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Airbnb would prefer if you have your rowdy New Year’s Eve bash elsewhere. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you were thinking of booking an Airbnb to host a rowdy New Year’s Eve shindig, the company is already one step ahead of you. Airbnb says it’s rolling out anti-party technology worldwide to…
A color image taken by Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z instrument of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter in April 2023. | Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS Ahead of a full technical report that’s expected to be released in the next few weeks, engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and AeroVironment have revealed what’s believed to be the cause of the Ingenuity Mars…
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Waymo’s driverless vehicles can detect emergency vehicles, know how to respond to hand signals for traffic cops, and can be disabled manually when something goes wrong, according to an independent review of the company’s first responder protocols. As such, the Alphabet company’s first responder protocols passed an independent review conducted…
Image: The Verge / Photos: Getty Media critic Matt Pearce on ‘Lessons on media policy at the slaughter-bench of history’ Read the full story at The Verge.
Illustration: The Verge Google’s NotebookLM and its podcast-like Audio Overviews have been a surprise hit this year, and today Google company is starting to roll out a big new feature: the ability to actually talk with the AI “hosts” of the overviews. When the feature is available to you, you can try it out with…
The Biden administration is seeking to rapidly disperse climate funds to cement the president’s green energy agenda before President-elect Donald Trump assumes the Oval Office in January. In a memo released by the White House, Jeff Zients, White House Chief of Staff, said that the administration is going to “sprint to the finish line and…
The Israeli air force is apparently readying itself for a potential strike against Iran’s nuclear program as the incoming Trump administration is also reportedly mulling a “maximum pressure 2.0” campaign against Tehran as the situation in the Middle East rapidly evolves. The fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime – a former ally of Iran –…
The 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros are still the best laptops for creative professionals. This year they’re a little faster, with better webcams, new anti-glare screen options, and that’s mostly it. Read the full story at The Verge.
Did you miss out on Black Friday deals this year? Well, good news, certain sales are back on now through December 16. Many brands you can find on Amazon are running their Black Friday sales again, so you have time to stock up on Christmas gifts or gifts for yourself. You’ll find DNA kits, beauty…
The University of Michigan fired a DEI official after she was accused of making antisemitic statements earlier this year, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Rachel Dawson, the director of the university’s Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI), was accused of stating that her school was “controlled by wealthy Jews” and that Jewish students…