Canon is announcing the EOS R6 Mark III camera, its latest jack-of-all-trades full-frame mirrorless model for both stills and video. The new camera has a 32.5-megapixel sensor, improved autofocus, up to 7K video recording, and a new dual-card arrangement with a faster CFexpress Type B slot. It’s set to launch November 25th and will sell body-only for $2,799 as well as in kits with the RF 24-105mm STM lens or RF 24-105mm L lens for $3,149 and $4,049, respectively.The R6 line is aimed at a wider set of users who may not need the higher 45 megapixels of the pricier EOS R5 Mark II or want to spend well over $4,000 for the body alone. But the R6 Mark III seems no slouch now that it’s upping the res from 24 megapixels in the last-gen model to 32.5 megapixels. The Mark III can also capture higher-quality video up to 4K / 120p and 7K / 60p RAW, including support for full corner-to-corner open gate filming for extra cropping flexibility. There are more gamma settings on offer as well, with Canon’s Log 2 mode and custom looks. But some of the most helpful functional changes for video shooters may be the inclusion of a tally lamp to make it obvious from afar when you’re filming and the move from a Micro HDMI port to a full-size Type A HDMI. As for the new camera’s autofocus system, you can now register a person’s face to ensure it prioritizes them when continuously tracking. One change that may polarize some is Canon’s move from dual SD card slots on the R6 Mark II to an asymmetrical setup on the Mark III, with one CFexpress Type B and one SD. CFexpress can achieve faster speeds, and that’s likely in part responsible for the R6 Mark III’s ability to capture longer bursts of images while maintaining the same shooting speeds as the last-gen model (12 fps with the mechanical shutter or 40 fps electronic), even at its higher resolution. But CFexpress cards typically cost more, and managing multiple card formats is more cumbersome. Unlike CFexpress Type A, Type B card slots can’t be set up to also take an SD card — like you find in Sony cameras with their combo slots.Launching alongside the EOS R6 Mark III, Canon has an interesting new lens: the RF 45mm f/1.2 STM. It’s a compact standard prime lens with a very bright maximum aperture for capturing shots in low light and with very shallow depth of field. It’s also one of the most affordable f/1.2 lenses I’ve ever heard of, priced at $469.99 and estimated to ship in early December. Full-frame-compatible autofocusing lenses with f/1.2 apertures usually run well north of $1,500, even from third parties like Sigma, so seeing one from Canon for under $500 is pretty wild. It’s not an L lens, though, so it isn’t weather sealed, and you’ll have to pay an additional $59.99 for a lens hood. And while being briefed on it, Canon USA representative Drew MacCallum described the lens as not being for the most scrupulous of pixel peepers, due to its reliance on some in-camera corrections to support its image rendering and help compensate for its lower cost. Regardless, as someone whose favorite lens is a Sony FE 50mm f/1.2, I’d love to see affordable f/1.2 lenses become a trend.

RSS feed readers are the most effective way to stay on top of the news you want. With all of the advancements in technology, we have yet to see something that really surpasses the effectiveness and simplicity of an RSS feed aggregator, and that's why pretty much every news website still offers an RSS feed (that includes XDA, by the way).

There's a lot I don't really like about Windows 11, but I think the bugbear that always manages to tick me off is the right-click menu. Never mind that Windows 11 has two of them—one for the new menu and one for the legacy menu, which I sometimes need to switch between—but the first one is already pretty cluttered to start with. Fortunately, it seems Microsoft has finally seen the light, as there are claims that the company is working to refine the newer menu to be less cluttered.

