Lexus leaned into the futuristic theme, which is evident from the vehicle's "hoodless" form, glass roof and gull-wing (aka DeLorean) doors. Inside, Lexus put gesture controls to use and created AR vehicle info systems. The front seats are meant to feel more like first-class airplane seats, and the backseats use something called "artificial muscle technology"…

It’s a tough world out there for small countries. Technology is the future, everyone knows that; but how do you claim your share of that future when you’re competing with America, China, the EU and India? How do you build a thriving ecosystem of tech wealth and tech education — successful international businesses whose alumni…

Eliot Peper is a critically acclaimed novelist who writes speculative thrillers that explore the intersection of technology and culture. More posts by this contributor Just as as tangible as airplanes, computers and contraception, The Roman Empire, the Iroquois Confederacy and the United States of America are also human inventions. Technology is how we do things,…

Google’s new Pixel 4 camera offers a ton of new tricks to improve its photographic chops, and to emphasize the point, it had Professor Mark Levoy, who leads camera technology development at Google Research, up onstage to talk about the Pixel 4’s many improvements, including its new telephoto lens, updated Super Res Zoom technology and…

With roughly one million customers across Brazil and a new round of financing, the mobile phone insurance provider Pitzi now finds itself with a $100 million valuation. The size of its latest round, which was led by QED Investors and included commitments from existing investors like Thrive Capital and Valiant Partners, was undisclosed. PItzi acts…

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Harley-Davidson has restarted production and deliveries of LiveWire, its first electric motorcycle, after resolving an issue with the bike’s charging technology that was discovered last week, the company tells The Verge. The first customers of the $30,000 LiveWire, which just started shipping in September, can resume charging their motorcycles at home. (The company previously advised…

This week for our interview series on The Vergecast, host and Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to Gigi Sohn, a distinguished fellow at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law and Policy. We’ve had Gigi on the show before to talk about the ramifications following the repeal of net neutrality. This time, we brought her back…

Ariana Huffington left Huffington Post in 2016 to create Thrive Global—a confounding venture that aims to help people reduce stress and burnout by taking control of their relationship with technology. Three years later, I’m even less sure what that means—and the company’s recent acquisition of a startup that uses neuroscience to make you more addicted…