Faraday Future finally starts FF 91 production after repeated delays
When Faraday Future released its earnings report for 2022 earlier this month, it said it's on track to begin the production of its first vehicle. The company had a lot of false starts since it was...
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Apple’s 'Tetris' movie trades real-life drama for spy fantasies
No, the origins of Tetris didn't involve a high-speed car chase, but the true story behind the game still reads like a spy novel. There's corporate intrigue, nefarious government agencies and an...
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The best power banks for 2023
Whether you call them battery packs, power banks or portable chargers, these accessories do one thing well: charge your devices when you can’t find an open outlet. Small enough to fit in a day pack and...
View ArticleRoku will lay off another 200 workers
Roku isn't done cutting jobs in a bid to turn its fortunes around. The streaming company has warned that it will lay off another 200 workers, or about six percent of its current headcount. It also...
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Polestar 3 first look: Possibly the best-looking EV for 2023
Polestar started out as a racing team that was then turned into a performance tuning division for Volvo before becoming its own brand in 2017.And after testing the waters with the Polestar 1 and...
View Article‘Star Trek: Picard’ embraces its nihilism
The following discusses Star Trek: Picard, Season Three, Episode 7, “The Dominion.”I reckon there’s a couple of generations who were raised, in whole or part, by their televisions. With surrogate...
View ArticleThe best VR headsets for 2023
If you’ve been holding out for VR hardware to mature, you chose wisely. Headsets have come a long way since the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive six years ago. The Meta Quest 2 has already been...
View ArticleMidjourney ends free trials of its AI image generator due to 'extraordinary'...
Midjourney is putting an end to free use of its AI image generator after people created high-profile deepfakes using the tool. CEO David Holz says on Discord that the company is ending free trials due...
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A new Twitter alternative is trying to lure users about to lose their old...
With Elon Musk set to pull verification from thousands of users who were verified under the company’s previous leadership, one Twitter alternative is hoping to lure some of those “legacy” checkmarks to...
View ArticleSam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to latest fraud, bribery charges
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (aka SBF) pleaded not guilty to five additional criminal charges this morning, according toCNBC. Prosecutors accuse the disgraced crypto exec of fraud and...
View ArticleOpenAI may have to halt ChatGPT releases following FTC complaint
A public challenge could put a temporary stop to the deployment of ChatGPT and similar AI systems. The nonprofit research organization Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) has filed a complaint...
View Article‘Scott Pilgrim’ is coming back as a cartoon with the film’s entire cast
Rumors of an animated Scott Pilgrim show have been swirling around for years, though Netflix officially confirmed those rumors last year by announcing it was working on something. More details just...
View ArticleWaymo's driverless taxi fleet will soon be completely electric
You won't have to worry about burning fossil fuels if you hail a Waymo One ride in the near future. Waymo is phasing out its hybrid Chrysler Pacifica vans in the Phoenix East Valley area in favor of...
View ArticleGithub ordered to identify user who leaked Twitter source code
When portions of Twitter's source code appeared on Github earlier this year, the social media company asked the court to compel the collaborative programming network to reveal the identity of the user...
View ArticleParamount+ orders new Star Trek series set at Starfleet Academy
Paramount+ is ordering a new Star Trek series set in one of the franchise’s most iconic locations. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will follow a new class of recruits at the San Francisco training...
View ArticleAudible is now testing ads in your audiobooks for some reason
Amazon-owned Audible has started putting ads in audiobooks, potentially indicating a sea change within the industry. The company says it is “conducting limited testing” on a select user base with the...
View ArticleNVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070 will reportedly cost $599
RTX 40-series graphics card prices may soon come down to Earth... if ever so slightly. VideoCardzsources claim NVIDIA will price the standard GeForce RTX 4070 at $599. That's decidedly more affordable...
View ArticleE3 2023 has been canceled
Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft and other major players in the game industry have all confirmed that they would have no presence on the E3 2023 show floor. Now the event itself won't happen at...
View ArticleVirgin Orbit officially shutters its space launch operations
Virgin Orbit’s days of slinging satellites into space aboard aircraft-launched rockets have come to an end Thursday. After six years in business, Virgin’s satellite launch subsidiary has announced via...
View ArticleNetflix hopes releasing fewer original movies will make them better
Netflix released at least one movie a week over the past two years, but for 2023, the company is changing course. According to Bloomberg, the streaming giant is restructuring its movie division and...
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