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<title type="html"><![CDATA[GPU prices are out of control again]]></title>
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<updated>2025-04-25T21:18:00-04:00</updated>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Every so often, Central Computers - one of the last remaining dedicated Silicon Valley computer stores - lets subscribers know it's managed to obtain a small shipment of AMD graphics cards. Today, it informed me that I could now purchase a $600 Radeon RX 9070 XT for $850 - a $250 markup. It's not alone. […]]]></summary>
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Every so often, Central Computers - one of the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2021/2/24/22298616/frys-electronics-going-out-of-business">last remaining</a> dedicated Silicon Valley computer stores - lets subscribers know it's managed to obtain a small shipment of AMD graphics cards. Today, it informed me that I could now purchase a $600 Radeon RX 9070 XT <a href="https://www.centralcomputer.com/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-9070-xt-gaming-16gb-gddr6-graphics-card-pcie-5-0-3x-displayport-2-1-1x-hdmi-2-1-16-pin-power-connectors.html">for $850</a> - a $250 markup.
It's not alone. I just checked every major US retailer and street prices on eBay, and I regret to inform you: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/1/23191634/nvidia-amd-gpu-shortage-over-3080-3070-3060-radeon-rx-6900-6800">the great GPU shortage</a> has returned. Many AMD cards are being marked up $100, $200, $250, even $280. The street price of an Nvidia RTX 5080 is now over $1,500, a full $500 higher than MSRP. And <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/23/24349619/nvidia-rtx-5090-review-test-benchmark">an RTX 5090</a>, the most powerful consumer GPU? You can't even get the $2,000 card for $3,000 today.
Here, I've built tables to show you:
<figure class="wp-block-vox-media-table"><table><thead><tr><th>Item</th><th>MSRP</th><th>Average eBay street price (Mar-Apr)</th><th>Best retail price (April 25th)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT</td><td>$599</td><td>$957</td><td>$880</td></tr><tr><td>AMD Radeon RX 9070</td><td>$549</td><td>$761</td><td>$835</td></tr><tr><td>Nvidia RTX 5090</td><td>$1,999</td><td>$3,871</td><td>$3,140</td></tr><tr><td>Nvidia RTX 5080</td><td>$999</td><td>$1,533</td><td>$1,390</td></tr><tr><td>Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti</td><td>$749</td><td>$1,052</td><td>$825</td></tr><tr><td>Nvidia RTX 5070</td><td>$549</td><td>$715</td><td>$610</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption>"Best retail price" is the actual price I saw a card for on April 25th - roughly the minimum you'd pay.</figcaption></figure>
You shouldn't just blame tariffs for these price hikes. In early March, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/628332/amd-9070-xt-gpu-retailer-partner-scalping">we found retailers were already …</a>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/report/656783/gpu-prices-are-out-of-control-again">Read the full story at The Verge.</a>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Bending to industry, Donald Trump issues executive order to “expedite” deep sea mining]]></title>
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<updated>2025-04-25T20:31:53-04:00</updated>
<published>2025-04-25T20:31:53-04:00</published>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Donald Trump wants to mine the depths of the ocean for critical minerals ubiquitous in rechargeable batteries, signing an executive order on Thursday to try to expedite mining within US and international waters.  It’s a brash move that critics say could create unknown havoc on sea life and coastal economies, and that bucks international agreements. […]]]></summary>
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Donald Trump wants to mine the depths of the ocean for critical minerals ubiquitous in rechargeable batteries, signing an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/unleashing-americas-offshore-critical-minerals-and-resources/">executive order</a> on Thursday to try to expedite mining within US and international waters. 
It’s a brash move that critics say could create unknown havoc on sea life and coastal economies, and that bucks international agreements. Talks to develop rules for deep-sea mining are still ongoing through the International Seabed Authority (ISA), a process that missed an initial <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23778923/key-deadline-deep-sea-mining-regulation-battery-minerals">2023 deadline</a> and has continued to stymie efforts to start commercially mining the deep sea.
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“Fast-tracking deep-sea mining by bypassing the ISA’s global regulatory processes would set a dangerous precedent and would be a violation of customary international law,” Duncan Currie, legal adviser for the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition that has advocated for a moratorium on deep sea mining, said in a press statement.
