February 9, 2021 Snapchat will start reminding users to clean out their friends list Snap is introducing a new feature it’s calling Friend Check Up. On Snapchat, having someone friended could give them access to your story and…
February 8, 2021 Robinhood sued for wrongful death by family of 20-year-old who died by suicide Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last June, 20-year-old Alex Kearns died by suicide, blaming stock trading app Robinhood for his death. He…
February 8, 2021 Steam has officially come to China, and Sony’s PS5 is officially coming too Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Though the international version of Steam has been available in China for years, an official Chinese release…
February 8, 2021 If you’ve wondered what Horizon Zero Dawn might look like on a graphing calculator, here you go What are we actually looking at here? A rock? An enemy? Does it even matter compared to the glory of running Horizon Zero Dawn…
February 8, 2021 Hyundai is getting serious about building a ‘walking car’ with four legs Who needs an Apple car when you’ve got one with four legs? Hyundai, which recently acquired a controlling stake in robot maker Boston Dynamics,…
February 8, 2021 Facebook will now take down posts claiming vaccines cause autism Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook is expanding what false claims it will remove from its platforms related to COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines,…
February 8, 2021 Zoom adds facial effects so you can look your weirdest during meetings While Zoom was originally created as a serious meeting application for businesses, it has since become one of the most-used services during the pandemic…
February 8, 2021 A West Virginia newspaper chain is suing Google and Facebook over digital ad revenue Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The parent company of a West Virginia newspaper chain has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook and…
February 8, 2021 This laptop has seven times the average number of screens Expanscape A company called Expanscape has created the most Inspector Gadget-like device that I’ve ever seen. It’s a laptop prototype called the Aurora 7…
February 8, 2021 Hackers tampered with a water treatment facility in Florida by changing chemical levels Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Hackers successfully infiltrated the computer system controlling a water treatment facility in the city of Oldsmar, Florida,…