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- Today in Christmas miracles: a failed electric scooter company is getting bailed out
- Go read this BuzzFeed and ProPublica report about how Amazon sacrifices safety for speed for its delivery network
- Twitter bans animated PNG files after online attackers targeted users with epilepsy
- The Rise of Skywalker’s realest-feeling tech is ancient censorship software
- Internal T-Mobile documents show the company considering a Comcast merger
- Influencers face backlash for promoting a Saudi Arabian music festival
- Friends, once the second most streamed show, is about to disappear for five months
- Employees warned North that its Focals AR glasses were overpriced and too male-focused
- Rivian races ahead of other EV startups with $1.3 billion in new funding
- Judge blocks NYC’s law limiting Uber drivers ‘cruising’ for new passengers
| Today in Christmas miracles: a failed electric scooter company is getting bailed out Posted: 23 Dec 2019 03:30 PM PST  It's a Christmas micromobility miracle! Failed scooter business Unicorn is getting bailed out by rival company Unagi, after Unicorn had to shut down recently without any money leftover for refunds. David Hyman, CEO of Unagi, told The Verge that he can offer a $1,000 Unagi electric scooter to any of the 350 people who bought Unicorn scooters. Nick Evans, CEO of Unicorn and co-creator of gadget tracker Tile, confirmed the deal, and said he will offer refunds to anyone who doesn't want the Unagi scooter and just wants their money back. "We put together a creative solution," Evans said. "I'll be paying out of pocket personally to get this done, and it's been pretty challenging, but I definitely want to do right by everyone." "It will cost... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2019 03:22 PM PST  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The speed and convenience of Amazon's own delivery network has regularly come at the price of safety, as detailed today in an extensive report by BuzzFeed News and ProPublica — including the death of Joy Covey, Amazon's first CFO, who died when a van delivering Amazon packages turned left in front of her while she was riding her bike. As Christmas approaches, Amazon deliveries are being raced across the country to get to people's homes in time, and over the past few years, more Amazon-branded vans delivered those gifts — rather than the United Parcel Service or United States Postal Service. That's because Amazon has made a concentrated effort to grow its own delivery network, allowing the company to control its own logistics and deliver... |
| Twitter bans animated PNG files after online attackers targeted users with epilepsy Posted: 23 Dec 2019 03:07 PM PST  Twitter is banning animated PNG image files (APNGs) from its platform, after an attack on the Epilepsy Foundation's Twitter account sent out similar animated images that could potentially cause seizures in photosensitive people. Twitter discovered a bug that allowed users to bypass its autoplay settings, and allow several animated images in a single tweet using the APNG file format.
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| The Rise of Skywalker’s realest-feeling tech is ancient censorship software Posted: 23 Dec 2019 01:37 PM PST  Lucasfilm Ltd. Two years ago, my former colleague Sarah Jeong laid out how Star Wars: Rogue One — and, indeed, much of the Star Wars mythology — is about internet freedom. A huge amount of the series involves people struggling to copy a sci-fi floppy disc or send the holographic equivalent of an email, exacerbating a lot of the galaxy's problems, including its total lack of accountability for politicians. But The Rise of Skywalker, which concludes the whole Skywalker saga, makes clear that data transfer isn't the only problem. The galaxy is also plagued by well-meaning but short-sighted digital censorship — and its consequences can be dire. Spoilers ahead for The Rise of Skywalker. The Rise of Skywalker is partly a reunion for beloved characters and a... |
| Internal T-Mobile documents show the company considering a Comcast merger Posted: 23 Dec 2019 01:00 PM PST  Chris Welch As T-Mobile's merger trial inches toward a verdict, it's clear the company has spent years preparing for a merger with Sprint. But a new report made public in connection with the case reveals T-Mobile has also been preparing for a subsequent merger with a cable company, with Comcast seen as the most likely potential candidate. Titled "Defining a winning position for the US business model," the report was assembled at the request of T-Mobile board member Thorsten Langheim in December 2015, meant to give an overview of the company's market position in advance of a workshop among senior members of leadership. The result is a candid behind-the-scenes look at the company's strategic outlook, often cutting a sharp contrast to the company's... |
