Month: February 2023

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge General Motors has struck a “first-of-its-kind” deal with GlobalFoundries (GF) to lock down its supply of crucial semiconductors, a move aimed at avoiding the disruptions caused by the recent global chip shortage. Under the agreement, GF will manufacture the chips at its semiconductor facility in upstate New York. … Read more

Don’t tell me where the Command key is. It’s wherever I want it to be. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Say you’re a Mac user who just got a fancy new keyboard, but it has a Windows layout. Or you want to use the same keyboard with both Windows and Mac machines. … Read more

Amazon’s Halo Rise smart lamp has returned to its lowest price to date. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Buying Amazon’s Halo Rise is kind of like purchasing a smart alarm clock, a sunrise lamp, and a contactless sleep tracker at the same time. The versatile gadget can function as all three … Read more

Image: Nilay Patel / The Verge At this point, just about every car company has committed to spending the next few years adding electric and hybrid vehicles to their fleets or eventually phasing out internal combustion engines entirely. But in a new climate study released this week, EV startups Rivian and Polestar have a more … Read more