Where are all the robot trucks?
Illustration by Sisi Kim for The Verge The promised wave of autonomous big rigs never materialized. But 2024 could prove to be a pivotal year for the technology. Continue reading…
Space lasers!
Illustration by Sisi Kim for The Verge If we want to go to Mars, we need a better way to reliably relay messages through space. The solution could be optical…
The surprisingly robust careers of Star Trek stars who became video game voice actors
Enlarge / Cast members from Star Trek: The Next Generation. (credit: CBS) It would be hard to overstate the impact that Star Trek has had on geek culture. So it…
Futurist Keynote, Slovakia: The Future of AI and Generative AI for SlovakiaTech
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In this keynote session futurist Matthew Griffin explores the Future of AI and Generative AI and looks up to 25 years out at what the…
WhatsApp to let iOS users share pictures and videos in original quality
Media files sent as documents don’t display a preview in WhatsApp, but you can view them in-app by tapping on them. | Illustration: The Verge WhatsApp is rolling out a…
First fake regulatory filing sent Blackrock’s XRP crypto to the moon
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The first fake regulatory filing for a crypto project shows just how brazen criminals are getting about making money from scams. Love the Exponential…
Futurist Keynote, UK: The Future of Education, Learning, and Work for Winchester College
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In this keynote session futurist Matthew Griffin explores the impact that powerful emerging technologies, such as AI, will have on lifelong education, learning, and work.…
Spotify to lay off 17 percent of its workforce in latest round of job cuts
Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify is laying off 17 percent of its employees in an attempt to cut costs, its CEO Daniel Ek announced to staff today. Based…
Bitcoin Surged Past $40,000
Bitcoin started 2023 at about $16,600 and today traded above $40,000. Most of the year, Bitcoin traded between $20,000 and $31,000. Bitcoin was over $61,000 in October, 2021. Bitcoin’s all-time…
Kiss debuts ‘immortal’ digital avatars and plans to go ‘fully virtual’
Image: Pophouse Entertainment Kiss has been on a really, really long tour. The biggest glam rock band of all time has been playing its End of the Road tour for…