Walmart orders 5,000 electric delivery vans from GM's BrightDrop
GM’s BrightDrop has secured additional orders for its all-electric EV600 and EV410 delivery vans. Walmart has reserved 5,000 of the vehicles from the company, Brightdrop announced on Wednesday. Like...
View ArticleLyft and Kakao drivers can soon take ride requests through Android Auto
Many ride hailing drivers won't have to mount their phones in the near future. Google is partnering with Lyft and Kakao Mobility to bring their driver apps to Android Auto sometime this summer. If you...
View ArticleHTC Vive reveals a VR wrist tracker for the Focus 3 headset
HTC Vive has revealed a wrist tracker for its Focus 3 headset. The device is 85 percent smaller and 50 percent lighter than the Vive Focus 3 controller.The brand says the wearable can track your arm...
View ArticleCadillac's new self-driving concept is a luxury loveseat on wheels
After introducing a six-person self-driving box and a frickin' ridable drone concept last year, GM's latest luxury self-driving EV idea is much more grounded. The InnerSpace concept looks like a...
View ArticlePeacock will stream all of NBCUniversal's Winter Olympics coverage
Even though it feels like we were watching skateboarders tear it up at the Summer Games in Tokyo only a few weeks ago, the Winter Olympics are almost upon us. Watching all of the events often requires...
View ArticleGoogle Fiber workers in Kansas City make a bid to unionize
A supermajority of customer service representatives for Google Fiber, operating out of a store in Kansas City, Missouri, have signed union cards in the hopes of bargaining their first contract with...
View ArticleBMW will use Amazon's Fire TV to power an 8K backseat 'Theatre Screen'
Never mind cars that coddle drivers — BMW wants to give rear seat passengers the deluxe treatment. It's previewing a 31-inch, 8K "Theatre Screen" passenger option based on Fire TV for cars. Cue it up...
View ArticleThe Sundance Film Festival is going completely virtual again
The Sundance Film Festival was gearing up for an ambitious hybrid event later this month, but those plans are now squashed thanks to the Omicron COVID-19 surge. Sundance is instead planning for a...
View ArticleWatch GM's Silverado EV reveal in 10 minutes
GM had a lot to show off during its virtual CES 2022 keynote, including the Chevrolet Silverado, which is built on the company's Ultium battery platform. The automaker offered an early look at two...
View ArticleSamsung's QD Display tech aims to unlock brighter, more colorful OLED TVs
Samsung is best known for its QLED TVs but at CES 2022, after years of building up hype, the company’s Display subsidiary unveiled its new QD-OLED technology and it promises to take on the best OLED...
View ArticleSome Facebook moderators can work from home following protests
Meta's in-house staff won't have to return to the office for months, but some of its contracted workers are only now getting a similar reprieve. BuzzFeed News has learned subcontractor Accenture has...
View ArticleNike sues Lululemon over its Mirror home gym product and apps
Back in June 2020, Lululemon got into the flourishing home gym market in the midst of the pandemic by purchasing home fitness startup Mirror for $500 million. Now, Nike has filed a lawsuit against the...
View ArticleNikola Motors drops its $2 billion lawsuit against Tesla
Nikola Tesla may have been pleased that both of his names were employed by electric car companies, but perhaps less so that Nikola sued Tesla, and vice-versa. Now, Nikola Corp. is reportedly dropping...
View ArticleFrench regulator fines Google and Facebook a combined $238 million over cookies
France's data regulator CNIL has fined Google €150 million ($170 million) and Meta/Facebook €60 million ($68 million) for violating EU privacy rules. Both companies failed to allow French users to...
View ArticleIllegal movie streaming service Popcorn Time shuts down
Popcorn Time, the app that was once popular for making pirating movies as easy as watching Netflix, has shut down. Its original developers took the service down and abandoned the project merely a few...
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The Morning After: ASUS made a 17-inch foldable OLED tablet
Dual-screens, foldable OLED tablets, curved vertical screens and more. This year’s CES might be a quieter, more divisive affair, but pretty much everyone had some weird displays to show off.Samsung’s...
View ArticleApple's iPad Air is back on sale for $539
If the base iPad doesn't have all of the power or bells and whistles you're looking for, your next best bet is the 2020 iPad Air. We gave the tablet a score of 90 when it first came out thanks in part...
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'Prodigy' is becoming a headache for Star Trek's chronology
The following contains minor spoilers for episode six of 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'Star Trek: Discovery may have gone on an unexpected hiatus, but the new year does mean the return of its franchise...
View ArticleApple's AirPods Max are just $400 at Woot for Amazon Prime members
Apple's AirPods Max might finally be within reach if you were waiting for them to reach a price threshhold. Woot is selling the over-ear headphones in pink for just $400 to Amazon Prime members, or a...
View ArticleSpotify will show clickable in-app ads when they're mentioned on a podcast
In 2020, Spotify revealed that it was testing an ad setup that would make promo codes and special URLs during podcast ads a thing of the past. Starting today, those in-app advertisements are starting...
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