Though all Windows laptops ship with Microsoft’s very own browser, Edge, installed, the first thing most people usually do on it is search for an installation link for Google Chrome. Ultimately, it’s no secret that the vast majority of Windows users rely on Chrome instead of Edge.

Tesla has begun sending out invitations for its highly anticipated robotaxi service, but there’s one significant caveat: it’s installing a “safety monitor” in the front passenger seat, as previously reported by Electrek. The invites, which were sent to Tesla influencers and investors, say the human monitor will “accompany you on your trip” when rides begin on June 22nd — a move that’s at odds with Elon Musk’s promise of fully unsupervised rides.Details about Tesla’s robotaxi service have been slim in the weeks leading up to its launch, but Musk said in January that the company would launch its “unsupervised” robotaxi service with “no one in the car” this summer. Musk expanded on this in an April earnings call, saying the 10 to 20 Model Y vehicles would be remotely operated in the event of an emergency.Tesla’s invitation outlines some requirements for robotaxi rides, including that riders must request service between 6AM and 12AM within a geofenced area, “excluding airports.” It adds that “service may be limited or unavailable in inclement weather,” which is often a challenge for autonomous vehicles. Invitees can bring one additional guest 18 or older.Over the past couple of months, Tesla has faced pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has asked the EV-maker for more information about “the ability of Tesla’s system to react appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions.” Texas lawmakers have requested that Tesla delay its robotaxi launch until a revision to the state’s autonomous driving law takes effect in September. It will require robotaxi services to get authorization from the Department of Motor Vehicles before operating without a human driver.

Earlier this month, Microsoft’s Family Safety feature, primarily used by parents and schools as a set of parental controls and filters, started randomly blocking Google’s Chrome browser from opening on Windows. The first reports surfaced on June 3rd, with some Chrome users noticing the browser kept closing or wouldn’t open.Microsoft has introduced a bug into Family Safety that specifically targets the Chrome browser and prevents it from functioning on Windows. “Our team has investigated these reports and determined the cause of this behavior,” says Chrome support manager Ellen T. “For some users, Chrome is unable to run when Microsoft Family Safety is enabled.”Other browsers like Firefox or Opera appear to be unaffected, and some users have even found that renaming Chrome.exe to Chrome1.exe works around this issue. Schools or parents who have enabled Family Safety as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription can also disable the “filter inappropriate websites” setting in Family Safety to get Chrome up and running again, but this does leave children able to access any website.It’s unclear when Microsoft will fix the issue, which has been ongoing for more than two weeks. We reached out to Microsoft to comment on this problem earlier this week, but at the time of publication, the company hasn’t responded.“We’ve not heard anything from Microsoft about a fix being rolled out,” wrote a Chromium engineer in a bug tracking thread on June 10th. “They have provided guidance to users who contact them about how to get Chrome working again, but I wouldn’t think that would have a large effect.”Microsoft has a habit of doing weird things on Windows to steer people away from using Chrome. While this Family Safety issue is likely an innocent bug, Microsoft has used prompts, fake AI answers, malware-like popups, and even a poll injected on Google’s Chrome download page to try and sway people to switch to its Edge browser. Earlier this year, Microsoft even used Bing to trick people into thinking they were on Google.

Ever since I got my ASUS ROG Ally, it's become one of my favorite devices, hands down. As someone who doesn’t own a gaming desktop or console, it’s been my primary (and only) gaming machine, and for the most part, it’s served that role incredibly well.

Things are going very well for gaming in 2025, especially for those who managed to pick up a Nintendo Switch 2 around its launch window. Not only was there a bundle that included Mario Kart World as a launch title, but more games on the way for Nintendo's newest console. However, a large portion of the Switch 2 library includes many games that were previously on the original Nintendo Switch. Some games are getting updates and new versions for the Switch 2, but they aren't necessarily new games for it. Most people that pick up a brand-new console want to play brand-new games to take advantage of what the console is capable of. Luckily for all of us, the Nintendo Switch 2 will still have some new games dropping in 2025.

