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

Clip Studio Paint cancels AI image generator amidst backlash from users

/ The popular digital illustration app announced the feature just three days ago and has since apologized to its creator community. Celsys has canceled an upcoming rollout of an AI image generator for its Clip Studio Paint app following backlash from the artist community who use it. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Japanese… Continue reading Clip Studio Paint cancels AI image generator amidst backlash from users

Coros Apex 2 and Apex 2 Pro review: slightly short of great

These are good multisport watches that zero in on the basics but miss some popular features that would make them great. I first saw a Coros watch on TikTok. In the video, an ultramarathoner strapped on a bunch of multisport watches for an absurdly long run to test which had the best battery. I’d expected… Continue reading Coros Apex 2 and Apex 2 Pro review: slightly short of great

Tesla delivers first electric Semi trucks — three years late

/ The electric long-hauler was first announced in 2017, and was supposed to go into production in 2019, but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and a global parts shortage. Screengrab: Tesla Five years after they were first revealed, the first Tesla Semi trucks were delivered to customers at an event at the company’s Gigafactory… Continue reading Tesla delivers first electric Semi trucks — three years late