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Hertz is selling 20,000 EVs so it can buy more gas guzzlers

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Hertz went from scaling back its electric vehicle ambitions to selling off its actual EVs in...
Hertz went from scaling back its electric vehicle ambitions to selling off its actual EVs in the span of three months. The rental car agency said in a regulatory filing today that it will sell 20,000 vehicles, or roughly one-third of its global EV fleet, and use that money to buy gas guzzlers. The decision was made ...
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Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple to become the world’s most valuable company again

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WhatsApp’s custom sticker maker on iOS is here to spice up your chats

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I just watched the first interactive broadcast TV channel in the US

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If you happen to live in Las Vegas and have a TV with an ATSC 3.0...
If you happen to live in Las Vegas and have a TV with an ATSC 3.0 tuner, then, for the next few days, there will be a new channel on your TV. At first, the Roxi channel just appears to play music videos, but when you hit the pause button on your remote, the TV pauses — despite being a broadcast channel. There’s no...
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Pennsylvania government workers will start using ChatGPT in test program

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The state of Pennsylvania will deploy OpenAI’s enterprise ChatGPT service in a pilot program to help...
The state of Pennsylvania will deploy OpenAI’s enterprise ChatGPT service in a pilot program to help state employees do administrative work. The pilot begins this month and will be limited to an unspecified number of Pennsylvania’s Office of Administration employees, but it could be expanded to other state workers i...
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Netflix’s new 3 Body Problem trailer is all about the mystery

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We’re inching ever closer to 3 Body Problem’s premiere on Netflix, and today, that means another...
We’re inching ever closer to 3 Body Problem’s premiere on Netflix, and today, that means another glimpse at the sci-fi adaptation. Whereas the previous trailer focused on the incredibly immersive virtual reality game at the core of the story, the latest clip focuses on something different: the mystery. Basically, a ...
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Luminar says its laser sensors can do automatic emergency steering

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All vehicles are required to have automatic emergency braking, but the technology is not the best...
All vehicles are required to have automatic emergency braking, but the technology is not the best at preventing crashes, especially at highway speeds. But what about automatic emergency steering? Florida-based lidar company Luminar unveiled a new automatic emergency steering (AES) feature powered by its Iris Plus se...
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NASA’s Artemis mission to take humans back to the Moon has been delayed until 2025

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NASA has pushed back its timeline for the crewed Artemis missions that will send human beings...
NASA has pushed back its timeline for the crewed Artemis missions that will send human beings to the Moon. The first one, Artemis II, was supposed to take place later this year, but now it will launch in September 2025 to orbit the Earth’s satellite, with the landing mission, Artemis III, now planned for a year late...
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Mercedes-Benz taps Will.i.am to create an “interactive musical experience” for its cars

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People love to play their music while driving, but unless you’re some sort of wizard with...
People love to play their music while driving, but unless you’re some sort of wizard with control over time and space, rarely does the beat actually match up with the rhythm of acceleration and steering. Mercedes-AMG aims to change that with a new “interactive musical experience” that it’s created along with musicia...
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Mercedes-Benz’s best-in-class voice assistant is getting an AI boost

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Mercedes-Benz is supercharging its in-car voice assistant with generative AI, paving the way for more natural...
Mercedes-Benz is supercharging its in-car voice assistant with generative AI, paving the way for more natural interactions and personalized driver experiences. The automaker’s upgraded MBUX Virtual Assistant will run on the next-generation MB.OS operating system to create “the most human-like interface with a Merced...
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Sony brought its new PS5 colors to CES

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The PlayStation 5 “slim” is barely a couple months old, but Sony is already preparing to...
The PlayStation 5 “slim” is barely a couple months old, but Sony is already preparing to release new sideplates for the console. And the company is showing off a trio of those new color options — blue, silver, and red — here at CES 2024. The side covers will start at $54.99 when they go on sale in the near future.Un...
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Hyundai says its four-passenger eVTOL will be ready for 2028

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The last time Hyundai brought an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype to CES, it...
The last time Hyundai brought an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype to CES, it was 2020, and the South Korean automaker was talking bullishly about adding it to Uber’s forthcoming air taxi network. Today, Uber’s air taxi network has been sold to another startup, the air taxi industry as a whole ...
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Honda debuts new global EV series, Honda Zero, coming in 2026