It's not often that I go away from home for extended periods, but one thing that always worries me is keeping an eye on the property. I've got a VPS set up so that I can connect to my NAS services when I do, and some cameras set up outside, but I didn't think I needed one for inside until it was too late to get one installed.

Just because my Intel-based MacBook won’t get the latest version of macOS after Tahoe doesn't mean it's time to retire it. These machines still have plenty of life left in them, especially with a little creativity and the right software. Whether you want to breathe new life into your laptop or dedicate it to a specific purpose, there are many ways I’ve found to keep my older MacBook functional long after official support ends.

As an avid reader and book collector, quantifying my collection is essential to me. And as the biggest reading-tracking platform around, Goodreads has been my go-to for about a decade. But it's clear that the platform is far from perfect. The site has barely evolved in a decade, still has a clunky interface despite overhauls, and packs a recommendation engine that barely understands my taste in books. Amazon’s ownership further adds to the feeling that the sole purpose here is to ensure that my reading data is used for everything but to improve the reading experience.

We've seen the Mac Mini go on sale before, with the price dropping to $499 in one of its most recent deals. However, we're now seeing an even steeper discount, knocking $130 off its usual price, coming in at just $469 for a very limited time. If you've been thinking about purchasing this mini PC, now's going to be the ideal time thanks to this excellent discount from B&H Photo Video.

At this point, it's becoming easier to say which AI startups Mark Zuckerberg hasn't looked at acquiring.In addition to Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence (SSI), sources tell me the Meta CEO recently discussed buying ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab and Perplexity, the AI-native Google rival. None of these talks progressed to the formal offer stage for various reasons, including disagreements over deal prices and strategy, but together they illustrate how aggressively Zuckerberg has been canvassing the industry to reboot his AI efforts. Now, details about the team Zuckerberg is assembling are starting to come into view: SSI co-founder and CEO Daniel Gross, along with ex-Github CEO Nat Friedman, are poised to co-lead the Meta AI assistant. Both men will report to Alexandr Wang, the former Scale CEO Zuckerberg just paid over $14 billion to quickly hire. Wang told his Scale team goodbye last Friday and was in the Meta office on Monday. This week, he has been meeting with top Meta leaders (more on that below) and continuing to recruit for the new AI team Zuckerberg has tasked him with building. I expect the team to be unveiled as soon as next week. Rather th …Read the full story at The Verge.

The idea behind Trump Mobile is relatively straightforward. It's easy to launch a mobile carrier these days, and it can be extremely lucrative - just ask Ryan Reynolds! You should know, though, that Trump Mobile is a pretty bad deal. And the network's supposed flagship phone? We're willing to bet that this $500, made-in-America, coming-soon device will end up being hardly any of those things. If it exists at all.On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay's off doing business meetings or whatever, so David and Jake are joined by The Verge's Dominic Preston to talk about all things Trump Mobile. They talk about the phones that resemble the Trump Mobile T1 Phone 8002, and whether any of them are a good deal in 2025. They talk about the rise in MVNOs, the many ways you can define "made in the USA," and whether there's an inkling of a good thing behind this obvious grift of a product.View LinkSubscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Pocket Casts | MoreAfter that, David and Jake talk through some big news in the TV world: namely, that TV is dying faster than anyone expected. They discuss the ongoing rise of both Netflix and YouTube, the underrated success of FAST networks, an …Read the full story at The Verge.

No one wants their GPU performing below its potential. You don't want your CPU bottlenecking your GPU, or some other component holding it back. Many users still overclock their GPUs to extract some extra performance, but there are some lesser-known settings you can tweak to improve your FPS and the overall quality of your gaming experience. I always use these settings to ensure I'm not leaving performance on the table. Most of what I share here will be relevant to Nvidia GPUs, but you can easily find counterparts for everything for your AMD or Intel GPU.