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Back in the day, "Mac vs. PC" was a big deal. They even made TV commercials about it. Thanks to the latest Microsoft Surface announcement, we might be back to that era.
Ahead of Microsoft Build 2024, the Windows maker announced its most powerful consumer-grade Surface Laptop yet. The new flagship Windows laptop from Microsoft itself packs in an "elite" new processor to potentially compete with the MacBook Pro currently on the market. It starts at $999 via Microsoft's official website.
...TL;DR: The new Microsoft Surface Laptop is available for preorder through the Microsoft Store as of May 20. It comes in two sizes (13.8- and 15-inch) that start at $999.99 and $1,299.99, respectively.
Quick links: 13.8-inch model Microsoft Surface Laptop ...TL;DR: As of May 20, the newest iteration of the Microsoft Surface Pro is available to pre-order at the Microsoft Store. There are two different models — one with a Snapdragon X Plus processor and LCD display, and the other with a Snapdragon X Elite processor and OLED display. The former model starts at $999.99, and the latter at $1,499.99.
Quick links Snapdragon X Plus with LCD...Ahead of Build 2024, Microsoft just dropped the new Surface Pro, a competitor to iPad — and we're curious about whether it can beat the popular Apple tablets.
Typically, a discussion about whether Microsoft Surface device can beat an Apple equivalent wouldn't be had, but there's something special about this Surface Pro. It's got the brand-spankin' new Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip, a processor that claims to beat the M3 chips inside the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
And now that same chip...
In an interview with The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai discussed AI-powered search, a major topic at the founder's recent Google I/O developer conference.
At the event, Google announced a slew of new AI tools and models: Ask Photos, AI Agents, Project Astra, Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash, Nano, and AI Teammate, to name a few.
The most visible announcement for regular people is probably the addition of AI Overviews to Google Search. You've probably noticed...
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Intel has revealed a release window for its Lunar Lake laptop processors. The new x86 chips will arrive in the third quarter of this year, and they’re designed to enable the new AI experience in Copilot Plus PCs.
Intel’s announcement coincides with Microsoft’s Surface and AI event, where Microsoft leaned on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite and Plus chips for Copilot Plus PCs that promise high performance and longer battery life. However, Intel claims its Lunar Lake...
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OpenAI says it has been in touch with representatives for Scarlett Johansson after the company pulled one of the voices on ChatGPT for sounding too similar to the actress.
“We’ve been in conversations with ScarJo’s team because there seems to be some confusion. We want to take the feedback seriously and hear out the concerns,” says Joanne Jang, model behavior lead at OpenAI.
OpenAI pulled Sky, one of the default voices on ChatGPT, after it made headlines last...
Disclosure is part of a good privacy policy. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge
Earlier today, Apple issued a fix in iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1. Patching buggy software is a good, normal thing. But that’s not the issue here. The issue is that the fix “addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted” — and that’s all Apple has to say about it.
On iOS, deleted photos technically spend 30...
In an interview with Fast Company, Henry looks back on her four-decade-plus career at SEIU, the union’s biggest wins during her tenure, and the future of the labor movement.
After 14 years at the helm of the Service Employees International Union, Mary Kay Henry is formally stepping down today from her role as president.
Microsoft’s new CoPilot+ PCs can judge how well you play ‘Minecraft’—and help you remember what you were working on the other day.
For the third time in roughly a week, a major tech company is showing off its near-term plans for the future of generative artificial intelligence. This time, it’s Microsoft’s turn.
Water that’s too hard or too soft could damage pipes and lead to health and aesthetic concerns.
When you turn on your faucet to get a glass of water or wash your face, you’re probably not thinking about what’s in your water – besides water. Depending on where you live and whether you have a water-softening system, your water might contain dissolved minerals such as calcium and magnesium. And these minerals can play a role in whether certain pollutants such as lead stay out of your...
Sherrod Brown called on President Biden to nominate a new chair for the FDIC ‘without delay,’ which the Senate would then confirm.
The most powerful Democrat in Congress on banking and financial issues called for President Joe Biden to replace the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) on Monday, saying the agency is broken and there must be “fundamental changes at the FDIC.”
Graphic by Anton Tabuena, original photo via Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images
Trade rumors are expected to grow louder after the Nuggets, Cavaliers, Thunder and Knicks were all eliminated in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
The 2024 NBA Playoffs has already been very eventful to say the least. Several superstar-heavy teams were sent packing way earlier than they hoped, and now the defending champions and two other top-seeded contenders will join them in Cancun after just the...
Photo by Scott Taetsch/PGA of America via Getty Images
DeChambeau showed off his good-guy vibes after the PGA Championship that will make many appreciate him even more.
Bryson DeChambeau showed off this new version of himself at Valhalla Golf Club for the 2024 PGA Championship. He played so freely on the course and finished runner-up to Xander Schauffele.
However, what he did at the turn on Sunday will make people appreciate him even more.
X, formerly known as Twitter, user Anthony...
Scottie Scheffler during the third round of the 2024 PGA Championship. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images
Scottie Scheffler will have to appear in court at a later date following his arrest at the PGA Championship.
Scottie Scheffler’s arraignment has been rescheduled.
Instead of appearing before a judge on Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET, he will do so on Monday, Jun. 3, the same week as the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Scheffler’s attorney, Steve Romines, indicated this to Rex...
There's a new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro, plus a host of AI-powered tricks for Windows.
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Microsoft is confident that it finally nailed the transition to Arm chips — so confident that, this time around, the company spent an entire day pitting its new hardware against the MacBook Air.
On a recent morning at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft representatives set out new Surface devices equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chips inside and compared them directly to Apple’s category-leading laptop. I witnessed an hour of demos and...
Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge
The Surface Laptop for non-business types is here, and Microsoft hopes that after four years of Apple Silicon, its new Arm-based “Copilot Plus PC” has a shot at MacBooks.
The sapphire and slightly pink dune color options are fetching in person, and the 13.8-inch screen size feels generous for the machine’s small footprint. I spent a few minutes playing around with the new Recall feature, which lets you search for things you were looking at on...
Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge
Microsoft has just announced a new Surface Pro, which is part of the new wave of Copilot Plus PCs. The new Pro, which is technically the “11th edition,” starts at $999, comes in four colors, and is powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X processors. The base model comes with a 13-inch LCD screen, but you can upgrade to an OLED in some of the higher-end models. The chip is the star of the show here: it’s what enables a lot of the AI features...
Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air currently starts at just $949.99. | Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Chris Welch
Apple’s new iPad Air and iPad Pro are impressive, but personally, I prefer laptops with built-in trackpads and keyboards for getting work done. If you feel the same way, the new M3-powered MacBook Air is our top pick for most people, and right now, you can buy the 13-inch base model with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for an all-time low of $949.99 ($150 off) at...