August 19, 2019 Reddit launches five-day live-streaming test Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is testing out something that, if successful, could help it take on platforms like Twitch and…
August 19, 2019 Death Stranding, Gears 5, and Destiny 2: the best trailers of Gamescom 2019 It’s Gamescom, which means a slew of video game news is coming out of Germany this week. Already, we’ve learned that Cyberpunk 2077 is…
August 19, 2019 Moon delivery startup Astrobotic picks future Vulcan rocket to launch first lunar mission US aerospace startup Astrobotic — a company that wants to establish a delivery service to the Moon — says it will fly its very…
August 19, 2019 The world’s on fire, and Aston Martin wants to build ‘lairs’ for cars Image: Aston Martin July was the hottest month on record. Here’s some good news for rich people, though: if your home is in danger…
August 19, 2019 Tesla launches a rental plan to help its slumping home solar panel business Image: Tesla Tesla has launched a new rental option for its solar panels in a bid to revive its slumping home solar business. The…
August 19, 2019 Nvidia is bringing its GeForce Now cloud gaming service to Android phones Microsoft’s xCloud service, running Halo on a phone. | Photo by Nick Statt / The Verge See the photo above? That’s not Nvidia —…
August 19, 2019 eBay and Shopify pull listings on Jeffrey Epstein-inspired merch T-shirts and other merchandise inspired by convicted sex criminal and financier Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide are challenging online platforms’ moderation policies. Some eBay listings, which…
August 19, 2019 Sony acquires Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac Games Sony has announced that it’ll be acquiring Insomniac Games, the game development studio behind the Ratchet & Clank series and, most recently, Marvel’s Spider-Man…
August 19, 2019 Women swept the Hugo Awards — again Graphic by Michele Doying / The Verge The 2019 Hugo Awards were held on August 18th at the Dublin World Science Fiction Convention (also…
August 19, 2019 Vizio’s 65-inch P-Series Quantum 4K TV is cheaper than ever We’ve found a few deals that you should know about today, including Vizio’s 65-inch P-Series Quantum 4K HDR TV going on sale for less…