Steam Deck is arguably the best handheld gaming console out there right now. Not only does it allow you to take your Steam library with you on the move, but you can also run Xbox Games Pass on Steam Deck, or use it to play non-Steam titles from other launchers. It's also one of the most customizable open-source handhelds that lends itself to loading non-games apps and emulators.

Illustration: The Verge OpenAI announced the Memory feature that allows ChatGPT to store queries, prompts, and other customizations more permanently in February. At the time, it was only available to a “small portion” of users, but now it’s available for ChatGPT Plus paying subscribers outside of Europe or Korea.ChatGPT’s Memory works in two ways to make the chatbot’s responses more personalized. The first is by letting you tell ChatGPT to remember certain details, and the second is by learning from conversations similar to other algorithms in our apps. Memory brings ChatGPT closer to being a better AI assistant. Once it remembers your preferences, it can include them without needing a reminder. As The Verge’s David Pierce pointed out, some users can find it... Continue reading…

Trucks haul away ore from a pit in one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on June 17th, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images The United Nations launched a new panel to craft mining guidelines for critical minerals in high demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies. The newly established Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals includes representatives from close to 100 countries as well as nonprofit organizations and industry groups. It’s tasked with developing “a set of global common and voluntary principles to safeguard environmental and social standards and embed justice [in] the energy transition.”Powering an economy with renewable energy is a mineral-intensive endeavor. And it’ll take a concerted effort to curb human rights violations and environmental harms tied to the extraction of those minerals. This is just a first step... Continue reading…

YubiKeys have been on the scene for well over a decade now, and have slowly but surely been growing to support more and more use cases. YubiKeys offer a second hardware factor for authentication, requiring not only that a code or key is provided, but that the physical device is inserted as well. They even include a physical button, or biometric sensor on some models, to ensure that the device is physically touched and can't be remotely manipulated. Here are some great ways to make use of your YubiKey that you might not be taking advantage of yet.

Image: Tesla The Tesla Cybertruck is finally getting an off-road mode via an over-the-air software update, allowing early owners of the monstrous electric truck to finally get granular 4x4-style features that were promised from the start.The news comes via a post by Tesla’s Cybertruck account on X, which shared an image of the Off-Road Mode screen with different settings, options for locking differentials, the ability to turn off rear steering, and more. Off-Road Mode has two main settings: Overland Mode for consistent handling and better traction on rock, gravel, snow, and sand, plus a Baja Mode that improves balance and “handles more freely.”Big Cybertruck update https://t.co/iwSJxQGS32— Tesla (@Tesla) April 29, 2024Wes Morrill, whose X... Continue reading…

If you've been looking for a new charger, chances are, you've seen how many different options are on the market in 2024. The sheer volume of choices can be a little overwhelming, which is why it's always important to find one that can meet all your needs and fit within your budget.

HEIF or HEIC images are becoming more common on the internet. This is a new image format and codec that allows images to be compressed more efficiently, allowing for smaller sizes while retaining higher quality. However, out of the box, you may not be able to open them on your Windows 11 PC.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Paramount has removed Bob Bakish as CEO — and it doesn’t have plans to fill the role. The company announced the news as part of its earnings results on Monday, which will leave Paramount reliant on a committee made up of three executives.The new Office of the CEO consists of George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS; Chris McCarthy, the president and CEO of Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios, and Paramount Media Networks; and Brian Robbins, the president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon. Reports first emerged of Bakish’s potential departure on Friday.Bakish has been with the company since 1997 and became CEO of Viacom in 2016. He remained in the position when Viacom and CBS Corporation merged in 2019 to form Paramount... Continue reading…

Photo by Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission is fining the largest US mobile carriers a combined nearly $200 million for allegedly illegally sharing customers’ location data without their consent.The FCC says it found the carriers “sold access to its customers’ location information to ‘aggregators,’ who then resold access to such information to third-party location-based service providers.” The agency says the carriers effectively “attempted to offload” their responsibility to get customers’ consent to share their location data with “downstream recipients.” Even after being made aware of the issue, the FCC claims, the carriers still failed to limit access to the information.The fines vary across carriers. T-Mobile faces the largest at $80... Continue reading…

Windows 11 is great for gaming, thanks to features like DirectStorage, Auto HDR, and of course, having the largest library of games out of any platform. Many of those games can be obtained through the Xbox app, which is built into WIndows 11 and gives you access to a ton of games (including cloud gaming) plus social features.

The Lenovo Legion Go has been out for quite a while now, and with all of the updates that have come out since its launch, you might be wondering whether it's a good idea to factory reset it. You might also have made some software tweaks and need to undo them, and in both cases, factory resetting is an easy and quick procedure. It's the same as any other Windows machine, and here's how to do it.

The shark still looks fake. | Image: Wes Davis / The Verge Remember Google’s AR search, which can make augmented reality bugs, dinos, neat objects, and buildings appear atop the real world through the lens of your phone? Now might be a good time to take it in because it seems to be vanishing.According to 9to5Google, the number of animals that will give you AR renders when you search for them has shriveled to just a few. My editor, Richard Lawler, saw the same thing on his Pixel 8 Pro, as did I when I checked my Pixel 6. But when I searched in Safari on my iPhone 15 Pro, there they were: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Spinosaurus, Rhinoceros Beetle, Jewel Beetle, and a Giant Panda! Perhaps it’s just a bug? Or perhaps Safari is a temporary workaround. Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge ... Continue reading…