclesMusk said that autonomous cars are expected to be 10-20 times... Continue reading…

The M3 Pro generation of MacBook Pros arrived about one year ago in October 2023. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Another round of Apple devices is about to arrive. After launching the iPhone 16 lineup, new Apple Watches, and the AirPods 4 in September, Apple appears to be gearing up to introduce updated Macs and iPads sometime this month. We’re expecting a fresh round of chip upgrades, at least one redesign, and maybe an October surprise or two (the good kind). The official announcements might come to us via a traditional event or a series of early morning press releases — Apple has taken both approaches in the past, and nobody knows for certain right now. Regardless of how it happens, here’s what we think we’ll see get updates and what might not make the cut. Image: Apple Apple Intelligence may finally (start to) launchApple... Continue reading…

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Australians will finally be able to officially buy Valve’s Steam Deck in their home country — two and a half years after the handheld gaming PC first went on sale, and a year after it arrived in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Australians have been asking for this for years — and Valve promised to make it happen way back in November 2021.It’ll arrive this November in the same primary configurations Valve sells elsewhere: a 256GB configuration of the original LCD model, or 512GB and 1TB versions of the newer OLED model that also come with longer battery life, a better screen, and more. They’ll cost AUD $649, $899, and $1,049 respectively. (While the OLED model does cost $250 AUD more than the original, it has so many important... Continue reading…

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Today, Google filed its official notice of appeal against the district court ruling and jury verdict in Epic v. Google. Judge James Donato’s ruling earlier this week would force the company to distribute third-party app stores on Google Play and drop requirements that Google Play apps use its billing system, among other competition-friendly changes.Google had said it would be appealing the verdict. “As we have already stated, these changes would put consumers’ privacy and security at risk, make it harder for developers to promote their apps, and reduce competition on devices,” Google VP of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said in a blog post on Monday. “Ultimately, while these changes presumably satisfy Epic, they will cause a... Continue reading…

When you start to explore the world of macOS virtualization, you'll likely come across three options: Parallels, VMware, and VirtualBox. They all have advantages, and at the end of the day, they'll all let you run Windows on a Mac. In particular, VMware and VirtualBox are attractive options because both are available for personal use completely free. With that being said, sometimes it's worth using paid software over free alternatives if you get enough features in return. Here are five ways Parallels Desktop 20 beats VMware and VirtualBox.

Image: Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk surprised attendees of the “We, Robot” event by presenting a new, unexpected vehicle: a passenger van. Of course, it was far from a conventional van. The Tesla Robovan (Musk pronounces it ruh-BO-vehn) looked like something out of an Art Deco fever dream, with a sleek train-engine like shape and no visible wheels. Musk said that the vehicle could carry up to 20 people, or be used to transport goods. “The Robovan is what’s gonna solve for high density,” he said. “So if you want to take a sports team somewhere, or you’re looking to really get the cost of travel down to, I don’t know, 5-10, cents a mile, then you can use the robovan.” The Robovan is intended for the company’s Tesla Network, an autonomous ridehailing... Continue reading…

The standard PS5 Pro may not look as cool as the anniversary edition, but it’s far easier to get your hands on. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge We’re inching ever closer to a mid-cycle refresh for the PlayStation 5, as preorders for Sony’s forthcoming console are now available to the masses. Although the $699.99 machine was originally exclusive to the PlayStation Direct storefront, it’s now up for preorder at all major retailers — including Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target.Sony’s retro-styled 30th Anniversary consoles and accessories also went up for preorder at the same time as the standard PS5 Pro, but unfortunately, they quickly sold out and are still unavailable. Regardless of which PS5 Pro model you secure, the main prospect of the PS5 Pro is improved graphics and performance. The new console may lack a disc drive (you can get one for an additional $80), but its new... Continue reading…

The Cybercab has butterfly doors. | Image: Tesla Tesla revealed the ‘Cybercab’ robotaxi and a new ‘Robovan.’ Continue reading…

On the surface, the Raspberry Pi boards may appear like unassuming little devices. However, these beginner-friendly SBCs are fully capable of running FydeOS, Kali Linux, and a bunch of other GUI desktops. Between the industry-standard 40-pin GPIO headers and the CSI/DSI/MIPI ports, you can equip all sorts of peripherals and accessories to turn your Raspberry Pi into a force to be reckoned with.

Panic’s Cabel Sasser at XOXO 2024. | Image: XOXO Fest I know there’s a lot to do on the internet, but you really should stop what you’re doing and watch this 19-minute talk about a bespoke mural that once lived inside a McDonald’s.The talk, given by Cabel Sasser of Panic at XOXO Fest 2024, was filled with silliness and deep dives down unexpected rabbit holes. (I’d expect nothing less from the founder of Panic, the company behind whimsical things like the Playdate handheld and Untitled Goose Game.) Much of the presentation is about the little-known artist behind the mural, the late Wes Cook, who also made some incredible designs that exist in real theme parks. It’s fascinating to learn so much about Cook, and the ending of Sasser’s speech is just fantastic.Every minute of the speech is... Continue reading…

Image: Imgur Memes on the image-hosting service Imgur “containing references to adult humor” will no longer be considered mature, the company announced in a post addressing changes to its content moderation policies. Imgur has been an important part of meme history, with its creator making the service in 2009 as a “gift to Reddit.” At that time, most platforms didn’t host their own images, so you had to upload them instead on third-party platforms. I remember seeing Imgur a lot on the Something Awful forums back in the day, too, though following other policy changes last year that led to the removal of inactive content and pornography, users scrambled to save old images.The changes announced this week could mean that you see spicier memes on the... Continue reading…