The ISA was established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. More than 160 nations have ratified the convention, but the United States has not. Ignoring the convention, the executive order Trump signed directs federal agencies to expedite the process for issuing licenses to companies seeking to recover minerals “in areas beyond national jurisdiction” in accordance with the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12608">1980 US Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act</a>. A country’s territorial jurisdiction only extends roughly <a href="https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/useez.html">200 nautical miles</a> from shore.
The Trump administration wants to work with industry “to counter China’s growing influence over seabed mineral resources,” the executive order says. However, no country has yet to commercially mine the <a href="https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/deep-ocean.html#:~:text=The%20deep%20ocean%20is%20generally,6%2C000%20meters%20(3.7%20miles).">deep ocean</a> where depths reach about 656 feet (200 meters) in international waters. There have already been efforts to <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=isa+exploration+contracts&rlz=1C5GCCM_en&oq=isa+explora&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIHCAIQABiABDIKCAMQABgKGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCggFEAAYChgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMgoIBxAAGAoYFhgeMgoICBAAGAoYFhgeMggICRAAGBYYHtIBCDQ1ODBqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8">explore</a> parts of the ocean floor rich in nickel, copper, cobalt, iron, and manganese sought after for rechargeable batteries, though, and China is a <a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/11/china-critical-mineral-strategy-beyond-geopolitics/">leading refiner of many critical minerals.</a>
China responded on Friday: the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2v37z333lo">BBC reported</a> Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun as saying that Trump’s move “violates international law and harms the overall interests of the international community.”
The Metals Company <a href="https://investors.metals.co/news-releases/news-release-details/metals-company-apply-permits-under-existing-us-mining-code-deep">announced</a> in March that the Canadian company had already “met with officials in the White House” and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/638732/battery-mineral-deep-sea-mining-the-metals-company-donald-trump">planned to apply for permits</a> under existing US mining code to begin extracting minerals from the high seas.
California-based company <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/deep-sea-mining-firm-impossible-metals-seeks-mining-lease-near-american-samoa-2025-04-15/">Impossible Metals asked</a> the Trump administration earlier this month to auction off mining leases for areas off the coast of American Samoa, which would be within US-controlled waters. Trump’s executive order also directs the Secretary of the Interior to expedite the process for leasing areas for mining within US waters.
Companies seeking to exploit offshore mineral resources argue that it would cause less harm than mining on land. Their opponents contend that there’s still too little research to even understand how widespread the effects of deep sea mining could be on marine ecosystems and the people who depend on them. Recent studies have warned of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/27/23658352/ev-battery-deep-sea-mining">“irreversible” damage</a> and loud <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/7/23198447/mining-deep-sea-batteries-dangerously-noisy-study">noise affecting sea life</a>, and one <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/claim-seafloor-dark-oxygen-faces-doubts">controversial study</a> raises questions of whether the deep sea could be an important source of “<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/5/24211885/dark-oxygen-discovery-ocean-abyss-battery-mining-rules">dark oxygen</a>” for the world.
More than <a href="https://deep-sea-conservation.org/solutions/no-deep-sea-mining/momentum-for-a-moratorium/">30 countries</a> — including Palau, Fiji, Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, New Zealand, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom — have called for a ban or moratorium on deep-sea mining until international rules are in place to minimize the potential damage.
“The harm caused by deep-sea mining isn’t restricted to the ocean floor: it will impact the entire water column, top to bottom, and everyone and everything relying on it,” Jeff Watters, vice president for external affairs at the nonprofit Ocean Conservancy said in a press release.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump DOJ goon threatens Wikipedia]]></title>
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<updated>2025-04-25T18:33:20-04:00</updated>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Interim DC attorney Ed Martin has written a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation — the organization behind Wikipedia — that calls into question its status as a nonprofit entity. In the letter, which was obtained by The Free Press, Martin claims he found that Wikipedia “is engaging in a series of activities that could violate […]]]></summary>
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Interim DC attorney Ed Martin has written a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation — the organization behind Wikipedia — that calls into question its status as a nonprofit entity. In <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ocNyx34Et19sKtlta0bTPPzSPcpi375T/view">the letter</a>, which was <a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/trump-prosecutor-threatens-wikipedia">obtained by The Free Press</a>, Martin claims he found that Wikipedia “is engaging in a series of activities that could violate its obligations” under US law about tax-exempt organizations.
