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You can soon live out your James Bond fantasies with retractable stud winter tires
In 1987's The Living Daylights, James Bond presses a dashboard button to activate retractable tire studs, giving the Aston Martin V8 Vantage he's driving more traction on a frozen lake. That tire...
Everything Apple announced this week: iPhone 17e, new MacBooks, M4 iPad Air and more
Apple has promised a “big week” for the company, which includes an in-person event for press and creators on March 4. But it didn’t exactly wait until Wednesday to get things started. The news...
Blue Prince is out on Switch 2 today, complete with mouse control
The unique and highly addictive roguelike Blue Prince is now available for Switch 2, as announced at today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase. This version allows for mouse control, via the...
Apple’s website leaks MacBook ‘Neo,’ which could be its new cheaper laptop
During Apple's week-long product launch event on Tuesday, a listing for the "MacBook Neo (Model A3404)" appeared on a regulatory compliance page on Apple's website under its line-up of 2026...
EA continues to ‘evolve’ The Sims 4 with new virtual currency and a ‘maker’ program
EA is adding some big changes to The Sims 4: Later this month, it's introducing an in-game marketplace where users can buy creator-made items using a new in-game currency called "Moola." The...
Unihertz’s new QWERTY phone is even more like a Blackberry
Everybody’s trying to get in on Cosmic Orange. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Unihertz, known for its slab phone alternatives, has unveiled an evolution of its device with a physical keyboard:...
Apple’s cheap MacBook could be called the MacBook Neo
“MacBook Neo” appears to be the name of Apple’s long-rumored cheap MacBook, based on a regulatory posting on Apple’s website, MacRumors reports. The gaffe was quickly removed from Apple’s site (pour...
2027 Audi RS5 first drive: Big thrills with a big battery
There's more waffling going on about the future of electric vehicles in America right now than you might expect at a Belgian breakfast buffet. Some brands like Hyundai are staying committed,...
The one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, swooped in to sign a deal with the Pentagon right after Anthropic was blacklisted. | Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images American AI companies love to say that the US must...
All of Amazon’s kid-friendly Kindles are on sale, including the color version
Let me let you in on a little secret: Amazon’s kid-friendly e-readers are a better deal than the standard models. Each so-called “Kids” device is identical to its non-Kids counterpart, except that...