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- Activist investor hedge fund reportedly financing Eko lawsuit against Quibi over Turnstyle feature
- Uber plans to require its drivers and passengers in the US to wear face coverings
- The murder hornet is the 2020 B-plot you probably didn’t see coming
| Activist investor hedge fund reportedly financing Eko lawsuit against Quibi over Turnstyle feature Posted: 03 May 2020 03:06 PM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp. is financing Eko's patent lawsuit against streaming service Quibi, The Wall Street Journal reports. Eko's suit claims that Quibi stole trade secrets and that its "Turnstyle" feature violates Eko's patents. Turnstyle allows Quibi videos to play differently depending on the orientation —vertical or horizontal— of the viewer's phone, switching in real time. Eko wants Quibi to stop using its technology or license it and is suing for a preliminary injunction and damages. As part of the financing arrangement, Elliott would get an equity stake in Eko, according to the WSJ, though it's not clear how much money is involved. Quibi, the mobile video app that launched last month, raised nearly $2 billion to... |
| Uber plans to require its drivers and passengers in the US to wear face coverings Posted: 03 May 2020 09:43 AM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber is planning to implement a new policy in the coming weeks requiring drivers and riders in the US and certain other countries to wear face masks or coverings, a company spokesperson confirmed on Sunday. As first reported by CNN Business, the ride-hailing company also is developing technology to detect whether its drivers are wearing face coverings before they begin accepting passenger trips. In a statement emailed to The Verge, the spokesperson said Uber is shipping safety supplies to its drivers providing "essential trips," and encouraging riders to stay home if they can. "As countries reopen, Uber is focused on safety and proceeding with caution," the spokesperson said. "Our teams are preparing for the next phase of recovery,... |
| The murder hornet is the 2020 B-plot you probably didn’t see coming Posted: 03 May 2020 07:14 AM PDT  Its nickname is 'murder hornet' | Washington State Department of Agriculture As The Verge's weekend editor, I endeavor to find a good mix of stories for our Saturday and Sunday site visitors, balancing news about tech and policy with the latest about the coronavirus and its impact, along with other news of the day. Some days the news is upbeat and interesting and then other days the writers of the script for 2020: The Horror Show throw in a murder hornet plot twist because a pandemic is apparently not terrifying enough without two-inch hornets that rip the heads off of honeybees. The New York Times has the story of the Asian giant hornet, which has recently arrived in the US, to the dismay of entomologists.
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