June 15, 2020 Instagram’s CEO says the platform is examining how its policies affect black users Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said Monday that the platform is taking steps to “better support the black…
June 15, 2020 Peloton will now allow users to identify as nonbinary on its app Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Peloton announced today that users now have the option to select nonbinary as their gender, as…
June 15, 2020 Apple updates Developer app to add Mac support ahead of online-only WWDC Image: Apple Apple has released a Mac version of its Apple Developer app, a week before its Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off. Apple initially…
June 15, 2020 We’re never going to get meaningful data on self-driving car testing The US Department of Transportation launched a new voluntary program to collect and share data from autonomous vehicle operators. Companies testing AVs on public…
June 15, 2020 Game developers could make the next Pokémon Go with new widely available Google Maps tools Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google is opening up its Google Maps Platform to everyone so developers can incorporate Maps data into their…
June 15, 2020 Like Zoom, Microsoft Teams will let you see 49 people at a time this fall Microsoft is expanding the number of participants visible during a Teams meeting to 49, the company announced in a blog post Monday. The maximum…
June 15, 2020 T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T phone calls are failing across the US Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are experiencing network issues across the US, according to user reports on…
June 15, 2020 Microsoft Teams and Google Meet both have closed captions, here’s how they compare Photo courtesy Google Many years ago, when I was studying ASL (American Sign Language), my teachers used to depend on separate devices that would…
June 15, 2020 The 2021 Oscars are delayed two months Matt Petit – Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has decided to delay the Oscars by two months…
June 15, 2020 Fortnite’s ‘device’ event blew up The Agency and turned the storm into water Things are getting weird on the Fortnite island. Today’s much-anticipated event, called simply “The Device,” was a confusing yet thrilling ride, and one that…