The most expensive Mac you could get is no longer available on Apple's website, as 9to5Mac reports that the "cheese grater" Mac Pro workstation has been discontinued. It had been a part of the lineup since replacing the Power Mac G5 in 2006 when Apple shifted from Arm to Intel processors, but it's had the feeling of a vestigial limb ever since Apple dropped Intel for its own M-series chips. The M2 Ultra edition of the Mac Pro launched three years ago, with Apple hardware exec and possible future CEO John Ternus saying that "for those users who need the versatility of internal expansion, Mac Pro combines PCIe slots with our most powerful ch …Read the full story at The Verge.

The MagGo wireless charging pad is available in black (shown here) or white. | Image: Anker I’ve probably saved minutes of my life by using a wireless charging puck. Minutes! More valuable than that, I’ve saved myself from bending over numerous times to pick up my USB-C cable that somehow always ends up on the floor. Those with magnet-equipped phones (like the iPhone 12 or newer, or a Google Pixel 10 or 10 Pro phone) can reap similar benefits from a MagSafe-ready Qi2 charging puck. Anker’s MagGo 15W pad is one such model, and it’s down to $14.99 ($15 off) at Amazon and Walmart thanks to Amazon’s Big Spring Sale.Is 15W fast enough to quickly recharge your phone? If you define “quickly” as under an hour, then no. If you need a bunch of juice in just a few minutes, plugging in is your best bet. But is 15W perfect for leaving your phone to recharge overnight? Yes, indeed.Anker Qi2 15W wireless charging padAnker’s low-cost charging pad has a five-foot USB-C cable, and the company claims you can leave your phone’s case on while you charge. It doesn’t include a wall adapter.Where to Buy: $29.99 $14.99 at Amazon (black) $29.99 $14.99 at Amazon (white)The MagGo Qi2 puck doesn’t include a wall adapter, although one is required for use (Anker recommends a 25W adapter that supports Power Delivery). Assuming you already have one of those, it’s a nice accessory that makes it even easier than it already was to charge not just your phone, but your AirPods, too. Anker’s product page mentions support for Samsung’s Galaxy Buds, so it’s likely that other earbud models that have wireless charging-ready cases will work with this charging pad, too.

Local AI coding models have been growing in popularity, and for good reason. Between Qwen3 Coder Next, Devstral 2, gpt-oss-120b, and a wave of smaller fine-tuned models, the pitch is that you can run a legitimate coding assistant on your own hardware, without a cloud subscription. I've been running local models for a while now, and I genuinely believe they've reached a point where they're useful for real work. But "useful" is a wide spectrum; reverse engineering and static analysis is something I find them useful for, but what about good old coding? I wanted to find where some of the most popular models fall on that spectrum... so I designed a test.

After Anthropic updated its tool for copying another AI's memory into Claude earlier this month, Google Gemini is rolling out new "Import Memory" and "Import Chat History" features on desktop that can help users quickly copy over everything their current AI already knows about them. To use the "Import Memory" tool, users copy and paste a suggested prompt from Gemini into their previous AI, then paste the output from the previous AI into Gemini, which should get Gemini caught up on their preferences. The "Import Chat History" feature has users request an export of all of their chats from their previous AI, which they upload to Gemini in th …Read the full story at The Verge.

Apple Music: "What do you want to hear?"Me: "Atmospheric instrumental black metal to write to."Apple Music: "Here's three metal songs with vocals, a field recording, an ambient electronic track, and a piece of doom jazz." I am skeptical of AI's ability to serve up the music I want to begin with, but even I was caught slightly off guard by how underwhelming Apple's new Playlist Playground beta is. YouTube Music's AI playlist generator is far from perfect, but when I gave it the same prompt for instrumental black metal, it wasn't until the fifth track that it delivered something with lyrics, and that was the exception, rather than the ru …Read the full story at The Verge.

I used Claude for coding, chat, and Q&A, and that’s how most people use it. You paste something in and you get something out. It was useful when the context was limited to a single task. It became more difficult to use once my work spread across multiple tools.

It seems ever since the pandemic, the PC hardware market has been wading in and out of stormy waters. One crisis after another keeps PC component prices inflated, with only a handful of small windows in between where gamers can buy parts at MSRP. I let one such window slip from my hands last year when I failed to pull the trigger on the RTX 5080, at a time when it was retailing at $1,000. After the September-October window, however, GPU prices breached the stratosphere, and all my upgrade dreams were shattered. With another two years (at least) of this hardware crisis on the cards, I decided to make the most of my existing GPU, the once-great RTX 3080. I've used the Ampere card mostly at stock settings in the three years that I've had it, but I finally took overclocking and undervolting seriously to squeeze a few more years out of it.