Under the law (<a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501">Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26</a>), tax-exempt organizations must operate “exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes.” Martin alleges that Wikipedia is “allowing foreign actors to manipulate information and spread propaganda,” including by “rewriting” historical events and through “other matters implicating the national security and the interests of the United States.”
Martin is known for <a href="https://www.thefire.org/news/us-attorney-ed-martins-bully-tactics-have-no-place-america">thinly justified legal threats</a> against media organizations. In recent days, Martin has sent letters <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/health/nejm-prosecutor-letter.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share">to the New England Journal of Medicine</a>, the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/us-attorney-demands-scientific-journal-explain-ensures-viewpoint-diver-rcna201929">CHEST Journal</a>, and <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/medical-journals-complain-harassment-department-justice-rcna203091#:~:text=A%20third%20journal%2C%20Obstetrics%20and%20Gynecology%2C%20confirmed%20to%20NBC%20News%20it%20also%20received%20a%20letter%20from%20Martin.%C2%A0">Obstetrics and Gynecology</a>, accusing them of being “partisan in various scientific debates.”
Martin asks the Wikimedia Foundation to respond to several questions, such as what it’s doing to “safeguard” the public from propaganda, as well as efforts to exclude “foreign influence operatives from making targeted edits” on topics that would “reshape or rewrite history.” He’s giving the Foundation until May 15th to respond.
“Wikipedia’s content is governed by three core <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Core_content_policies" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">content policies</a>:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> neutral point of view</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:V" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">verifiability</a>, and<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:NOR" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> no original research</a>, which exist to ensure information is presented as accurately, fairly, and neutrally as possible,” Jacob Rogers, the Wikimedia Foundation’s associate general counsel, said in an emailed statement to The Verge. “The entire process of content moderation is overseen by nearly 260,000 volunteers and is open and transparent for all to see, which is why we welcome opportunities to explain how Wikipedia works and will do so in the appropriate forum.”
Martin’s letter reflects a broader trend of the right targeting Wikipedia. Last year, Elon Musk <a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk-and-the-rights-war-on-wikipedia/?ref=404media.co">told supporters to</a> “stop donating to Wokepedia” <a href="https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/wikipedia_musk_right_trump.php">before later calling the site</a> “an extension of legacy media propaganda.” In January, <a href="http://forward.com">a report from Forward.com</a> found that The Heritage Foundation, the right-wing think tank behind Project 2025, created a presentation with a series of slides geared toward “targeting” Wikipedia editors.
The Wikimedia Foundation has since created tools to protect the identities of editors, with CEO Maryana Iskander telling the community that it’s “seeing an increase in threats, both regulation and litigation across the world,” <a href="https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-prepares-for-increase-in-threats-to-us-editors-from-musk-and-his-allies/">as reported by 404 Media</a>.
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<name>Tina Nguyen</name>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump offers a private dinner to his biggest memecoin buyers]]></title>
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<updated>2025-04-25T18:30:24-04:00</updated>
<published>2025-04-25T18:22:15-04:00</published>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump recently announced that he would host a private dinner for the top 220 biggest holders of $TRUMP, the meme coin he launched days prior to taking office - and several U.S. Senators would like to know exactly why he's doing this. The dinner was publicly advertised on the $TRUMP coin homepage this […]]]></summary>
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President Donald Trump recently announced that he would host a private dinner for the top 220 biggest holders of $TRUMP, the meme coin he launched days prior to taking office - and several U.S. Senators would like to know exactly why he's doing this. 
The dinner was publicly advertised on the $TRUMP coin homepage this past Wednesday, and included a special VIP package for the top 25 holders: a private reception with Trump, and a VIP tour of the White House the next day. According to the site, the winners will be determined by how much of the coin a contestant owns, as well as how long they hold it between April 23rd and May 12. "The more $TRUMP you hold - and the longer you hold it - the higher Your Ranking will be," it said.
At its peak, a $TRUMP token went for $75.35 on January 19th, the day before his inauguration. It has plummeted ever since, losing 88 percent of its value, and sat at $9.18 before the contest was announced. The promotion caused $TRUMP to jump by more than 50 percent, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-coin-dinner-with-president-meme-coin-price/">according to CBS</a>, hitting a peak of $14.32 that afternoon and bringing in an extra $100 million in value.
