Tesla accused of illegally firing employees critical of Musk

Tesla is being accused of firing two California-based employees for being part of a group that was discussing and drafting letters that were critical of CEO Elon Musk’s strict return-to-office policy and Musk’s tweets, according to complaints filed by their attorneys and a Bloomberg report. One draft letter asked Tesla executives to reconsider making all … Read more

Give yourself the gift of using a package tracker

Parcel gives you an overview of where all your packages are and can notify you when they’re moving. | Image: Parcel My inbox is always awash with different shipping notifications, especially this time of year, as I’ve got gifts in transit to family members all across the country. “See what packages are coming your way,” … Read more

Max Q: A week of firsts

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! Last week was a week of milestones and landmarks. This week I was going to add Rocket Lab’s first Virginia launch to the list, but (sigh) they scrubbed the Sunday attempt because of high winds… we’ll see if they can nail it today. In this issue: A first … Read more

The Overwatch League World Cup is back

Photo: Carlton Beener / Blizzard Entertainment After a three-year hiatus, the Overwatch World Cup is back. The event was announced over the weekend, possibly in a cute nod to the dramatic FIFA World Cup nail-biter final and to coincide with a special Overwatch League veterans competition (which you should watch if you want to see … Read more

Binance.US announces deal to acquire assets of bankrupt crypto firm Voyager

Nick Barclay / The Verge Binance.US has entered an agreement to acquire the assets of the insolvent cryptocurrency brokerage Voyager, as earlier reported by CNBC. In a press release on Binance.US’s site, the California-based company says the move should free up customer funds that have been locked up in the bankrupt Voyager Digital. Binance.US, which … Read more

Seventeen Amazon Echo devices are now compatible with Matter

Amazon’s latest smart speaker, the fifth-gen Echo Dot with Clock, now supports Matter. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Seventeen Amazon Echo devices now support Matter’s interoperable smart home standard after Amazon completed the first phase of its promised Matter rollout today, the company announced. These include smart speakers newer than the … Read more