August 21, 2019 DoorDash takes another step toward automated food delivery Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Food delivery company DoorDash has acquired Scotty Labs, a startup focused on developing autonomous and remote-controlled vehicle…
August 21, 2019 Google Docs ‘live edits’ feature helps the visually impaired Google has launched a number of accessibility features this year, designed to make its products useable by everyone. Sound Amplifier, for example, makes conversations…
August 21, 2019 Google and Mozilla to block web surveillance in Kazakhstan Google and Mozilla are taking action against the government of Kazakhstan's efforts to launch a surveillance operation against its own citizens. Both companies announced…
August 21, 2019 EU antitrust regulators have Facebook’s Libra currency in their sights Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge European Union antitrust regulators have begun conducting a preliminary investigation into Facebook’s plans to launch a digital…
August 21, 2019 Microsoft: no plans to release more Xbox exclusives on Nintendo Switch or PS4 Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Xbox fans were surprised earlier this year when Nintendo thanked “our friends at Microsoft” for making Cuphead…
August 21, 2019 ‘Saturday Night Live’ is coming to UK screens in early 2020 If you want to watch Saturday Night Live in the UK, then you've got one of two options: pirate it, or watch the edited…
August 21, 2019 Watch and listen to THX’s new Deep Note trailer with spatial 3D audio THX has unveiled a new trailer for its famous "Deep Note" audio logo that lets audiences know that a theater is THX certified and…
August 21, 2019 Facebook loses Oculus executive who led its mobile VR efforts Another Oculus executive who played a key role in Facebook's VR efforts is leaving the company. Just a few days ago, Oculus co-founder Nate…
August 21, 2019 YouTube Concedes Robot Fight Videos Are Not Actually Animal Cruelty After Removing Them by Mistake Google subsidiary YouTube has admitted that it made a mistake when, citing its policies against “deliberate infliction of animal suffering” such as “dog fighting…
August 21, 2019 Netflix’s The I-Land Trailer Conjures Up the Scariest Thing of All…the Fyre Festival? Netflix has released the first glimpse at The I-Land with a teaser clearly designed to rip on the announcement trailer for the failed Fyre…