January 29, 2020 Japanese billionaire decides not to find girlfriend to fly around the Moon after all Photo by TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images E-commerce billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has backtracked on his bizarre plan to find a girlfriend to take into…
January 29, 2020 Netflix continues anime land grab with live-action One Piece series Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images Netflix has ordered a live-action show based on One Piece, the colossally popular Japanese manga…
January 29, 2020 Samsung hopes 5G will save its slumping profits this year Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Samsung Electronics just released fourth-quarter earnings that told much the same story as the rest of 2019….
January 29, 2020 Overwatch League cancels February and March games in China following coronavirus outbreak Photo: Carlton Beener / Blizzard Entertainment The Overwatch League’s plans for a truly global e-sports league have taken a major hit. Today, Blizzard announced…
January 29, 2020 Fortnite players can compete for the first tournament-exclusive skin this weekend Image: Epic Games Epic has announced an in-game Fortnite tournament for this weekend that’s timed with the Australian Open, and players who compete will…
January 29, 2020 Tesla says China has ordered its Shanghai factory shut down over coronavirus fears Xinhua/Ding Ting via Getty Images The Chinese government has ordered the shutdown of Tesla’s new factory in Shanghai over coronavirus fears, which will delay…
January 29, 2020 Facebook to pay $550 million to settle privacy lawsuit over facial recognition tech Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook says it has agreed to pay $550 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding its use…
January 29, 2020 Apple must pay $837 million for infringing Wi-Fi patents from Caltech, jury decides Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nearly four years after the California Institute of Technology sued Apple and Broadcom for allegedly infringing four…
January 29, 2020 LastPass is discontinuing its native Mac app and replacing it with a more universal web app The original native LastPass Mac app Password management app LastPass has announced it will be discontinuing its native macOS app on February 29th, directing…
January 29, 2020 Nest thermostats can alert homeowners of potential heating or cooling problems Google is testing a feature that can send Nest owners alerts about their furnaces when “unusual or unexpected patterns” are detected. The HVAC alerts…