I didn’t think I’d spend the first two hours of my morning listening to people place orders at an imaginary McDonald’s drive-thru. And yet that’s exactly what I did thanks to Twitter Spaces. Twitter user Julee, whose handle is @thequeensbit, spent hours roleplaying as a McDonald’s cashier to an audience of thousands of listeners. At… Continue reading People spent 15 hours roleplaying a McDonald’s drive-thru on Twitter Spaces
Author: The Verge Online News
Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED review: snappy performance and a smooth screen
“OLED screens in affordable machines” has been the running theme of the laptop market this year. Between Lenovo’s 13-inch Chromebook Duet 5 and various 13-inch Windows options from the likes of Dell and Asus, 2021 has really brought the OLED laptop from a luxury product to, well, somewhat less of a luxury product if you… Continue reading Asus Vivobook Pro 14 OLED review: snappy performance and a smooth screen
Inside the slow, strange collapse of electric delivery startup Chanje
Gaia. Mother Earth. God herself. Ask the former employees of electric vehicle startup Chanje and they recall slightly different versions of what exactly CEO and founder Bryan Hansel said he saw during an ayahuasca trip in the Amazon rainforest in 2015. What they know for sure is Hansel repeatedly referred to this experience as a… Continue reading Inside the slow, strange collapse of electric delivery startup Chanje
Six more women file lawsuits against Tesla, allege sexual harassment worsened by Musk’s tweets
Six more women who work at Tesla’s Fremont, California factory and service center have filed lawsuits against the company, according to a report from The Washington Post. Each woman has filed a separate lawsuit in the California Superior Court in Alameda County, alleging that they’re subject to a culture of sexual harassment at the workplace.… Continue reading Six more women file lawsuits against Tesla, allege sexual harassment worsened by Musk’s tweets
Gotta go fast: Sonic is coming to Tesla’s in-car system
Sega is bringing back the original 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog game — this time for Tesla Arcade. A PR representative for the company told The Verge that Sonic the Hedgehog 1 will be available on all Tesla models but did not share a timeline. Elon Musk tweeted about the new Sonic game by once again… Continue reading Gotta go fast: Sonic is coming to Tesla’s in-car system
Opal’s C1 offers DSLR-rivaling video quality in a small form factor
Would you consider buying a $299.99 webcam? That’s the cost of Opal’s C1, which is now available to purchase on an invite-only basis. My guess is that many of you will say no. Others, who are on the never-ending quest to look good for all of those Zoom meetings, might have a list of questions… Continue reading Opal’s C1 offers DSLR-rivaling video quality in a small form factor
Pony.ai’s permit to test driverless vehicles in California is suspended after crash
Pony.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup based in Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China, is temporarily unable to test driverless vehicles in California after a vehicle crash led the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the company’s testing permit. Pony.ai was one of the few companies approved to test fully autonomous vehicles without safety drivers behind… Continue reading Pony.ai’s permit to test driverless vehicles in California is suspended after crash
Toyota’s electric vehicle plans are getting bigger and more expensive
Toyota is ramping up its electric vehicle production schedule, vowing to release 30 electric vehicles by 2030 rather than just 15 EVs by 2025, as was previously promised. The Japanese automaker also vowed to sell 3.5 million battery EVs globally by 2030 and to transform Lexus into an EV-only brand by 2035. The company said… Continue reading Toyota’s electric vehicle plans are getting bigger and more expensive
The metaverse is already here — and it’s full of Pokemon, Niantic CEO John Hanke explains
John Hanke is the CEO of Niantic, a company that makes the wildly popular Pokémon Go mobile game in partnership with Nintendo and the Pokémon Company, but John actually started it as a skunkworks project when he was a Google Maps executive and spun it out. Pokémon Go and its predecessor Ingress are now the… Continue reading The metaverse is already here — and it’s full of Pokemon, Niantic CEO John Hanke explains
Honda wants to use connected cars to identify hazardous road conditions
Honda announced an experiment to use its cars to collect data about hazardous road conditions. Using GPS and cameras, the Japanese automaker is gathering real-time road information about poor lane markings or potholes, which it can then send to municipalities for future improvements. The pilot project, which is being run out of the Honda Research… Continue reading Honda wants to use connected cars to identify hazardous road conditions