Solo Stove fire pits are up to 45 percent off, plus the rest of this week's...
We're still a couple of weeks away from the unofficial start to summer, but some Memorial Day sales are already popping up, including one on mostly smokeless fire pits from Solo Stoves. Discounts there...
View ArticleMeta’s rumored Twitter competitor could launch as early as next month
Folks are spending less time on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the social media site last year, but there’s still plenty of demand for similar platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky. To that point, Meta...
View Article'Until Dawn' developer Supermassive is making a ‘Dead by Daylight’ spin-off
Behaviour Interactive has revealed what’s next for Dead by Daylight, including two more spin-off games. Perhaps the more intriguing of the two is a project being developed by Supermassive Games. While...
View ArticleDisney+ and Hulu will remove a slew of titles on May 26th
Disney+ and Hulu are starting to purge a number of shows from their respective streaming services. This seems to be an industry-wide trend that reinforces the idea that you don’t own anything with...
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‘Overwatch 2’ director explains why hero missions were canceled
When Blizzard announced earlier this week that it had canceled Overwatch 2 hero missions, a central part of its player vs. environment (PvE) story mode, fans were none too pleased. So director Aaron...
View ArticleAT&T opposes the Starlink and T-Mobile satellite-to-phone service plan
AT&T doesn't think that the satellite-to-phone service T-Mobile and SpaceX's Starlink are planning should be approved as it is, and it has informed the FCC of its opinion in a filing (PDF). As...
View ArticleSan Francisco is reportedly investigating Twitter over possible building code...
San Francisco authorities have opened a new investigation into Twitter after six former senior employees filed a lawsuit against the company, according to AP and the San Francisco Chronicle. The...
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The tech industry's accessibility-related products and launches this week
Every third Thursday of May, the world commemorates Global Accessibility Awareness Day or GAAD. And as has become customary in the last few years, major tech companies are taking this week as a chance...
View ArticleDoorDash faces lawsuit accusing it of charging iPhone users more for delivery
DoorDash has been charging iPhone users more than Android users for identical deliveries, according to a lawsuit seeking class action status. The court documents (PDF, via 9to5Mac) submitted for the...
View ArticleOoni pizza ovens are up to 30 percent off for Memorial Day
With Memorial Day around the corner, Ooni is holding a sale. If you’re not familiar with the company, they make some of our favorite pizza ovens. Until the end of May 29th, you can save up to 30...
View ArticleApple rejected 1,679,694 App Store submissions in 2022
For the first time, Apple has published an App Store transparency report. You can read the full two-page document on the company’s website. It reveals several interesting tidbits about the App Store,...
View ArticleiMessage Contact Key Verification could arrive with iOS 16.6
At the end of last year, Apple announced iMessage Contact Key Verification, a tool the company said would allow those who face “extraordinary digital threats” to safeguard their conversations from...
View ArticleWestern Digital promises to release firmware update for failing SanDisk...
Western Digital says it will release a firmware update to address a reliability issue with its SanDisk Extreme and Extreme Pro SSDs. Over the past few months, Reddit, the SanDisk forums and Twitter...
View ArticleHP OfficeJet printers are bricking following a recent software update
A software update Hewlett-Packard released earlier this month for its OfficeJet printers is causing some of those devices to become unusable. Since about the second week of May, the HP support forums...
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Hitting the Books: How music chords hack your brain to elicit emotion
Johnny Cash's Hurt hits way different in A Major, as much so as Ring of Fire in G Minor. The dissonance in tone between the chords is, ahem, a minor one: simply the third note lowered to a flat. But...
View ArticleThe Apple Watch Series 8 drops to $329 at Amazon
If you missed the chance to purchase the Apple Watch Series 8 at $329 earlier this year, Amazon is once again selling the 41mm model for that price. With that 18 percent discount, the Series 8 is $70...
View ArticleHere’s a first look at ‘System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition’
With its long-awaited System Shock remake slated to arrive later this month, Nightdive Studios has shared a first look at System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition. The game doesn’t have a release date yet, but...
View ArticleBeijing bans Chinese companies from using Micron chips in critical...
China’s cybersecurity regulator has banned Chinese firms from buying chips from US memory manufacturer Micron Technology. Per Reuters, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said Sunday it found...
View ArticleWatch Axiom Space’s second private flight to the ISS with us at 5PM ET
In less than two hours, private space firm Axiom Space is set to launch its second all-civilian flight. At approximately 5:37PM ET, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will attempt to carry the four-person crew,...
View ArticleMeta reportedly wants to license Magic Leap’s AR technology
Meta could turn to Magic Leap for help to stay ahead of Apple and other new entrants in the soon-to-be crowded AR space. According to the Financial Times, the two companies are in talks to sign a...
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