Month: December 2023
China’s WeRide tests autonomous buses in Singapore, accelerates global ambition
After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on overseas markets. WeRide, in particular, has been on a licensing spree. On Monday, WeRide announced it has obtained two licenses from Singapore that will allow its robobuses to test on public roads on a “larger” scale. The two … Read more
Lego Fortnite’s debut builds momentum with 2.4M people playing at once
If you still think of Fortnite as a colorful, cartoony battle royale game, you might be surprised to learn the extent of Epic’s true ambitions. Fortnite’s big, chaotic fight to the death matches may still get top billing, but Epic has steadily been expanding the horizons of its marquee game to be more of a … Read more
China to Verify Citizens’ Identities With New Blockchain-Based Platform
The announcement follows a government rule change to require social media influencers to display their real names.
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Microsoft and AFL-CIO Come to Terms on Unionization and AI
The new deal emphasizes worker inclusion in AI development and education and calls for public policy that supports worker needs.
World’s First Bitcoin Bonds Receive Regulatory Approval in El Salvador
The bonds are expected to launch in Q1 of 2024, several posts amplified on social platform X by President Nayib Bukele suggest.
‘Brainoware’: Brain Cells Fused With AI Could Recognize Voices
Biotech enthusiasts are elated at the news, even though the discovery is only viable for research purposes today.
Bitcoin, Ether Drop Spurs $500M in Liquidations, But BTC Entering “Never Seen Before” Era
“Due to the rise of Ordinals and Bitcoin L2s, there are reasons to be bullish on the Bitcoin ecosystem. We are entering an era of Bitcoin that we have never seen before,” one market watcher told CoinDesk.
The Apple TV app now looks more like an all-purpose streaming hub
Image: Apple Apple rolled out a revamped Apple TV app as a part of its suite of new software releases on Monday. The tvOS 17.2 update includes a new sidebar for the TV app, which is designed to better showcase non-Apple TV Plus offerings and let users easily jump to other Apple content like MLS … Read more
OurSky Raises $9.5 Million to Add an API to Open-Source Astronomy
LA-based OurSky launches an ambitious program to democratize space exploration, making powerful telescopes accessible to hobbyists.
Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Three years after Fortnite-maker Epic Games sued Apple and Google for allegedly running illegal app store monopolies, Epic has a win. The jury in Epic v. Google has just delivered its verdict — and it found that Google turned its Google Play app store and Google Play Billing … Read more
Netflix is back, after an outage knocked many people offline for a few hours
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge People worldwide have reported trouble connecting to Netflix and a strange “tvq-pb-101” error message starting at around 5PM ET until the issue was resolved at around 8PM ET. Given the service’s global availability and massive subscriber base, small outages are common, but what we saw on Monday evening … Read more
Epic v. Google: everything we’re learning live in Fortnite court
Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Philip Pacheco, Bloomberg, Getty Images The jury has returned a verdict, and it’s in Epic’s favor — follow the updates live here. Continue reading…
Your Custom GPT Could Be Tricked Into Giving Up Your Data
GPTs are so helpful, they’ll often give away your instructions simply if they’re asked nicely.
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Google Cloud to Run Validator on Crypto Gaming Network XPLA
Google Cloud will be the first “volunteer validator” on the XPLA gaming chain, adding to Google’s growing list of crypto allies.
Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai is coming back for a second season
Netflix Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai animated series from co-creators Amber Noizumi and Michael Green has turned out to be one of this year’s surprise hits, and the streamer already has plans to keep the momentum going with a second season. Blue Eye Samurai’s season 1 finale made it fairly obvious that Noizumi and Green still … Read more
A Sound Decision: Meta Rolls Out AI-Powered Audiobox
The new tool lets users create diverse audio content using advanced AI, surpassing its controversial Voicebox predecessor.
Ford will cut weekly production of F-150 Lightning in response to slowing demand
Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge Ford told its dealers that it was reducing weekly production of its F-150 Lightning pickup truck next year in response to slowing customer demand, Automotive News reports. According to a memo viewed by the outlet, Ford told its dealers to prepare for an average production volume of 1,600 … Read more
Google Fiber’s 20-gig service costs $250 per month
Google and Actiontec worked together to make this Wi-Fi 7 router to with with the 20-gig service. | Image: Google Google is rolling out its 20-gig internet service offering to Fiber customers in select markets, with installations starting in Q1 2024. The ridiculously high-speed residential connection, first announced in October, also throws in the latest … Read more