Democrat Senators were outraged, with <a href="https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1915138398714753437">Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) posting on X</a> that thi …
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/cryptocurrency/656700/trump-contest-meme-coin">Read the full story at The Verge.</a>
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<name>Umar Shakir</name>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Gmail gets a slider on Android tablets, AI on the side]]></title>
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<updated>2025-04-25T17:58:50-04:00</updated>
<published>2025-04-25T17:58:50-04:00</published>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Google is rolling out Gmail updates for mobile users across Android and iOS, with some design updates and new access to AI features. Android tablet and foldable owners will have a more flexible Gmail app interface that lets them drag the divider to adjust the list and conversation panes to whatever size they want in […]]]></summary>
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Google is <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/04/release-notes-04-25-2025.html">rolling out Gmail updates</a> for mobile users across Android and iOS, with some design updates and new access to AI features.
Android tablet and foldable owners will have a more flexible Gmail app interface that lets them drag the divider to adjust the list and conversation panes to whatever size they want in landscape view. You can also drag the divider all the way to one side to switch to a single pane view if preferred. The update is rolling out now for Workspace and personal accounts.
<img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/04/gmailtab.gif?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,8.1151832460733,100,83.769633507853" alt="animation of landscape android gmail app on tablet with bar sliding left and right" title="animation of landscape android gmail app on tablet with bar sliding left and right" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="Adjustable panes in the Gmail app for Android tablets and foldables. | GIF: Google" data-portal-copyright="GIF: Google" />
Google is also pushing a Material Design 3 update to Gmail on iOS that puts it in parity with the Android and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/27/23281237/google-gmail-redesign-ui-opt-out-chat-meet-spaces">redesigned web</a> versions, including the pill-shaped buttons on the bottom and a rounded search bar on top. The update is rolling out now to both Workspace and personal accounts. Additionally, Google Calendar on iOS will now let you create and modify birthday events like you already can on Android.
Finally, Gemini’s image generator is coming to the Gmail app sidebar on both Android and iOS for Workspace users. Like in Google’s Workspace apps on the web, you can generate images within the Gmail app and then save them, copy them, or insert them directly into your email draft.
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<name>Justine Calma</name>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[USAID decides not to collect former workers’ abandoned devices]]></title>
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<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=656626</id>
<updated>2025-04-25T17:26:07-04:00</updated>
<published>2025-04-25T17:01:50-04:00</published>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[After stranding former US Agency for International Development (USAID) workers with devices holding sensitive information, the Trump administration says it will no longer physically collect their government-issued phones, laptops, and tablets. An email sent by USAID to workers on Thursday and obtained by The Verge says the devices will be wiped remotely, and then “marked […]]]></summary>
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<figcaption>The entrance to the now shuttered USAID office can be seen as black plastic covers a USAID sign at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC on April 1, 2025. | Photo: Getty Images</figcaption>
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After <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/632098/trump-phone-laptop-security-doge-usaid">stranding former US Agency for International Development (USAID) workers with devices holding sensitive information</a>, the Trump administration says it will no longer physically collect their government-issued phones, laptops, and tablets.
An email sent by USAID to workers on Thursday and obtained by The Verge says the devices will be wiped remotely, and then “marked as disposed.” Each direct hire or contractor will then be responsible for discarding the equipment. It’s unclear from the email whether the decision affects people stationed abroad or only those within the continental US.
<figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote>The discarded devices are basically now trash</blockquote></figure>
Some former employees had been waiting months to send in the devices before the change in plan was announced yesterday. Soon after stepping into office, President Donald Trump <a href="https://apnews.com/article/usaid-trump-foreign-aid-rubio-judge-ali-60ef55de60a36c61eb563b5982298385">froze foreign aid funding</a> and <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/10/trump-rubio-usaid-cuts-foreign-aid/">shuttered</a> nearly all USAID programs. A majority of USAID’s 10,000 employees are posted overseas. Workers who were terminated while working abroad were told they’d get shipping labels to return equipment but never got them, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/632098/trump-phone-laptop-security-doge-usaid">The Verge reported</a> last month.
One employee based in the US described a haphazard process for returning their laptop into their office in late February, with computers dumped in giant rolling garbage bins. E-waste often contains hazardous materials including lead or mercury that can leach out of landfills, so it’s illegal <a href="https://www.ecycleclearinghouse.org/contentpage.aspx?pageid=10">in many states</a> and <a href="https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-1041.07">in Washington, DC </a>to toss certain electronics in the trash.
