Image: Google Where is Google’s Pixel 4A? Sitting right on the company’s online store, as it turns out. Google seems to have mistakenly published an image of the Pixel 4A on its Canadian store. The text says “Nest Wifi,” but uh… that’s no Nest Wifi. The phone has already leaked extensively over the last few … Continue reading Google just put a photo of the Pixel 4A on its store. Continue Reading
Photo by Stefan Sauer / picture alliance via Getty Images With coronavirus cases spiking across the US, public health officials are urging the population to wear masks in all public areas, a simple measure that could limit the spread of the disease. But while 20 states now have some kind of mask requirement in place, the … Continue reading Shoppers are suing over mandatory mask rules, but doctors don’t buy it Continue Reading
Disney Plus is getting a new animated Star Wars series called Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which is set to debut on the streaming service in 2021. The new show is a spinoff of the recently concluded The Clone Wars animated series, which finished its run on Disney Plus earlier this year. Like The Clone Wars, Rebels, and the live-action The Mandalorian, The Bad … Continue reading Star Wars: The Bad Batch is a new Clone Wars spinoff coming to Disney Plus in 2021 Continue Reading
Photo: Skydio Skydio, a startup that makes autonomous drones that fly themselves with little human intervention, is entering the commercial drone market with its new X2 model. The X2 is Skydio’s first non-consumer device and it’s marketed toward government agencies, the military, and other organizations that require aerial surveillance or surveying, with its own built-in infrared … Continue reading Autonomous drone maker Skydio shifts to military and enterprise with its first folding drone Continue Reading
Photo by Eamonn McCormack/WireImage Over 60 women and nonbinary people have accused influential comics author Warren Ellis of manipulative and predatory behavior toward female fans and creatives. An open letter and dozens of statements were collected on a site created by some of his alleged targets, and have also been shared with The Guardian, which published a story on the … Continue reading Warren Ellis abused star power in fan relationships, say dozens of women Continue Reading
Photo by Graeme Jennings-Pool / Getty Images Employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are calling for the federal agency to address what they say are “ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination” against its Black employees, NPR reported. More than 1,000 CDC employees signed a letter to director Robert Redfield describing a … Continue reading CDC employees say the agency has a culture of ‘racial aggression’ Continue Reading
Image: Skydio If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the day when self-flying drone startup Skydio becomes a true competitor to DJI, you might taken today’s announcement poorly. You might have assumed that after two impressive drones that didn’t quite fulfilltheir full potential, Skydio’s decision to build its next flying flagship camera exclusively for the enterprise and military markets meant it was done with … Continue reading Skydio says it’s not pivoting away from consumer drones, won’t weaponize its self-flying tech Continue Reading
Image: Google Google is turning on new security features in its Google Meet video chat service for meetings held by education subscribers, the company has announced. The changes, which are due to go into effect over the next 15 days, will mean that anonymous users won’t be able to join meetings organized by G Suite for … Continue reading Google Meet adds new zoombombing protections for online classes Continue Reading
Image: Lego Lego and Nintendo are teaming up for a new Lego set that assembles into a blocky model of Nintendo’s 8-bit gaming console, the Nintendo Entertainment System, along with an interactive TV displaying Super Mario Bros. The two companies collaborated earlier this year to create interactive Super Mario-themed sets. Designed for adult builders, this new set contains … Continue reading Lego made a 2,600-piece replica of playing Mario on the NES Continue Reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok took down more than 49 million videos from users across the globe during the second half of 2019, the company revealed in a transparency reportreleased this morning. The videos represented less than 1 percent of all videos uploaded to TikTok during that time period. TikTok says they were … Continue reading TikTok took down 49 million videos for content violations in just six months last year Continue Reading