These battery-powered 4K cameras record 24/7

Tapo’s new line of cameras can record locally to its HomeBase hub, which is TP-Link’s first Matter controller. Tapo’s new line of cameras can record locally to its HomeBase hub, which is TP-Link’s first Matter controller. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a contributor to… Continue reading These battery-powered 4K cameras record 24/7

Tesla’s robotaxi reality check

On The Vergecast: a wrinkle in the self-driving race, the future of cell service, and freeing up your iPhone storage. On The Vergecast: a wrinkle in the self-driving race, the future of cell service, and freeing up your iPhone storage. David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer… Continue reading Tesla’s robotaxi reality check

AT&T is making it easier to send pictures to 911 dispatchers

As easily as messaging friends or family, apparently. As easily as messaging friends or family, apparently. Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. AT&T is updating its next-gen 911 network to give users more efficient ways to… Continue reading AT&T is making it easier to send pictures to 911 dispatchers

Waymo’s robotaxis are now available on the Uber app in Atlanta

Atlanta is the second city to host Uber and Waymo’s burgeoning partnership. Atlanta is the second city to host Uber and Waymo’s burgeoning partnership. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City &… Continue reading Waymo’s robotaxis are now available on the Uber app in Atlanta

The new lies spreading about climate change

Delay is the new denial. Delay is the new denial. New strains of misinformation about climate change are spreading, meant to slow the growth of renewable energy needed to fix the problem. Rather than flat-out denying the mountains of evidence that show that humans are causing climate change, more recent talking points aim to mislead… Continue reading The new lies spreading about climate change

Fanfiction writers battle AI, one scrape at a time

‘It is a gift. They stole it without my permission.’ ‘It is a gift. They stole it without my permission.’ In the online world of fanfiction writers, who pen stories inspired by their favorite movies, books, and games, and share them for free, there are unspoken codes of conduct. Among the most important: never charge… Continue reading Fanfiction writers battle AI, one scrape at a time

Tesla’s robotaxi is live: here are some of the first reactions.

Elon Musk promised an “unsupervised” robotaxi service would launch in June. I guess that depends on your definition of “unsupervised.” Elon Musk promised an “unsupervised” robotaxi service would launch in June. I guess that depends on your definition of “unsupervised.” Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public… Continue reading Tesla’s robotaxi is live: here are some of the first reactions.

What happens when AI comes for our fonts?

The future of typography is uncertain. The future of typography is uncertain. Monotype is keen for you to know what AI might do in typography. As one of the largest type design companies in the world, Monotype owns Helvetica, Futura, and Gill Sans — among 250,000 other fonts. In the typography giant’s 2025 Re:Vision trends… Continue reading What happens when AI comes for our fonts?

Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence

Mark Zuckerberg has been playing the field as he looks to reboot his AI strategy. Mark Zuckerberg has been playing the field as he looks to reboot his AI strategy. Alex Heath is a deputy editor and author of the Command Line newsletter. He has been reporting on the tech industry for more than a… Continue reading Meta held talks to buy Thinking Machines, Perplexity, and Safe Superintelligence