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- Ubisoft to remove image of raised black fist from Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad
- New technology export rules in China could affect TikTok sale to a US company
- The CDC’s testing guidance will make the pandemic worse
- Facebook pilot program linking its users’ news subscriptions could cut down on password fatigue
- This Game Boy Color is actually a portable Nintendo Wii and it’s so damn clean
- Google reportedly took five days to decide not to remove misleading ads about voting by mail
- A case of coronavirus reinfection shows the complexities of the pandemic
- I’m addicted to Instagram scams
- T-Mobile is offering a free iPhone 11 Pro to new and existing subscribers
- ULA aborts launch of classified spy satellite at just 3 seconds to liftoff
| Ubisoft to remove image of raised black fist from Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad Posted: 29 Aug 2020 01:48 PM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge French game publisher Ubisoft is apologizing to fans after a video showing the opening sequence for Tom Clancy's Elite Squad showed images of a raised black fist, which critics said was "insensitive" and appeared to connect the Black Lives Matter movement to a fictional terrorist organization in the game. The game's opening sequence shows UMBRA, an anarchist group which the narrator explains is taking "advantage of escalating civil unrest" to "generate more chaos and weaken governments." The black raised fist image was associated with UMBRA. After the video was uploaded, several fans criticized how the imagery, including the fist, appeared to cast the Black Lives Matter movement as a terrorist group. One Twitter user who is a senior... |
| New technology export rules in China could affect TikTok sale to a US company Posted: 29 Aug 2020 12:31 PM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Plans for a TikTok sale may have a new obstacle, with China implementing new rules on AI technology exports, The New York Times reported. The new export control rules, which focus on technology the Chinese government considers sensitive, could mean that TikTok's parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, might need a license before it can sell TikTok to an American company. The updated regulations prohibit exporting technology including text analysis, voice recognition, and content suggestions without a license from the Chinese government. According to The Wall Street Journal, a Chinese government official told state-run Xinhua News Agency that ByteDance should "seriously and cautiously" consider halting talks for a sale of TikTok. M... |
| The CDC’s testing guidance will make the pandemic worse Posted: 29 Aug 2020 10:00 AM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge More than 180,000 people have died because of COVID-19 in the United States. And this week, the agency tasked with fighting the worst pandemic in a century recommended surrender. Earlier this week, the US Centers for Disease Control updated its COVID-19 advice to recommend fewer people get tested for the virus. The agency's previous advice urged tests for "all close contacts" of infected people, stressing the importance of contacts being "quickly identified and tested." Now, it says people without symptoms "do not necessarily need a test," even if they were directly exposed or attended a large gathering in a viral hotspot. It makes exceptions for "vulnerable individuals" and adds a vague instruction to follow local health officials —... |
| Facebook pilot program linking its users’ news subscriptions could cut down on password fatigue Posted: 29 Aug 2020 09:45 AM PDT  It's a mildly annoying problem: when you're reading the snippet of a news article on Facebook and you click through to read the full article, even if you're subscribed to the news publication, you hit its paywall and have to manually log in. Facebook says it's now testing a feature that will help reduce how often you have to log in to news sites, allowing paying news subscribers to link their Facebook accounts to their subscriptions. The goal, according to Facebook, is to "provide a better news consumption experience on Facebook," and allowing publishers to "deepen their relationships with subscribers." Here's how it works: Facebook identifies a subscriber from one of its publisher partners, and the subscriber is invited to link their... |
| This Game Boy Color is actually a portable Nintendo Wii and it’s so damn clean Posted: 29 Aug 2020 08:00 AM PDT  Transforming classic video game consoles into on-the-go gadget gaming goodness is practically a time-honored tradition — I remember writing about Bacteria's bulbous portable Nintendo 64 a decade ago. But @GingerOfMods new "Wii Boy Color" (via NintendoLife) is so clean, so compact, I just have to share it with you. OK, it's a little bit thicker than an actual Game Boy Color if you count the rear triggers. But it's remarkably close — and when have you had a Game Boy that can play Nintendo Wii and GameCube games on the go?
And let me restate that this isn't some overclocked Android smartphone running an emulator. There's an... |
| Google reportedly took five days to decide not to remove misleading ads about voting by mail Posted: 29 Aug 2020 07:08 AM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro Google took five days to review several ads with misleading information about voting by mail before opting to approve them, The Washington Post reported. The ads were created by Protect My Vote— a group the Post refers to as "shadowy"— and appeared to target people in several US states, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, and Texas, showing up in response to searches for "mail-in voting." One of the ads reads "think mail-in voting and absentee voting are the same. Think again! There are different safeguards for each," a misleading and inaccurate claim. Google ultimately declined to remove the ads. Spokeswoman Charlotte Smith told the Post "We have zero tolerance for ads that employ voter suppression tactics or undermine... |
| A case of coronavirus reinfection shows the complexities of the pandemic Posted: 29 Aug 2020 07:00 AM PDT  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The scary thing finally happened: someone caught the coronavirus twice and got sicker the second time around. A 25-year-old man in Nevada got COVID-19 in March, got better in April, and got sick again in May. He had worse symptoms on the second bout, bad enough that he had to be hospitalized. Three other cases of confirmed reinfection were also reported this week: one in Hong Kong (the first documented case) and two in Europe. These don't necessarily make me any more worried about our vaccine prospects, though, and they don't mean the pandemic will go on forever. We have four documented cases of reinfection. But that's out of the 24 million cases of this disease so far, and rare shit happens. Most experts expected that we'd see at least... |
| I’m addicted to Instagram scams Posted: 29 Aug 2020 06:30 AM PDT  I moved to LA mid-pandemic and furnished my apartment almost exclusively from Facebook Marketplace, a luxurious garden of budget goods that exploits all my weak points: deals, online shopping, haggling with strangers on the internet. One of the first things I bought was a table and four chairs that was not cheap, by my standards ($225!), but did look unique compared to the countless IKEA offerings. When I went to pick it up, however, it was clear this was in fact an IKEA offering — one that had been shoddily hand-painted by the enthusiastic acting student who sold it to me. I no longer wanted to buy it (why spend $225 on old furniture that costs $120 new?), and I probably should have just told the guy I'd made a mistake... |
| T-Mobile is offering a free iPhone 11 Pro to new and existing subscribers Posted: 29 Aug 2020 06:00 AM PDT  Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge At T-Mobile, you can get a free iPhone 11 Pro if you meet all of the carrier's qualifications. First off, you have to switch from another carrier and trade in your old device, or if you're an existing customer, you can get one by adding a line to your plan. For either one, you'll pay for the phone up front, then T-Mobile will pay you back in billing credits each month over a 24-month period. It's worth noting that Apple is likely a month out from announcing the rumored iPhone 12, and with any new iPhone release, there are usually a bunch of carrier incentives. Still, it's a free iPhone now, if you want it and meet the criteria. Control Ultimate Edition just launched this week on Steam, following a yearlong exclusive stint... |
| ULA aborts launch of classified spy satellite at just 3 seconds to liftoff Posted: 29 Aug 2020 05:15 AM PDT  Update August 29th, 8:15AM ET: At just 3 seconds to liftoff, the Delta IV Heavy aborted the launch, just after the engines initially ignited and then shut off quickly. ULA says "an unexpected condition" prompted the abort. ULA's CEO, Tory Bruno, noted the vehicle is in good shape, but the company will take at least a week to review all the data and try again. Original Story: In the very early morning hours on Saturday, the United Launch Alliance is set to launch its most powerful rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, lofting a classified spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission could be the first of three back-to-back launches out of the Cape, too, with SpaceX set to launch two missions shortly afterward. Such a... |
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