EPA expands “high priority” probe into AT&T, Verizon lead-contaminated cables
Enlarge (credit: Ronald Martinez / Staff | Getty Images News) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expanding its investigation into potential risks posed by lead-covered cables installed nationwide by major…
Lazy use of AI leads to Amazon products called “I cannot fulfill that request”
Enlarge / I know naming new products can be hard, but these Amazon sellers made some particularly odd naming choices. (credit: Amazon) Amazon users are at this point used to…
The Verge’s best of CES 2024
The Consumer Electronics Show brings thousands of visitors to Las Vegas every year to witness the latest innovations in tech — some practical and some jaw-dropping. Our staff was on…
The Verge Awards at CES 2024
Illustration by Samar Haddar / The Verge The products, trends, and promises that truly wowed. Continue reading…
AI Hype – LG CES New AI Buzzwords and a Future Self-Driving Concept Car
Prototypes, slideware and vaporware is easy. LG showed a cool prototype self driving concept car at CES 2024. There was also new AI marketing buzzwords and AI promises. The concept…
CES eVTOL (aka Flying Car)
BlackFly is Pivotal’s eVTOL aircraft and at CES Pivotal revealed the fourth generation aircraft, Helix. It is now available to all eligible customers. Helix is basically a flying car. It…
CES 2024 was all about interoperability beyond the smart home
The 8-1 Qi2 charger announced by Anker during CES 2024. | Image: Nathan Edwards / The Verge Last year, you couldn’t mention CES without bringing up Matter. It was a…
I’m sorry, but I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy
Fun new game just dropped! Go to the internet platform of your choice, type “goes against OpenAI use policy,” and see what happens. The bossman dropped a link to a…
Android 15 might bring back lock screen widgets
Enlarge / Jelly Bean is back! (credit: Andrew Cunningham) It sure looks like Android 15 is going to have lock screen widgets. The Android 14 QPR2 beta landed the other…
Valve request takes down Portal 64 due to concerns over Nintendo involvement
Enlarge / Valve took a look inside Portal 64, saw itself inside near something involving Nintendo, and decided to shut down the experiment. (credit: Valve/James Lambert) Any great effort to…