Marvel You can never be sure what to expect out of Disney’s upfront presentation, but this year’s showcase of the studio’s new projects brought a slew of news about Disney Plus’ upcoming WandaVision spinoff series.While there’s been a bit of confusion about what the Agatha Harkness-focused series would ultimately be called, Kathryn Hahn, Patti Lupone, and Joe Locke revealed today that it will, in fact, be titled Agatha All Along, and its first two episodes will premiere on September 18th.It was Agatha All Along Don’t miss the two-episode premiere of #AgathaAllAlong, September 18 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/hwPSOeJFv6— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) May 14, 2024A brief teaser for the series made it seem like Agatha All Along will... Continue reading…

Apple's new iPad Pro is the latest high-end tablet on the market that's powered by the new M4 chip, and it's significantly more powerful than the previous models. It is, without a doubt, one of the most powerful computing devices out there, but you're not going to notice a huge performance improvement compared to its predecessor outside the powerful apps that can truly take advantage of the new chip. Yes, you may notice all your favorite apps and games load and close a touch faster on the new iPads with M4 than the ones with older chips, but it's not going to feel like a true performance bump if you use it for, say, media consumption.

From left to right: Wireless Temperature Sensor X, Heat Pump Optimizer X, Thermostat X, and two Smart Radiator Thermostat X | Image: Tado Tado just launched a new range of heating products — called Tado X — that supports the Matter smart home protocol. It joins Nest as being one of the few (only?) European smart heating control systems to support the new standard designed to improve interoperability between devices from any smart home ecosystem, and the first to run natively on a Thread mesh network. The Tado X system is designed to replace traditional thermostats to control a boiler, underfloor heating, and radiator valves. It includes the Thermostat X, Smart Radiator Thermostat X, Wireless Temperature Sensor X, and Heat Pump Optimizer X which all promise to make your home’s heating system smart and easy to use. The optional new Bridge X acts as a Thread border router... Continue reading…

Where the Blade comes ahead in performance, the Zephyrus wins on value. Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s co-founder and chief scientist who helped lead the infamous failed coup against Sam Altman and then later changed his mind, is officially leaving the company. Both Altman and Sutskever have posts announcing the news:Ilya and OpenAI are going to part ways. This is very sad to me; Ilya is easily one of the greatest minds of our generation, a guiding light of our field, and a dear friend. His brilliance and vision are well known; his warmth and compassion are less well known but no less…— Sam Altman (@sama) May 14, 2024After almost a decade, I have made the decision to leave OpenAI. The company’s trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous, and I’m confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both... Continue reading…

Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images We already know Dell is getting ready to launch a new Arm-powered variant of its popular XPS 13 laptop, but now a confidential document has leaked a lot more details on Dell’s future XPS plans. VideoCardz has obtained and published a 311-page document from Dell that goes into detail on the XPS 13 — that’s due soon — and when we can expect to see Qualcomm’s next-generation chips for Windows on Arm.Qualcomm-powered Snapdragon X Elite laptops look set to debut next week, with Asus announcing it has a new “AI PC” ready to launch on Monday — the same day Microsoft is holding a Surface and Windows event all about Windows on Arm. Dell’s own XPS 13 variant running the Snapdragon X Elite leaked just a few days ago, and this new document from V... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta is throwing in the towel on Workplace, its Facebook-based alternative to office communication platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams alternative, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Meta spokesperson Ashley Zandy confirmed to The Verge that it will be available to customers for use through August 31st, 2025. Formerly known as Facebook @ Work, it was used internally for two years before its public launch in 2016, and according to Zandy, there won’t be any changes in terms of its internal use.Meta will offer a 50 percent discount on the service starting in September, and it’s offered to work with customers on transitioning to the Zoom-owned Workvivo. After September 1st, 2025, Workplace will become read- and export-only until June... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge This is not a joke: Google will now let you perform a “web” search. It’s rolling out “web” searches now, and in my early tests on desktop, it’s looking like it could be an incredibly popular change to Google’s search engine. The optional setting filters out almost all the other blocks of content that Google crams into a search results page, leaving you with links and text — and Google confirms to The Verge that it will block the company’s new AI Overviews as well. Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge This is the new Web button. You know, for all your Web searches. “Isn’t every search a web search? What is Google Search if not the web?” you might rightfully ask. But independent websites like HouseFresh and... Continue reading…

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The just-released iPad Pro and iPad Air have a new Battery Health menu option that includes an optimized charging option and provides more data about the battery. As reported by MacRumors, the new menu matches the settings introduced on iPhone 15, which lets users set their device to not charge past 80 percent, which can help extend the usable life of the battery.You can get to the new menu on iPad by going to Settings > Battery > Battery Health, which will also provide datapoints for charge cycle count, the date the battery was manufactured, and when the battery was first charged. It was introduced in iPadOS 17.5, but isn’t available on older iPad models. Image: David Pierce / The Verge New battery health menu... Continue reading…

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images Eight TikTok creators are suing to stop a law that would ban the app unless its Chinese parent company divests it, arguing that the measure would strip them of their livelihoods and creative outlets.The suit is similar to the company’s own challenge to the law in that it leans on First Amendment arguments, calls lawmakers’ concerns around the app speculative, and recalls that courts have blocked other methods of banning TikTok, including former President Donald Trump’s executive order and a Montana state law. But while the company’s suit details the alleged impracticality of separating TikTok from its owner ByteDance, the creators’ suit focuses squarely on how their own speech could be impacted if TikTok went away.While the court is l... Continue reading…

A PC can start to show its age when the components installed start to slow down or are unable to keep up with newer software and games. Perhaps you built a desktop PC for light computing and are now needing a machine for video editing, which requires additional performance. This is what makes a desktop PC an excellent device as it can be upgraded at any time with new parts. The question is: which part do you upgrade first? The correct answer is ... it depends! If you need better gaming performance, it will likely be the GPU. For running more apps, I would recommend upgrading the RAM.

Illustration: The Verge Google has announced that the code for Project Gameface, its hands-free gaming ‘mouse’ that you control by making faces, is now available open-source to Android developers on Tuesday.Developers can now integrate the accessibility feature into their apps, allowing users to control the cursor with facial gestures or by moving their heads. For example, they can open their mouth to move the cursor or raise their eyebrows to click and drag.Announced during last year’s Google I/O for desktop, Project Gameface uses the device’s camera and a database of facial expressions from MediaPipe’s Face Landmarks Detection API to manipulate the cursor.“Through the device’s camera, it seamlessly tracks facial expressions and head movements, translating... Continue reading…