Kia's 2023 Niro SUV comes in all the EV flavors
The Kia Niro has long been a staff-favorite here at Engadget. On Wednesday, the Korean automaker took to the NYIAS 2022 stage to show off its latest iterations of the popular compact sport utility, one...
View ArticleNo Man’s Sky's Outlaws update lets you play as a space pirate
No Man’s Sky is already an enormous game and yet Hello Games isn’t exactly out of ideas about how to expand the universe. The developer has released the Outlaws update, which adds the game’s first new...
View ArticleMeta will take a 48 percent cut from sales in Horizon Worlds
Don't expect to make a fortune from digital items sold in Meta's virtual world. Meta has confirmed to CNBC that it will take a total 47.5 percent cut from digital asset sales in Horizon Worlds,...
View ArticleHouston Astros' stadium will be the first in MLB to use Amazon's 'Just Walk...
Amazon has brought its checkout-free "Just Walk Out" technology to airports, grocery stores and other shops, but now it's coming to a particularly useful place for sports fans: the ballpark. The...
View ArticleAmazon accused of ramping up anti-union efforts ahead of another warehouse...
Amazon is said to have intensified its anti-union efforts ahead of a union election at a warehouse later this month. The Amazon Labor Union told Motherboard the company is mandating daily anti-union...
View ArticleAmazon is rebranding IMDb TV as 'Freevee'
Amazon’s IMDb TV is rebranding. Beginning April 27th, the ad-supported streaming service will be known as Freevee, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Amazon’s Studios division told the outlet the new...
View ArticleMeta reportedly plans to release its first AR glasses in 2024
Meta has been conspicuously eager to stake its future on augmented reality and the metaverse, but a new report from The Verge might shed light on exactly what the social media giant hopes to deliver....
View ArticleApple signs an exclusive deal with Tom Hanks' production company
Apple is looking to build on the success of TV+ by locking in Tom Hanks' production company to an exclusive multi-year deal. The agreement with Playtone covers series, documentaries and unscripted...
View ArticleGovernor Newsom faces accusations of meddling in Activision Blizzard lawsuit
A former lawyer with California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing has accused Governor Gavin Newsom of interfering with the agency’s sexual harassment lawsuit against Activision Blizzard....
View ArticleNovation's first keyboard for FL Studio offers a lot of utility for $200
It’s hard to believe that FL Studio (née Fruity Loops) has been around for 24 years. It’s even harder to believe that it took 20 years for someone to make dedicated hardware for the DAW. And that it...
View ArticleKia's EV9 SUV will arrive in the US in the second half of 2023
Just a couple weeks after Kia announced a European release window for its EV9, the automaker has revealed when US drivers will be able to get behind the wheel of the electric SUV. It said at the New...
View ArticleTikTok is testing a 'dislike' button in comments
TikTok is testing a way for users to “dislike” comments in an effort to help people “feel more in control” over what they are seeing. The company revealed the experiment in a blog post about its most...
View ArticleNiantic's next AR game looks like a modern version of Tamagotchi
Niantic is best known for creating augmented reality games based on existing franchises, but its next title will be an original one. Peridot is all about breeding and caring for unique virtual...
View ArticleDungeons and Dragons owner Hasbro buys up D&D Beyond
Wizards of the Coast owner Hasbro is buying D&D Beyond, one of the most popular digital toolsets for playing Dungeons and Dragons. In a press release spotted by Gizmodo, the publisher said on...
View ArticleCD Projekt Red delays 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' next-gen update indefinitely
Don't count on playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's next-gen update in the near future. CD Projekt Red has delayed the free upgrade's release "until further notice" after deciding to finish the project...
View ArticleSupercomputer simulations show climate change’s role in early human migration
Humanity's expansion across the globe is inextricably tied to the environmental conditions that our early ancestors faced. On Wednesday, a research team from South Korea's Pusan National University...
View ArticleNASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is ready for calibration after chilling out
The James Webb Space Telescope is one step closer to probing the depths of the universe. On Wednesday, NASA announced that it was ready to start taking test images and aligning the optics of the JWST...
View ArticleThe New York Public Library makes four banned books free nationwide on its...
The New York Public Library made four banned books available nationwide on SimplyE, its free-reader app. The titles include Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender,...
View ArticleJudge affirms jury's verdict in Tesla racism lawsuit but reduces $137 million...
US District Judge William Orrick has rejected Tesla's argument that it isn't liable to Owen Diaz, according to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. Diaz is a former Black Tesla worker who accused the...
View ArticleMIT engineers built a robot for emergency stroke surgeries
Remote robotic-assisted surgery is far from new, with various educational and research institutions developing machines doctors can control from other locations over the years. There hasn't been a lot...
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