January 29, 2020 UPS is buying thousands of electric vans and teaming up with Waymo to accelerate the future of delivery For years, UPS has been gesturing toward a future where some of its delivery vehicles are electric, autonomous, or drones. Now, the delivery giant…
January 29, 2020 US House Ethics Committee is advising politicians against sharing deepfakes The US House Ethics Committee informed House members yesterday that posting audio or video that has been altered for misleading effect on social media,…
January 29, 2020 Grubhub lets customers order from restaurants that never agreed to be on its platform Grubhub has a new “growth hacking” strategy that includes creating a restaurant listing on its platform for places it doesn’t even partner with. According…
January 29, 2020 Google is temporarily shutting down all China offices due to coronavirus outbreak Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is temporarily shutting down all of its China offices due to the coronavirus outbreak, the company…
January 29, 2020 Lyft is laying off 90 employees as it struggles to become profitable Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Lyft announced a round of staff cuts amid questions about the company’s ability to stem its…
January 29, 2020 Robots learn to sweat to stop overheating Sweat, robot, sweat, robot: a close-up of one of the soft robotic “fingers” sweating. | Image: Mishra et al For the roboticist who has…
January 29, 2020 The US just showed it still believes Chinese-made drones are a security risk The US Department of the Interior said today it would continue to keep its entire drone fleet grounded, except when used for emergencies like…
January 29, 2020 MoviePass is deader than ever as parent company officially goes bankrupt Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge In case you thought the MoviePass saga would remain a smoldering heap of yesterday’s news from here…
January 29, 2020 Spotify will give you all of Gimlet Media’s secrets to making a good podcast Spotify Spotify’s going all-in on podcasting, which means it needs more people to make shows. In an effort to demystify the podcasting industry and…
January 29, 2020 How to use your Fitbit to monitor your blood oxygen levels Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Earlier this month, Fitbit quietly rolled out blood oxygen monitoring to five of its devices: the…