Twitter ditches its tabbed timeline mere days after rolling it out
Just days after introducing a feature that made an algorithmically-generated feed the default for iOS users, Twitter is changing things back to the way they were before. “We heard you,” the company...
View ArticleSamsung's 2TB 980 Pro SSD drops to a new low of $250
If you're lucky enough to have gotten your hands on a PS5, you may be looking for a drive with which to expand your console's storage. We have a whole guide that explains how to do that and which SSDs...
View Article‘Diamond Hands’ offers a good, if narrow portrait of the GameStop stock squeeze
In early 2021, a group of retail investors realized that GameStop shares had been recklessly over-shorted by major investors. Big funds, certain that the retailer was about to collapse, had shorted 140...
View ArticleHow to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets
You're probably used to sorting your garbage into bins: green for paper or blue for plastic and glass. But when it comes to electronics, we're still used to selling those off or tossing them into the...
View ArticleFossil's latest smartwatches now let you choose Alexa over Google Assistant
You don't have to use Google Assistant if you're wearing a Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch. As promised in January, Gen 6 smartwatches now officially support the new Alexa watch app. Set it up and you can...
View ArticleHistory Channel will tell the tale of the Hummer EV with a documentary
If you ever wondered how General Motors, one of the biggest automakers on the planet, went from 0 to EV so quickly while managing to reinvent its iconic Hummer SUV, former-poster child of automotive...
View ArticleIntel plans to build a $19 billion chip plant in Germany
Intel has confirmed plans to build a semiconductor plant in Germany as part of an investment of up to €80 billion ($88 billion) in Europe over the next decade. The initial outlay for the facility in...
View ArticleAMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU will be available April 20th for $449
It took a while, but AMD's first desktop processor with 3D V-Cache is finally on the horizon. AMD will release the eight-core Ryzen 7 5800X3D on April 20th for $449. That's the same price as the older...
View ArticleThe best eco-friendly phone cases you can buy
No modern smartphone is completely carbon neutral. Even the most eco-conscious phones are only partially made out of recyclable materials. But you can help cut back on plastic usage by at least...
View ArticleAmazon's latest Echo Show 5 is on sale for $45 right now
Now might be a good moment to buy an Echo Show 5 as a smart alarm clock. Amazon is once more selling the second-gen Echo Show 5 for a record-low $45, or a large 47 percent below the official price. You...
View Article‘Ms. Marvel’ trailer reveals a June 8th premiere on Disney+
Ms. Marvel, one of several Marvel Cinematic Universe shows coming to Disney+ this year, will premiere on June 8th. Disney also revealed a trailer for the series. It centers around Kamala Khan (Iman...
View ArticleTencent buys 'Rime' developer Tequila Works
Tencent has added yet another studio to its stable of game developers. On Tuesday, the company announced it recently acquired a majority stake in Tequila Works, the Madrid-based studio best known for...
View ArticleMeta fined $18.6 million over 12 GDPR-related data breaches
Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Meta €17 million ($18.6 million) over 12 data breaches. It said the company violated several articles of the European Union's General Data Protection...
View ArticleGoogle is making Stadia's storefront accessible to anyone to make games...
Google will soon make it easier to see what Stadia has to offer. In the “coming weeks,” the company will introduce a new public-facing storefront that will be accessible without the need for a Google...
View ArticleGoogle's Immersive Stream lets other companies use Stadia gaming tech
Google is finally sharing more about how it will deliver Stadia game streaming to other companies. The search firm used its Google for Games Developer Summit to detail Immersive Stream for Games, its...
View ArticleAmazon wins EU approval for its $8.45 billion purchase of MGM
European Union officials have unconditionally rubber stamped Amazon's $8.45 billion bid to buy famed movie and TV studio MGM. The European Commission's antitrust regulators determined there was limited...
View ArticleGoogle says Steam is coming to 'select' Chromebooks
The rumors of Steam coming to Chromebooks were true. As 9to5Googlereports, Google mentioned in its Games Developer Summit keynote that a Steam alpha test for Chrome OS will be available for "select"...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz shows off the interior of the 2023 EQS SUV
Ahead of its official debut on April 19th, Mercedes-Benz has shared a first look at the interior of the 2023 EQS SUV. As you can see from the photos the automaker provided, Mercedes didn’t reinvent its...
View ArticleGoogle's domain name registrar is out of beta after seven years
Seven long, long years ago, Google started offering users a way to buy a domain without having to deal with a host provider. Now, Google Domains is at last out of beta as a full-fledged product. Google...
View ArticleThree 'known' Kepler exoplanets are more likely to be stars
The hunt for exoplanets has apparently led to a few near misses. MIT researchers have discovered that three "planets" observed using the Kepler Space Telescope (Kepler-699b, Kepler-840b and...
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