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Honda announced a new global electric vehicle series, dubbed Honda Zero, presenting it as an antidote...
Honda announced a new global electric vehicle series, dubbed Honda Zero, presenting it as an antidote to the recent trend of “thick, heavy” EVs seen on the road today. Honda says it will introduce its first model, based on a sleek, sedan-like concept called the Saloon, starting in North America in 2026. In addition ...
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The Acer 57-inch Predator Z57 is a periphery-gobbling curved Mini LED display

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Acer announced a few gaming displays ahead of CES 2024 today, but the star of its...
Acer announced a few gaming displays ahead of CES 2024 today, but the star of its new lineup is clearly its Predator Z57 — a 57-inch, 120Hz curved display that spans 7680x2160 pixels. It uses MiniLED backlighting for better contrast than a typical LCD monitor, and Acer says it will be out in the second quarter for $...
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Acer is bringing its glasses-free 3D screen to a more affordable laptop

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Despite the pictures, I solemnly swear that, in person, that astronaut on the new Acer Aspire...
Despite the pictures, I solemnly swear that, in person, that astronaut on the new Acer Aspire 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition was reaching their arms out to me. I’ve rolled my eyes at 3D displays before, but this time, it looked so realistic that I poked the astronaut’s tummy like it was the Pillsbury Doughboy. I wasn’t w...
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Xgimi launches its brightest projector yet, hides another inside a ceiling lamp

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Xgimi has two new projectors for the US, its brightest ever 4K smart projector and a...
Xgimi has two new projectors for the US, its brightest ever 4K smart projector and a 3-in-1 unit that’s also a ceiling light and Bluetooth speaker. Both long-throw projectors run Google TV.Xgimi says its 4K Horizon Max can produce 3,100 ISO Lumens from its “Dual Light 2.0” laser and LED hybrid light source. It’s wor...
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Xreal’s new AR glasses are aimed at the Apple Vision Pro

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A better all-in-one AI app is finally here

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 20, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in...
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 20, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, hello, welcome, hi, what’s up, how are you, welcome to the gang, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) It’s our first issue of 2024, a number that still feels dee...
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The hubless electric motorcycle with sci-fi style and a great name

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Modern cars are riddled with sensors looking in every direction, most taxed with one simple duty:...
Modern cars are riddled with sensors looking in every direction, most taxed with one simple duty: keep you safe.Motorcycles are a lot more simple. Riders are literally hung out in the wind, left with little more than their reflexes, skills, and situational awareness to keep them safe. Even essential safety tech like...
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Apple is sending out checks for ‘batterygate’ class action claims

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Checks are apparently hitting the bank accounts of people affected by Apple’s decision to slow down...
Checks are apparently hitting the bank accounts of people affected by Apple’s decision to slow down iPhones with older batteries back in 2017. MacRumors reported that readers of its site said they’d seen checks deposited to their accounts amounting to $92.17, later updating the story with an embedded post from one o...
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Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded after a hole blew in one mid-flight

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the “temporary grounding” of 171 Boeing 737 Max 9...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the “temporary grounding” of 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 airplanes this morning after a section of fuselage separated from the side of an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday, leaving a gaping hole in the plane. The agency said in its announcement that it will send an Emerg...
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Save $450 on the DreameBot L20 Ultra

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The DreameBot L20 Ultra robot vacuum / mop is one of our top picks when it...
The DreameBot L20 Ultra robot vacuum / mop is one of our top picks when it comes to robovacs, as long as you don’t mind spending a fair bit of coin. But there’s good news today, as the L20 Ultra is now cheaper than ever before. As a reader of The Verge, you can get the premium DreameBot for $1,049 ($450 off) at Well...
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Jackery’s rooftop tent is also a powerful solar generator

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Jackery has converted the humble rooftop tent into a powerful solar generator that lets any car...
Jackery has converted the humble rooftop tent into a powerful solar generator that lets any car escape the grid for a weekend or longer. Although it’s just a concept on show at CES right now, Jackery says it will put the tent into production sometime near the end of 2024.The retractable solar panels are said to prod...
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Apple’s rejection of Hey calendar app revives an old feud

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