Author: The Verge Online News

Cadillac Lyriq review: the Cadillac of EVs 

Cadillac’s first electric vehicle is the Lyriq, a smooth, sumptuous 312-mile range compact SUV for $64,000 with a focus on comfort over sportiness. But what’s with those door handles? Share this story Cadillac finally made an electric vehicle, and it’s great. When something is referred to as “the Cadillac of” its particular category, it usually… Continue reading Cadillac Lyriq review: the Cadillac of EVs 

How Kindle novelists are using ChatGPT

Tech/ Artificial Intelligence / An interview with an AI early adopter Illustration: Andreion de Castro Earlier this year, I wrote about genre-fiction authors using AI in their novels. Most wrote for Amazon’s Kindle platform, where an extremely rapid pace of publishing, as fast as a book a month, is the norm. AI helped them write… Continue reading How Kindle novelists are using ChatGPT

EcoFlow Power Kit review: off-grid living made easy

Work from home A game-changing all-in-one power system for cabins and RVs that can be installed relatively quickly. Just add solar. There’s never been a better time to become a digital nomad. Many employers not named Elon Musk now offer flexible work-from-home arrangements, enacted during the pandemic and made permanent in 2022. Ironically, Musk’s little… Continue reading EcoFlow Power Kit review: off-grid living made easy

Twitter’s new view counts for tweets offer measurement without meaning

/ A view count is a metric useful only to marketers — not Twitter schlubs and shitposters. It’s more likely to drive you crazy than drive engagement. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The internet is, in many ways, built on fraudulent measurement. Measuring article and video views keep the wheels of online advertising spinning,… Continue reading Twitter’s new view counts for tweets offer measurement without meaning

Creating the warm and cozy sci-fi future of After Yang

Production designer Alexandra Schaller talks about building a different, greener vision of the future. Share this story Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith in After Yang.Image: A24 After Yang is probably the coziest science fiction movie this year. Directed by Kogonada, the film takes place at some point in the indeterminate future following an unspecified calamity… Continue reading Creating the warm and cozy sci-fi future of After Yang

Tesla’s in-car navigation will get friendlier to non-Superchargers

/ Beginning with Europe and Israel, Tesla will start white-listing other fast charging network stations as “Qualified Third-Party Chargers” based on positive usage data. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Tesla’s Superchargers have been the most convenient charging network for owners of its electric cars, but this week, the automaker announced it will… Continue reading Tesla’s in-car navigation will get friendlier to non-Superchargers

New NY state law takes aim at warehouse work quotas like the ones Amazon uses

/ The law requires employers to inform warehouse distribution workers of their quotas and performance. Image: Shutterstock Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA), which protects warehouse distribution workers from undisclosed or unlawful work speed quotas. In addition to protecting warehouse workers from unreasonably demanding work quotas, the law… Continue reading New NY state law takes aim at warehouse work quotas like the ones Amazon uses

Here’s what’s driving the frigid storm that’s messing up holiday plans across the US

Science/ Environment / The winter storm hitting much of the US is looking legendary. Miguel Salazar clears sidewalks of Sherman St. in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday, December 22nd, 2022.Photo by Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post Frigid temperatures are expected to sting two-thirds of the continental US this week as a powerful storm system races… Continue reading Here’s what’s driving the frigid storm that’s messing up holiday plans across the US