Microsoft's Bing made a lot of headlines when OpenAI's generative AI technology was introduced earlier this year. To take the whole AI chat experience to a different level, the company keeps adding new features to Bing, the latest being the ability to start the chat on a desktop and continue it on a phone.

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Roku will be laying off 10 percent of its employees — more than 300 people — in its third round of workforce cuts in under a year. As reported by Variety, Roku revealed the move in an 8-K SEC filing early on Wednesday and says it made the decision in an effort to reduce operating expenses. “The company determined to implement additional measures to continue to bring down its year-over-year operating expense growth rate,” the filing reads. Roku said these measures will include consolidating office space, cutting back on outside expenses, and limiting new hires — the typical steps companies take in these moments.Roku has had three rounds of layoffs in under a yearRoku expects the “workforce reduction” to be largely complete by the end... Continue reading…

The investigations should take a maximum of five months. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple and Microsoft have managed to temporarily prevent iMessage and Bing from being targeted by the EU’s strict new Digital Markets Act. Instead, the European Commission announced on Wednesday that it’s opened four market investigations into Bing, Edge, Microsoft Advertising, and iMessage, to determine whether they should be designated as ”core platform services” under the DMA.The DMA — one of several new EU laws designed to restrict the power of tech companies and help create a level playing field — creates a host of new obligations for large tech companies. Messaging services like iMessage are required to offer other companies some level of interoperability if they’re deemed to be big and important enough. Bing would be obligated to... Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft MSI has started issuing BIOS updates to fix Windows 11 Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) “unsupported processor” errors that started appearing with its Intel 700 and 600 Series motherboards last month. Microsoft initially investigated reports of errors that appeared after the latest KB5029351 update, and MSI now confirms it has found and fixed the source of the problems.MSI had been issuing updates for its 600 and 700 series motherboards in preparation for Intel’s upcoming 14th Gen desktop CPUs, codenamed Raptor Lake-S Refresh. These BIOS updates were marked with a “support next-gen CPUs” update note, which clearly introduced the BSOD problem.The BSOD will only appear with the latest Intel componentsMSI and Intel “found the root cause of... Continue reading…

Lenovo has already made some of the best gaming laptops on the market in 2023, but the company isn't resting on its laurels. Recently, it announced the Lenovo Legion 9i, its new flagship model that delivers a premium gaming experience in a surprisingly thin chassis thanks to the magic of water cooling.

Image: GoPro GoPro is announcing its next major action camera: the GoPro Hero 12 Black. The new camera has a bunch of notable features, including support for longer runtimes when you’re recording footage continuously for those times when you want to capture as much of your adventure as possible when using GoPro’s Enduro battery.The new runtimes are possible thanks to a redesigned power management system, according to GoPro, and with the new system, you might see as much as 2x improvement in runtimes over the previous-gen Hero 11 Black. (Though note that GoPro’s 2x rating is based on using that Enduro battery, which is included with the Hero 12 — if you use a standard GoPro battery, you’ll see different runtimes.)If you’re looking to use your GoPro... Continue reading…

A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft documented an issue affecting several Windows 10 and 11 customers who were reporting instances of Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) with error messages of "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR". This problem was seemingly impacting MSI customers who had installed the optional preview Windows update in August 2023, but after conducting an initial investigation, Microsoft emphasized that it was not to blame for these BSODs. Now, MSI has taken ownership for the issue and rolled out BIOS updates for affected motherboards.

Smartphones and other cellular-enabled mobile devices feature a slew of identifiers that separate a specific unit from the rest, and consumers largely don't ever need to interact with these identifiers. Things like serial numbers are occasionally used when it's time to service your device, but other than that, most users probably haven't even looked at these numbers since their original purchase. Of these identifiers, a mobile device's IMEI number is probably the most important of the lot. It stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity, and it's a number that all cellular devices have and give it a unique identity. This includes cellular tablets and great smartwatches. Finding and checking an IMEI number can be extremely useful in certain situations, so it's nice to know how to do it.

Image: Getty Waymo is using insurance data to make the case that its self-driving cars are safer than human drivers. The report, a result of the collaboration first announced last year between the Alphabet-owned company and the insurer Swiss Re, is intended to show how driverless vehicles crash less often and damage less property than human-driven vehicles. Waymo’s data comes at a time of increased scrutiny of self-driving vehicles after California regulators voted to dramatically expand the ability of robotaxi companies to operate in San Francisco despite warnings from city officials about driverless vehicles blocking roads and delaying emergency responders. The study compares Waymo’s liability claims data with those claims filed by human drivers... Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is holding a special OneDrive event on October 3rd where the company plans to offer a “sneak peek at our AI plans” for the cloud storage service. “The future of file management” event will be live streamed on Microsoft Teams and looks like it will include a redesigned OneDrive interface, alongside new AI-powered search and sharing features.“Join Jeff Teper and the OneDrive product team as they showcase the next generation of file management across Microsoft 365,” reads Microsoft’s announcement of the OneDrive event. “We’ll give a sneak peek at our AI plans which include new search, sharing, and information queries across all your files in OneDrive.” Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s OneDrive teaser. The... Continue reading…

Image: Sonos The Sonos Move 2 will be released on September 20th for $449, the company announced this morning. I’ve already reported extensively on the new product, which is Sonos’ third portable speaker after the original Move and much smaller Roam. There are several meaningful improvements to the second-generation Move: it will output stereo audio (the original was only capable of mono), offer more than twice the battery life of its predecessor, and the speaker has redesigned controls that match those of the recent Era 300 and Era 100. The external design is very similar to the original Move. This is still a hefty “portable” speaker, but at least there’s still a built-in handle for carrying it around your home (and outside). Inside the Move 2 are... Continue reading…

Finding the best TV for yourself means selecting one that satisfies your needs by offering great visuals and user experience. Your budget obviously also plays a big role, but thanks to advancements in TV technology, even affordable TVs can provide a pretty good experience. It's up to you to decide whether you want the absolute best visual experience or settle for almost the best.