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Waymo is finally starting passenger trips at SFO — but not to the terminals
A Waymo autonomous taxi on Bush Street in San Francisco, California in December of 2025. Waymo has finally broken through its SFO logjam. The company announced today that it will start offering...
Google’s AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs
This week, a new generative AI tool from Google let me create bad knockoffs of 3D Nintendo worlds. Check out my version of something like Super Mario 64: I didn't like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but...
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective
Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve's Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-formed Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is aiming to...
What Netflix’s Warner Bros. deal could mean for TVs and remotes
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. If you're in the market for a new...
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is 20 percent off at Best Buy today only
If you’ve been considering picking up the latest Pokémon game for the Switch 2, there’s good reason to do it today, as Best Buy is knocking $14 off the physical version. Pokémon Legends: Z-A...
Deezer opens its AI music detection tool to other platforms
The music streaming service Deezer is giving other companies access to its AI song-detecting tool. The tool, which identifies, tags, and excludes AI-generated music from algorithmic recommendations,...
Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears
Polar bear researcher Magnus Andersen, one of the study’s coauthors, stands in front of a female bear and her cubs in Svalbard. The adult bear was stunned so researchers could take research...
The rise of the slopagandist
The violent federal occupation of Minneapolis - and the subsequent killings of two residents at the hands of immigration agents - began with a vlog. Nick Shirley, a roving 23-year-old with a...
A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near a school
Waymo said one of its robotaxis struck a child, who sustained minor injuries. The incident took place in Santa Monica, California, on January 23. The company reported it to the National Highway...
Honda vehicles used to proactively report road safety issues in nation-first pilot
Honda and DriveOhio have teamed up on a new road safety initiative in which Honda vehicles are being used to collect real-time data that can advise about potential issues and road deficiencies...