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If the Cybertruck is deadly for pedestrians, it’s because all large trucks are
The Tesla Cybertruck has been out for a little more than a week, and already people are ready to declare it a safety nightmare. “Guideless missile” and “death machine” are some of the loaded phrases being tossed around. Safety experts are “raising concerns” about the truck’s crumple zones (or lack thereof). TikTok and other social…
The Bose Frames will soon be no more
Bose is discontinuing its Frames line of audio smart glasses, which will no longer be available by the end of this year. The news was first reported by Digital Trends, which quotes Bose as saying it’s in the process of phasing out the product line. Bose also separately confirmed the news to The Verge. It’s…
GM’s hydrogen ‘power cubes’ will be used to power massive mining trucks
General Motors announced a new partnership with Japanese construction vehicle manufacturer Komatsu to build heavy-duty mining trucks powered by the automaker’s hydrogen fuel-cell technology. The company will work with the Japanese firm to install its Hydrotec-branded “power cubes,” each containing 300 individual hydrogen fuel cells with an output of 80 kW of new power, into…
How to Use Double Tap on WatchOS (2023)
A smartwatch is designed to make your life easier and get you off your phone. Every time you have to dig your phone out of your pocket to read a notification, a digital fairy dies. However, a smartwatch is also less useful if you have to drop whatever you’re doing to squint and poke your…
YouTube Is Now Hiding Which Channels Get a Cut of Ad Revenue
YouTube unleashed an influential generation of new internet celebrities in 2007 when it started to share ad revenue with select video creators. For the past couple of years, a snippet of code on YouTube’s website revealed which channels are part of the secretive and exclusive club. But users and activists who had come to rely…
Analogue Duo Review: A Return to PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 Games
A big hurdle to enjoying these games today is the wide array of console types available on the used market. Some games require obscure upgrades or special RAM-filled cards to play. Some games are only on CD, and not every PC Engine model has a CD drive. There’s also the added annoyance of titles being…
Taylor Swift, QAnon, and the Political Weaponization of Fandom
Taylor Swift remains inescapable. Tales of her reign are legion, as are her fans. Next to Beyoncé, her power and influence have reached heights so unbridled it’s almost unfathomable. Her Eras Tour made nearly a billion dollars in 2023, and the concert film of that tour has brought in nearly $250 million worldwide. When rumors…
Sony’s New Access Controller Reveals a Big Problem in Adaptive Gaming
Similarly, third-party options that are smaller, bigger, or unorthodox shapes can be better for players than adaptive controllers and avoid the steep costs associated with them. “That kind of cheap entry point might not be something many think of as accessibility,” Dale continues. “But weird unofficial controllers with just the right mix of features are…
Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Section 702 Spy Program
The PLEWSA likewise exited the House Judiciary Committee last week with broad bipartisan support from both Jordan, the Republican chair, and Jerrold Nadler, its ranking Democrat. Section 702 surveillance begins with monitoring the communications of foreigners believed to be located outside of the United States. Under these conditions, the US government can ignore most constitutional…
Top Features in Apple’s iOS 17 and iPadOS 17: Compatible Devices, Updates
You’re now able to check in with a friend or family member when you arrive at a destination. If you dillydally for some reason on the way to this destination, the system will try to check in with you, and if you don’t respond, it will share location data, battery level, and cell service status…