Researchers put bird legs on a drone so it can take off by jumping
Researchers put bird legs on a drone so it can take off by jumping EPFL’s RAVEN drone trades traditional landing gear for a pair of legs that function similar to a bird’s. | Image: Alain Herzog Researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and UC Irvine have developed a drone capable […]
Amazon just completed its first delivery by drone in Italy
Amazon just completed its first delivery by drone in Italy Image: Amazon Amazon completed its first drone flight test in Italy on Wednesday. The test used its MK30 drone, which can carry up to five pounds (or 2.27 kilograms) of packages through light rain and, in the US, is licensed to operate Beyond Visual Line […]
Asus teaser hints at ‘world’s first’ 27-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor
Asus teaser hints at 'world's first' 27-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor Asus teaser hints at ‘world’s first’ 27-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor Image: Asus via TFTCentral It looks like Asus may be gearing up to release one of the first 4K OLED gaming monitors with a 27-inch display, as reported earlier by VideoCardz. In a […]
AGI is coming and nobody cares
AGI is coming and nobody cares Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been saying for years — years! — that artificial general intelligence, or AGI, would be something like a singularity. When we achieve AGI, Altman and others have said, it will fundamentally reshape society. At […]
Microsoft ends Surface Studio 2 Plus production with no successor in sight
Microsoft ends Surface Studio 2 Plus production with no successor in sight The original Surface Studio. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Microsoft is ending production of its Surface Studio 2 Plus all-in-one PC two years after introducing the latest model. Surface Studio 2 Plus stock started running out in recent weeks, and […]
Uber’s first international robotaxi service is live in the UAE
Uber's first international robotaxi service is live in the UAE Uber’s first international robotaxi service is live in the UAE Image: Uber Uber launched a robotaxi service with its partner WeRide in Abu Dhabi, its first international effort to make a wide number of autonomous vehicles from different operators available on its platform. Customers who […]
Donald Trump says David Sacks will be the ‘White House A.I. & Crypto Czar’
Donald Trump says David Sacks will be the 'White House A.I. & Crypto Czar' Donald Trump says David Sacks will be the ‘White House A.I. & Crypto Czar’ Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump says that VC and All-In Podcast co-host David Sacks will be the “White House A.I. & Crypto […]
iFixit now sells official Xbox parts
iFixit now sells official Xbox parts Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge iFixit now sells genuine Xbox parts you can use to repair your Xbox Series X or S and offers official guides to help with fixes. You can browse what’s available from iFixit’s Microsoft Repair Hub. “We’re excited to be working with Microsoft […]
Riot is making a League of Legends card game
Riot is making a League of Legends card game Image: Riot Games The League of Legends universe is expanding once again — this time with a physical card game. Riot Games announced today that it’s developing a physical trading card game set in the League universe. The game is currently known as “Project K,” and […]
Google will support the Pixel 6, 7, and Fold with two extra years of OS updates
Google will support the Pixel 6, 7, and Fold with two extra years of OS updates Two more OS upgrades are on the way for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Owners of Pixel 6-series, 7-series and Pixel Fold phones can look forward to a couple […]