June 25, 2020 Twitch reckons with sexual assault as it begins permanently suspending streamers Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Dozens of people shared stories of sexual harassment and assault Continue reading… via The Verge – All…
June 25, 2020 Congress investigating how data broker sells smartphone tracking info to law enforcement Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US House Committee on Oversight and Reform has opened an investigation into how data broker Venntel…
June 25, 2020 Volvo will use Waymo’s self-driving technology to power a fleet of electric robotaxis Waymo is the “exclusive global L4 partner” for Volvo Car Group, the two companies announced Thursday. That means that Volvo will integrate Waymo’s autonomous…
June 25, 2020 T-Mobile tries to ease up California’s requirements for allowing the Sprint merger to go through Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile has filed a petition asking California’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to par back some of the…
June 25, 2020 Disney is eliminating Disney Channel in the UK, moving titles to Disney Plus Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior will cease to exist in the UK come October…
June 25, 2020 Members of Congress push to ban federal use of face recognition A group of Democratic Senators and House representatives have introduced a bill that would enforce a de facto ban on federal agencies’ use of…
June 25, 2020 Safari will use Face ID and Touch ID for ‘frictionless’ web sign-ins The Face ID and Touch ID features on Apple devices will soon be much more useful on the web. As TechCrunch reports, Apple has…
June 25, 2020 LG’s germ-killing wireless earbuds get a more comfortable design Last year, LG managed to make its first pair of true wireless headphones stand out by adding a germ-killing UV light to the charging…
June 25, 2020 Cox Claims It Can Reduce Your Gaming Lag If You Cough Up Some Cash Cox has officially rolled out its own “Elite Gamer” internet add-on service in the U.S., something it started testing in April 2019 in select…
June 25, 2020 Disney’s Splash Mountain Will Be Rethemed From Song of the South to The Princess and the Frog Disney’s Splash Mountain is about to get a big change, perhaps due in part to continued discussions around racist entertainment. Disney just announced the…