The delay in collecting those devices posed security concerns for the Trump administration, former federal workers, and partner organizations. Some workers were still able to access work accounts and email on those devices, even after being terminated. Devices might also contain personnel records, sensitive contact information, and even bank details used to facilitate payments. Abandoning those devices with former workers placed the responsibility on them to keep all that information safe and secure.
Wiping those devices remotely should alleviate the risk. It’s an action federal agencies can  typically take to safeguard data on any lost or stolen devices, according to a former government official The Verge spoke to in March who was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive issues.
But once the gadgets have been wiped, former employees say the devices would need a new operating system to be able to function. And terminated employees would no longer be able to use the personal identification verification (PIV) cards that allow someone to log into a USAID computer. The discarded devices are basically now trash. “Isn’t that just such waste [sic]. They will all be unusable,” a former USAID employee who was also granted anonymity because of the risk of reprisal, messaged The Verge.
Federal employees typically return equipment after leaving a post, and those devices are often reallocated to other staff, other federal agencies, or partner organizations. It might also get donated to state and local agencies, <a href="https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/home">sent for public auction</a>, or sent to a secure disposal facility. According to the <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-D/subject-group-ECFR8feb98c2e3e5ad2/section-200.313">Code of Federal Regulations</a>, however, equipment worth less than $10,000 can also be “retained, sold, or otherwise disposed of [by recipients] with no further responsibility to the Federal agency.”
The State Department, which absorbed any remaining USAID programs, declined to comment. The email obtained by The Verge says the decision to no longer require former employees to physically return their equipment was made “to simplify processes and to reduce burden.” 
Mia Sato contributed to reporting.
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<author>
<name>Jay Peters</name>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Why are companies lining up to buy Chrome?]]></title>
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<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=656613</id>
<updated>2025-04-25T16:24:34-04:00</updated>
<published>2025-04-25T16:30:00-04:00</published>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Chrome could eventually be up for sale, if the US Department of Justice gets its way in the remedies trial for US v. Google. And there are already buyers lining up at Google's door. Any potential sale might not happen for a very long time. The remedies trial is still ongoing, a decision in that […]]]></summary>
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Chrome could eventually be up for sale, if the US Department of Justice gets its way in the remedies trial for <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23869483/us-v-google-search-antitrust-case-updates">US v. Google</a>. And there are already buyers lining up at Google's door.
Any potential sale might not happen for a very long time. The remedies trial is still ongoing, a decision in that trial isn't expected for quite awhile, and Google has already said it will appeal, which will definitely add more time to the process and could ultimately reverse a ruling where Google might have been forced to sell the browser.
But let's say that Google does have to sell Chrome - who wants it? And why? We're getting some of those answers from the remedies trial.
Let's start with the why: a browser is a great way to promote your own search engine. Especially a browser that's as widely used as Chrome. Google makes Chrome, so it obviously makes sense that Google also provides Google Search as its default way to search the web. Chrome is also the most widely used browser by a wide margin - it has an estimated <a href="https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share">two-thirds of browser market share</a> - so that means that many, many, many more people are using Google Search instead of other search engines just because it's the default there.
But t …
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/chrome/656613/google-chrome-buyers-openai-yahoo-perplexity">Read the full story at The Verge.</a>
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<entry>
<author>
<name>Alex Heath</name>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Perplexity’s CEO on fighting Google and the coming AI browser war]]></title>
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<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=656599</id>
<updated>2025-04-25T16:09:21-04:00</updated>
<published>2025-04-25T16:09:21-04:00</published>
<category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="AI" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Command Line" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Google" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" />
<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Aravind Srinivas is battling Google to get his Perplexity AI assistant preinstalled on Android phones. At the same time, the CEO is refocusing his startup on what he predicts will be the next battleground in the AI race: your web browser. Perplexity plans to release its own browser called Comet next month, Srinivas tells me. […]]]></summary>
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Aravind Srinivas is battling Google to get his Perplexity AI assistant preinstalled on Android phones. At the same time, the CEO is refocusing his startup on what he predicts will be the next battleground in the AI race: your web browser.
Perplexity plans to release its own browser called Comet next month, Srinivas tells me. "The reason we're doing the browser is that it might be the best way to build agents," he says. "A browser is essentially a containerized operating system. It can let you access other third-party services through hidden tabs if you're already logged into them, scrape the page on the client side, and perform reasoning and take actions on your behalf."
