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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla said on Thursday that it was able to deliver 90,650 vehicles during the last quarter, despite its Fremont, California factory being partially shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Wall Street analysts had expected the electric automaker to only deliver about 72,000 vehicles during the last three … Continue reading Tesla delivers 90,650 vehicles despite pandemic and factory shutdown Continue Reading →

Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images For over a year, a mystery shopper known only as “John Smith” has been creating confusion across the web. He’s repeatedly visited numerous online stores, ranging from auto supply shops to home goods merchants, placed single items in multiple shopping baskets, and then left without buying anything. The Wall … Continue reading Go read this story about a mystery shopper creating confusion across the web Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Congratulations! The world is falling apart (or at least feels like it’s falling apart), and you’ve decided to do something about it. That’s a commendable urge. Here’s where I tell you that you’ve also decided to do something very hard. Hosting a charity stream (on Twitch, YouTube, or … Continue reading How I hosted my first charity stream, and how you can host one too Continue Reading →

Illegal e-waste dumping grounds in Yuen Long, Hong Kong. | Photo by Bruce Yan / South China Morning Post via Getty Images 2019 set a record for the amount of e-waste ever generated worldwide: 53.6 million metric tons of discarded phones, computers, appliances, and other gadgets. That’s more than the combined weight of all the adults … Continue reading Humans left behind a record amount of e-waste in 2019 Continue Reading →

Image: Sony “I am not Iron Man,” I mutter to myself after crashing into a wall for the umpteenth time while waving my arms around. But it’s not for a lack of effort. Iron Man VR is a game with a simple premise: putting players inside the famous metal suit of Marvel’s Armored Avenger, letting you … Continue reading Iron Man VR is a tinfoil version of a truly great Iron Man game Continue Reading →

2K Games has announced that it’ll sell the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of the upcoming NBA 2K21 for $69.99, a $10 increase to the current-gen Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game. And it’s the first indication that the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 may be bringing a price increase from the standard $60 … Continue reading NBA 2K21’s PS5 and Series X versions will cost $69.99, hinting at a next-gen price jump Continue Reading →

Image: Walmart Walmart is converting some of its parking lots into drive-in theaters for the summer as the movie industry struggles amid the coronavirus pandemic. The retail behemoth is converting 160 of its parking lots across the US into drive-ins. These theaters will open in early August and remain open through October. The Walmart Drive-In will feature … Continue reading Walmart is converting its parking lots into pop-up drive-in theaters for the summer Continue Reading →

Image: Ubisoft Ubisoft’s new battle royale, Hyper Scape, was officially announced today in unconventional fashion: by rising to the top of the Twitch charts. Ubisoft has been teasing the game, which was leaked earlier this week, with a fake company website and via cryptic Twitter updates. Starting at 12PM ET, the game effectively went live in a technical test … Continue reading Ubisoft’s new Hyper Scape battle royale soars to the top of the Twitch charts Continue Reading →

Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images BMW has detailed an overhaul to the digital systems that power its luxury vehicles, including a new map and navigation system, a revamped digital assistant, a “digital key” (first shown off at Apple’s annual developer conference last week), and wireless Android Auto. But the most interesting thing BMW shared about … Continue reading BMW is going all-in on in-car microtransactions Continue Reading →

Amazon is making a new Fallout TV series based on the popular post-apocalyptic RPG games from Bethesda. There are virtually no details on the project, except that it’ll be an Amazon Prime original produced by Kilter Films. A report from The Hollywood Reporter adds that the project is coming from Westworld creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan as part of their overall … Continue reading Westworld showrunners are creating a Fallout show for Amazon Continue Reading →