Right now, Nvidia is the king of AI hardware. The company didn't perform any shady or underhanded tactics to claim its spot; instead, it was the manufacturer with the best AI processing hardware on the market during the initial AI boom. Companies like Microsoft and OpenAI found themselves purchasing Nvidia hardware to power their AI services, which caused the graphics giant to overtake both Amazon and Google on the stock market. However, companies aren't so keen to stay a slave to Nvidia hardware for long, as they're banding together to cut ties with the company and forge their own way.

A few days ago, Roku subscribers were shocked to discover that some of their accounts had been compromised. There were a lot of elements that caused the hacks to occur, including Roku's security measures not being up to par to prevent hacking attacks. However, the main cause of the attack was due to what's called "credential stuffing," where a hacker takes account information leaked elsewhere and tries the same username and password combination on other websites.

Please don’t sign up for this program. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Telegram is offering a new way to earn a premium subscription free of charge: all you have to do is volunteer your phone number to relay one-time passwords (OTP) to other users. This, in fact, sounds like an awful idea — particularly for a messaging service based around privacy.X user @AssembleDebug spotted details about the new program on the English-language version of a popular Russian-language Telegram information channel. Sure enough, there’s a section in Telegram’s terms of service outlining the new “Peer-to-Peer Login” or P2PL program, which is currently only offered on Android and in certain (unspecified) locations. By opting in to the program, you agree to let Telegram use your phone number to send up to 150 texts with OTPs to... Continue reading…

At XDA, we're big fans of customization tools that let you make the most of your Windows PC. And one of the very best you can get has to be Start11, an app developed by Stardock that allows you to radically change your Windows 11 Start menu to suit your style and needs.

Image: Nissan Nissan has laid out a new plan to electrify 16 of the 30 vehicles it produces by 2026, with the rest using internal combustion instead. For those of us in North America, the company says it plans to release seven new vehicles in the US and Canada, although it’s not clear how many of those will be some type of EV.Nissan says the US is getting “e-POWER and plug-in hybrid models” — each of those uses a mix of electricity and fuel for power. At the moment, the only all-electric EVs Nissan is producing are the Ariya SUV and the perhaps endangered (or maybe not) Leaf.In 2021, Nissan said it would make 23 electrified vehicles by 2030, and that 15 of those would be fully electric, rather than some form of hybrid vehicle. It’s hard to say if... Continue reading…

Microsoft Teams is one of the most popular online communication and collaboration tools out there. Although it caters more to commercial customers, the Redmond tech firm also offers other SKUs to reach more audiences. Recently, we also discussed how Microsoft's recent attempt at the unification of the Teams app for personal and business use is a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done. Now, the company has noted that it is working on a visual refresh for the free Teams personal app in Windows 11.

The Terminal app on macOS Sonoma is one of the advanced tools, allowing power users to execute complex command lines. One of the commonly executed ones is ipconfig, which enables users of the latest Macs to view their IP address. So, what's an IP address, and how does ipconfig work? Let's find out.

Affinity’s professional design software could give Canva the edge it needs to seriously compete against Adobe. | Image: Canva Web-based design platform Canva has acquired the Affinity creative software suite, positioning itself as a challenger to Adobe’s grip over the digital design industry. Canva announced the deal on Tuesday, which gives the company ownership over Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher — three popular creative applications for Windows, Mac, and iPad that provide similar features to Adobe’s Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign software, respectively.Official figures for the deal have not been revealed, but Bloomberg reports that it’s valued at “several hundred million [British] pounds.” Nevertheless, the acquisition makes sense as the Australian-based company tries to attract more creative professionals. As of January this year, Canva’s... Continue reading…

How long have you left a project unfinished? If you answered anything below "30 years," then congratulations; you've beaten Microsoft. A developer who worked on some of the most well-known Windows features has made a post revealing that the UI for one of his dialog boxes was meant to be a temporary solution, but it has gone without a proper lick of paint for 30 years now.

Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is naming Pavan Davuluri as its new Windows and Surface chief today. After Panos Panay’s surprise departure to Amazon last year, Microsoft split up the Windows and Surface groups under two different leaders. Davuluri took over the Surface silicon and devices work, with Mikhail Parakhin leading a new team focused on Windows and web experiences. Now both Windows and Surface will be Davuluri’s responsibility, as Parakhin has “decided to explore new roles.”The Verge has obtained an internal memo from Rajesh Jha, Microsoft’s head of experiences and devices, outlining the new Windows organization. Microsoft is now bringing together its Windows and devices teams once more. “This will enable us to take a holistic approach to building... Continue reading…

GPT-5 has been a hot topic for quite a while now, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently made comments regarding the future of the GPT model on Lex Fridman's podcast. In that podcast, he stated that GPT-4 "kind of sucks" now and that he's looking forward to what comes next. He refused to refer to it as "GPT-5", but a recent report from Business Insider did name it as such, with people familiar with the LLM referring to it as "materially better" when compared to GPT-4.

The competition between AMD and Intel continues to simmer away, providing great processors for us to test and use inside more powerful systems. AMD's Ryzen chips are built on a more efficient platform, allowing the company to draw out more performance without sucking too much power. Intel is struggling with this in its fabrication plants, but we're hopeful about the upcoming 15th-gen Arrow Lake launch. Intel needs to have a successful launch to bring it back to AMD and maintain healthy competition and here's everything we know.