January 21, 2020 Google favors temporary facial recognition ban as Microsoft pushes back Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The regulation of facial recognition is emerging as a key disagreement among the world’s biggest tech companies,…
January 21, 2020 Google’s Pixelbook Go Chromebook is now available in that pink color Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google’s Pixelbook Go Chromebook is available in a color other than black now that the “not pink” version of the…
January 21, 2020 Disney+ is launching a week early in the UK and parts of Europe Photo: Lucasfilm / Disney Disney+ will now launch in the UK and other markets in Western Europe on March 24th, one week earlier than…
January 20, 2020 Tesla says faulty acceleration allegation is ‘completely false’ Image: Tesla In response to a petition to the NHTSA complaining about “sudden unexpected acceleration” in a variety of Tesla models and model years,…
January 20, 2020 Garmin’s new Tactix Delta smartwatch looks designed for a privacy-conscious Navy SEAL Image: Garmin Garmin’s Tactix Delta is the latest in its lineup of rugged smartwatches built to military standards. New for the Tactix’s fourth generation…
January 20, 2020 Huawei signs deal with TomTom for a Google Maps alternative Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Chinese phone maker Huawei will work with Dutch digital mapping company TomTom to put maps on its…
January 20, 2020 Radiohead launched an online ‘public library’ with rare tracks and a printable library card Radiohead Alright, I’ll admit it: despite the headline above, a downloadable library card may be the least exciting part of the “Radiohead Public Library,”…
January 20, 2020 Go read this NYT expose on a creepy new facial recognition database used by US police Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge Hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the US have started using a new facial recognition system from…
January 20, 2020 Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai says there is ‘no question’ that AI needs to be regulated Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has called for new…
January 20, 2020 Instagram is dropping the annoying IGTV button Instagram launched its IGTV service in June 2018. | Image: Instagram Instagram is removing the IGTV shortcut button from the top right corner of…