Google’s trying to become a one-stop shopping destination
You’ll soon be able to access Google’s shopping features by typing “shop,” followed by whatever you’re looking for. | Image: Google Google wants its search engine to become the place…
The 11 biggest announcements at Amazon’s hardware launch event
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon just held its fall hardware launch event, where it revealed a ton of new tech, including a new Kindle Scribe, an updated…
COVID-19 tests will no longer get emergency treatment at the FDA
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Since the start of the pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration has signed off on 430 COVID-19 tests through its emergency use authorization…
Google wants to make Maps much more immersive
Illustration: The Verge If you open up Google Maps right now, I’m guessing you’ll probably search for where you want to go using a traditional 2D map. But Google has…
Bill McKibben: The End of Manchin’s Pipeline Deal Is a Grassroots Victory
Image Credit: Twitter: @stopthemvp Democratic Senator Joe Manchin abandoned his own energy permitting proposal Tuesday that would have fast-tracked the federal review of energy projects, including the contested Mountain Valley…
Whale Safe project trials mic’d buoys with AI scanning to help prevent ship strikes
Buoys equipped with onboard computers could use AI to help save humpback whales in the US from ship collisions. | Photo by Tim Graham / Getty Images AI software monitoring…
Google’s impressive multisearch tool will be available in a lot more languages
The Verge Google’s impressive multisearch tool, which lets you search using both an image and some text, will be expanding to more than 70 global languages in the next few…
Staffers for Andy Levin Unanimously Vote to Form First-Ever Congressional Union
Staffers for progressive Rep. Andy Levin (D-Michigan) have unanimously voted to form a union, becoming the first congressional office in U.S. history to unionize. Last week, workers cast their ballots…
Chomsky: US Must Join Global Call for Negotiations as Russia Escalates Actions
The war in Ukraine has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. Putting to rest his own ludicrous claim that the invasion of Ukraine constitutes a “special military operation,” Russian…
The new Amazon Fire TV Cube has an HDMI input for controlling cable boxes
The latest Fire TV Cube has a fabric finish. | Image: Amazon Amazon just announced its latest and most powerful Fire TV Cube to date. Like past models, the $139.99…
