First look: Tesla’s new Quicksilver Model Y

Tesla has publicly displayed the Model Y with the new multi-coat Quicksilver paint for the first time. What do you think? Tesla electric vehicle buyers have been waiting for new paint options for a long time. Back in the early days of the Model S, Tesla used to offer a variety of colors, but the… Continue reading First look: Tesla’s new Quicksilver Model Y

Tesla starts hiring for Cybertruck production

Tesla is starting to hire workers specifically for Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas, according to job listings seen by Electrek. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019, Tesla said that the electric pickup truck would make it to market by the end of 2021. As the deadline was approaching, the automaker confirmed that production slipped… Continue reading Tesla starts hiring for Cybertruck production

Sam Bankman-Fried Deletes Tweet Promising Customers’ Money Is Safe

The so-called “Robin Hood of crypto” and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has had a week of hell. His cryptocurrency exchange collapsed in on itself, with rival Binance first offering to bail him out, only to rescind the offer a day later after the company had a closer look at FTX’s books. The event wiped out… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Deletes Tweet Promising Customers’ Money Is Safe

Elon Musk’s Checkmarks Backfire Spectacularly When They’re Immediately Used to Impersonate People

Well, if it isn’t the consequences of his actions. Ever since taking over Twitter, CEO Elon Musk has made an absolute mess of the platform. And now the billionaire’s new verification system, which gives anyone a blue verification checkmark if they’re willing to pony up $8 a month for Twitter Blue, is backfiring spectacularly —… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Checkmarks Backfire Spectacularly When They’re Immediately Used to Impersonate People

Crypto collapse: it’s looking like a long, cold, contagious winter

Filed under: FTX is just the latest company facing an uncertain future as cryptocurrency values drop, revealing flaws in risky financial strategies that fueled the recent crypto and NFT boom. By Verge Staff 51 updates since May 20, 2022, 3:20 PM UTC RSS Follow this stream Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On January… Continue reading Crypto collapse: it’s looking like a long, cold, contagious winter

Protest Is Risky at Egypt’s COP27. That Won’t Stop Activists

But an altercation that followed the event exemplified the resistance human rights activists face: According to a Washington Post report, Egyptian lawmaker Amr Darwish stood up and yelled at Seif. “You are here summoning foreign countries to pressure Egypt.” He continued berating her until UN security escorted him out, the paper reported. Activist organizations in… Continue reading Protest Is Risky at Egypt’s COP27. That Won’t Stop Activists

This Personalized Crispr Therapy Is Designed to Attack Tumors

In a new step for Crispr, scientists have used the gene-editing tool to make personalized modifications to cancer patients’ immune cells to supercharge them against their tumors. In a small study published today in the journal Nature, a US team showed that the approach was feasible and safe, but was successful only in a handful… Continue reading This Personalized Crispr Therapy Is Designed to Attack Tumors

The Reason for Meta’s Massive Layoffs? Ghosts in the Machine

Remember Libra, Meta’s ambitious plan to enter the cryptocurrency market? Or Lasso, Meta’s ambitious attempt to outdo TikTok? Alongside projects like Shops podcast plans; Facebook Portal and a Meta smartwatch to compete with the Apple Watch, they all failed. In pursuit of becoming the everything platform, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has thrown a lot of… Continue reading The Reason for Meta’s Massive Layoffs? Ghosts in the Machine

More Twitter privacy and security executives abandon ship

It’s a day ending in the letter “y” which inevitably means there’s more drama at Twitter. Chief information security officer Lea Kissner, chief privacy officer Damien Kieran and chief compliance officer Marianne Fogarty have all quit, according to The Verge. The report suggests that the company’s engineers will now be responsible for ensuring compliance with… Continue reading More Twitter privacy and security executives abandon ship

Tiny robotic fingers let humans interact with insects

Human fingers are clearly too big to safely play with bugs, but technology might offer a far gentler option. Scientists at Ritsumeikan University have developed soft robotic “microfingers” that let people interact with insects. The tiny digits (just 0.47in long and 0.12in wide) combine flexible liquid metal strain sensors with pneumatic balloon “muscles” to offer… Continue reading Tiny robotic fingers let humans interact with insects