Image: Adult Swim Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon and executive producer Scott Marder say that being in a healthier space personally is a big part of what’s making the new season so sharp. Continue reading…

Homes and businesses in Lahaina, Maui, are in ruins on August 16th, 2023, after a devastating wildfire swept through town. | Photo by Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Climate disasters are costing the US billions of dollars a year, and the damage isn’t spread out evenly, according to a new national climate assessment. The assessment, produced about every four years, lays out the toll climate change is taking across every region in the United States. This is the fifth one — but for the first time, this year’s report includes chapters dedicated to economic impact and social inequities. As floods, fires, heatwaves, and other calamities tied to climate change intensify, households pay the price with higher costs and worsening environmental injustices.As floods, fires, heatwaves, and other calamities tied to climate change intensify, households pay the price with higher costs and worsening environmental... Continue reading…

As someone who was once a fan of Microsoft and cares deeply for the PC industry, I'm thrilled about what's coming next in Windows 12. However, the thrill is a blend of excitement for new features that Microsoft will introduce and the fear of Windows 12 being excessively AI-centric.

The Nuki 4.0 comes in a Pro and Standard version; both work with Matter over Thread and are designed for European-style doors. | Image: Nuki After teasing it for over a year, Austrian smart lock maker Nuki has launched its Matter-over-Thread smart lock. The Nuki Smart Lock 4.0 is the company’s fourth generation of its retrofit smart lock for European-style doors and is the first built from the ground up to work with the new smart home standard. “We are the world’s first smart lock to fully integrate Matter into the product. No bridge or module is required, and parallel use with manufacturers’ apps is possible without limitations,” Chief Innovation Officer Jürgen Pansy said in a press release. As with previous models, the Nuki Smart Lock 4.0 comes in two versions: a standard €169 (about $181) model that requires a separate bridge to connect to Wi-Fi and a Pro version with... Continue reading…

Image: The Verge Meta is rolling out a way for you to delete your Threads profile without having to delete your Instagram account, too. You’ll be able to access the new feature from the settings menu in a new “Delete or Deactivate Profile” section, according to a post from Instagram boss Adam Mosseri. I don’t have the feature yet myself, but I suspect Meta will make it available to everyone soon enough.This new ability to delete just your Threads profile addresses an early complaint with the app, which currently requires that you sign up with an Instagram account. However, shortly after the app’s launch, Mosseri said the company was “looking into” a way to be able to delete a Threads account on its own. (And if you don’t want to permanently delete your... Continue reading…

I guess that means your Uber driver can collect you from Ikea and then build your furniture when you get home. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber is experimenting with a new service that allows users to hire drivers from its app to complete everyday household chores and projects, in a bid to expand beyond its existing ridesharing and courier business. The service, called Uber Tasks, will launch as a “small pilot” in the coming weeks in Fort Myers, Florida and Edmonton, Alberta.The news, first reported by Bloomberg, confirms an earlier report from the publication in September that found evidence for a new “Chore” option within the Uber app’s code. Uber Tasks is essentially an online marketplace for freelance laborers, much like TaskRabbit or Thumbtack — only you’d be advertising tasks specifically to Uber drivers and couriers who can opt-in to the program.Uber drivers and... Continue reading…

The Ayaneo Geek is a slick handheld gaming console and an amazing Steam Deck alternative that offers great on-the-go gameplay on Windows. But to truly unlock its potential and take your gaming experience to the next level, you need the right docking station for displaying it while it charges or hooking it up to a TV or monitor. Whether you're looking for top-notch quality, budget-friendly choices, or the perfect balance between features and price, we've got you covered.

StandBy mode is one of iOS 17's biggest highlights, bringing a smart display experience to your iPhone. For those unfamiliar, this feature is triggered when your iPhone is charging sideways on a MagSafe stand. It automatically displays large widgets for the time, weather, calendar, reminders, photos, and more. It even offers a dedicated Now Playing screen with bigger UI elements, and it also supports Live Activities and notifications. Despite it being objectively helpful to many users, however, I haven't been using it on my iPhone 15 Pro Max at all.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube will have two sets of content guidelines for AI-generated deepfakes: a very strict set of rules to protect the platform’s music industry partners, and another, looser set for everyone else.That’s the explicit distinction laid out today in a company blog post, which goes through the platform’s early thinking about moderating AI-generated content. The basics are fairly simple: YouTube will require creators to begin labeling “realistic” AI-generated content when they’re uploading videos, and that the disclosure requirement is especially important for topics like elections or ongoing conflicts. The labels will appear in video descriptions, and on top of the videos themselves for sensitive material. There is no specific definition... Continue reading…

If you have a Thunderbolt 4 laptop that you typically use at your desk, you should consider a Thunderbolt 4 dock for extra connectivity. There are many you can choose from, but you might have seen Satechi come up in your search. One of its newest docking solutions is the Thunderbolt 4 Multimedia Pro Dock. Though it is "Pro" in name, it's similar to other Thunderbolt 4 docks in its $300 price range. This means it is very well-designed and has a lot of ports onboard, including the card readers that creative types (who this dock targets) might need. Best of all, this dock comes with a stand, so you can use it both vertically and horizontally.

There is no calling shotgun in this truck because there are no seats for humans. | Image: Einride The Swedish autonomous trucking company Einride is using its cab-less electric delivery vehicles in Selmer, Tennessee, to move items from GE Appliances’ manufacturing plant to a warehouse. This operation can run up to seven shuttles per day, Monday through Thursday, the press release states. In an email to The Verge, a PR representative for Einride, Matthew Klein, wrote that the distance for each trip is 0.3 miles (or 0.48km) and is all on private roads owned by GE.Einride first ran controlled operations at GE’s Appliance Park headquarters in 2021. Later, the company moved on to a public road test with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approval in 2022, the “first public road pilot in the US for a purpose built autonomous,... Continue reading…

From making it launch faster in Windows 11 to redesigning its web client, Microsoft introduced some significant changes to the Microsoft Store in the last few months. The company has more on offer in the form of a new feature in the Microsoft Store, allowing users to choose which drive they want their games to be installed on.