Star Trek: Picard's unraveling continuity is the result of operator error
The following contains moderate spoilers for the fourth episode of ‘Star Trek: Picard’ season two.Continuity is something that comes up in geek media a lot, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Star...
View ArticleMoto Edge+ review: Stuck between flagship and mid-range
In 2020, Motorola's Edge+ marked a return to form for the company — a renewed focus on flagship phones after years of putting out more affordable devices. And despite skipping an update last year, now...
View ArticleLyft brings Spin scooter rentals to its app
Lyft users in 60 markets across the US will soon be able to access another transit option in the app: Spin scooters. Folks in Nashville can find and rent a Spin scooter via Lyft starting today.The...
View ArticleApple's 12.9-inch iPad Pro M1 falls to a new all-time low price of $950
Don't worry if you've wanted a 12.9-inch iPad Pro but have been put off by the official price —the tablet is considerably closer to Earth. Amazon is selling the M1-based WiFi model with 128GB of...
View ArticleTransportation Secretary Buttigeig lays out his department's electrified...
Despite the pandemic shuttering offices and upending commutes across the nation for more than two years, America’s roads and bridges remain critical to its economic and social well being, acting as a...
View ArticleDell XPS 15 and 17 laptops are now available with 12th-gen Intel chips
It’s a refresh those with an eye on Dell’s XPS 15 and XPS 17 laptops have waiting to get their hands on for a while, and it’s now available. Starting today, you can configure both computers with...
View ArticleUber will soon offer NYC yellow cabs via the app
Uber has struck a deal that will soon allow folks in New York City to hail yellow cabs through its app. The city's 14,000 taxi drivers will be able to accept fares from Uber users through apps like...
View ArticleApple’s iPhone SE is made with new low-carbon aluminum
Apple likes to flaunt its ability to save metal, and now it's reducing the environmental impact of the metal itself. The company says the latest iPhone SE is the first product made from...
View ArticleActivision Blizzard faces another lawsuit over sexual harassment
Activision has been served another lawsuit over harassment at the company. As Bloomberg Law and Game Developer report, an anonymous woman still working at Activision Blizzard has sued the game...
View ArticleiFixit teardown offers a peek inside the Mac Studio
The Mac Studio's storage isn't quite as set in stone as you might think, although you'll want to keep your expectations in check. iFixit has conducted a teardown of Apple's pro desktop that suggests...
View ArticleLondon police arrest seven people over Lapsus$ hacks
Authorities are quickly cracking down on the Lapsus$ hacking group that allegedly compromised Microsoft and Okta. BBC Newsreports City of London Police have arrested seven people aged 16 to 21 over...
View ArticleGoogle seeks FDA approval for Fitbit's passive heart rate monitoring tech
Following a large-scale virtual health study, Google has submitted Fitbit's passive heart rate monitoring algorithm for review by the US Food and Drug Administration. The study, which went live in May...
View ArticleAtari collaborates with Cariuma to create a 50th anniversary sneaker collection
Atari is celebrating its 50th anniversary with some smoking new kicks. The venerated gaming company announced on Thursday that it is collaborating with sustainable footwear maker, Cariuma. The...
View ArticleThe USPS is doubling its order of next-gen electric mail trucks
Despite previously saying that it would only order 5,000 all-electric models of its next-gen postal truck, today the USPS announced that it's doubling that figure to just over 10,000. Produced by...
View ArticleApple is reportedly planning an iPhone hardware subscription service
Apple's iPhones and other devices have become increasingly expensive, and the company may be using alternative sales models to help soften the blow. Bloombergsources claim Apple is developing a...
View ArticleGoogle says it thwarted North Korean cyberattacks in early 2022
Google's Threat Analysis Group announced on Thursday that it had discovered a pair of North Korean hacking cadres going by the monikers Operation Dream Job and Operation AppleJeus in February that were...
View ArticleMeghan Markle's first Spotify podcast series will confront female stereotypes
Meghan Markle hasn't wasted much time setting expectations for her first Spotify podcast. As The Hollywood Reporternotes, Spotify has revealed that the Duchess of Sussex's initial series is Archetypes,...
View ArticleFormer Tandy CEO and PC innovator John Roach dead at 83
John Roach — the former chief of RadioShack parent company Tandy who later became one of the lead proponents of the personal computer — has died at 83, reportedThe New York Times. The Fort Worth native...
View ArticleGrimes claims responsibility for 2012 hack of culture blog Hipster Runoff
Grimes’ connections to hacking extend beyond a Cyberpunk 2077 cameo, apparently. Cybersecurity expert Jackie Singh and Pitchfork report the electropop star (aka Claire Boucher) confessed to hacking the...
View ArticleMIT's new simulation reveals crucial insights into the birth of the universe
Spontaneously generating reality is a messy affair.Our Big Bang, for example, unleashed a universe’s worth of energy and matter in an instant, then flung it omnidirectionally away at the speed of light...
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