Cities are using sewer systems as COVID-19 early warning signs
Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Each day, workers at the wastewater treatment plant in New Haven, Connecticut, siphon off a
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Month: June 2020
SpaceX’s next Starlink launch will boost three hitchhiking satellites to orbit
Two of Planet’s SkySat satellites hitched a ride on this December 2018 launch of one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets.
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Honda pauses production and closes offices following ransomware attack
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Honda’s global operations have been hit with a ransomware attack and the
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IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge IBM will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, IBM
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Google Duo now lets you send Zoom-like invite links for group video calls
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google’s Duo video calling platform now has invite links on mobile, making it
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Tesla’s second largest shareholder invests $35 million in air taxi startup Lilium
German air taxi startup Lilium said on Monday it has raised an additional $35 million to fuel its goal of
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The ACLU is suing Los Angeles over its controversial scooter tracking system
Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images The American Civil Liberties Union sued Los Angeles Monday over the city’s requirement that electric
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Apple granted patent for software that would let you take socially distant group selfies
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has just been granted a patent for software that would generate “synthetic
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Facebook deactivates almost 200 accounts linked to hate groups
Illustration by Alex Castro / Th Facebook has removed almost 200 accounts connected to white supremacist groups that were trying
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The Verge’s 17 favorite kitchen gadgets
Illustration by Grayson Blackmon and Alex Castro / The Verge When you’re stuck at home because of pandemics, bad weather,
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