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Photo by Zhang Dagang / VCG via Getty Images Who’s afraid of China’s electric vehicles? President Joe Biden. The president is preparing to announce higher tariffs on imported Chinese EVs, effectively closing out the possibility that the country will be able to afford to import its much cheaper and, in many cases, more desirable plug-in vehicles to the United States. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Biden administration will announce plans to roughly quadruple tariffs, to 100...

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Electronic Arts has a long, storied history of trying to wring more money out of gamers after they’ve purchased a game — now, it appears, the company’s hard at work on its next generation of in-game ads. EA CEO Andrew Wilson admitted as much on the company’s Q4 earnings call: when an analyst asked about “the market opportunity for more dynamic ad insertion across more traditional AAA games,” he said the company’s already working on it. “We have teams...

The Kobo Elipsa 2E is a better value than Amazon’s less capable Kindle Scribe. | Image: Kobo I’ll be honest: every model in Amazon’s discounted Kindle lineup is fantastic for those embedded in the Amazon ecosystem, but it’s Kobo that makes my absolute favorite e-readers. If you don’t mind buying ebooks outside of Amazon, Kobo’s e-readers offer fantastic value for the money, which is why I’m excited by today’s sale. The Kobo Sage and Kobo Clara 2E are up to $30 off at Target, but it’s the...

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shot down a Reuters report that claims OpenAI is launching a search product next Monday, the day before Google’s flagship conference, Google I/O. Altman posted on X that while there is an OpenAI announcement set for Monday morning, it’s “not gpt-5, not a search engine,” but whatever it is, he says it “feels like magic.” The only details provided by the official OpenAI post are that the launch will have updates on ChatGPT...

Activision has released a new Call of Duty game every year since 2005, and that streak will continue in 2024 with the next entry in the main series. But 2024's Call of Duty game will be the most notable in years. That's because it's the first new entry since Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard and the Call of Duty franchise in October 2023. What does this mean for 2024's Call of Duty game? We don't know yet, as the game hasn't even been officially announced yet. But we do know this...

A smartphone camera will provide better views than your own eyes if you’re lucky enough to witness the aurora this weekend. | Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images Those of you looking to the skies this weekend may bear witness to a cosmic visual experience typically reserved for regions near the Arctic Circle. Various global weather agencies are reporting that the aurora borealis could be visible as far south as Alabama and Northern California over the coming days thanks to...

An aurora borealis glows a faint purple in the night sky in the district of Märkisch-Oderland in East Brandenburg. | Photo: Getty Images The National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a rare “severe” geomagnetic storm watch for the US for Friday night. The Met Office weather service also issued a similar watch for the UK for Friday and Saturday. They’re worried about coronal mass ejections (CMEs), explosions of plasma and magnetized particles coming from the...

Hades 2 has several Olympians who are ready to aid you in battle. The Goddess of the Moon, however, has her own mechanics that are quite unlike what you've come to expect from her fellow deities. Here's our guide on the best Selene boons in Hades 2. Hades 2 Selene boons guide: The Path of Stars and the best hexes from Selene Selene, the Goddess of the Moon, introduces a nifty concept when in comes to choosing her blessings. It's almost akin to "Calls" from the first game. Where to find...

Hades 2 takes you on multiple treks where you meet several Olympian gods. One of them, however, is a bit hard to catch. Thankfully, if you manage to find her, you can make use of her amazing perks. Here's our guide on the best Artemis boons in Hades 2. Hades 2: Artemis boons guide - Where to find Artemis and what are the best skills Artemis is quite unlike her fellow Olympians. She does not have her own sigil/symbol, and you won't be able to predict when she'll show up. Still, her...

Things are heating up in Destiny 2 before The Final Shape expansion arrives, and with new PvP maps being added to the game this week, it's time to do some shopping. Everyone's favorite intergalactic arms dealer has arrived, just in time for you to do some retail therapy before you enter the Crucible. Here's where you can find Xur this week and what he has for sale. This week you can find Xur in The Tower, inside the Hangar. For his weapon, Xur is offering Lord of Wolves. Hunters can pick up...