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As Microsoft bids farewell to Windows 10 and gets ready to mark the 40-year milestone of its operating system, it’s looking forward to what’s next for Windows. Microsoft might not be ready to announce Windows 12 just yet, but it clearly wants to turn every Windows 11 PC into an AI PC that Copilot controls and users talk to.“We think we’re on the cusp of the next evolution, where AI happens not just in that chatbot and gets naturally integrated into the hundreds of millions of experiences that people use every day,” says Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer…

Snap happy smartphone shoppers may want to hold off making any purchases in the next few weeks: Oppo’s two upcoming phones could be in the running for the best photography crown, and they’ve just been confirmed for a worldwide release. The Oppo Find X9 and Find X9 Pro are being officially launched on the firm’s home turf this week, and are set for a global launch on October 28. They’re some of the first phones to use MediaTek’s new Dimensity 9500 flagship chipset, and will be packing some of the biggest batteries of any mainstream handset: 7025mAh for the smaller…

You may have seen that Apple has made the decision to stop including a charger with the new 14in MacBook Pro M5, and I think this feels like a major misstep. Just imagine someone buys a new laptop, and imagine that excitement turning into frustration the moment they unbox it and realise they can’t even plug it in. For a company that prides itself on “it just works,” this time, it really doesn’t. The company says it’s about the environment, and technically, it’s aligning with new EU rules, but the reality is that it cheapens what should be a premium…

The US Mint has revealed the design for a commemorative $1 coin honoring late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs.The coin features a young Jobs sitting crosslegged in front of a California landscape of rolling hills, the Mint said. Of course, he’s wearing a turtleneck. There’s also an inscription: “Make something wonderful.” The 2007 quote has been used to frame Jobs’ worldview and legacy by his estate.It will cost $13.25 from the Mint website but you’ll have to wait until 2026 to get one.The coin is part of a yearslong project paying tribute to American innovation that started in 2018,…

As Claudia Pina pirouettes on the edge of the penalty box and slams yet another shot low past my helpless goalkeeper I wonder why I bother. If you’ve played Ultimate Team on FC 26 – whether on console or PC – you’ll almost certainly recognise this tedious scenario that plays out on an irritatingly regular basis in online games. Like Arjen Robben’s trademark cut-in-and-shoot move, you can see it coming, but there’s very little you can do to stop it. So why do I keep coming back? Spot the difference I’ve been playing FIFA games (with the obligatory Pro Evo…

As trade tensions grow between the US and China, Microsoft is reportedly preparing to move the manufacturing of its Surface laptops and tablets out of China. Nikkei reports that Microsoft is aiming to move manufacturing of Surface devices and data center servers out of China “starting from 2026 at the earliest.”The move will reportedly include components, parts, and product assembly for future Surface hardware and server products. The report claims Microsoft has already shifted some of its existing server production outside China, and is pushing to also produce more Xbox consoles outside of the country.News of Microsoft’s potential manufacturing changes…

Introduction Ever since the first Fan Edition phone appeared, Samsung has steadily closed the distance to its upper-tier Galaxy S series. Now we’re at the point you need a microscope to see where the mid-range meets the high end, as the Galaxy S25 FE has left fewer things than ever on the cutting room floor. You’re getting the same screen size, same battery capacity and same charging speeds as the Galaxy S25+. Same Galaxy AI smarts, too. The design is basically a dead ringer. Yet with pricing having stayed roughly in line with the outgoing Galaxy S24 FE at $650/£649/€749,…

Hey! I’m Sean Hollister, and I’ve been The Verge’s unofficial handheld gaming PC reviewer since 2022, when the Steam Deck and kin took over my life. (I also helped launch this website back in the day!) And I’ve just spent the past week reviewing the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, Microsoft’s very first “Xbox” handhelds that are built and co-developed by Asus.We’re doing a neat new thing where we let paying subscribers ask us anything about the hottest new gadgets, stories, and events — and I wasn’t about to let my colleague Jen have all the fun!So I’ll be…

Hello and welcome to a post-October Federal Holiday edition of Regulator.Last week, I caught wind that House Speaker Mike Johnson, along with several top House Republican leaders, had held an exclusive press briefing about the government shutdown that was restricted to “new media.” The contents of the meeting were published as a “scoop” by the Washington Reporter — a Congress-focused publication founded by several GOP operatives that’d been established as a Punchbowl for conservatives — which described the call as “set[ting] the record straight” and “the latest way that House Republicans are taking their messaging directly to the American people.”…

When my household quit cable four years ago and I lost access to Seattle Mariners games on TV, I started streaming the radio broadcast on the Google Home speaker in my kitchen. Honestly? Baseball on the radio rules. You get to walk around and do stuff to the pleasant background sounds of the crowd. Sometimes you hear the crack of Cal Raleigh’s bat hammering the ball into the stands one or 60 times. There’s just one problem: spoilers.I use the MLB app for live scores, which is especially handy to complement an audio-only game. I don’t have to wait for…

Google is making videos created with the AI filmmaking tool Flow even more realistic — and harder to identify as AI-generated at first glance. The company announced Wednesday that users can add in and change the shadows and lighting of their AI videos. The expanded editing features in Flow are tied to the Veo 3.1 update, also announced on Wednesday, which Google says does a better job of making a video based on the images submitted as a prompt.Flow users will also be able to generate videos with audio using several of the tool’s new features. Users can make a…

Apple recently announced revised 14-inch MacBook Pro and iPad Pro models, each equipped with the new M5 processor. As expected, Apple’s new M5 chip is supposedly faster than the M4, with better performance for graphically demanding applications. Apple also says the M5 is significantly better at handling AI-based tasks because its 10-core GPU has a neural accelerator embedded in each core.In terms of pricing, the new 14-inch laptop starts at $1,599, while the base 11-inch and 13-inch tablets start at $999 and $1,299, respectively. All three devices are slated to launch on Wednesday, October 22nd, but you can preorder them…