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Uber is holding its annual Go-Get conference in London today. As part of the event, the company is rolling out a number of changes to its ridehailing and delivery business to reflect the fact that more drivers and couriers are using electric vehicles.
Uber Green, the company’s EV and hybrid ridehailing product, is going fully electric in several select cities. Uber says Uber Green is now an EV-only service in 40 cities and states.
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Geoffrey Hinton and John J. Hopfield win the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for machine learning inventions with artificial neural networks. Read more ›
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The Kindle that lets you take handwritten notes is on sale for Amazon Prime Day. The 16GB model of the Kindle Scribe is currently $85 off and down to $255 instead of the usual $340. That's not an all-time low — the ereader hit $240 as recently as July's Prime Day — but this is the lowest price we've tracked since then. And, while there's likely a new Kindle or... Read more ›
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"To expect an accelerated smartphone replacement cycle now due to AI is premature," analysts led by Edison Lee wrote. Read more ›
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From colorful ceilings and canopy beds to biophilic design elements, here are the home trends interior designers wish they saw more of. Read more ›
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Apple's upcoming entry-level M4 14-inch MacBook Pro may be capable of supporting up to two external displays, up from one display supported in the current M3 model, if recent leaks are anything to go by. Apple's existing M3 14-inch MacBook Pro comes with two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports, not three Thunderbolt 4 ports like the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models powered by M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. Apart... Read more ›
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Amazon Prime Day is a peak time to make upgrades to home tech, with some steep discounts on gadgets that might feel like too much of a splurge at list price. If you've been considering letting a machine take over vacuuming responsibilities in your house, then the Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum is on sale for just $300. That's the lowest price we've seen for this gadget; normally you need... Read more ›
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Sonic Rumble, Sega's forthcoming mobile and PC game, won't have gacha mechanics because they're not popular in the west. Read more Read more ›
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I spent 16 years working in an office and was not enjoying it. My dad's retirement inspired me to become a school teacher. Read more ›
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The United Arab Emirates' recent investment in OpenAI reflected its mission to leverage its oil wealth to become a new center for AI innovation. Read more ›
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Samsung is offering something extra special this Amazon Prime Day for any shoppers in the market for a new smartphone. The company is discounting its entire line of Galaxy S24 phones. That means you can snag the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra for $998, which is almost 23 percent off. If the premium path isn't your style, then the Samsung Galaxy S24+ is available for $750 and the Samsung Galaxy S24... Read more ›
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Elon Musk is set to unveil a new chapter in Tesla's history at Robotaxi Day as he attempts to pitch the company as one focused on more than just EVs. Read more ›
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Hurricane Milton is due to make landfall in Florida Wednesday. Tampa mayor Jane Castor had a stark warning for those who may choose not to evacuate. Read more ›
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Uber held its second Go-Get Zero event on Tuesday to highlight some of the company's sustainability efforts. First and foremost, it says that there are now enough EV drivers using the service to make an EV-only option available (the current Uber Green includes hybrids). The all-electric Uber Green option, which will cost about the same as an UberX, will initially be available in 40 cities and the company plans to... Read more ›
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The tabs feature is rolling out now but may take a few weeks to appear. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tabs are being added to Google Docs to make it easier to organize and find information in longer documents. The feature was originally announced in April, and is now gradually rolling out to all Google Workspace users and personal Google accounts, though it may take a few... Read more ›
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This Bose headset is among the finest headphones globally featuring active noise cancellation. Read more ›
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Kate Middleton is known for recycling some of her best looks, and Meghan Markle has been doing the same since she married Prince Harry. Read more ›
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Amazon has the Dyson Airwrap available for close to an all-time low. The Prime Day sale shaves $100 off the price of this innovative styling tool, which can reduce styling time and potentially boost your hair’s long-term health. Usually $600, Amazon’s Prime Day sale drops the tool’s price down to $500. The secret sauce to the Dyson Airwrap is the Coanda effect, which describes airflow’s tendency to follow a curved... Read more ›
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Meta’s glasses include a privacy light, but it’s not always easily visible. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Two Harvard students have created an eerie demo of how smart glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly doxx people’s identities, phone numbers, and addresses. The most unsettling part is the demo uses current, widely available technology like the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and public databases. AnhPhu Nguyen,... Read more ›
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft is releasing a new version of Office this week, designed for people that don’t want to subscribe to Microsoft 365. The standalone Microsoft Office 2024 release is now available for both consumers and small businesses, and includes locked-in-time versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook across both Mac and PC. Office 2024 includes a lot of the updates that Microsoft has been delivering to Microsoft 365... Read more ›
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Facebook is announcing a host of updates to its platform today, many of which focus on pushing users outside of their social bubble of friends and family. Among the updates are new tabs being added to Facebook that are meant to surface more content for users, including recommendations based on a person’s location. A new “Local” tab will collect content from other Facebook... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nintendo may have just won its battle to put the most popular Nintendo Switch emulators out of business. In March, it sued Yuzu out of existence — and now it may have convinced Yuzu’s primary competitor, Ryujinx, to go away too. Ryujinx’s download page is now empty. Its GitHub is gone. And the emulator’s X social media page and official Discord now contains... Read more ›
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Fasetto’s Audio Cu sends audio signals to surround sound speakers over a home’s existing power lines. | Image: Fasetto Fasetto has announced that its Audio Cu system, which connects TVs and other audio devices to speakers and subwoofers using the existing power line wiring in a home, has received Dolby Atmos Product Certification from Dolby Laboratories. Similar to powerline networking solutions that can leverage existing electrical wiring to share internet... Read more ›
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Image: MKBHD via YouTube MKBHD’s new wallpaper app has received its first big update after users criticized the app over pricing and the advertising setup for free accounts. On Friday, the Panels account announced on X that people using the app for free can now download high-resolution images — not just standard-definition ones — by watching a single ad. The app previously required users to sign up for a $11.99... Read more ›
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The ring will come in six colors. | Image: Oura Oura is giving its popular smart ring and app a substantial makeover. The company just announced the $349 Oura Ring 4, which will feature a slimmer design, improved accuracy, and more sizes. Starting today, the Oura app will also be getting a complete redesign to better organize the swath of new features introduced over the past few months. At a... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The Sonos app debacle will go down as an all-time tech industry blunder, but now the company is taking steps to turn the page. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google is rolling out a new set of features aimed at making it less easy for thieves to access your data. That’s according to Mishaal Rahman, who posted on Reddit that the features are showing up in a new update after seeing that his Xiaomi 14T Pro phone now has Theft Detection Lock and Offline Device Lock, two of three features Google announced in... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX and T-Mobile temporary approval for direct-to-cell service using Starlink satellites in areas affected by Hurricane Helene, SpaceX: The satellites have already been enabled and started broadcasting emergency alerts to cell phones on all networks in North Carolina. In addition, we may test basic texting (SMS) capabilities for most cell phones on the T-Mobile network in North... Read more ›
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