Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration
Illustration: The Verge Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted on Threads that the platform is beginning to test making Threads posts available on Mastodon and other ActivityPub-supporting services. Zuckerberg wrote that…
Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available on Meta’s Quest VR headsets
Image: Meta Xbox Cloud Gaming is arriving on Meta’s range of VR headsets today. A beta version of the cloud gaming app is now available for the Meta Quest 2,…
Ford Halves F150 Lighting Goals to Save $10 Billion in 2024
Ford has cut back its F150 Lightning electric truck sales target in 2024 from 160,000 to about 80,000. It is estimated that Ford loses $36,000 to 60,000 USD on every…
Epic is giving away 17 games as part of its holiday sale
Image: Bungie Epic Games plans to give away 17 free games during its annual holiday sale for the Epic Games Store, the company announced on Wednesday. The first free game…
Apple now sells the AirPods Pro USB-C case by itself — for $99
Image: Apple Apple has begun selling the USB-C charging case for its second-generation AirPods Pro as a standalone purchase. But it doesn’t come cheap. The MagSafe-compatible case, available immediately, is…
Tesla’s trash won’t get picked up as union actions in Sweden escalate
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla will have to skip trash day in Sweden as the country’s labor groups continue to protest the company’s anti-union policies. Reuters reports…
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are down to their lowest price to date
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro sound good, are compact, and — most importantly — purple. (Yes, they also come in white and black.) | Photo by Chris Welch /…
GM justifies decision to ditch Apple CarPlay due to stability issues
Enlarge / The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq had an extremely good CarPlay implementation. But that’s gone from GM EVs for MY2024 onward. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Few things have improved the state…
Tesla unveils its latest humanoid robot, Optimus Gen 2, in demo video
Enlarge / The Tesla Optimus Gen 2 robot. (credit: Tesla | Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, Tesla released a demo video showing the latest version of its prototype humanoid robot, Optimus…
Michael Cohen’s lawyer cited three fake cases in possible AI-fueled screwup
Enlarge / Picture of attorney David Schwartz from his website. (credit: David Schwartz) A lawyer representing Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen filed a court brief that cited three cases…