Google finally details Gemini usage limits
Until very recently it wasn’t clear what usage limits were placed on Gemini at the various tiers. Thankfully Google has finally updated its Help Center article detailing “Gemini Apps limits...
GM slows EV production as tax credit nears expiration
General Motors is going to be scaling back production of the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq, as well as the Chevy Bolt EV as it expects sales of electric vehicles to slow dramatically. The $7,500 co...
Wake Up Dead Man adds a delightfully dark twist to Knives Out
When director Rian Johnson introduced the new Knives Out film on the third day of TIFF 2025, he exclaimed: "we're going back to church."
By that he meant that Wake Up Dead Man, the latest Benoi...
Computer chips, with a side of forever chemicals
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all things at the intersection of environment and technology, follow Justine Calma. ...
A really cheap way to get really smart lights
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 96, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, has your inbox been as busy as mine the past few days?, and als...
Pocket Scion is a synth you play with plants
A few years ago, artist Modern Biology became a viral sensation when he posted videos of himself controlling a modular synth with mushrooms on TikTok. Pocket Scion gives anyone similar capabili...
Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice is as bleak as it is hilarious
No Other Choice.
At my second day at TIFF 2025, the longest line I saw wasn't for a movie: it was for the Criterion Closet. The space is housed in a van so that it could make it up to Toronto, a...
