Grubhub is bringing Amazon’s cashierless tech to colleges this fall Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGrubhub’s bringing Amazon’s cashierless Just Walk Out technology to some colleges, the company announced today. The food delivery service will first focus on rolling out the tech to colleges, starting with Loyola University Maryland next week before expanding nationwide. The tech is capable of identifying …

Netflix’s The Killer looks like David Fincher at his most brutal in first trailer Courtesy of NetflixNetflix doesn’t have the best track record with comic book adaptations, but the streamer’s first trailer for The Killer from director David Fincher looks like it might be a hit to watch out for. Based on the 1998 comic book series created by writer Matz and artist Luc Jacamon, The Killer tells the story of an unnamed hitman wh…

Oppo’s rival to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip to launch globally ‘soon’ You get a choice of storage but both available models ship with a fixed 12GB of RAM. | Image: OppoOppo has officially unveiled the Find N3 Flip — the company’s latest clamshell-style foldable smartphone — at a launch event in China. It arrives six months after sales of the Find N2 Flip predecessor began internationally, and just a month after Sa…

Police won’t fine Elon Musk for illegally livestreaming while driving Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesWhen Elon Musk livestreamed a drive through Palo Alto, California on Friday afternoon, he was holding his phone — which is plainly and clearly illegal under California law. But the Palo Alto Police Department won’t be issuing a fine, it tells The Verge, because police didn’t witness the crime themselves. …

Amazon CEO reportedly told remote employees: ‘It’s probably not going to work out’ Illustration by Laura Normand / The VergeAmazon CEO Andy Jassy has a message to employees who don’t want to return to the office: “It’s not going to work out for you.” That’s according to a report from Insider, which says Jassy made that statement during a meeting earlier this month. While Amazon ordered its employees to return to the office for…

In a bid to build buzz, a whole lot of AMC shows are coming to Max ad-free AMC’s logos as seen in the trailer for the second season of Dark Winds. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The VergeA handful of AMC Plus shows, including Fear the Walking Dead and Killing Eve, will have a temporary home on Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service, starting September 1st and going through October 31st. Statements provided to multi…

Microsoft Edge’s latest feature is removing features Image: The VergeThe next version of Microsoft’s Edge web browser might end up with fewer features than before. The new Edge version 117, which is currently in beta and expected to turn stable on September 14th, according to Neowin and 9to5Google, has five features slated for removal. Those features include Math Solver, Picture Dictionary, Citati…

Amazon raises free shipping minimum to $35 for some users Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon is once again flirting with a $35 minimum for non-Prime subscribers to qualify for free shipping. It’s currently testing the increased minimum order amount, which has been set at $25 since 2017. The price actually started at $25 before Amazon raised it to $35 in 2013, then raised it again to $49 in 2…

Google Home automation just leapfrogged everyone Google Home automations just got a lot more powerful. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeGoogle Home is getting smarter. In a pair of blog posts published today, Google announced a bunch of new automation starters and actions rolling out in the Home app as well as some really cool features coming to the script editor for those enrolle…

OpenAI releases enterprise-grade version of ChatGPT Illustration: The VergeOpenAI finally released a version of ChatGPT that promises to protect business data as more companies consider using the platform but worry about privacy and security. In a blog post, OpenAI said ChatGPT Enterprise offers better security and privacy, unlimited high-speed access to GPT-4, more powerful data analysis so com…

How Crew-7 astronauts will study the effects of spaceflight on the human body Photo by Paul Hennessy / Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesA new crew recently arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), ready to begin a six-month stint of life in orbit. During its stay, Crew-7 will work on scientific research, including a new suite of experiments into the effects of spaceflight on the human body over time — information t…

Mercedes-Benz’s first EV charging hubs will open this fall A rendering of Mercedes-Benz’s charging hub. | Image: Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz announced its first electric vehicle DC fast charging hubs will launch in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the first station locations coming to Atlanta, Georgia; Chengdu, China; and Mannheim, Germany. The so-called “Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging Network” will h…

This might be the iPhone 15’s USB-C port An alleged image of the iPhone 15 USB-C port. | Image: Majin BuApple said last year it will bring USB-C to the iPhone, and now alleged pictures of the iPhone 15’s USB-C port hint at light blue and green colors for Apple’s new non-Pro phones, according to leaker Majin Bu (via AppleInsider). The images, which were shared on X (formerly Twitter) th…

Elon Musk’s FSD v12 demo includes a near miss at a red light and doxxing Mark Zuckerberg Illustration by Laura Normand / The VergeElon Musk’s Tesla almost ran a red light while livestreaming a demo of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software. Musk was also livestreaming the demo while in the driver’s seat, violating Tesla’s rules for its advanced driver-assist technology. Oh, and he kind of doxxes Mark Zuckerberg, too. The rou…

Poe’s new desktop app lets you use all the AI chatbots in one place Poe is now available on the web, iOS, Android, and the Mac. | Image: The VergePoe, the AI chatbot platform created by Quora, has added a slew of updates, including a Mac app, the ability to have multiple simultaneous conversations with the same AI bot, access to Meta’s Llama 2 model, and more. It’s also planning an enterprise tier so that compan…

No, they did not do surgery on a banana over 5G This banana is being operated by a Da Vinci Xi robot located in Los Angeles. No 5G was involved. | Image: Dr. Kais Rona / InstagramA couple weeks ago, I asked Vergecast listeners to send me real-world examples of meaningful 5G experiences since the 5G hype-industrial complex so intensely overpromised what the tech would deliver. My go-to example…

Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 processor is selling for just $899 Photo by Becca Farsace / The VergeThe 13-inch Apple MacBook Air with M2 is on sale for its lowest price to date, dropping to just $899 ($200 off) for the base model at Best Buy. The M2 Air starts with 256GB of storage, 8GB of RAM, and an eight-core M2 processor, though if you prefer stepping up to the 512GB model with faster storage and a 10-cor…

Google and Meta are the best-paying Big Tech companies for engineers Illustration: The VergeGoogle and Meta tend to pay their software engineers more than their peers in Big Tech, according to new data from Blind, an anonymous forum for tech employees. Apple and Microsoft, meanwhile, pay the least for entry-level engineers on average, though compensation tends to become more comparable across Big Tech for senior …

Fire alarms and bleeding audio at Podcast Movement 2023 Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesThis story originally ran in Hot Pod Insider, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hope everyone who attended Podcast Movement is replenished and recovered! Last week, I sent a special recap of the conference to Insider subscribers of Hot …

Foxconn puts its empty buildings in Wisconsin up for sale Image: Matt JewellHey, remember when Foxconn bought a bunch of buildings around Wisconsin just before an election and said it was building “innovation centers” around the state in a transparent attempt to build support for the giant tax credits it was given to build an LCD factory that never arrived? Yeah, it’s selling two of those buildings. Th…