While autonomous vehicle companies like Waymo and Baidu clock hundreds of thousands of self-driving taxi trips, Tesla is lagging far behind. We’re now one week into the EV giant’s robotaxi pilot in Austin — a program Elon Musk has teased for over a decade — and it’s going about as horribly as expected. Citizens who’ve… Continue reading The First Week of Tesla’s Robotaxis Has Been a Disaster
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Elon Musk’s Latest Rocket Crash Allegedly Killed Innocent Dolphins and Sea Turtles
This month’s Starship explosion has politicians and environmentalists in an uproar due to the serious impact it allegedly had on the surrounding land and waters. As the New York Times reports, this month’s Starship explosion resulted not only in a ton of debris raining down across the border into Mexico, but also, apparently, in mass marine wildlife… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Latest Rocket Crash Allegedly Killed Innocent Dolphins and Sea Turtles
US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Porn ID Law
If you try to access Pornhub, one of the world’s biggest websites, from any of 17 US states, you’ll be blocked. Pornhub’s parent company, Aylo Holdings, has restricted access in response to a slew of laws that says Pornhub itself should be responsible for checking that every visitor is over 18. Now, the United States… Continue reading US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Porn ID Law
Riot turns to sports betting to help fund its esports leagues
Riot will permit the sponsorships for top LoL and Valorant teams, but won’t allow ads on official broadcasts or jerseys. Riot will permit the sponsorships for top LoL and Valorant teams, but won’t allow ads on official broadcasts or jerseys. Ash Parrish is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games,… Continue reading Riot turns to sports betting to help fund its esports leagues
Tesla loses key execs but hires a new one from GM’s failed robotaxi company
One executive was reportedly fired. One executive was reportedly fired. Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. There’s some executive shuffling going on at Tesla. Two key leaders have left recently – one of them being fired by CEO… Continue reading Tesla loses key execs but hires a new one from GM’s failed robotaxi company
Big Tech lands an early win in legal battles against publishers
This week, two major AI companies scored early wins in court, with federal judges siding with Meta and Anthropic in separate lawsuits over how their models were trained on copyrighted material. The decisions represent the first real legal validation of AI companies’ argument that training models on books, images, and other creative works can be… Continue reading Big Tech lands an early win in legal battles against publishers
This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement
Place’s new line of smart alarms incorporates many of the best features of Google’s discontinued Protect, adding indoor air quality monitoring and a security camera. But it lacks smart home integrations. Place’s new line of smart alarms incorporates many of the best features of Google’s discontinued Protect, adding indoor air quality monitoring and a security… Continue reading This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement
M3gan 2.0 is a fun upgrade that’s a little too self-aware
The M3gan sequel embraces sci-fi to tell a timely but muddled story about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The M3gan sequel embraces sci-fi to tell a timely but muddled story about the dangers of artificial intelligence. Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic… Continue reading M3gan 2.0 is a fun upgrade that’s a little too self-aware
10 useful gadgets ZDNET readers are buying the most this year (including my pocket picks)
Show more (5 items) One of the great things about this job is that I get to write about all sorts of gadgets. Many times, the stuff that really catches my eye isn’t the hot-ticket item like a new iPhone, but the smaller, more obscure stuff. Things you might never have known existed, but they… Continue reading 10 useful gadgets ZDNET readers are buying the most this year (including my pocket picks)
Redwood Materials launches energy storage business and its first target is AI data centers
Tucked between two massive buildings in the hills of the Nevada desert, 805 retired EV batteries lie in neat formation, each one wrapped in nondescript white tarps — and hiding in plain sight. A passerby might not realize this unassuming array is the largest microgrid in North America, that it’s powering a 2,000 GPU modular… Continue reading Redwood Materials launches energy storage business and its first target is AI data centers