Rode’s new console is slightly smaller and more than half the price of last year’s version. | Image: Rode Rode has announced a new version of the Rodecaster Video portable production console it launched just over a year ago, but the Rodecaster Video S isn’t a replacement. The Rodecaster Video S offers similar functionality to the original, including switching and mixing multiple video and audio sources and replacing blue or green screens, but with an even smaller footprint and price. The Rodecaster Video launched at $1,199 in late September 2024, while the new S version is available for preorder now for less than half that, at $499. The smaller version can’t accommodate as many video sources as the original, which itself was designed to be a limited but more affordable alternative to professional video switchers used in dedicated studios. At nearly $500, the Rodecaster Video S still isn’t a cheap tool for amateur streamers. But for established podcasters looking to test the waters with video versions of their content, it’s an even more affordable and accessible all-in-one solution when you factor in the built-in functionality like chroma keying and compatibility with both professional and consumer-grade audio and video gear.The Rodecaster Video S is powered by the same unnamed “high-performance octa-core processor” as the previous version, with video capabilities that max out at 1080p. It’s a couple inches shorter and almost 400 grams lighter, but the improved portability does come with some sacrifices. The Rodecaster Video featured four HDMI inputs, two HDMI outputs, and a pair of multifunction USB-C inputs for connecting mics and webcams. This new version has just three HDMI inputs, a single multifunction USB-C port for audio and video devices, and one HDMI video output.The Video S does carry forward the original’s pair of combo XLR/1/4” jack inputs, so it’s still compatible with professional-grade microphones, but you can alternately connect USB mics or Rode’s Series IV wireless mics using two built-in wireless receivers. A pair of 1/4” jacks provide custom mixes and levels to two sets of wired headphones, but the dedicated speaker outputs found on the original have been removed.You’ll still find a two-inch touchscreen on the Rodecaster Video S with its own dial controller for navigating settings and making adjustments, but the number of large buttons used to switch between video sources or load up to five preset scenes configurable using Rode’s desktop app has been reduced from 14 to 10.Other features carried over from the original Rodecaster Video include livestreaming to desktop software or directly to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook. Or you can record broadcasts, including the individual video and audio sources separately, to an external USB storage drive for editing later. And because the Rodecaster Video S is designed for smaller productions, if you don’t have the budget for a dedicated operator, the console itself can automatically switch between multiple camera angles based on who’s speaking.

Many of us splurge on high-end 360mm AIO coolers to keep our CPU temperatures as low as possible. I do that too because they certainly help, but it's important to remember that they're only one part of your cooling setup. A powerful AIO or tower cooler can pull a lot of heat off your CPU, but it still relies on the air circulating inside your case. If that air is already warm and stagnant, even the best CPU coolers will struggle to keep temperatures under control.

Nodules containing nickel, cobalt, and manganese rest atop these core samples taken from the deep ocean floor. | Photo: Getty Images The race to mine battery minerals from the ocean floor would create a new stream of waste that could rob sea life of a critical food source, according to new research published today in the journal Nature Communications. That could have far-reaching effects across the ocean, potentially reaching larger fish like tuna that people depend on for food and livelihoods.The findings come as President Donald Trump attempts to circumvent international law and give companies permission to mine the deep sea commercially, which has yet to happen anywhere in the world. The first company to apply for an international mining permit from the Trump administration actually funded this study. It might not have anticipated that the results of that research would raise another warning flag about deep-sea mining.The study authors found that if mining operations release waste into the ocean’s “twilight zone,” about 200 to 1,500 meters below the surface of the sea, it could starve tiny animals called zooplankton and other creatures that eat them. That could have serious ramifications along entire food webs that connect predators and their prey, leading the scientists to argue there still needs to be more research into how to avoid potential risks.“Put the brakes on this process”“We’re trying to go against that [rush to mine] and put the brakes on this process. We don’t have the science to fully conclude what’s the best option,” says Michael Dowd, lead author of the study and an oceanography graduate student in the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “Those current plans are going to cause severe impacts.” The Trump administration has set its sights on rock-like polymetallic nodules on the seafloor that are rich in nickel, cobalt, and manganese, which can be used to manufacture rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. A Canadian startup called The Metals Company (TMC) calls those nodules “batteries in a rock” and triggered a deep-sea mining craze several years ago when it partnered with the island nation of Nauru to start commercially harvesting those minerals. The effort pushed the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to start developing a “mining code” to regulate deep-sea mining and protect natural resources considered a “common heritage of humankind.” More than 900 ocean scientists and policy experts, meanwhile, have called for a freeze on deep-sea exploitation in a public statement that says mining could result “in the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning that would be irreversible on multi-generational timescales.”This year, The Metals Company and the Trump administration decided to move ahead rather than wait for the ISA to finalize its mining code. Trump signed an executive order to fast-track seabed mining in US and international waters, and TMC soon applied for a permit under that process. Critics say these moves violate international law, and ISA secretary-general Leticia Reis de Carvalho has said that unilateral action to mine the deep sea “sets a dangerous precedent that could destabilize the entire system of global ocean governance.”The new research adds to those calls for caution. The mining process involves transporting nodules along with seawater and sediments via pipe up to a ship where the valuable metals can be separated and collected. The leftover waste is pumped back into the ocean, but where exactly to dump it in the vast abyss is still a big question. The twilight zone is one option that industry has proposed, considered a midwater depth — where sunlight disappears and is replaced by the dim light of bioluminescent organisms. It’s an area that’s busy with life, including small fish, crustaceans, and gelatinous creatures called micronekton and the zooplankton they eat. The zooplankton gobble up particles from dead organic material that drifts down into the twilight zone. A major problem with releasing plumes of waste here is that it would inundate the zone with similarly sized sediment particles that could replace the zooplankton’s food source with a less nutritious alternative.The researchers from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa collected water and particle samples before and during a small-scale test mining operation TMC conducted in the Pacific Ocean in 2022. By comparing concentrations of amino acids in the particles, a measure of their nutritional value, they found that the particles from the waste plume were 10 to 100 times less nutritious. Dowd describes it as “junk food that has almost no organic material to it.”“This will cause this bottom-up impact where first, these zooplankton will starve, and it can cause the micronekton and up to starve,” he says. Whales and bigger fish like tuna and swordfish dive down to the twilight zone to eat micronekton. Zooplankton also migrate up toward the sea surface nightly to feed before returning to the ocean’s midwater. They become food for other animals at varying depths in that process, and the ritual also plays a key role in transporting carbon deep into the sea to regulate Earth’s climate. For all these reasons, flooding the twilight zone with junk particles from mining waste is likely to have cascading effects on life at all depths of the ocean. Releasing that waste in shallower waters, home to predators higher up on the food chain, is likely to pose similar or worse risks, the research paper notes. There’s little data available to understand what the impact might be further down in the water column than the twilight zone, where scientists are still discovering new species and where some species from shallower depths will migrate to avoid predators. If companies are hell-bent on mining the deep sea before even fully understanding the risks, they might be able to mitigate some harms by returning sediment waste all the way back down to the seafloor where they dug it up. This is likely a more complicated and costly endeavor than releasing it at shallower depths, however — and that has scientists concerned about the impact that cutting corners could have on sea life.  Advances in battery technology and e-waste recycling can limit the need to mineThe study authors tell The Verge that although they received funding from the company, they retained the independence to publish their findings without Metals Co. influencing their work. The Metals Company said in an email to The Verge that it plans to discharge waste at a depth of 2,000 meters, below the twilight zone studied in the paper, “based on the authors’ advice.” It claims that the waste particles dissipate quickly, and that there are fewer zooplankton at that depth anyway. “Concern about midwater impacts is understandable, but the data have moved on—and so should the conversation,” TMC environmental manager Michael Clarke said in the email.Advances in battery technology and e-waste recycling can also limit the need to mine. Automakers including Tesla, BYD, and Ford have turned to alternatives to conventional rechargeable batteries that would eliminate or limit the need for nickel and cobalt. Building out more robust recycling infrastructure could also help ensure that EVs and renewable energy sources like wind and solar that need rechargeable batteries don’t wind up causing new environmental crises. “We can recycle our [e-waste], we can mine our waste,” says Brian Popp, co-author of the study and a professor at the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “We don’t need to dig up the deep sea to power the green revolution.”

