Image: JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images Samsung has started to detail its own generative AI model, Samsung Gauss, that can run locally on devices. Korea Times reports that Gauss will be integrated into the next Galaxy S24 handset, expected in early 2024. Samsung showcased Gauss during its own AI forum this week, revealing how the AI model can generate and edit images, compose emails, summarize documents, and even operate as a coding assistant.Parts of Samsung’s Gauss model can run locally on the device, and Samsung executives teased last month that the company will start adding generative AI to “core functions” of mobile devices starting in 2024. That comment followed reports of an AI focus for Samsung’s Galaxy S24, which is widely expected to be announced in early 2024.S... Continue reading…

You now have to let Microsoft know why you want to close the OneDrive app. Microsoft now wants you to explain exactly why you’re attempting to close its OneDrive for Windows app before it allows you to do so. Neowin has spotted that the latest update to OneDrive now includes an annoying dialog box that asks you to select the reason why you’re closing the app every single time you attempt to close OneDrive from the taskbar.Closing OneDrive is already buried away and not a simple task, with Microsoft hiding it under a “pause syncing” option when you right-click on OneDrive in the taskbar. But now, the quit option is grayed out until you select a reason for quitting OneDrive from a drop-down box. Here are the options:I don’t want OneDrive running all the timeI don’t know what OneDrive isI don’t use OneDriveI... Continue reading…

Humane’s AI Pin is set to officially be revealed this Thursday. | Image: Humane Humane has been teasing its first device, the AI Pin, for most of this year. It’s scheduled to launch the Pin on Thursday, but The Verge has obtained documents detailing practically everything about the device ahead of its official launch. What they show is that Humane, the company noisily promoting a world after smartphones, is about to launch what amounts to a $699 wearable smartphone without a screen that has a $24-a-month subscription fee and runs on a Humane-branded version of T-Mobile’s network with access to AI models from Microsoft and OpenAI.The Pin itself is a square device that magnetically clips to your clothes or other surfaces. The clip is more than just a magnet, though; it’s also a battery pack, which means you can swap... Continue reading…

The mid-tower PC case segment of the market is the most popular, offering chassis with solid expansion support without being overly large. It's also where you'll find the largest selection of available cases, making it relatively difficult to separate great PC cases from the rest. We've rounded up some of the best mid-tower PC cases here for you to build a powerful system.

Apple Watches have been around for a while and are considered by many to be one of the best smartwatches on the market. This is especially true if you're an iPhone user thanks to its excellent software and tight integration. With that said, new models can be pricey, but they don't have to be if you're out there looking for a deal.

Green bubbles in Apple’s Messages app. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge iMessage serves as “an important gateway between business users and their customers” and should be regulated as a “core” service under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), said Google and a group of major European telcos in a letter sent to the European Commission, and seen by The Financial Times. Being designated as a “core platform service” would be significant for iMessage, as it could compel Apple to make it interoperable with other messaging services. The letter arrives as the European Commission investigates whether iMessage meets the requirements to be regulated under the bloc’s strict DMA rules. Google has been very vocal about its desire for Apple to adopt RCS, the cross-platform messaging standard pitched as the successor... Continue reading…

Nick Barclay / The Verge Disney’s combined Disney Plus and Hulu streaming app is on the way. As part of its fourth quarter earnings results, Disney announced it’s going to launch the new app in beta for bundle subscribers in December, with the official launch coming in early spring 2024.“We remain on track to roll out a more unified one-app experience domestically, making extensive general entertainment content available to bundle subscribers via Disney Plus,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said during the company’s earnings call on Wednesday. “We expect that Hulu and Disney Plus will result in increased engagement, greater advertising opportunities, lower churn, and reduce customer acquisition costs.”We last heard about the “one-app experience” in May. The combined app... Continue reading…

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE is out, and the fans are already having mixed feelings about it. It's a pretty great option for a tablet, but we still don't notice an AMOLED display and the screen size is smaller than the earlier generations. That being said, the Tab S7 FE is one main competitor to the Tab S9 FE since it offers a better GPU as well as bigger screen size.

Whether you're a gamer, work from home, or just appreciate a good monitor, the ultrawide format is becoming more and more popular. With their awesome amount of screen real estate perfect for expanding your field of view, just about anybody can benefit from an ultrawide screen. However, ultrawide monitors can quickly become expensive, and it can be confusing to decide which one is right for you and whether you should spend big money on one.

If you’ve been tempted by the new iPhone 15 and you’re a current Android user, you may be wondering how to transfer data from your Android to iPhone 15 easily.

When you’re investing in the best CPUs that exist, or even just the best CPUs for gaming, you’d expect them to come with the thermal paste pre-applied. Not only is the process of applying thermal paste to a CPU a proper chore for a beginner, but not having a thermal paste can prevent you from building your brand-new PC. Fortunately, if your processor comes bundled with a stock cooler, you can skip the purchasing a thermal paste separately as it comes pre-applied to CPU coolers. But the reliability of this thermal paste leaves something to be desired.

Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta announced Wednesday that it would require advertisers to disclose when potentially misleading AI-generated or altered content is featured in political, electoral, or social issue ads.The new rule applies to advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that contain “realistic” images, videos, or audio falsely showing someone doing something they never did or imagining a real event playing out differently than it did in reality. Content depicting realistic-looking fake people or events would also need to be disclosed. The policy is expected to go into effect next year.“In the New Year, advertisers who run ads about social issues, elections & politics with Meta will have to disclose if image or sound has been created or altered... Continue reading…