Nubia Flip 5G Review: Cute, Cheap, and Flawed

Compact, cute, and fairly cheap, Nubia’s Flip 5G could be your first foldable, but the software lets it down.

I'm Pretty Certain You're A Gen X'er Or Boomer If You Can Identify These 30 Public Figures From The 1980s

These shouldn't be tricky or hard at all if you're over 47.

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People Who Got Divorced In Their First Year Of Marriage Are Revealing What Happened, And It’s Gut-Wrenching

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Nvidia’s small GPU initiative will keep graphics cards large — but I’m glad it exists

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Nvidia just gave the PC gaming industry a reason to shrink its biggest graphics cards and produce smallish cases. It’s not what I expected, but I think it might actually help. Read before you judge, friends — I was definitely ready to call out some Nvidia BS, but I’ve mostly come around.

When leakers revealed last month that Nvidia would help steer its graphics card partners toward smaller gaming PCs, I began to daydream. Might we finally see a...

Nvidia’s G-Assist is an AI chatbot that guides you through games and optimizes your PC

G-Assist is a real tech demo from Nvidia. | Image: Nvidia

When Nvidia first announced G-Assist it was an April Fools’ prank in 2017 that joked about an AI assistant being able to help you play a game while you ran to the door for your pizza delivery. Now, seven years later, G-Assist is back as a real demo of a powerful GeForce AI assistant that Nvidia might eventually bring to life for game developers and RTX GPU owners.

Project G-Assist is only a tech demonstration right now, but...

Nvidia and AMD are bringing Microsoft’s Copilot Plus AI features to gaming laptops

Nvidia leans into RTX AI PCs. | Image: Nvidia

Nvidia and AMD are gearing up to launch gaming laptops that include the AI Copilot Plus features that Microsoft just announced for Qualcomm-powered laptops. At Computex today, Nvidia briefly teased that “RTX AI PC” laptops are on the way from Asus and MSI that will eventually include Copilot Plus PC features.

“Newly announced RTX AI PC laptops from ASUS and MSI feature up to GeForce RTX 4070 GPUs and power-efficient systems-on-a-chip...

After Trump’s Conviction, a National Enquirer Editor Sends His Regrets

For Barry Levine, a former top journalist at the supermarket tabloid, the former president’s trial was its own kind of tear-jerker.

Israeli, Egyptian and U.S. officials will meet in Cairo to discuss the Rafah crossing.

"I'm American And I Will Defend Marmite" — 19 British Foods People Think Don't Deserve The Slander

"I don't understand how people can hate on this. It's a masterpiece."

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The Summer 2024 Aesthetic Quiz

New season, new aesthetics!

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27 Things From Amazon With Such Great Reviews, You May Want To Own Them Yourself

Dog goggles, shiatsu foot massagers, and home movie projectors, oh my.

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Taylor Momsen Was Bitten By An Actual Bat Onstage During A Pretty Reckless Performance

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6 Best Linen Sheets (2024): Breathable, Soft, Affordable

Linen might not be your first choice for bed sheets, but give it a try, especially in the warmer months. Here’s the linen we love sleeping on.

A better way to take video on your phone

Image: David Pierce / The Verge

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 40, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me all your recommendations immediately, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I’ve been reading about Shein and Reese Witherspoon and Hollywood Ponzi schemes, journaling in Papery, testing Lazy for all my link dumps and notes, drinking a lot of Poppi soda, developing a...

Caitlin Clark’s hard fouls in WNBA are about basketball, not jealousy

Caitlin Clark is taking hard fouls in the WNBA, but it comes with the territory.

Caitlin Clark has only played 10 games in the WNBA, but she’s already well-versed in how much more physical the pro game is than college. Clark has been on the receiving end of several hard fouls to start her rookie season, and it happened again in Saturday’s Indiana Fever win over the Chicago Sky, setting off another conversation about her ‘treatment’ in the league.

At the end of the third...

How Amazon created a winning streaming formula: shows based on airport books for dads

With its renewal of James Patterson-based ‘Cross’ before the first season even has a release date, Amazon just bet big on this genre. Here’s why that’s a smart move.

During the long, strange press tour for Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tarts movie, the comedian has grumbled extensively about how things just aren’t how they used to be. In the latest instance, he told journalist Bari Weiss on her Honestly podcast, “I miss a dominant masculinity. I get the toxic thing . . . but still, I...

Here’s why AI probably isn’t coming for your job anytime soon

A chief data officer explains why AI still has a long way to go before it can compete with human creativity or judgment.

We live in an age of hyper specialization. This is a trend that’s been evolving for centuries. In his seminal work, The Wealth of Nations (written within months of the signing of the Declaration of Independence), Adam Smith observed that economic growth was primarily driven by specialization and division of labor. And specialization has been a hallmark of computing...

Reveal Exactly Which TV Romance Series You Were Destined For

I don't know about you, but I wish I was fully immersed in these shows.

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"Computer Smart" People Are Revealing The Absolute Worst "Technology Illiteracy" Moment They've Ever Experienced

"I had to get an actual folder and piece of paper out to demonstrate putting paper into the folder before she grasped the concept."

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14 Unexpected Signs Of Seasonal Allergies That Aren't Sneezes Or Sniffles

Pay attention to these sneaky symptoms.

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