Even though Amazon's Prime Day sales event has come to a close, that doesn't mean the deals have to end. The Samsung 990 Pro is one of our favorite SSDs on the market right now as it delivers excellent performance and reliability. This makes it a no-brainer option if you're looking to buy a new SSD, with the only real hurdle being its price.

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta says it won’t be launching its upcoming multimodal AI model — capable of handling video, audio, images, and text — in the European Union, citing regulatory concerns. The decision will prevent European companies from using the multimodal model despite it being released under an open license.“We will release a multimodal Llama model over the coming months, but not in the EU due to the unpredictable nature of the European regulatory environment,” Meta spokesperson Kate McLaughlin said to The Verge. Just last week, the EU finalized compliance deadlines for AI companies under its strict new AI Act. Tech companies operating in the EU will generally have until August 2026 to comply with rules around copyright, transparency, and AI uses... Continue reading…

Building a stable and reliable wireless network at home or in the office usually involves a single access point, the primary router. To improve connectivity in larger buildings or allow multiple clients to connect without a bottleneck, it's recommended to add an access point or two and create a mesh network. EnGenius specializes in such hardware and today we'll be looking at the EnGenius ECW526, a Wi-Fi 7 access point with PoE+, 10Gb bandwidth on the single network port, and one of the best cloud-based management solutions in the business.

Image: Kepler Interactive It has some clever ideas but struggles with a lack of polish and repetitive gameplay. Continue reading…

You can get a refurbished Xbox Series X for well under $400 today — if you don’t mind buying refurbished. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If you’ve worked hard this year, you deserve to play even harder, and you can do that on a modest budget with some of the Prime Day gaming deals available right now. Amazon’s Prime Day 2024 sale runs through the end of today, July 17th, offering plenty of discounts on video games, controllers, headsets, storage, and other gear and accessories to level up your experience.We’re seeing new all-time low prices on some of the top games that have been released over the past couple of years. There’s a healthy assortment of titles to consider, whether you’re playing on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, or Xbox Series X / S. There’s also quite a few deals for actual hardware, too — though no consoles apart from the Meta Quest 3 as of now.We’ll... Continue reading…

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Searching for a good laptop deal on Amazon, even on Prime Day, can feel overwhelming, especially with all the styles, hardware options, brands, and display resolutions — how do you know you’re getting a good deal on any of it?Below, we’ve rounded up the best deals we could find on clamshell laptops, convertibles, MacBooks, Chromebooks, and even some elusive sub-$1,000 gaming laptops. When choosing the best laptop deals, we considered everything from its hardware and port options to the year some options were actually released.There are some good options from major brands like Acer, Apple, and HP, and we found some great deals on monitors, keyboards, and mice, too.The best Amazon Prime Day deals for Windows laptopsAcer Aspire 5... Continue reading…

Image: Lilium Lilium, an electric aviation company based in Germany, says it has secured a binding sales agreement for up to 100 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with Saudia Group, which operates the largest airline carrier in Saudi Arabia and is wholly owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The agreement is a “firm order” for 50 Lilium jets, with an option to purchase up to 50 more, the company said. The deal follows a 2022 memorandum of understanding between Lilium and Saudia to explore ways in which battery-powered multi-rotor aircraft can address the region’s transportation challenges. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it has the potential to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Lilium has said it will sell... Continue reading…

One of the best deals of Prime Day doesn’t require a premium membership. It’s funny how that works. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Short of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you probably won’t find a better opportunity to save on an iPad than during Amazon Prime Day. Right now, for instance, the 10th-gen iPad with Wi-Fi and 64GB of storage has dropped to an all-time low of $299 ($49 off) at Amazon and Best Buy — no membership required. The 256GB variant is also on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for a record low of $449 ($50 off), though some colors do require a Prime subscription at Amazon.Apple’s latest entry-level iPad feels a bit more modern than the outgoing ninth-gen model, and with the current discount, it probably makes more sense to go for the newer kid on the block. Apple stretched the screen a bit to 10.9 inches and updated its design to make it look more akin... Continue reading…

If you've bought a Windows machine in recent years, there's a good chance you used Edge to download another browser. The problem is, Edge really, really doesn't like it when you use it to download another browser, especially if it's Chrome. While other browsers such as Firefox still trigger some pester boxes, Microsoft has practically declared an all-out war against Chrome. Now, it seems that a future update will dial up the pestering if you dare consider downloading Chrome with Edge - or even if you don't use Edge enough.

Microsoft really, really would rather you use a Microsoft account to log into Windows. It tries its best to convince you; after all, signing into your PC with a Microsoft account lets you sync all of your data across all of your Windows-based devices. It also lets you log into its own services a lot easier. And you can enjoy all the apps on the Windows Store! It's a fantastic deal - at least, Microsoft believes so.

There are still a few hours left of Prime Day, and that means time is running out to grab a graphics card with a discount. With GPUs increasing in price in recent years, any deal is a good deal, and we've got the pick of the current discounts on Amazon. Prime Day is an excellent time to pick up a cheaper CPU and GPU, making your next build or upgrade that little bit easier on the pocket. Here are some of our favorite graphics card deals to make your search easier.

It's standard Microsoft practice not to upgrade all eligible PCs to the latest feature update at once. Windows 11 23H2, also known as Windows 11 2023 Update, was no exception. The update started rolling out to users in the fall of 2023, but not everybody received it on their PCs. Luckily for those who still haven't received the update, Microsoft has announced the broader availability of 23H2.