Elon Musk goes ‘absolutely hard core’ in another round of Tesla layoffs
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145133/tesla-layoffs-supercharger-team-elon-musk-hard-core
Erling Haaland becomes the first ‘real person’ in Clash of Clans
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145120/erling-haaland-clash-of-clans
Maybe go look at Google’s AR animals before they enter the grave
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144735/google-ar-search-3d-objects-missing
Tesla Cybertruck finally gets more off-road controls
ChatGPT’s AI ‘memory’ can remember the preferences of paying customers
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down as merger inches closer
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144670/paramount-ceo-bob-bakish-stepping-down-merger-skydance
A new intergovernmental group will try to stem abuses tied to critical mineral mining
Can Rabbit’s R1 outsmart the smartphone assistants? Let’s find out!
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144290/rabbit-r1-google-assistant-siri-voice-ai-assistant
FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144599/fcc-fine-att-sprint-verizon-t-mobile-location-data
Meta had its biggest lobbying quarter ever
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144333/meta-record-lobbying-q1-2024-us-government-big-tech
Peacock is getting a $2 price increase
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144507/peacock-premium-price-increase
GitHub Copilot can now help start a project with AI, not just complete it
All the news from Xbox’s spring indie game showcase
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144369/id-xbox-indie-showcase-april-2024
Microsoft starts rolling out OneDrive’s offline mode on the web
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144471/microsoft-onedrive-offline-mode-web
Razer made a million dollars selling a mask with RGB, and the FTC is not pleased
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144425/razer-zephyr-face-mask-covid-n95-ftc-settlement
Amazon says its Prime deliveries are getting even faster
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144283/amazon-two-day-shipping-prime-deliveries
The UK beefs up smart home security by going after bad default passwords
Mercedes-Benz won’t let Apple CarPlay take over all its screens
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144356/mercedes-benz-ceo-apple-carplay-next-gen-decoder
Duel of the dual-screen laptops: Asus Zenbook Duo vs. Lenovo Yoga Book 9i
https://www.theverge.com/24140334/asus-zenbook-duo-vs-lenovo-yoga-book-9i
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius on not using Apple’s next-gen CarPlay and why EVs are still the future
https://www.theverge.com/24140551/mercedes-benz-ola-kallenius-ev-gwagen-carplay-apple