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Image: Rivian Tesla says it has discovered a “disturbing pattern” of former employees who took confidential information and trade secrets on their way to new jobs at EV startup Rivian, according to a new lawsuit first reported by Bloomberg. Tesla even claims Rivian is “knowingly encouraging” this behavior, and it is seeking unspecified punitive damages for … Continue reading Tesla sues Rivian over ‘disturbing pattern’ of alleged trade secret theft. Continue Reading →

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge NTT Disruption is keeping Jibo alive Jibo was supposed to die over a year ago, yet somehow, it’s still alive. The social, lovable robot went viral on Twitter last March when it performed a jaunty dance after telling owners, “The servers out there that let me do … Continue reading Jibo, the social robot that was supposed to die, is getting a second life Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A Facebook engineer said in a farewell video that the company was “failing” to mitigate harm and has “enshrined that failure in our policies,” BuzzFeed Newsreported on Thursday. Max Wang, a Boston-based former engineer who claimed in the recording obtained by BuzzFeed that he joined Facebook in 2011, said he didn’t think … Continue reading Former Facebook engineer says that the company has enshrined failure in its policies Continue Reading →

Did Microsoft convince you that you wouldn’t need to next-gen hardware to play Xbox Series X games? Think again: fully half of the next-gen games that Microsoft showcased at its Xbox Series X showcase today, including Forza, probably aren’t coming to Xbox One. Which suggests either some of those games aren’t actually coming out for a … Continue reading One week later, it looks like Microsoft is already breaking a big promise with Xbox Series X Continue Reading →

As film studio executives struggle to determine what movies should be held for a theatrical release and what titles can become streaming exclusives, AT&T CEO John Stankey reaffirmed that Tenet will absolutely go to theaters. Stankey was asked about the growing industry trend of taking certain movies originally scheduled for a theatrical release and making them streaming-only … Continue reading Tenet will absolutely not be a streaming-first title, AT&T CEO says Continue Reading →

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google is adding a number of new features to its Messages app for Android, including the ability to reply to messages with emoji reactions, something that’s long been available in other messaging apps like Facebook Messenger and iOS’s built-in Messages app. The feature was first spotted in testing in May, but Google … Continue reading Google Messages now lets you reply with emoji reactions Continue Reading →

Tom Conrad/Twitter One of the biggest complaints Quibi received upon its initial launch was subscribers being unable to screenshot what they were watching and share it with the world. For a mobile-first streaming service, it seemed like a bit of an oversight. Now, Quibi has introduced screenshot capabilities, but it’s not as easy as holding down the … Continue reading Quibi will finally let you screenshot, but it’s a little bit complicated Continue Reading →

The New Mutants is apparently still on track to hit theaters on August 28th, even as Tenet and Mulan face indefinite delays. Details on the film’s theatrical plans come from The New Mutants’ panel at ComicCon@Home, the digital version of the annual San Diego festival, where the cast gathered to talk about the film. The panel opens with a cheeky reminder the movie … Continue reading New Mutants is still inexplicably scheduled for a theatrical release, but here’s the film’s opening scene Continue Reading →

Image: Blizzard StarCraft II has been out for almost a decade now. To commemorate the game’s tenth anniversary, Blizzard is publicly testing an anniversary update, introducing new campaign achievements for every mission in StarCraft II’s base game and its three expansions, in addition to changes that empower players to create their own custom campaigns. One reason StarCraft II has stuck around … Continue reading StarCraft II turns 10 this year, and Blizzard is celebrating with an anniversary update for the game Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Remember when AT&T told customers their phones would stop working and encouraged them to buy new ones during a pandemic? T-Mobile is reportedly going to be sending out some messages like that too, but it seems like the company could be going about it a little differently (and hopefully less … Continue reading T-Mobile will reportedly dump some phones from its network — and even sooner than AT&T Continue Reading →