Tesla wins another court case by arguing fatal Autopilot crash was caused by human error
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla was found not to be liable for the death of a Model 3 owner whose vehicle crashed while driving in Autopilot, a…
Relish the Halloween horror of this purple fungus that “mummifies” spiders
Enlarge / A purple parasitic fungus, discovered in March in a Brazilian rainforest, pokes out of a trapdoor spider’s burrow after wrapping itself around the unfortunate spider. (credit: João Araújo)…
Dust of death—did it do in the dinosaurs?
Enlarge (credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY) Classic whodunit mysteries work because just about every character ends up being a murder suspect. The demise of non-avian dinosaurs is a lot like…
Microsoft’s Windows 11 2023 Update arrives with Microsoft Teams changes
Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Microsoft is releasing its Windows 11 2023 Update today, which was originally supposed to be one of the biggest updates to Windows 11.…
Apple can’t quit Lightning
The Magic Mouse continues to be a helpless turtle. | Image: Wes Davis / The Verge It’s 2023, and I have a port complaint. Apple’s “Scary Fast” event came and…
Google is officially trying to make .ing domains a th.ing
Illustration: The Verge Google Registry is launching a new and really fun top-level domain: .ing. I am guessing you are already think.ing about some of the domains you might end…
Facing 110 years in prison, Sam Bankman-Fried “can’t recall” what he did at FTX
Enlarge / Sam Bankman-Fried leaves federal court in New York on Thursday, February 16, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Facing cross-examination at his criminal fraud trial yesterday, Sam Bankman-Fried…
Scientists will soon find out whether the Lucy mission works as intended
Enlarge / An artist’s conception of the Lucy spacecraft flying by a Trojan asteroid. (credit: NASA) A little more than two years have passed since the Lucy mission launched on…
Like Humans, This Breakthrough AI Makes Concepts Out of Words It Learns
Prairie dogs are anything but dogs. With a body resembling a Hershey’s Kiss and a highly sophisticated chirp for communications, they’re more hamster than golden retriever. Humans immediately get that…
F117 Stealth Fighters Did Not Retire in 2008
The F117 stealth figher has a near perfect combat record. It was used extensively in the first gulf war, Kosovo and all of the US wars from 1990 to 2008.…