The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra may not be the best or the most powerful or feature-packed Galaxy phone out there right now, but it's still very relevant in the Android space. Not only will it continue to receive updates for many years to come, but it also beats or goes neck-to-neck with some of the best phones on the market in 2024. So it's easy to see why you may want to buy one right now or hold on to your existing unit for a few more years before upgrading.

Image: Intuitive Machines NASA and Intuitive Machines’ lunar vehicle Odysseus was expected to touch down on the Moon today at 6:24PM ET and become the first successful US Moon landing since 1972’s Apollo 17 mission, and now mission control confirmed it is on the Moon and transmitting.Odysseus began its journey to the Moon on February 15th after it hitched a ride on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, officially known as IM-1, is carrying scientific cargo to help NASA learn more about the Moon’s surface before NASA’s Artemis program brings people back to the Moon in 2025. It brings a laser retroreflector array to help other spacecraft make precision landings and a radio navigation beacon to provide geolocation data to landers, rovers, and eventually... Continue reading…

ASRock is responsible for creating some of the best motherboards on the market, though simply matching the CPU socket isn't all one needs to consider when buying a main board. Other factors to look at include voltage regulator modules (and their cooling), the number of implemented power phases for CPU power delivery, and connectivity to name but a few. If you're already set on buying an ASRock motherboard, we've rounded up our favorites to help you get started.

If you've ever used a Chromebook, you may have noticed its keyboard looks a little "softer" than others. That's because each letter on a Chromebook keyboard appears in its lowercase form, compared to other keyboards that use uppercase. If you've ever wondered why this is the case, Google has revealed the answer, and it makes a lot more sense than you may think.

Image: Humane Humane announced that its AI Pin would start shipping in March, but there’s been a small delay. Early adopters are now being told orders will arrive in mid-April at the earliest, according to a video update from Humane staffer (and Verge alumnus) Sam Sheffer and emails we saw in Humane’s official Discord channel.On the plus side, the company says it’ll now throw in three months of its pricy $24-a-month subscription for free with the $699 pin — and will do so for any other customers who buy one before March 31st, too. a few @Humane updates: pic.twitter.com/olYQp8utdc— Sam Sheffer (@samsheffer) February 23, 2024(The $24 pays for the pin’s cellular data, among other things — it’s got its own phone number rather than piggybacking... Continue reading…

Image: Getty After nearly three decades, Vice will stop publishing stories to its website. Vice Media CEO Bruce Dixon said today that the company is going to lay off hundreds of employees as it plans a shift toward social platforms, according to a memo to employees obtained by Washington Post reporter Will Sommer.“It is no longer cost-effective for us to distribute our digital content the way we have done previously,” Dixon writes. “Moving forward we will look to partner with established media companies to distribute our digital content, including news, on their global platforms, as we fully transition to a studio model.”Vice has been struggling with many of the same challenges affecting other companies across the media industry. Advertising has... Continue reading…

The Verge There are more iPads than ever, and it can be tough to sort out which one is the best for you. Fortunately, we’re here to guide you through your next iPad purchase. Continue reading…

GPT-4 is the latest large multimodal model from OpenAI, and it's able to generate text from both text and graphical input. OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT and Dall-E, and its primary research focus is in, you guessed it, artificial intelligence. Today, we're going to talk about GPT specifically, what it does, and how it contributes to a growing industry that also includes ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini.

PC gaming handhelds have taken the world by storm with Valve's Steam Deck leading the pack, along with other great entries from the likes of Ayaneo, Lenovo, Asus, and others. Now, what makes these devices so alluring is the fact that you can take your PC gaming with you while you're on the go. Of course, versatility is another huge draw and a USB-C hub is the perfect way to expand its capabilities.

Microsoft 365 has become a core part of Microsoft's business over the last decade or so. This subscription service gets you access to all the Microsoft Office apps you've always known, like Word or PowerPoint, with frequent feature additions, all for a relatively low monthly price. However, the subscription model isn't for everyone, and some still prefer buying Office outright with a one-time payment for a perpetual license.

Microsoft has introduced a new AI edit feature called Generative erase in the Photos app for Windows 11 Insiders, allowing users to remove small and large objects from photos. This feature is similar to Spot fix but more advanced. It can erase large areas from photos and ensure a match in the color scheme, thus creating a seamless and more realistic result after objects are removed.

If you've been using ChatGPT or hearing about all of the best AI image generators out there, you're probably wondering if ChatGPT can generate images. The short answer is yes, but you'll need a ChatGPT Plus subscription to make use of it. It's powered by DALL-E 3, and can be invoked through normal conversation.