| Influencers face backlash for promoting a Saudi Arabian music festival Posted: 23 Dec 2019 12:36 PM PST  Image: Instagram Several prominent models and Instagram influencers are facing backlash after attending and promoting Saudi Arabian music festival, MDL Beast. Commenters are "disappointed" and say they are "quietly ignoring the Saudi Arabian humanitarian crisis" by endorsing the country. The anger comes after Diet Prada — a prominent Instagram account that calls out fashion copycats — pointed out that models and online personalities like Nadine Leopold, Elsa Hosk, and Lorena Rae made posts advertising the festival. Citing anonymous sources, the Diet Prada story claims influencers were offered six-figure sums for attendance and geo-tagged posts, in what appears to be the latest campaign by the Saudi government to try to rehabilitate the kingdom's image... |
| Friends, once the second most streamed show, is about to disappear for five months Posted: 23 Dec 2019 12:27 PM PST  So no one told you Friends was going to go away. [handclaps] As of January 1st, 2020, Friends won't be available to stream on Netflix, and won't be available to stream on any of the major subscriber-based streaming services for another five months. Between January, when Friends leaves Netflix, and May, when it premieres on HBO Max, the only way to watch the series is through actually purchasing individual episodes, seasons, or the collection through digital retailers. Amazon, iTunes, and even YouTube carry all 10 seasons of the show to rent or buy. Prices vary; right now, the complete series is listed on iTunes for $140, through third-party sellers on Amazon for $70 (physical collection), and on YouTube for $200 (or $19.99 a season).... |
| Employees warned North that its Focals AR glasses were overpriced and too male-focused Posted: 23 Dec 2019 12:03 PM PST  Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Employees at North, the company behind the augmented reality Focals glasses, warned their CEO that the glasses weren't ready to ship two months before the January 2019 launch. In an eight-page letter obtained by The Logic, employees portrayed the company as focused on rushing the glasses out the door while sacrificing functionality and general appeal. The letter says the glasses, which originally cost $999, would seem to most users to be worth only $50 or $100. The Logic says a "significant" number of employees across teams contributed to the letter, which Mélodie Vidal, North product research lead, presented to CEO Stephen Lake, who shared the outlook with fellow company executives. The letter, which The Logic did not publish but did... |
| Rivian races ahead of other EV startups with $1.3 billion in new funding Posted: 23 Dec 2019 11:47 AM PST  Image: Rivian Michigan-based EV startup Rivian has announced a massive new $1.3 billion financing round led by T. Rowe Price — one that includes existing investors like Amazon and Ford. It's the fourth time Rivian has raised money this year, following an Amazon-led $700 million raise in February, a $500 million investment from Ford in April, and $350 million from Cox Automotive in September — despite a market that is shying away from big investments in startups for a number of reasons. The new money puts Rivian at over $3 billion in total funding since it was founded in 2009, meaning it's now comfortably ahead of all the other US-based electric vehicle startups that have tried to follow in Tesla's wake. Add in the commercial partnerships Rivian... |
| Judge blocks NYC’s law limiting Uber drivers ‘cruising’ for new passengers Posted: 23 Dec 2019 11:28 AM PST  Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images New York City's law to limit the amount of time Uber and Lyft drivers can spend cruising for passengers in busy parts of the city is "arbitrary and capricious," a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled Monday. Last summer, the city's Taxi and Limousine passed rules requiring drivers reduce so-called deadheading — or the amount of time spent without passengers in the car — from 41 percent to 31 percent in Manhattan below 96th Street. The city said it was trying to reduce traffic congestion, which has risen in the years since ride-hailing took off. Uber sued to overturn the law, arguing it threatened driver pay and flexibility. In his ruling, Judge Lyle E. Frank took issue with the city's definition of "cruising." He said there was "no... |
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