May 18, 2021 Amazon extends ban on police use of its facial recognition software ‘until further notice’ Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon has extended its moratorium on law enforcement use of its facial recognition software “until further notice,”…
May 18, 2021 Google I/O 2021: the biggest announcements Image: Google Google just finished its live Google I/O 2021 keynote, where the company unveiled a huge number of announcements, including a new look…
May 18, 2021 Google is trying to make its image processing more inclusive Google says its tweaked image processing will avoid over-brightening black and brown faces. | Image: Google It’s a long-standing problem that dates back to…
May 18, 2021 The Android 12 public beta is available now Photo composite by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google unveiled Android 12 at its opening I/O 2021 keynote, and now…
May 18, 2021 Google previews Project Starline, a next-gen 3D video chat booth Project Starline | Image: Google Google is working on a next-gen video chat booth that makes the person you’re chatting with appear in front…
May 18, 2021 Google announces health tool to identify skin conditions Google developed a tool to help people identify skin conditions. | Image: Google Google’s latest foray into health care is a web tool that…
May 18, 2021 Here are the best iPad deals right now Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Deals on Apple’s iPad are more common than you might think. Whether you’re after the affordable iPad,…
May 18, 2021 Google Photos will soon make animated photos from your still shots Google Photos will soon have a cool new trick: if you take two similar images with your phone’s camera, the app will be able…
May 18, 2021 Google Maps’ Live View feature now offers more useful information about restaurants and businesses Image: Google Google announced a bunch of new features for Google Maps at its 2021 I/O developer conference today, including upgrades to its handy…
May 18, 2021 Google and Samsung are merging Wear OS and Tizen In yet another sign of the growing alliance between Google and Samsung, today both companies announced that they are essentially combining Wear OS —…