The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G is a great budget APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) designed to handle 1080p gaming without needing an external GPU. Between its eight computing cores and its integrated Radeon 780M, it has already earned a place on our list of the best CPUs outright. However, there is a key question lingering for gamers eager to assemble their own Ryzen 7 8700G build. Do you put all that money you saved toward an extravagant motherboard, or do you lean into the value build and assemble an ultra-affordable 1080p gaming rig? While we can’t answer that question for you, we can offer some of our best AM5 motherboard picks to pair with the Ryzen 7 8700G.

Two pro players were forcibly given cheats while livestreaming their finals matches. | Image: Respawn Apex Legends has postponed the North America finals for its Global Series championship over concerns that hackers have compromised the “competitive integrity” of the game. Two professional players from major teams were targeted while livestreaming on Sunday by an attack that forcibly applied advantage-granting cheats during competitive gameplay.The cause of these attacks hasn’t been officially verified, leading to speculation that the hack may have been delivered via Apex Legend’s anti-cheat protections. An exchange posted by a cheat monitoring account on X claims that the attacker found an RCE, or remote code execution, exploit to run their code directly on the players’ computers. Two posts from accounts that say they represent Epic... Continue reading…

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images A week after the House of Representatives passed a bill that seeks to force TikTok to separate from its Chinese parent company, it passed a second bill that aims to protect Americans’ data from foreign adversaries.The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, or HR 7520, would prohibit data brokers from selling Americans’ personally identifiable information to foreign adversaries, including countries like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. Data brokers can face penalties from the Federal Trade Commission if they’re found to have sold sensitive information like location or health data to these countries. The bill sailed through the House, with all 414 lawmakers who voted opting to pass it.The bill, led by House Energy... Continue reading…

The Mail app has existed ever since Windows 10 came into the picture, and it is still the inbox email app in Windows 11, but it has its days numbered, as Microsoft has plans to fully replace it with the new Outlook in December this year. While we're months away from that, it seems Microsoft is in a hurry to force users to make the transition from the Mail app to the new Outlook.

Screenshot by Alex Cranz / The Verge An investigation has found that the physicist who claimed to have developed one of the first room-temperature superconductors engaged in “research misconduct,” as first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Ranga Dias, a researcher and assistant professor at the University of Rochester, has been under investigation by a committee of outside experts since last August over concerns about the accuracy of his findings.“The University has completed a thorough investigation conducted by a panel of scientists external to the University who have expertise in the field,” University of Rochester spokesperson Sara Miller says in a statement to The Verge. “The committee concluded, in accordance with University policy and federal regulations, that... Continue reading…

Amazon is starting its big promotional sales early this year with its Big Spring Sale taking place from March 20 to March 25. During this five-day sale, you're going to see amazing discounts on some of our favorite tech products, like smartphones, tablets laptops, TVs, and more. While there are hundreds of thousands of gadgets on sale, we've scoured through all the deals to list some of the best ones.

There are a lot of ideas and promise packed into this smart ring, but it’s not all the way there yet. Continue reading…

C’mon, how cute is that little ghost in the window? | Image: Sago Mini / The Verge Kids entertainment can be a special kind of hell if you’re not a kid. For every Bluey — a show that’s thoughtful, funny, and thoroughly watchable if you’re over the age of five — there’s a Blippi. If you’re not familiar, he’s a kind of MrBeast for toddlers. But he’s hardly alone: YouTube Kids is littered with low-grade, algorithm-optimized videos of colorful trucks and Cocomelon knock-offs. It’s weird out there.While prepping for our first cross-country flight with our toddler, I stumbled across a true gem: a collection of iPad games that aren’t just tolerable, they’re actually good. They’re made by Sago Mini, and every one of its games is just so goddamn cute. Some of them are structured as “play sets,” which are little interactive,... Continue reading…

In the world of large language models, it's been a realm purely dominated by ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini. There's a new player in town from Anthropic though, and it's dubbed "Claude." Claude 3 Opus recently launched, and it's giving a run for its money over competitors in a way that seemingly puts it ahead of even the best of what GPT-4 has to offer.

Microsoft is set to release Windows 11 version 24H2 — the update that was previously expected to be called Windows 12 — later this year, and unsurprisingly, AI is a major focus. Not only has Copilot been Microsoft's focus for the better part of a year, but we also know a good bit about the upcoming update, including a feature called "AI Explorer", which has been reported on multiple times.

Patch 1.6 gives Stardew Valley players masses of new content, including this new “Meadowlands” farm biome. | Image: Stardew Valley / @pearblossoms_ Stardew Valley’s massive 1.6 update has been out on PC for less than 24 hours, and it’s already taken the game’s popularity to staggering new heights. The cozy farming simulator hit 146,159 concurrent players on Steam according to SteamDB data, smashing the game’s previous record as players flock to enjoy new content — including a new farm, festivals, and pets.Stardew Valley’s previous peak of 94,875 concurrent Steam players was achieved back in January 2021, shortly after the 1.5 update was released. By contrast, its new record is higher than any of the concurrent player stats reported for Palworld this week — which is pretty impressive for a near-decade-old indie RPG. Developer Eric “Concerned Ape” Barone had teased some of the new... Continue reading…

Even in 2024, the Meta Quest 2 is still one of the best VR headsets that you can buy. Despite newer models arriving, Meta has done a great job of supporting the product. In addition, the headset provides an affordable way to get into VR for those that aren't so sure about the experience. While the Meta Quest 2 is already quite affordable at just $249.99, this bundle takes things to another level, with a discount that brings it below the original retail price.