An investigation from The Markup found that Uber is slow to respond to law enforcement requests, leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks. In St. Louis, a narrow and quiet street shadowed with trees has haunted Brian Blagoue since the spring of 2021. It’s where two passengers carjacked him at gunpoint while he was working as… Continue reading When drivers are attacked, Uber leaves police waiting for help
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What’s the dumbest privacy choice you’ve made online?
/ We’ve all done something very stupid online that was related to our privacy. What was your dumbest moment? Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge AI is in at the moment. Everyone is talking to ChatGPT like it’s an AOL chatbot circa 2001, and everyone else is happily handing their pictures over to Lensa… Continue reading What’s the dumbest privacy choice you’ve made online?
Thursday’s top tech news: Another Theranos exec sentenced to over a decade in prison
Former Theranos President Sunny Balwani was sentenced to almost 13 years in prison.Image: Getty After Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to almost 11 years in prison last month, yesterday it was the turn of her business partner Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. The former COO and president of Theranos was handed a sentence of just under… Continue reading Thursday’s top tech news: Another Theranos exec sentenced to over a decade in prison
Rejoice, nerds: you can finally stay in a genuine Hobbit hole through Airbnb
/ Yes, that’d be on the actual Hobbiton Movie Set in New Zealand, as featured in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. This isn’t some unofficial recreation — overnight bookings are available for the genuine Hobbiton movie set in New Zealand for the first time ever.Image: Larnie Nicolson / Airbnb In… Continue reading Rejoice, nerds: you can finally stay in a genuine Hobbit hole through Airbnb
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, one of our favorite gaming laptops, is $450 off
/ The current deal price makes the Zephyrus G14 one of the best values in PC gaming. We’ve also rounded up deals today on a jumbo-size Vizio TV, Amazon Echo smart speakers, and the latest Lenovo Smart Clock. The 2022 ROG Zephyrus G14 is a bit of a looker, not to mention an excellent value.Photo… Continue reading The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, one of our favorite gaming laptops, is $450 off
This is the dock that lets Skydio drones truly fly themselves
Drones/ Tech / The Skydio Dock can automatically launch, land, protect, recharge, and remotely send missions to the self-flying drone. It’s almost completely autonomous — over short ranges and if you have a waiver. The Skydio Dock, with a Skydio X2 drone. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Skydio is the only company making… Continue reading This is the dock that lets Skydio drones truly fly themselves
Wednesday’s Top Tech News: Chips born in the USA
Filed under: TSMC prepares to manufacture processors in its new Arizona facility, and Call of Duty returns to Nintendo consoles. By Verge Staff 12 updates since Dec 7, 2022, 1:46 AM UTC RSS Follow this stream President Joe Biden at TSMC’s Arizona facility.Photo: Andy Blye The worst of the global chip shortage may now (thankfully)… Continue reading Wednesday’s Top Tech News: Chips born in the USA
Anyone can now buy an upgraded version of companion robot ElliQ
/ The bot is designed as a companion for older adults, connecting them to family members and reminding them about health goals. A new 2.0 version is available for anyone to buy. An upgraded version of ElliQ — a robot designed to act as a companion for older adults — is now available for anyone to… Continue reading Anyone can now buy an upgraded version of companion robot ElliQ
Microsoft Teams adds free communities feature to take on Facebook and Discord
Microsoft/ Tech / Microsoft is taking the best parts of Teams and packaging them up for groups and communities to use freely. Communities inside Microsoft Teams.Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching a new communities feature for Microsoft Teams today, designed for consumers to use the best parts of Teams free of charge to create and organize… Continue reading Microsoft Teams adds free communities feature to take on Facebook and Discord
Snapchat’s big new augmented reality feature is letting creators make money
/ Some creators will be able to make money off in-app lenses. It’s the start of a business Snap hopes will make its platform the center of an AR universe. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Augmented reality isn’t really a thing yet. But you know what is? Face lenses. Millions of users across… Continue reading Snapchat’s big new augmented reality feature is letting creators make money