The Tesla CEO, who is on trial for securities fraud, insists that his proposal to take the company private at $420 a share was not a weed joke. Musk spent most of today’s testimony doing what no one really should have to do: defend old tweets. Illustration by Laura... Read more
Lightyear has stopped production on its solar-powered EV after three months
Money/Business May 9, 2023
It says it plans to focus on producing a less expensive car aimed at the mass market. One of the first Lightyear 0s being made.Image: Lightyear Electric vehicle company Lightyear has announced that it’s halting production on the Lightyear 0, its €250,000 (around $270,000 USD) solar-powered car that the... Read more
The Meta Quest’s improved hand tracking is now the default
Tech February 18, 2023
Meta introduced its Hand Tracking 2.0 system last year, but it’s now the default for apps ahead of the April deprecation of 1.0. Hand tracking could become a big battleground for virtual reality headsets.Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In April 2022, Meta released Hand Tracking 2.0,... Read more
Scientists found a new emperor penguin colony by tracking poo markings from space
News February 18, 2023
The colony, like many others, faces an existential threat due to climate change. In honor of this year’s Penguin Awareness day, the British Antarctic Survey announced the existence of a previously undiscovered emperor penguin colony in one of the most remote and inaccessible parts of Antarctica. Scientists spotted the... Read more
Apple is reportedly working on an iPad-like smart display
Tech January 30, 2023
New inexpensive smart displays, a revamped Apple TV, and that freaky HomePod / Apple TV fusion are in the works. Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple is working on a brand-new slew of smart home devices, at least according to a report by Bloomberg. In addition to... Read more
Screenshot: Gucci For a minute, the Metaverse was very exciting to any big company with a marketing budget. Ever since Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage to announce he was building a virtual world where you could go to meetings dressed as a cool digital robot, the brands have... Read more
Now DoorDash will deliver Starbucks across the US, too
Money/Business January 28, 2023
You’ll be able to order Starbucks through the DoorDash app at more locations starting in March. Image: DoorDash DoorDash will soon start delivering Starbucks food and drinks in all 50 US states, the company announced in a blog post. The service will initially roll out to Northern California, Texas,... Read more
Google Tells Supreme Court Upending Section 230 Would Break ‘Central Building Block’ of the Internet
News January 24, 2023
The Supreme Court will soon have the power to completely upend how companies handle third-party content on the internet. Photo: J Main (Shutterstock) In little more than a month’s time, the Alphabet-owned tech giant Google will soon be the main face of the entire tech industry defending how the... Read more
Long Covid Symptoms Often Fade for People Who Had Mild Infection, Large Study Finds
Health January 24, 2023
Illustration: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Research from a team in Israel appears to offer encouraging news: The majority of symptoms tied to long covid might fade away over time for those who initially had a mild case of covid-19. The study found that mild cases had a higher risk of more... Read more
See Shocking Flood Damage in California
News January 24, 2023
Kim Ochoa outside her flooded home in Merced, California on Tuesday, January 10. Photo: Noah Berger (AP) California isn’t out of the woods yet. At least 17 people are dead, thousands have been forced to evacuate, and cities and municipalities all over the state are looking at millions of... Read more
