Waymo’s robotaxis pass the first responder test
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Waymo’s driverless vehicles can detect emergency vehicles, know how to respond to hand signals for traffic cops, and can be disabled manually when something goes wrong, according to an independent review of the company’s first responder protocols. As such, the Alphabet company’s first responder protocols More...
Platforms need the news — but they’re killing it
Image: The Verge / Photos: Getty Media critic Matt Pearce on ‘Lessons on media policy at the slaughter-bench of history’ Read the full story at The Verge. More...
NASA thinks it’s figured out why the Mars helicopter crashed
A color image taken by Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z instrument of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter in April 2023. | Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS Ahead of a full technical report that’s expected to be More...
Airbnb’s anti-party tech is cracking down on ‘unauthorized’ get togethers
Airbnb would prefer if you have your rowdy New Year’s Eve bash elsewhere. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you were thinking of booking an Airbnb to host a rowdy New Year’s Eve shindig, the More...
The Backbone One with USB-C is just $50 for today only
The USB-C Backbone One (second-gen) offers the same experience as the Lightning version pictured. As good as the Backbone One is (read our review of the original version), it can be hard to justify earmarking More...
Tumblr adds Reddit-like ‘communities’
Illustration: The Verge Tumblr is introducing a new Community feature — in-app groups organized by topic or interest. Communities are similar to subreddits or Facebook groups and had previously been in More...
Apple MacBook Pro (M4 Pro and Max) review: still on top
The 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros are still the best laptops for creative professionals. This year they’re a little faster, with better webcams, new anti-glare screen options, and that’s mostly it. Read the full More...
Searching for the first great AI app
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge ChatGPT launched roughly two years and two weeks ago. Now, as we near the end of 2024, the AI race is… well, where is it, exactly? It’s more competitive than ever, there’s More...
The UnitedHealthcare shooter got exactly what he wanted
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The shooter had a message, and the internet was happy to spread it. Read the full story at The Verge. More...
Microsoft kills off Skype credits and phone numbers in favor of subscriptions
Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft has quietly ended the sale of new credits and phone number features for Skype this week. Skype Credit and Skype Number are both being discontinued More...
