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PCIe 5.0 SSDs promising up to 14GB/s of bandwidth will be ready in 2024
Ars Technica - 3 Feb 2022 20:54Nintendo Switch total sales have officially surpassed Wii, PlayStation
Slash Gear - 3 Feb 2022 19:00
Nintendo has revealed its financial results for Q3 of its 2022 fiscal year, and with those results, the company has announced new sales figures for the Switch. Not only has the Switch joined the 100 million club – sell...
SpaceX launch-disrupting cruise ship is under investigation
Slash Gear - 3 Feb 2022 01:18
It’s not every day that the path of a commercial cruise ship interferes with a spaceship attempting to launch, at least not outside of some cheesy sci-fi movie. Yet, that’s exactly what happened in late January. Now,...
Ford starts 2022 with its highest EV sales numbers to date
Engadget - 3 Feb 2022 23:55
If the bonkers preorder numbers for both the hybrid Maverick and the EV F-150 Lightning weren't enough of an indication, Ford's Q4 earnings results are plenty proof that the company's electrification efforts are already ...
Netflix's 2022 movie list might justify the price hike
Slash Gear - 3 Feb 2022 23:39
The cost of Netflix’s various subscriptions went up slightly back in January of 2022, with the monthly cost rising between $1 and $2, depending on the plan. As we previously noted, this makes Netflix one of the most ex...
The View of Earth From Space--as Seen by a North Korean Missile
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 23:35
An apparently successful weapons test on Sunday included a camera mounted onto the warhead of a North Korean intermediate-range ballistic missile. The new photos of Earth from space seem pleasant enough, but they're mean...
Star Trek: Prodigy's Latest Finale Just Set Up One Hell of a Chase
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 23:15
Star Trek: Prodigy almost seems to have left us again as quickly as it returned at the start of the year, but that doesn't mean that the latest animated series in the franchise is made of lighter stuff. If anything, it j...
The 10 Strangest Android Phones of All Time
Slash Gear - 3 Feb 2022 23:09
Since the days of the original Motorola DynaTAC, mobile phones have taken on many forms with various combinations of style and function. Some novel ideas incorporated into handset designs have changed the way we interact...
Dyson Smart Purifier Humidify + Cool Formaldehyde purifies, humidifies, and fans air
The Gadget Flow - 3 Feb 2022 23:00
Freshen indoor air with the Dyson Smart Purifier Humidify + Cool Formaldehyde. This sleek gadget purifies, humidifies, and fans your home’s air. That way, your interior always feels and smells fresh. In fact, its integ...
Clearview AI Is Working on Augmented Reality Goggles for Air Force Security
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 23:00
Clearview AI, the shady face recognition firm which claims to have landed contracts with federal, state, and local cops across the country, has landed a roughly $50,000 deal with the U.S. military for augmented reality g...
Democratic lawmakers take another stab at AI bias legislation
Engadget - 3 Feb 2022 22:58
Democrats in Congress on Thursday renewed a push to hold tech companies accountable for bias in their algorithms. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with House representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY) int...
Motorola G Stylus 2022: The big changes for the budget pen-phone
Slash Gear - 3 Feb 2022 22:56
Motorola has just released the 2022 Moto G Stylus, the latest update to the company’s budget-friendly smartphone line. Although the new version of the stylus smartphone doesn’t change much as far as the general desig...
$325 Million Vanishes From Crypto Platform Wormhole After Apparent Hack
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 22:50
Yet another thunderous crypto theft has descended from the heavens, predictably threatening to bankrupt everyone involved. The aptly named Wormhole, a DeFi cross-chain protocol, announced Wednesday that it had been the v...
Google's Cruel for Killing This One
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 22:05
At a Glance on Android presents contextual information on a phone's home and lock screens, so users can quickly view relevant details without sifting through apps. In its current state, At a Glance contains basic info li...
Fortnite's Silk Sonic tournament offers early Bruno Mars skin reward
Slash Gear - 3 Feb 2022 21:46
These days, you can hop into Fortnite and dress up as a wide array of characters, including superheroes, movie villains, and pretty much everything in between. The options expanded on February 3, 2022, when Epic announce...
Scream 6 Is Officially a Go From the Team Behind Scream 5
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 21:45
It's official. A second Scream 2 is coming to a theater near you. Paramount and Spyglass just announced that the directing and writing teams behind the brand new Scream are all returning for a sequel. That'll make it the...
Biden Admin Calls on Postal Service to Cancel Its Plans for Gas-Guzzling Fleet of Vehicles
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 21:40
If you're not totally sold on the United States Postal Service's new, flattened duck-shaped, gas-powered monstrosity of a mail truck, you're not alone. The Biden administration on Wednesday made a last-minute plea to hal...
Canada will get its first universal quantum computer from IBM
Engadget - 3 Feb 2022 21:30You Can Now Buy 'Non-Fungible Animals,' And I Hate It
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 21:20
Got a bunch of cryptocurrency burning a hole in your digital wallet and want to own a piece of the wild? You're in luck. The World Wildlife Fund UK announced this week that they will sell NFTs in the form of digital art ...
The new Moto G Stylus adds a 90Hz display, a big battery and not much else
Engadget - 3 Feb 2022 21:11Netflix Is Bursting With Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Films in 2022
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 21:10
Just when you thought you had a handle on all the big blockbuster genre films coming in 2022, Netflix smashes through the door like the Kool-Aid Man. The company just released a bonkers three-minute trailer highlighting ...
A Highly Virulent Variant of HIV Has Been Discovered in the Netherlands
Gizmodo - 3 Feb 2022 21:00
Researchers in a new paper this week say that a highly virulent variant of HIV has been silently circulating in the Netherlands, likely for decades. Thankfully, the variant still responds to conventional treatments and i...