Other AI firms are already going in this direction. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/23/24350395/openai-chatgpt-operator-agent-control-computer">OpenAI's Operator</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/24317436/google-deepmind-project-astra-mariner-ai-agent">Google's Mariner</a> both rely on the browser to execute commands and control websites. OpenAI has yet to release its own browser but is rumored to be developing one. Google, meanwhile, may be <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/652708/google-search-antitrust-remedies-trial-opening">compelled by the US government to sell Chrome</a> following its ruling that the company has a monopoly in the search market.
One of Srinivas's deputies testified that Perplexity <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/654835/perplexity-google-antitrust-trial-remedies-chrome">would like to run Chrome</a> if it were spun out from Google, while OpenAI has als …
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/656599/perplexitys-ceo-on-fighting-google-and-the-coming-ai-browser-war">Read the full story at The Verge.</a>
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<entry>
<author>
<name>Khee Hoon Chan</name>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an audacious RPG with all the right moves]]></title>
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<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=656405</id>
<updated>2025-04-25T15:15:56-04:00</updated>
<published>2025-04-25T15:30:00-04:00</published>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[On paper, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 doesn't seem to stand out amidst a recent wave of prestige RPGs, from the newly polished high fantasy of the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake to the medieval warfare of 15th century Bohemia in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. For one, its fantastical conquests are set in a world reminiscent […]]]></summary>
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On paper, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 doesn't seem to stand out amidst a recent wave of prestige RPGs, from the newly polished high fantasy of the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games-review/654770/oblivion-remaster-hands-on-xbox-gamepass-bethesda">Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake</a> to the medieval warfare of 15th century Bohemia in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. For one, its fantastical conquests are set in a world reminiscent of France's Belle Époque period, an era known for its economic prosperity and radical artistic movements, from Art Nouveau to Expressionism. Add a tinge of melodrama and an emotional backstory, and its setting resembles a medley of games that take place in vaguely European worlds like Greedfall, Bloodborne, and Dishonored. At the same time, Expedition 33 boasts a turn-based combat system inspired by Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.
All this is to say that Expedition 33 risks appearing banal and cliche. Fending off impossible odds in a world, where everyone wants to swing their very imposing weapons at your head amidst medieval ruins, isn't all that unique these days. But Expedition 33 isn't cowered by the lineage of RPGs that came before. Instead, it displays a sense of quiet confidence, understanding that the keys of the genre - narrative …
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/games-review/656405/clair-obscur-expedition-33-review-xbox-ps5-pc">Read the full story at The Verge.</a>
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<author>
<name>Andrew J. Hawkins</name>
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Is this the antidote to America’s truck bloat problem?]]></title>
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<updated>2025-04-25T16:04:37-04:00</updated>
<published>2025-04-25T15:16:29-04:00</published>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Last night, a new company called Slate Auto unveiled its first product, a spartan two-seat electric truck with a mere 150 miles of range and a world of possibility. There's no paint, no distracting infotainment screen, and no stereo or even radio. It doesn't tower over your average 12-year-old, and it may sell for under […]]]></summary>
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Last night, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/655527/slate-electric-truck-price-paint-radio-bezos">a new company called Slate Auto unveiled its first product</a>, a spartan two-seat electric truck with a mere 150 miles of range and a world of possibility. There's no paint, no distracting infotainment screen, and no stereo or even radio. It doesn't tower over your average 12-year-old, and it may sell for under $20,000 (including incentives) when it arrives in 2026.
If it arrives, of course. We don't need to get into the litany of obstacles that lie in the path of Slate's future success - including a global trade war and a presidential administration openly hostile to EVs - because instead I'm interested in talking about the truck as a possible antidote to our growing obsession with overpowered, oversized trucks and SUVs.
You've probably noticed this problem if you have eyes and live in America in 2025. Our roads are packed with these roving land yachts. Sales of SUVs and pickup trucks reached new highs in 2024, accounting for 75 percent of total vehicle registrations. A decade ago, these two segments made up just half of the market. Today, they represent three out of every four new vehicles sold in America.
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These vehicles are bigger and heavier …
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/656270/slate-truck-bloat-size-weight-safety-tech">Read the full story at The Verge.</a>
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