The NRLB says Apple interrogated and coerced employees in Atlanta

/ The regulator has found merit to charges made by one of the first unions to schedule a vote for Apple’s US retail locations. The company could be facing another labor board complaint.Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple illegally interrogated and made coercive statements to employees during a union drive at one of… Continue reading The NRLB says Apple interrogated and coerced employees in Atlanta

Why won’t The Callisto Protocol just let me fight zombies?

/ It’s pretty, it’s vacant, and it’s giving me a Ph.D. in squeezing through gaps. Image: Krafton The world is full of mediocre video games, but occasionally there’s a game that makes me actually mad. It’s usually something I have high hopes for — a particularly creative idea or a genre I wish more developers… Continue reading Why won’t The Callisto Protocol just let me fight zombies?

His Dark Materials’ third and final season is its most ambitious yet

Ahead of the premiere on HBO, the cast behind the fantasy series explains why the last season is the darkest and most complex to date. Share this story Ruth Wilson in His Dark Materials. Image: HBO The cast and crew on HBO’s His Dark Materials knew it was going to end at some point. The… Continue reading His Dark Materials’ third and final season is its most ambitious yet

Climate misinformation explodes on Twitter

/ 2022 has been the worst year yet for ‘climate-sceptic’ content on the social media platform, according to recent analysis. Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lies about climate change on Twitter escalated to unprecedented levels this year, according to new analyses. The unnerving rise… Continue reading Climate misinformation explodes on Twitter

GM’s electric delivery spinoff BrightDrop is now doing business in Canada

/ The commercial EV company specializing in long-range delivery vans picked up DHL Express Canada as a client as it begins production in Ontario. BrightDrop’s Zevo all-electric delivery vehicle.Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge BrightDrop, the GM-backed EV logistics company, is announcing its first international client: DHL Express Canada. This comes alongside news that… Continue reading GM’s electric delivery spinoff BrightDrop is now doing business in Canada

Monday’s top tech news: OpenAI’s chatbot doesn’t have all the answers… yet

Filed under: Also, we got some new trailers for Gen V, The Witcher: Blood Origin, and the upcoming The Last of Us series. By Verge Staff 7 updates since Dec 5, 2022, 12:00 PM UTC RSS Follow this stream Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge We’re kicking this week off with news about OpenAI’s… Continue reading Monday’s top tech news: OpenAI’s chatbot doesn’t have all the answers… yet

Why automating trucking is harder than you think

An interview with Karen Levy, an assistant professor of sociology at Cornell, about her new book, Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance Share this story Photo by Emil Lippe for The Washington Post via Getty Images As a bevy of classic Hollywood movies has shown, truck driving is an occupation intertwined with… Continue reading Why automating trucking is harder than you think

Sirius XM flaw could’ve let hackers remotely unlock and start cars

/ Security researcher Sam Curry found an exploit affecting the telematics and infotainment systems powered by Sirius XM. Curry says the company has since fixed the issue. Nissan is just one of the auto manufacturer’s that use Sirius XM’s connected vehicle services. A vulnerability affecting Sirius XM’s connected vehicle services could’ve let hackers remotely start,… Continue reading Sirius XM flaw could’ve let hackers remotely unlock and start cars

Roomba Combo j7 Plus review: now with a mop on top

A cool but minor upgrade to an already excellent robot vacuum, iRobot’s Combo j7 adds a mop to the bot and is worth considering if you’ve got hardwood floors and lots of fluffy rugs. For everyone else, the regular j7 vacuum is still your best bet. The Roomba Combo j7 Plus is a top-of-the-line robot… Continue reading Roomba Combo j7 Plus review: now with a mop on top

Lessons learned after living in an off-grid rental

Work from home InForest’s Swedish cabins are completely off the grid, relying on solar power, battery backup, and a limited amount of water. Living in one for a week required some compromises, but fewer than expected. Confession: when I booked a working vacation at an InForest cabin this summer, I wasn’t looking for an introductory course on… Continue reading Lessons learned after living in an off-grid rental