There really aren't any games that make an impact like Papers, Please did. In fact, there are a few games out there that take the same sort of mechanics that Papers, Please introduced and apply them in different ways, but there's always going to be room for the one that started it all. And if you've never given the game a try before, you can now snap up this amazing title for just $3.39 on Steam right now. Sounds like a steal if you ask me.

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.At 8PM on election night in New York City, I arrived at an unmarked office building in the Meatpacking District.Inside, a few dozen young Kalshi employees moved between clusters of desks, pizza boxes, and a large projector displaying live markets for the day's key races. The vibe was quiet but focused. On the screen, numbers flickered as bets adjusted in real time.Near the projector, co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara chatted with a CBS News crew filming a segment for the next morni …Read the full story at The Verge.

We've seen the Asus Vivobook 14 drop in price before, but this has to be the lowest price we've seen all year. It's now just $200 from Best Buy thanks to a steep $250 discount. We know that Black Friday is just around the corner, but we don't think we'll be seeing this laptop, this cheap, during the holiday sales that are coming up in just a few weeks' time. That means it's now the perfect time to pick this up, if you've been looking for a Windows laptop that can handle all the basics.

Logseq offers three key advantages over Obsidian that are particularly relevant for daily note-taking. For starters, Logseq features block-first outlining, treating each idea as a movable piece; I can indent, reorder, and link a single line without having to deal with a whole page. The second advantage is the built-in query system that lets me surface matching blocks by tag or property. Finally, I love the integrated Daily Note that’s ready as soon as you open the app.

This is a gaming PC we can get behind because some of the main components included are our favorites. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT are the heavy hitters here, but you're also getting 32GB of DDR5 RAM and 2TB of SSD storage. What's great about buying a prebuilt PC is that you don't have to worry about things not working. And if anything goes wrong, you can contact the manufacturer for support. Naturally, you're going to be paying a bit of a premium over building it yourself, but the time and headaches you save will be worth it.