Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Biden administration wants to attract companies working on digital twins for semiconductors using funding from the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act and the creation of a chip manufacturing institute. The CHIPS Manufacturing USA institute aims to establish regional networks to share resources with companies developing and manufacturing both physical semiconductors and digital twins. Digital twins, virtual representations of physical chips that mimic the real version, make it easier to simulate how a chip might react to a boost in power or a different data configuration. This helps researchers test out new processors before putting them into production. “Digital twin technology can help to spark innovation in research,... Continue reading…

Shopping for tech products often descends into days and weeks of research and confusion, and sometimes, disappointing purchases. It doesn't help that there are just so many different kinds of products vying for your attention. From the best laptops and gaming PCs to the best graphics cards and smartphones, the average consumer will buy a lot of technology in their lifetime. While many of these items end up being useless after the honeymoon period, some tech investments can affect your life in significant and meaningful ways.

Image: Schuurman There’s a lot riding on Sonos’ first pair of wireless headphones; CEO Patrick Spence has expressed confidence that the new product category will be a huge revenue driver for his company after Sonos has faced cooling demand for its speakers. The headphones are expected to ship sometime next month, but today, we’re getting a first look at the hardware design — and we now know what they’ll be called.You’re looking at the Sonos Ace headphones. These images were prematurely published by authorized Sonos parts dealer Schuurman. The main image reveals quite a few buttons on both ear cups, a toggle switch of some sort, and a premium build that seems fitting of headphones expected to be priced around $450. The Schuurman website shows a price of... Continue reading…

Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Republican lawmakers are attempting to overturn the twin pillars of the Biden administration’s climate platform: tax credits for electric vehicles and the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules to curb tailpipe emissions. The effort involves new bills introduced by members of Congress, as well as lawsuits filed by state attorneys general, all with the goal of rolling back the minimal progress made by the Biden administration to reduce the share of planet-warming carbon emissions produced by the automotive sector.Last month, 25 Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit intended to overturn the EPA’s recently finalized tailpipe rules aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2032. In a statement, Kentucky Attorney... Continue reading…

Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images NASA will attempt to send a pair of astronauts to space aboard Boeing’s Starliner aircraft for the first time today. Starliner has faced several delays over the years, with its first uncrewed test flight in 2019 ending in failure before it successfully docked at the International Space Station in 2022. While Starliner’s first crewed flight was supposed to take place last May, NASA delayed the launch due to technical issues.The launch will take place at 10:34PM ET from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, and you can watch it live from NASA’s YouTube channel.The United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket will propel the Starliner aircraft to space, where it will stay at the ISS for one week. While on board, flight commander... Continue reading…

When you spend over $1,000 on a premium laptop like the MacBook Pro, you want to ensure it lasts as long as possible. Of course, accidents do happen, and you can still break or lose your charger, but that's no reason to stop using the laptop. There are plenty of replacement chargers out there, so you can easily get one that works for your MacBook Pro. The first step might be to check which charger your MacBook model needs, if you aren't already sure about that.

Collaborating on projects is typical for both business and personal tasks, like parties, grocery lists, and more. You can do so easily with iOS on the best iPhones and iPadOS 17, inviting others to join in and collaborate on a project, sharing ideas and to-do lists without starting a lengthy group message chain. Edits are made directly in the file, so everyone can see them in real-time. Its a proper way to collaborate seamlessly, and its much easier to do than you might think.

Thanks to remarkable execution speed, syntax highlighting, multi-view, macro reading, and customization options, Notepad++ is easily one of the top text and source code editors out there. However, its only available on the Windows platform. Thankfully, there is no shortage of Notepad++ alternatives for macOS users. You can pick one based on your preferences, budget, and features on offer. Continue reading to learn the top Notepad++ equivalents for Mac.

Microsoft Edge is now a solid offering from the Windows maker. Although the browser once known as Microsofts Project Spartan got off to a rocky start, the software giant moved to the Chromium rendering engine and has added new features at a brisk pace.

Image: Wizards of the Coast A rare Magic: The Gathering card has sold for $3 million, making it the most expensive Magic card ever sold. And before you ask, Magic nerds, of course it was a Black Lotus. The sale of the card was announced last week by CGC Cards, a certification and grading company for trading cards, video games, comics, and more. View this post on Instagram A post shared by CGC Cards (@cgccards)The Black Lotus is the holy grail of Magic cards. It was first printed as a part of the card game’s Alpha and Beta sets that launched with the game’s debut in 1993. Though highly sought as a collector’s item, the card itself is unplayable, as it is banned in all but one format because it is simply too powerful, allowing... Continue reading…

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, speaks during a climate initiative event at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, on Thursday, January 16th, 2020.  | Photo: Getty Images Microsoft is doubling down on a controversial plan to capture carbon dioxide emissions from wood-burning power plants. It announced a contract with energy company Stockholm Exergi to capture 3.33 million metric tons of carbon emissions from a biomass power plant in the Swedish capital in what is potentially the biggest deal of its kind to date — equivalent to taking more than 790,000 gas-powered cars off the road for a year. It’s supposed to help Microsoft meet its goal of capturing more planet-heating carbon dioxide than it produces as a company by 2030 and then removing as much CO2 from the atmosphere as it has ever emitted since its founding by 2050. But the jury is still out on whether wood-burning power plants actually help fight... Continue reading…

Intel hasn't even released Arrow Lake yet, and it's already preparing to outdo it with another one of its CPU families. A leaker has recently lifted the cover on some interesting tidbits of information including details on the Core Ultra 200V series, also known as "Lunar Lake." If the leaks are to be believed, this chip will achieve over twice the power of Arrow Lake processors, alongside some other interesting insights into what Intel is doing.