Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. - the world's biggest semiconductor-maker - is struggling to meet demands from American customers even with its factory buildout in the US, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. "Customer demand is so high, and we can only support so much," TSMC CEO C.C. Wei said after a shareholder meeting on Thursday, Reuters reports. "We are doing our best to ensure TSMC does not become a bottleneck."The surge in AI use has already put constraints on the memory industry, with the widespread shortage of RAM and NAND Flash memory expected to last for years. The AI boom is boosting the sale of semiconductor …Read the full story at The Verge.

It's not every day I see a Raspberry Pi project that truly awes me. Fortunately, when those days do arrive, it's because someone has built something that is genuinely, truly impressive. Well, it seems that today is our lucky day, as GitHub user cpaczek showed off their Skylight project, which beams live flight data onto your ceiling so you can see what's flying overhead. And I'm not even that big of a plane guy.

The OpenDots 2 are designed to be more comfortable than traditional wireless earbuds that sit inside the ear. | Image: Shokz Shokz has announced two new versions of its open earbuds. Like the original OpenDots One that launched in May 2025, the new Shokz OpenDots 2 and OpenDots Air are both designed to be worn clipped to the back of your ear with their drivers positioned to project sound toward your ear canals without blocking them. It's a design that potentially offers more comfort and environmental awareness than traditional wireless earbuds, while the two new versions cater to specific needs.The OpenDots Air are an entry-level version available in black or daybreak purple color options for $129.95 which is over $70 cheaper than the original. They feature Shok …Read the full story at The Verge.

Why would a company, especially in the cutthroat hardware segment, willingly make a last-generation offering a better deal than it was before? The very foundation of AMD's latest move to support FSR 4.1 on older hardware raises this question.

Claude has been my default chatbot for most of this year now and I don't see that changing any time soon. Most of my AI work runs through it on any given day, whether I'm working on something serious or just chasing down whatever random rabbit hole has caught my attention that afternoon.

Color E Ink tablets aren’t usually affordable. I’m not going to say that Woot’s price on a refurbished “good as new” Remarkable Paper Pro is cheap, but it’s pretty fantastic compared to buying one new. Normally $629 just for the tablet, you can get a bundle that includes the big 11.8-inch Paper Pro plus $139 worth of brand new accessories (a Mosaic Weave Book Folio and a Marker Plus) for $509 if you buy it used. The bundle comes with a 90-day warranty, which pales in comparison so Remarkable’s own one-year warranty on refurbished devices. Then again, the same refurbished bundle on the company’s site is $649.Remarkable Paper Pro bundle (refurbished)Includes Mosaic Weave Book Folio Cover and Market Plus with eraser.Where to Buy: $818 $509 at WootIt’s nice to have a color E Ink so close in price to Remarkable’s newer Paper Pure, a 10.3-inch black and white E Ink tablet for note-taking. While many of their features overlap, you may prefer not just the color capabilities of the Paper Pro, but also its front light. The Paper Pure doesn’t have a light at all. One thing to keep in mind about the Pro’s color-capable screen is that it uses Gallery display tech, which has a slow refresh rate because it renders colors instead of using filters like Kaleido displays. window.HYPE_DESK_CONFIG = { productImageUrl: "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/8compressed.jpg", productImageAlt: "Bambu Lab X2D", productTitle: "Bambu Lab X2D", shortDescription: "A serious 3D printer that’s more powerful and easier to use", longDescription: "If you are serious about 3D printing, it’s time to upgrade to Bambu Lab's X2D. The dual-nozzle setup handles multi-color prints faster and removes supports more cleanly than anything else in its class. AI monitors the full filament path to catch bad prints before they waste your time and materials. And active chamber heating keeps conditions consistent across a wider range of materials.", purchaseUrl: "https://go.skimresources.com?id=1025X1701640&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.store.bambulab.com%2Fproducts%2Fx2d&xcust=vergehypedeskarticle1", purchaseLinkText: "Buy at Bambu Lab" };More deals to considerIf you’re hunting for a sleek 33-inch soundbar with wired satellite speakers and a wireless subwoofer that won’t cost you much, Vizio’s 5.1 SE system is $149.99 at Walmart (down from $228). The soundbar can easily mount to the bottom of most recent Vizio TVs without extra accessories, but its low-profile design won’t look out of place even if you have to set it on your entertainment center. It supports Bluetooth and eARC over HDMI so you won’t have to power it on every time you turn on the TV. The company claims the system can provide Dolby Atmos and DTS X spatial audio, though it’s likely simulated since its included speakers don’t tilt upwards to bounce sound off your ceiling.Humble has rolled out its fresh batch of games for Choice subscribers. Those who subscribe for $14.99 monthly can get Octopath Traveler 2, Citizen Sleeper 2, Indika, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, and more — all of which you keep even if you choose to cancel. Choice members get a new mix of free games like these every month, as well as discounts on purchases made through Humble’s store. This includes games redeemable on Steam, plus Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 digital titles. In many cases, the discount knocks Nintendo games down to the best prices available on the web.While we’re on the topic of video games, Bungie’s Marathon first-person extraction shooter just launched its second season of content. There’s an free trial happening now through June 9th that lets you play all that the game offers. If you like what you see, there are plenty of deals happening across all platforms the game is available on. The most affordable deal is at Fanatical, where you can get the Steam title for $25.59 (originally $39.99) without the need for an offer code. The digital download on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X is $27.99.

