Microsoft says it has signed a 10-year agreement with Nintendo Duty available on Nintendo consoles when Activision Blizzard’s acquisition closes. The deal is similar in length to what Microsoft has offered Sony, and the Xbox maker has also committed to continuing to offer new versions of Duty on Steam at the same time they launch … Read more
Apple plans to use US-made processors after opening a state-of-the-art new chip factory in Phoenix, Arizona. For the plant’s customers, including AMD and NVIDIA, the new facility means safer chip delivery and faster production timelines. The chipmaker, TSMC, also said today that it will begin construction of a second factory in Phoenix next year, which … Read more
Europeans, this could soon be you. | Image: Apple And Meta is confronting regulators about news… again. It’s always nice to start the day with a bit of unequivocally good news, so I’m thrilled to report that Apple’s DIY repair service for iPhones and Macs has launched in select (read: eight) European countries. The service … Read more
Google is going to start adding recommended keywords below the search bar to help you filter results, according to a Tuesday blog post from the company. It calls the feature “topics” and says it will make it easy to add and remove qualifiers from your search without doing a whole new search. As an example … Read more
You’ll have to wait a while to see Parasite director Bong Joon-ho’s next project. The sci-fi movie, called Mickey 17will hit theaters on March 29, 2024. The news was revealed via the shortest teaser trailers, which features star Robert Pattinson hanging out shirtless in some sort of tube. The movie is based on the novel … Read more
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was one of Steam Deck’s showcase titles when it first went on sale – now it’s one of probably dozens of popular EA games that don’t start well anymore. Nearly four weeks ago, Valve retroactively revoked the Steam Deck Verified status from most popular Electronic Arts games on Steam, including … Read more
Apple illegally questioned and made coercive statements to employees during a union action at one of its stores in Atlanta, Georgia, according to a National Labor Relations Board ruling reported by Bloomberg. The company was under investigation as a result of charges filed by the Communications Workers of America, who previously alleged that the company’s … Read more
“Metaverse” lost word of the year to “goblin mode”. In what can only be bad news for Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual reality dreams, the publisher behind Oxford English Dictionary released the results of its word of the year survey. In a three-way match between “metaverse,” “goblin mode,” and “#istandwith,” metaverse received just 4 percent of the … Read more
Lies about climate change on Twitter escalated to unprecedented levels this year, according to new analysis. The nerve-racking rise of content that rejects widely accepted climate science – also referred to as climate skepticism or climate denial – is piling up on top of the growing concern about misinformation and hateful content that has spread … Read more
Stack Overflow, the go-to question-and-answer site for programmers and programmers, has temporarily banned users from sharing responses generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT. The site’s mods said the ban was temporary and a final ruling would be made some time in the future after consultation with the community. But, as the mods have explained, ChatGPT simply … Read more
The most notable change is the brand new island, which features a number of new points of interest, such as a citadel featuring a character known as ‘the Ageless’, a mine full of a new material called kinetic ore, and an abandoned farm of sorts. Other additions include a new vehicle shaped like dirt bikes … Read more
It looks like DJI is gearing up to launch the rumored non-Pro version of its Mini 3 drone. While a series of images posted on Twitter by DJI enthusiast Jasper Ellens provides a close-up of the retail packaging of the Mini 3, another user shared Pictures of the device already on the shelf at a … Read more