Houston-based space company Intuitive Machines is gearing up for an actual moonshot at the end of this month, when it’ll try to land a spacecraft named Odysseus on the lunar surface — ideally without it breaking in the process. The
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Fan wiki hosting site Fandom rolls out controversial AI features
Artificial Intelligence/ Tech / One of the features, Quick Answers, had been criticized by wiki creators for providing inaccurate answers to fan questions. By Emilia David, a reporter who covers AI. Prior to joining The Verge, she covered the intersection
TikTok lesbian bar debacle raises question: Who belongs in queer spaces?
Queer New York TikTok was in an uproar recently over an incident at Cubbyhole, a famous lesbian bar in Manhattan. The conflict — between straight people and a lesbian — has sparked discourse over who belongs in queer spaces. As
Microsoft does DLSS? Look out world, AI-powered upscaling feature for PC games has been spotted in Windows 11
Windows 11’s big update for this year could come with an operating system-wide upscaling feature for PC games in the same vein as Nvidia DLSS or AMD FSR (or Intel XeSS). The idea would be to get smoother frame rates
Hurry, AirPods Pro are back down to their lowest price today
SAVE 24%: As of today, Feb. 12, you can score Apple Airpods Pro for just $189.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, or Walmart. Usually listed for $249, this saves you $59.01. Credit: Apple Whether you want to cancel out the
How strong channel partnerships can help ease supply chain fears
The AV supply chain has been affected by a series of adverse incidents over the past few years. The global pandemic shut down manufacturing hotspots in China, Japan, and Taiwan, just as the work from home revolution ramped up the
Unravelling the threat of data poisoning to generative AI
I age myself when I talk about the old days of computing, back when the cloud was known as ‘utility computing’ and hosted services. From those early days, it took about 10 years for cloud to go from niche and
Who Tests If Heat-Proof Clothing Actually Works? These Poor Sweating Mannequins
Meet ANDI, the world’s sweatiest mannequin. Although he might look like a shop-floor stalwart from a distance, a closer glance reveals bundles of cabling and pipework concealed beneath his shell. He’s wired up with sensors, plumbed into a liquid supply,
DOJ’s Jonathan Kanter says the antitrust fight against Big Tech is just beginning
The assistant attorney general says “the resonance these issues have is something that I’ve never witnessed in my lifetime.” By Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of the Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Photo illustration: The Verge
23andMe Is Under Fire. Its Founder Remains ‘Optimistic’
23andMe has been a lot of things throughout its history. Founded in 2006, it’s best known as a genetic testing company that provides insights into people’s ancestry and health risks from tubes of spit they send through the mail. It’s