The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is coming into effect soon in the European Union (EU) with six big tech firms, described as "gatekeepers", primarily being impacted. These include Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft. The aforementioned firms have already started implementing changes to their affected services in anticipation of the law, and now, Google has shared some ways in which it is improving its compliance status in accordance with the DMA.

The Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal to bar landlords from charging tenants in bulk for cable, internet, and satellite services, offering them more choice in the kinds of services they need.The agency is circulating a proposed rule to ban the practice of “bulk billing,” the White House announced in a press release ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with his Competition Council on Tuesday. It’s part of a broader effort to promote policies that will lower costs for Americans, as Biden is trying to appeal to voters focused on the economy as he seeks reelection later this year. That theme of lowering costs will resurface in Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday, National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard... Continue reading…

Sometimes, it feels like printers are less of an essential computer accessory and more like a necessary evil. Between the printer jams, the ink demands, and every error under the sun, people aren't as excited to own a printer as they once were. However, HP wants to change that with a rental plan that contains a printer, ink refills, and a support line to help you with your printing woes.

Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Oregon’s landmark right-to-repair law is nearly here — today, SB 1596 passed the Oregon legislature, and is headed to Governor Tina Kotek’s desk to sign or veto within the next five days. It’s a big deal, because the Oregon law would be the first to ban “parts pairing,” a practice where companies can keep you from using components (sometimes even official ones) unless that company’s software is satisfied that they belong.Similar to California’s right-to-repair law, the Oregon bill also requires companies to make the same parts, tools, and repair documents available to any owners that it offers to authorized repair shops, and without charging any more for them. It doesn’t specify a number of years that companies need to make those... Continue reading…

Image: Google Google Drive for iOS now lets you filter searches using dropdown menus for File Type, Owners, and Last Modified, the company wrote on Friday in its Workspace Updates blog. The dropdown menus show up before and after a search, and relevant filter recommendations will show up as well as users type.Google says the update is available to Google Workspace customers and individual subscribers, as well as anyone with a personal Google account on iOS. The feature hasn’t been rolled out for Android users yet, but Google says that’s coming, too. Here’s a screen recording I made to show how it works: Screen recording: Wes Davis / The Verge Dropdown menus are GOAT, as the youths say. The new filter update makes it much... Continue reading…

A screenshot from a recent R2 teaser video. | Image: Rivian Ahead of its launch on March 7th, key specs for Rivian’s upcoming R2 electric SUV were briefly visible via the source code on the company’s teaser site, Electrek reports. These include a range of up to 330 miles, a 0-60mph acceleration in three seconds, five seats, and a starting price of $47,000 (though a $47,500 starting price was reportedly also mentioned on other parts of the site). Deliveries are expected to start in 2026, per the website’s code, which is in line with previous reports.Rivian has been teasing its R2 electric vehicle for a while now, which is expected to be a smaller and more affordable compact SUV versus its current R1S. The company has publicly said it’s targeting a price of between $40,000 to $60,000 for the new... Continue reading…

ChatGPT, or any Large Language Model (LLM) for that matter, can be an incredible tool in helping you do all kinds of things. However, to get the answers that you need, there are a few tips that you can use to get the best answer possible. The task of creating the perfect prompt is called prompt engineering, and is a space that's really starting to take off.

You finally managed to buy all the components for your new gaming rig, including a new graphics card. I hope you still have some money left over because now it's time to complete your rig with one of the best gaming monitors. Luckily, there's no shortage of great monitors on the market, so you can pick up the one you want based on the GPU you bought. After all, the graphics card tells you what kind of gaming monitor is worth buying.

The Nintendo Switch is one of the best-selling consoles ever, and it's still moving considerable units more than seven years after its initial release. With great battery life, Nintendo exclusives, and a low cost of entry, it isn't hard to figure out why the handheld is so popular. Although there are clearly benefits to owning a Switch, the console pales in comparison to the best PC gaming handhelds you can get today. With better specs, performance, game support, and versatility, you'll get more out of a PC gaming handheld than a Switch.

There are plenty of Windows 11 features available in preview, and you can try them right now only by joining the Windows Insider program. If you join the Beta Channel or have already joined, Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22635.3276 has a new hover experience for Windows Copilot to ensure easy access.

If there's one thing companies really want their AI models to do, it's to make reading long documents less of a chore. We've already seen Adobe's PDF AI which helps break down gigantic reports into a more bite-size version, and we've also seen Copilot for OneDrive peeking into your files so it can answer your questions about them. Now, Copilot is gaining the ability to receive a file so you can ask questions about it.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has been hit with a fine of €1.84 billion (about $2 billion) by European Union antitrust regulators over its App Store rules, and has been told it cannot stop music services from advertising cheaper subscription deals outside of Apple’s store. News of today’s fine was earlier reported by the Financial Times, and comes ahead of Apple’s huge shakeup of the iPhone’s app distribution rules due to the EU’s Digital Markets Act.In a press release on Monday, the EU Commission said its investigation found that “Apple bans music streaming app developers from fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside of the app,” in addition to preventing instructions for subscribing to such offers.... Continue reading…