When it comes to high-performance CPUs like the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, ensuring optimal thermal conductivity is crucial. Thermal paste plays a pivotal role in maintaining the efficiency and longevity of your processor. From budget-friendly options to premium selections, our list covers the best thermal pastes tailored for the 7800X3D, ensuring your CPU operates at peak performance under various conditions.

If you've ever wanted to become a smartphone power user, then you've probably come across the likes of Termux. It's an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app, and some people have used it to develop Python scripts and even run Minecraft servers from their smartphones. Now you can take that a step further though with a rooted Pixel 6, a regular Pixel 7, or a regular Pixel 8 thanks to Nestbox by XDA Senior Member kdrag0n, available on his Patreon. There are hopes it'll work on more devices in the future, but for now, it's a Pixel exclusive.

When purchasing a new PC, matching components, especially the CPU and GPU is crucial. For example, an RTX 4090 is an extremely powerful card, but if you pair it with a measly Core i3-13100F, it’ll sit by idly waiting on the processor in most scenarios, leading to a lot of wasted potential. However, there are various exceptions to that, which makes the task of matching a CPU and a GPU no easier than navigating one of the labyrinths in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Several groups mainly tackling climate change and disinformation said the Biden administration’s approach to artificial intelligence regulation does not respond to AI’s impact on the climate and how it can be used to spread disinformation. The groups sent a letter to the White House urging the Biden administration, including national climate advisor Ali Zaidi, to add more climate-centered policies in its AI executive order released earlier in October. Seventeen groups signed the letter, including Accountable Tech, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, Climate Action Against Disinformation, Greenpeace USA, and the Tech Oversight Project.The letter accuses the administration of neglecting AI’s impact on spreading disinformation on... Continue reading…

Amazon says Microsoft’s licensing rules make it “financially unviable” for customers to switch from Azure. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon has joined Google in criticizing Microsoft over licensing agreements that restrict competition in the UK’s cloud computing market, claiming Microsoft’s business practices make it harder for customers to switch to alternative cloud providers or run competing services alongside Azure. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently investigating the UK’s cloud computing industry which Amazon and Microsoft dominate.Amazon laid out its concerns in a letter dated November 23rd, 2023 but published by the CMA yesterday:“Some IT providers, such as Microsoft, use licensing practices that restrict customer choice and make switching more difficult. For example, Microsoft changed its licensing terms in 2019 and again in 2022 to... Continue reading…

Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Electric vehicles with batteries that contain minerals and materials sourced from China won’t be eligible for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit starting on January 1, 2024, according to guidelines recently released by the Internal Revenue Service. That means a lot of EVs are about to lose their eligibility — chief among them, the Ford Mustang Mach-E. Ford sent out a notice to dealers recently stating that it is “unlikely that any Mustang Mach-Es will qualify for the Federal Tax Credit beginning on 1/1/24,” according to a report in Cars Direct. Ford spokesperson Martin Gunsberg confirmed the notice. “The rules proposed by Treasury and Energy about Foreign Entities of Concern within the Inflation Reduction Act are detailed and extensive,”... Continue reading…

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Now that Apple has released a preview of the next iOS update, Anker says its upcoming Qi2-compatible wireless chargers will provide faster 15W charging for iPhone 13, iPhone 14, and iPhone 15 devices. Apple has not responded to a request for comment, but presumably, this support will extend to all Qi2 chargers. The only problem left is that despite companies like Anker, Belkin, and Mophie all announcing Qi2-compatible hardware a few months ago, there are no certified products available for purchase yet.Third-party chargers that work with iPhones at the same rate as MagSafe-branded tech is the way we’d hoped things would work, considering the updated Qi2 spec’s Magnetic Power Profile brings in magnets and authentication contributed by... Continue reading…

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta detailed a bunch of updates to its Meta AI tools today in a blog post, including some new features for its AI image generators.One that caught my eye was a tool that will let you remix AI-generated images your friends share in a Messenger or Instagram chat. The images are made with a tool Meta calls “imagine,” and the company says you’ll now be able to “reimagine” images other people make in the group chat by pressing and holding on the picture and adding a text prompt. Image: Meta Meta’s new “reimagine” tool for AI-generated images. Meta is also bringing the imagine tool out of chats and letting users in the US access it on the web at imagine.meta.com. The company says that the tool is designed for... Continue reading…

Microsoft announced a plethora of new Surface devices during the September event this year, including the Surface Hub 3. And if you've pre-ordered one for your business, you won't have to wait a lot to get your hands on it, as Microsoft has started shipping the Surface Hub 3 devices.

Nowadays, it's nearly impossible to be online for any period of time without being bombarded with adverts for VPNs. They're everywhere. From big-name players to small upstarts, it feels like there's a continuous roundabout of new and old VPNs desperate to advertise to us, and in turn secure their business in protecting our internet traffic. VPNs can be an essential tool online and have helped protect the security and privacy of their users everywhere, from warzones to coffee shops. VPNs are now big business, but it's become harder than ever to pick through the marketing and understand exactly what a VPN can and can't do for you.

Intel’s deleted presentation takes aim at one of AMD’s latest CPUs. | Image: Intel Intel has accused AMD of “selling half-truths to unsuspecting customers” by using its Zen 2 architecture in some of its latest Ryzen 7000 series mobile processors. In a now-deleted presentation to system integrators, Intel’s “Core Truths” largely focuses on AMD’s Ryzen 5 7520U mobile processor and its confusing and somewhat misleading naming.AMD revealed a new naming scheme for its Ryzen 7000 series last year, with the first digit referring to the model year, the second for the segment, and the third revealing the architecture. At first glance you might look at the Ryzen 5 7520U naming and think it’s a mid-range CPU from AMD, with the 7 meaning it’s the latest. But the Ryzen 5 7520U is actually based on AMD’s older Zen 2 architecture,... Continue reading…

One of the first things you may want to do when setting up a new Mac is add a password. By requiring a password each time you log in, bad actors will have a harder time trying to extract your data, assuming they have physical access to it. This also means you should lock your Mac whenever you leave it unattended to block those in the same space from viewing your files. Fortunately, setting a password on macOS Sonoma and earlier versions is quite easy, and there are several ways to lock your Mac. Below, you will find the detailed steps you have to follow.