It feels like Wi-Fi 7 connectivity is only starting to get a foothold in the devices we use daily. You might not have noticed either, as the majority of devices available use fewer antennas, limiting their maximum throughput. But the next major version, Wi-Fi 8(IEEE 802.11bn), has been in development since 2021, and it's not far from appearing in consumer devices.

I never really believed self-driving cars would make it to the UK, so you can imagine my surprise when I found myself clambering into one of Wayve's autonomous vehicles for a journey around north London a few weeks ago. In June, the company announced plans with Uber to begin trialing Level 4 fully autonomous robotaxis in the capital as soon as 2026, part of a government plan to fast-track self-driving pilots ahead of a potential wider rollout in late 2027. Alphabet-owned Waymo, now a staple fixture of US cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, also has its eyes on London, announcing plans for its own fully driverless robotaxi …Read the full story at The Verge.

They say once a coder, always a coder. After switching to tech blogging, I don't code full-time now, but there's always a coder in me who finds fun in automating stuff with scripting. Nowadays, major productivity apps seem to demand a monthly payment. This "subscription creep" is annoying, but there’s a better way. I realized that many of these paid features are simple automation tasks in disguise. I built a few custom Python scripts that perfectly handle everything I need.

You know, there are a few games on Steam that have reached drinking age yet still receive a healthy player base to this day. One of those titles is Garry's Mod, a Source sandbox game that has enjoyed almost two whole decades of updates and content to make it one of the best titles on Steam.

Everyone knows that if you want a lightweight operating system, you go with Linux. But just how low can you go with the system specs? Could you, for instance, take Linux and run it on a Pentium 1? And not just any build of Linux, mind you; we're talking about a modern-day one.

Security and privacy are increasingly large concerns for a lot of people, and data breaches and leaks have weakened consumer trust in a lot of companies. That, combined with rising costs, have made a lot of cloud services unappealing to people, and for some of us, that may include a password manager. There are plenty of subscription-based (and some free) password managers that offer to keep your passwords safe and make them available to you on all your devices, but that investment can sometimes feel like a little much.

The Asus Vivobook 14 is one of those laptops that often flies under the radar because of its specifications and its usual retail price. This is not a $530 laptop, and you should never buy it for that price because there are plenty of better options. However, when this laptop goes on sale, that's when things become a little more interesting, because it can be a great option for someone that's not looking to spend a lot of money. We've seen this model drop in price before, but this is the best price we've seen for this model. Best Buy's early Black Friday promotion knocks it down to just $270, making it hard to ignore.

This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week.I spent yesterday at Eric Newcomer's Cerebral Valley conference in San Francisco, which is now in its third year. I've attended this event for three years in a row because Eric does a great job curating the speakers and the audience, and the conversations are more substantive than a typical industry event.This year was no exception; however, I found the most interesting part of the day to be when the results of an anonymous audience survey were shared onstage. The more than 300 attendees who part …Read the full story at The Verge.

Single-board computers are an affordable and convenient means to kick off a DIY project. As popular Raspberry Pi models get, they work best as full-fledged computers apart from assisting with some DIY functionalities. For specific tasks, the ESP32 can prove to be a suitable tool.

It's always a special year when two of the biggest FPS franchises in gaming go head-to-head. Battlefield and Call of Duty have been competing against each other for as long as I can remember having a gaming platform, and historically, one of those names has always come out on top. This year, though, things are looking... different.

We've seen some pretty steep discounts over the past year on our favorite tech products, but as we approach Black Friday, the discounts are somehow getting even better. While we wouldn't recommend grabbing a cheap laptop, sometimes there's just no choice, since you just need something that works for a good price.

The problem with answering the question, "What hardware do you need to run a Minecraft server?" is that it's like asking, "How long is a piece of string?" There are a ton of elements at play, such as the number of people who will play at the same time, what version of Minecraft you're running, and how many mods you plan to stuff into the system until the game is nigh-unrecognisable.