Right now, Nvidia is the king of AI hardware. A lot of the big movers in the artificial intelligence industry rely on Nvidia's hardware to get the job done, but they're also keen to make their own bespoke solution so they don't need to rely on another company's hardware. Such is the case with OpenAI, who have entered talks to have their own AI hardware made.

Starship Home, a cozy mixed-reality game for the Meta Quest 3, is trying to get to the heart of “what makes a game meaningful in mixed reality.” That’s according to developer Doug North Cook, who wrote on Reddit that the game, which turns your environment into a custom spaceship and you into an intergalactic horticulturist, is indie studio Creature’s “first answer to that question.”A Meta Quest blog post says players will customize their starship by “strategically placing virtual windows, control panels, and other components” in their room. Outside the windows, the game’s trailer shows you’ll see things like space creatures, planets, cloud-tops, and travel animations as you leave planets. When players land on a planet, they’ll collect... Continue reading…

Samsung has been making some of the best laptops you can buy for the last few years. Not only are Samsung Galaxy laptops very premium devices with excellent displays and top-tier specs, but the company has also invested in building a robust ecosystem, including some cross-device apps like Samsung Notes.

Image: Caleb Wood Scavengers Reign is a beautiful exploration of a complicated, fascinating, sometimes brutal ecology. Nidus is also a beautiful exploration of a complicated, fascinating, sometimes brutal ecology. Their approaches and styles are different, but the underlying themes share a connection — and an artist. Caleb Wood is an animator and now game developer who worked as a concept artist on Max’s sci-fi show while simultaneously solo-developing his recently released arcade bullet hell game.Having begun his animation career 15 years ago, Wood decided that he wanted to figure out game development in 2020. Nidus was meant to be something simple that he could use to teach himself programming. “But because I’m able to produce some pretty good art... Continue reading…

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge When Apple stopped selling the M1 MacBook Air last week to make way for the new M3 version, I mourned the loss of the M1 Air’s iconic wedge shape. But perhaps that was a bit premature. Walmart announced Friday that for the first time, you can buy the M1 MacBook Air from its online store (and in-store soon) for a discounted $699. On Friday morning, Best Buy was still charging $999.99 but has since dropped its price to beat Walmart’s deal and is currently offering the same laptop for $649.99.Looking at Walmart and Best Buy’s sites, these are new laptops and not refurbished models, which makes the $699 / $649.99 price compelling. That said, you only get to choose the base model, which comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. I’d... Continue reading…

I adore PC gaming, and I spend too many hours to count playing my favorite games new and old. One of the best aspects of PC gaming is how many ways you can enjoy your library. Some people prefer building their own desktop PC, others prefer the extra mobility of a gaming handheld, and, finally, some prefer something in the middle with a gaming laptop.

The MSI Claw is the new PC gaming handheld that was the talk of CES 2024. This Windows handheld is powered by Intel Core Ultra processors and features Intel Arc graphics, making it the first handheld with that combination and one of the best PC gaming handhelds on the market. The upgrade to an Intel Core Ultra CPU will boost the speed and battery life of the device, giving you more versatility while gaming. Comparing it with a Steam Deck or ASUS Rog Ally, you'll notice the upgrade in power. Those who have taken the plunge on this new handheld will need the best accessories to get the most out of it. Here are our picks for the best accessories for the MSI Claw.

Image: A24 The magic of writer / director Julio Torres’ Problemista lies in its imaginative production design and its thoughtful deconstruction of the American immigration dream. Continue reading…

Cath Virginia / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 30, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome. So psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been playing the fun puzzler Close Cities, scrounging up money to buy TikTok, reading the latest in my favorite spy-thriller series, debating becoming a mansion squatter, testing Today for simple tasks, taking notes on this great video about the editing in Oppenheimer, and yelling “SPACE!” while watching the most recent SpaceX launch.I also have for you a new AI productivity tool, a great way to find stuff to watch, some new shows about old events, and a deep dive into the collapse of the Apple... Continue reading…

The Verge On March 11th, Elon Musk said xAI would open source its AI chatbot Grok, and now an open release is available on GitHub. This will allow researchers and developers to build on the model and impact how xAI updates Grok in the future as it competes with rival tech from OpenAI, Meta, Google, and others.A company blog post explains that this open release includes the “base model weights and network architecture” of the “314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, Grok-1.” It continues saying the model is from a checkpoint last October and hasn’t undergone fine-tuning “for any specific application, such as dialogue.” As VentureBeat notes, it’s being released under the Apache 2.0 license that enables commercial use but doesn’t include... Continue reading…

In the world of PC gaming, a single problem can have a simple solution like a loose cable connection, or it can be as bad as a faulty or damaged component, with a spectrum of solutions in between. For someone not in touch with their geeky side, diagnosing the problem and finding a working solution can be time-consuming and frustrating. If your OS fails to detect a component as expensive as a GPU, it can be alarming. But it's not over yet as you still have an active display connection thanks to the integrated GPU. Here are a few fixes you can try before you take a shovel to your backyard and bury your old graphics card for good.

Nvidia launched the GeForce RTX 4080 Super as a stopgap between the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090. It hasn't been the smoothest launch for this new GPU with its performance not being much better than the existing RTX 4080. It has managed to drive down the price of its slightly less capable sibling, but if you are after one of the best Nvidia graphics cards for 4K gaming, I'd recommend considering one of the following RTX 4080 Super GPUs.