Microsoft recently unveiled the new Surface Laptop 6 for Business, which updates one of the brand's best laptops with some nice upgrades for 2024. Noteworthy upgrades include the latest Intel Core Ultra chips, promising double the performance of the last-gen models. Thankfully, these new Core Ultra chips are very energy efficient, but you still want a good charger to go with one of the best Surface PCs, which this one promises to be. That's why we've rounded up all the best chargers for the Surface Laptop 6 for Business. Our picks range from pocket-friendly wall chargers to full-fledged docks that let you turn your laptop into a desktop workstation so you can find the perfect match for your digital lifestyle.

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Linux, the most widely used open source operating system in the world, narrowly escaped a massive cyber attack over Easter weekend, all thanks to one volunteer.The backdoor had been inserted into a recent release of a Linux compression format called XZ Utils, a tool that is little-known outside the Linux world but is used in nearly every Linux distribution to compresses large files, making them easier to transfer. If it had spread more widely, an untold number of systems could have been left compromised for years.And as Ars Technica noted in its exhaustive recap, the culprit had been working on the project out in the open.The vulnerability, inserted into Linux’s remote log-in, only exposed itself to a single key, so that it could hide... Continue reading…

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Intel’s chip-making division accumulated $7 billion in operating losses in 2023, Reuters reported on Tuesday. That’s a big increase from $5.2 billion it lost in 2022, and while it made $18.9 billion in revenue in 2023, that number is down 31 percent from the $27.49 billion it made the year prior.However, based on CEO Pat Gelsinger’s comments to investors, the total loss isn’t a total surprise. Gelsinger says these latest numbers are partially the result of Intel’s past mistakes catching up with its foundry business, which caused the chipmaker to outsource about 30 percent of all its wafer production to other foundries, like TSMC, one of Intel’s biggest competitors currently. But now Intel has invested in using extreme ultraviolet (EUV)... Continue reading…

For the uninitiated, Secure Shell, or SSH, is a protocol that allows you to establish an easy-to-use yet robust connection between two devices. Typically used for sharing files or executing remote commands over a network, SSH is the perfect way to access any of your devices from your PC.

From the creepy-looking Clippy to the adorable little Rover, Microsoft has incorporated virtual assistants in its apps for decades. However, it wasn’t until the release of Cortana that Microsoft went above and beyond to make digital assistants mainstream. Sadly, the result was a complete trainwreck that made the Xbox Kinect look like a successful device.

Building a new PC and setting everything up just how you like is satisfying. You've installed your favorite apps and games and are ready to let it rip. But you might still be using the same old default Windows wallpapers and calling it a day. Wallpaper Engine is one of the best wallpaper apps on Windows that can give your desktop a full makeover with its limitless collection of high-quality live wallpapers.

Cath Virginia / The Verge DMA is about to unleash a brave new world of game emulators, clipboard managers, and uncertainty. Continue reading…

Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge There’s a little-known hack in rural America: you can get the best fried food at the gas station (or in the case of a place I went to on my last road trip, shockingly good tikka masala). Now, one convenience store chain wants to change that with a robotic fry cook that it’s bringing to a place once inhabited by a person who may or may not smell like a recent smoke break and cooks up a mean fried chicken liver. The convenience store chain Re-Up announced that it's installing “The Wingman,” a robot from Nala Robotics that drops fry baskets into hot oil and rolls chicken wings around in sauce before dumping those things into buckets for your consumption (at least, based on the video below). The company says that the machine will use... Continue reading…

There are a lot of different charging solutions out there, but if you're looking for one that can really simplify your life, then this Anker 521 Power Bank is going to be a great option. This compact charger can output up to 45W, which is great if you're looking to power a smartphone, laptop, or tablet. But its best feature is that it can also act as a power bank, holding up to 5,000mAh of juice — making it one of the best 2-in-1 devices on the market. Furthermore, while convenient, it also doesn't cost a lot, with an impressive discount that brings it down to its lowest price yet.

Thanks to a capable AMD processor, HD haptics, 120Hz full-HD display, replaceable SSD, and a decent battery life, Asus ROG Ally is one of the best PC gaming handhelds out there. Asus is offering three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with your purchase to explore Microsoft's gaming service and dive into new games. Whether you want to play Forza Motorsport, Starfield, Elden Ring or Gears 5, your favorite game is just a few clicks away on ROG Ally.

With AI PCs entering the market, people can now pick up machines that come with AI processing power. These are usually measured in "TOPS," or "Trillions of Operations per Second," and they're a good general estimate of how powerful an AI processor is. BeagleBoard has managed to squeeze 4 TOPS of processing power into a board that's not too different from a Raspberry Pi which will hopefully pave the way for tiny standalone devices that can do all your AI processing for you.

A few days ago, we learned that the Python Package Index (PyPI) has temporarily restricted the creation of new accounts and package submissions to its portal following the emergence of a malware campaign through which attackers were uploading malicious packages to the directory in a coordinated manner. Now, Microsoft has detailed a new vulnerability in Linux distributions after it was discovered recently by a company employee.