Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer created an uproar among the dance community recently when she laughed on air about six-year-old Prince George taking—and loving—ballet lessons. Spencer has since apologized, but the mocking nature of her words struck a nerve among professional male dancers who say the bullying they… Read more… How to Support Boys Who
Read MoreCD Projekt Red recently revealed that Cyberpunk 2077’s character creation system won’t allow players to choose their character’s gender. This is a big deal for LGBT gamers and, hopefully, a sign the company’s committed to being more inclusive. The news comes from a Metro interview with Marthe Jonkers, lead concept artist on the game. When asked
Read MoreOnePlus first released a 5G variant of the fantastic OnePlus 7 Pro months ago, but it was only available in the UK. Now the device, one of the first 5G phones at all, has arrived on Sprint. The device is available today in a handful of Sprint stores and will be available online tomorrow, August
Read MoreU.S. attorney’s office files charges against former Google executive Anthony Levandowski, who allegedly stole self-driving car trade secrets and gave them to Uber. Former Google self-driving engineer, who prompted a lawsuit against Uber, gets hit with criminal charges Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge You’re sitting in your office and decide to find out when your next appointment is. You pick up your phone and murmur quietly, “OK Google, when’s my next appointment?” And then, loud enough to be heard over the entire room, your Google Assistant announces, “Next up, you have
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: In a rare move, Apple debuts iOS 13.1’s first beta, well ahead of iOS 13’s ship date, improving mouse support and bringing back Automation, a Shortcuts feature — Apple today released a surprise iOS 13.1 beta, which is unprecedented as the company has never before released a point update for an
Read MoreTodd Haselton / CNBC: Amazon debuts Eero Secure and Eero Secure+, $3/month and $10/month services for its home Wi-Fi products, to add security with malware warnings, VPN access, more — KEY POINTS — Amazon introduced a new security features for Eero owners, which can be purchased with monthly or annual plans. Amazon debuts Eero Secure
Read MoreAutonomous vehicle development is a field of technology that remains relatively elusive to the average hacker, what with the needing a whole car and all. Instead of having to deal with such a large scale challenge, [Piotr Sokólski] has instead turned to implementing the same principles on the scale of a small radio-controlled car. Wanting
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again: Microsoft has new Surface devices to announce. The company today sent out invites for its next big event, taking place in New York on October 2. An image of a Windows logo being etched onto metal makes it pretty clear the company is planning to announce new Surface hardware
Read MoreNASA is currently investigating what could be considered the first crime perpetrated in space, after one of the agency’s astronauts was accused of illegally accessing her wife’s bank account during her stay on the International Space Station. Investigators have yet to decide if the event actually constitutes a crime, but this case does raise questions
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook has long positioned itself as a place where communities can share information during a crisis. Today, the company said it will start giving local governments and first responders the ability to send alerts to their communities during an emergency. Facebook already offers tools like Safety Check, which
Read More{$inline_image}Yelp is rolling out new options for personalization today, meaning you’ll tell the app about your dietary and lifestyle preferences, and it’ll spit back appropriately-tailored search results — in theory, anyway. If you log into Yelp today, you might find that you have the option to add “preferences.” These include several categories on foods you
Read MoreAnthony Levandowski, one of Silicon Valley’s foremost technologists on autonomous cars, was charged with theft and attempted theft of trade secrets from Google. Former Star Google and Uber Engineer Charged With Theft of Trade Secrets Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe US Open is starting to wind down, with the last rounds of matches ending on Monday and the men’s and women’s quarterfinals being broadcast Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by the semifinals and then the men’s and women’s singles and doubles final the following weekend, September 7-8. Read more… How to Livestream the US Open
Read MorePhoto by Angelo Merendino / AFP / Getty Images Anthony Levandowski, the controversial self-driving car engineer whose shenanigans helped spur a multimillion-dollar lawsuit between Waymo and Uber, was charged by federal prosecutors with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets, according to The New York Times. The criminal charges from the US
Read More5G is great, but it’s a big Wi-Fi upgrade that’ll likely help you out sooner with faster speeds and longer range at home, school and work. Wi-Fi 6 will upgrade your workhorse wireless network – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe change comes after the FCC gave carriers greater power to “aggressively block” unwanted robocalls. Verizon's anti-robocall service will be automatically enabled on Android phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can’t put a price on a good night’s sleep, but mattress sales are nonetheless appreciated. The best Labor Day mattress sales available now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn her quarterly letter to creators, Susan Wojcicki says the openness of the Google-owned service is “more important than ever.” YouTube CEO, amid criticism, defends the site's open platform – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOver at the New York Times, a frustrated employee shared their story of a lazy, “do-nothing” colleague with the Ethicist. “She frequently takes lunch breaks, comes in later than her start time and is not actually working on her ‘work from home’ day,” they wrote. “… In addition, she is constantly complaining and… Read more…
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube must leave up some videos that are “controversial or even offensive” in order to remain an open platform, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said today. In her quarterly letter to creators, Wojcicki addressed YouTube’s perpetual struggle with troubling content and how to moderate it, saying that it’s worthwhile
Read MoreWhen my colleague James Vincent tried out Double Robotics’ first telepresence robot in 2015, slowly wheeling around our New York office from his London home base, he described the experience as like playing Doom, but in an office. The company’s latest version of the robot, the Double 3, adds mixed reality video to let users
Read MoreThe huge new world zips around its host star on an egg-shaped orbit. No yolk. Astronomers find bizarre planet 'unlike any other discovered so far' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI’m often asked to design customer and employee tracking systems. There are quite a few ways to do it, and it’s an interesting intersection of engineering and ethics – what information is reasonable to collect in different contexts, anonymizing and securely storing it, and at a fundamental level whether the entire system should exist at
Read MoreA Massachusetts woman recently died of eastern equine encephalitis, and health authorities in the area are on the alert. But EEE is an extremely rare disease, and the main thing you need to know is that it’s always a good idea to protect yourself from mosquito bites. Read more… Eastern Equine Encephalitis Is Scary But
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