A good robovac can save you a surprising amount of time. Luckily, Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is a great time to pick one up, as you can currently find deals on everything from basic, budget-friendly robovacs to high-end models that can mop or pick up objects. Whether you’re looking for a completely hands-free experience or just a little help keeping your floors clean, there are plenty of great options on sale right now, some of which have even dropped to their best price to date.To make finding the right vacuum a little easier, we’ve rounded up the best deals from brands like Eufy and Roborock below, as well as excellent alternatives from Narwal, Dreame, and Ecovacs. And if you’re curious what else is on sale, our larger roundup for the best deals from Amazon’s Big Spring Sale has you covered with discounts on earbuds, smart lighting, and plenty of other Verge-approved tech.Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 FlowRoborock’s first roller-mop robot vacuum, the Curv 2 Flow, is our overall favorite mopping robot vacuum. It features flagship specs at a mid-range price. Including excellent mopping, a retractable mop cover, 20,000Pa suction, AI-powered obstacle avoidance, and a compact design.Where to Buy: $999.99 $849.99 at Roborock $999.99 $849.99 at Amazon $999.99 $849.99 at Best BuyThe last-gen Dreame X40 Ultra is also on sale for $539.99 ($660 off) at Amazon and Dreame’s online storefront, which is one of its better prices to date. The robovac / mop hybrid delivers 12,000Pa of suction power and comes with an extendable side brush and self-cleaning mop pads, making it great for cleaning under furniture and tackling baseboards. What’s more, the X40 Ultra boasts a dirt-detection system capable of identifying and focusing on cleaning up particularly messy spills.The newer Dreame X50 Ultra, our favorite mopping bot for hardwood floors and carpets, is also available from Amazon and Dreame for $849.99 — $50 shy of its all-time low. In addition to offering a higher 20,000Pa of suction power and an improved dual rubber roller system, it has a motorized “swing arm” leg that allows it to climb over higher thresholds (up to 6cm), so it can maneuver around even more spaces than its predecessor.The last-gen Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni is available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Ecovacs for $599 ($501 off), which is its best price to date. The robovac features an extendable roller mop that applies up to 4,000Pa of pressure to tackle hard-to-reach areas, alongside decent 18,000Pa suction. The mop cleans itself as it goes, while the multifunction dock includes a built-in water tank that lets the robot refill automatically and separate dirty water into its own reservoir. It also supports Matter, so you can connect it to any major smart home platform for voice control.Roborock Q10 S5 PlusA budget robot vacuum and mop without a multifunction dock. It has AI-powered obstacle avoidance, sonic mopping, auto mop lifting, and an auto-empty dock.Where to Buy: $549.99 $279.99 at Roborock $549.99 $279.99 at AmazonThe newer Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni is also on sale for $679 ($621 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Ecovacs’ online storefront, which is the lowest price we’ve seen. It’s very similar to the aforementioned X8 Pro Omni, but it’s able to capitalize on Ecovacs’ Boosted Large-Airflow Suction Technology, which can suck up dust and debris more easily for a more thorough clean.Roborock’s S8 MaxV Ultra is on sale for $849.99 ($550 off) at Amazon, which is its best price of the year and $100 more than its all-time low. It was our top robovac pick before the Matic came along, in large part due to its sonic mop, which vibrates up to 4,000 times per minute and extends to clean corners and baseboards. It also delivers 10,000Pa of suction and features dual rubber roller brushes, along with AI obstacle avoidance and Matter support, so you can connect it to any major smart home platform.Narwal FlowThe Flow has one of the best roller mops we tested, and it offers top-notch vacuuming and excellent obstacle avoidance. It can also hook directly into your plumbing, and while a low mop lift and some navigation issues hold it back, it’s ideal for tackling hard floors like tile.Where to Buy: $1499.99 $899.99 at Narwal $1499.99 $899.99 at AmazonRoborock’s Saros Z70 is available for $1,299.99 ($1,299.99 off) from Amazon, Roborock, and Best Buy, which is its best price to date. The Matter-compatible robot vacuum features a built-in robotic arm that can pick up small items, such as socks or tissues, although it isn’t always perfect. It’s also capable of climbing over thick carpets and offers great vacuuming prowess, with 22,000Pa of suction and spinning mop pads that automatically detach when not in use. It even works with Roborock’s Multifunctional Dock 4.0, which allows it to automatically empty, charge, refill, and drain its own water tanks with minimal effort on your part. Read our review.The tiny Switchbot K11 Plus robot vacuum is down to $189.99 ($210 off) at Amazon, which is $10 shy of its all-time low and its lowest price so far this year. Its small size makes it easy to navigate tight spaces, and while the mopping is more of a wipe than a true scrub, it still offers 6,000Pa suction and does a solid job on both carpets and hardwood floors. Plus, its equally tiny self-emptying dock holds a 4-liter dust bag, allowing for up to 90 days of hands-off cleaning. Just note that while it uses lidar to map your home, it lacks AI obstacle avoidance.Narwal Freo Z10Narwal’s Freo Z10 is a great choice for homes with pets and hardwood floors, one that excels at sucking up hair without getting tangled. Its uniquely shaped, dual-sided brushes do an excellent job of picking up pet hair, while also delivering superb edge cleaning. It’s also an impressive mopping bot.Where to Buy: $1099.99 $549.99 at Amazon $1099.99 $549.99 at NarwalThe Eufy Omni S1 Pro is also matching its all-time low of $699.99 ($800 off) at Amazon and Anker’s online storefront (with promo code WS24T2080111). The robovac features an 11.4-inch roller mop and dual spinning side brushes, which work in tandem to leave your hardwood floors spotless. Plus, with 8,000Pa of suction power, it’s decent at picking up dirt and debris from carpets; it also features solid AI-powered obstacle avoidance, so you don’t need to worry about it getting stuck in clutter.You can buy the Dreame L10s Pro Ultra for $349.99 ($50 off) at Amazon and directly from Dreame, which is on par with its typical sale price as of late. The robovac / mop hybrid offers a respectable 7,000Pa of suction along with an extendable mop that can reach closer to edges. Its self-cleaning dock washes the mop pads with hot water and dries them with hot air. Plus, it can empty its own dustbin, refill its own water tank, and even automatically dispense cleaning solution.Eufy’s discontinued 11S Max is available at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for just $139.99 ($140 off), nearly matching its best price to date. The quiet robovac doesn’t connect to Wi-Fi, so you’ll need to control it using the onboard button or the included remote. It lacks higher-end features like self-emptying bins and AI obstacle avoidance, too, but with a decent 2,000Pa of suction power and easily replaceable parts, it’s a solid investment for those working with a relatively tight budget.

