December 9, 2019 Go read this New Yorker profile of William Gibson, the father of cyberpunk Nearly four decades ago, William Gibson published a short story called Burning Chrome in Omni magazine, and with it, he birthed cyberpunk. (It also…
December 9, 2019 Redbox no longer rents video games, and it will end game sales this year Redbox is exiting the game rental business, the company confirmed to The Verge on Monday. The company’s trademark rental kiosks have been a handy…
December 9, 2019 GOG’s Galaxy 2.0 game launcher is available without an invitation After launching in a limited, invite-only beta earlier this year, GOG Galaxy 2.0 is now available to anyone who wants to try it. You…
December 9, 2019 US labor board will investigate Google’s recent firings The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has launched another investigation into Google. This time, the NLRB is investigating whether Google violated federal labor laws…
December 9, 2019 Finally! You’ll Be Able to Move Events Between Google Calendars on Your Phone If you’ve ever tried editing your Google Calendar from your phone, then you know it can be a total drag. But now it appears…
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December 9, 2019 Ring’s Hidden Data Let Us Map Amazon’s Sprawling Home Surveillance Network As reporters raced this summer to bring new details of Ring’s law enforcement contracts to light, the home security company, acquired last year by…
December 9, 2019 Crowdfunding disaster Coolest Cooler is shutting down and blaming tariffs for its downfall The company behind the Coolest Cooler, widely known as one of the biggest Kickstarter failures, is officially going out of business. An update sent…
December 9, 2019 Google is under federal investigation for labor practices Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is under investigation by the US National Labor Relations Board, CNBC reported on Monday. The investigation…
December 9, 2019 The Oculus Quest is getting controller-free hand tracking this week Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Oculus is rolling out native hand tracking to the Quest, its standalone virtual reality headset, starting…