The design hasn’t changed much from the original Proteus, which was announced in 2022. | Image: Amazon Amazon has announced a new version of its fully autonomous warehouse robot, Proteus, that will can interact using language instead of code. The expanded capabilities come as part of a growing pivot toward automation as the e-commerce giant replaces its human workers with robots. Amazon says the AI-powered upgrade means its human employees can assign the robot tasks in the same way they'd communicate with colleagues. Previously, workers would need to use specialized software to direct the floor-level, tortoise-like systems, which are designed for heavy lifting and moving large carts throughout Amazon's warehouses. "You tell it what needs to …Read the full story at The Verge.

It's no secret that Microsoft wants to get rid of the password. This time last year, we saw Microsoft scrap passwords as the default option for new Microsoft accounts. You could still add one if you wanted, but the company would initially push for you to use a passkey or biometrics before you set one. Now, Microsoft Edge will no longer use a master password to unlock its password manager, and its alternatives should be a lot more secure.

I can't remember the last time Microsoft kicked off a Build keynote with Windows front and center, but that's exactly what CEO Satya Nadella did this week. Nadella didn't address the issues Microsoft is trying to fix in Windows 11 but chose to woo the audience with Microsoft's slick Surface RTX Spark Dev Kit instead, calling it a "dream machine."Nadella unveiled the new Surface hardware just days after Nvidia officially returned to Windows on Arm with its new RTX Spark chips. Both companies are talking up these chips as some kind of new beginning for PCs, and it's clear that RTX Spark will drive local AI workloads in a way that Microsoft's …Read the full story at The Verge.

Google has provided users with a huge amount of free storage for a long time, but that gravy train has come to an end. You can still get the storage, but now there's another requirement: your phone number. New accounts will get only 5GB of cloud storage, compared to the 15GB they previously received. If you want the full amount, you'll need to hand over your digits. While that might not sound like a big deal, there are significant downsides to being required to give your number, particularly from a privacy perspective.

Nintendo is planning to launch versions of Switch 2 hardware in the EU that will let users easily replace the battery. To meet its obligations from a new EU regulation that's set to go into effect on February 18th, 2027, Nintendo says on its website that it is "implementing measures to comply with these requirements by preparing versions of products to meet the Regulation."Thanks to EU regulations, gadgets with user-replaceable batteries are making a comeback, as my colleague Dominic Preston wrote recently. Starting on that February 2027 date, EU rules mandate that many types of gadgets, including portable game consoles, must allow users t …Read the full story at The Verge.

Canonical made us all a little nervous when it announced that it plans to add AI tools to Ubuntu. However, as we saw more into what Canonical actually plans to add, things began to make sense. Not only would the AI tools be open-source and easy to remove, but they would primarily focus on enhancing accessibility, leveraging AI to make life better for those who struggle to use their computers. We've been given a peek into the first AI tool Ubuntu will get, and it sounds very useful.