I've owned a Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicle for a few years now, and in that time, I've picked up a few EV charging tips and tricks. I have a Level 2 charger at home and power up my car in my driveway most of the time. When I'm on the go, though, there are a few key Android Auto apps that help alleviate charging anxiety, especially on longer road trips or when I need to get somewhere quickly and don't have time for an at-home charge.

Siri currently has an integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple's iOS 27 update will allow users to choose the AI chatbot they want to link with Siri. That's according to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who says third-party chatbots downloaded from the App Store, like Google's Gemini or Anthropic's Claude, will be able to fetch replies for Siri - similar to how the voice assistant already works with OpenAI's ChatGPT.The new system, reportedly called "Extensions," will give users the ability to enable or disable the chatbots they want to connect with Siri on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Bloomberg reports. The upcoming integrations will also work with the standalone app Apple reportedly plans …Read the full story at The Verge.

Linux comes with a lot of great command-line tools out of the box, but there are even better alternatives available for a good number of them. I'm not talking about obscure tools that you'd reserve for niche scenarios, but common staples that every Linux user is intimately familiar with, like ls, cat, grep, and man. Despite the ubiquity of these commands, I've replaced them with superior options and mostly stopped using them.

PCIe expansion cards are some of the most powerful, not to mention affordable, upgrades you can make to a PC. The PCIe bus offers a high-bandwidth connection to the system, and the versatility of the various PCIe sockets is a boon for power users hoping to expand the capabilities of their build. If you have one or more PCIe cards installed on your motherboard, it's possible that they are only running at half their maximum speed. Due to the motherboard design and PCIe lane sharing, your expansion card could be running in x2 instead of x4 mode (or x4 instead of x8). Not all motherboard PCIe slots are wired with the same number of PCIe lanes, so picking the wrong slot can easily throttle your PCIe card. It's possible to check whether this is indeed happening in your system, and swapping slots can often fix the problem.