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The Morning After: EU reveals six tech giants that'll be hit by its new competition laws
Engadget - 7 Sep 2023 13:15
The European Union has confirmed the first six tech gatekeepers that must follow the rules of its Digital Markets Act (DMA). The names of these companies should be pretty familiar: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Met...
Dealmaster: Save on Apple, Dell, Lenovo laptops, Steelcase chairs, and more
Ars Technica - 7 Sep 2023 20:53
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Honda will use Tesla's EV charging standard in North America
Engadget - 7 Sep 2023 18:45See the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cement Their Place in Hollywood History
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 23:45
Turtle power was on full display in Hollywood Thursday as four icons cemented their place in pop culture history. Literally. Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo, and Raphael, aka the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, had thei...
Steam will soon show which games support PlayStation controllers
Engadget - 7 Sep 2023 23:30Google: Pay No Attention to the iPhone Behind the Curtain
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 23:20
Google is trying to step on Apple's toes to keep it from hogging all the limelight with its upcoming iPhone 15 set to unveil next Tuesday, Sept. 12. While Google has its own big "Made by Google" event set for Oct. 4 wher...
Oculus Founder Palmer Lucky's Newest Toy Is a High-Speed Autonomous Aircraft
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 23:10
Palmer Lucky, the Trump-thumping founder of the Oculus virtual reality headset is diving into the world of autonomous military aircraft. On Thursday, Anduril, Lucky's venture-funded military tech company, unveiled its ne...
An experimental rice-sized implant monitors how drugs affect tumors
Engadget - 7 Sep 2023 23:00
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have developed an implant, notably as small as a grain of rice, that can test the effects of drugs on a patient's brain tumor in real-time during surgery. Currently, ...
Marvel's Spider-Man Got It Right
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 23:00
Throughout the decades, Spider-Man has swung from one medium to another, each with varying levels of success. While he's proven to be an especially great fit for animation, Marvel's hero has also been no stranger to vide...
Wind Satellite's Final Moments Captured Before Intentional Destruction
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 22:40
In late July, the Aeolus Earth Explorer satellite plunged through Earth's atmosphere to burn up as scraps. Its unprecedented controlled reentry was captured through a series of images that show the spacecraft during its ...
Biden Administration Cancels Remaining Fossil Fuel Leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 22:25
The Biden administration officially canceled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday and proposed protections to stop development and protect millions of acres in t...
Anna Gomez confirmed as FCC commissioner, breaking a 32-month deadlock
Engadget - 7 Sep 2023 22:22
For the first time in Joe Biden's presidency, Democrats will have a majority at the Federal Communications Commission and the ability to undo a wave of Trump-era deregulation in the internet and communications industries...
The Tiny Toons Looniversity Gang on Bringing Back the '90s Cartoon
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 22:15
There's a new crop of Looney Tunes in the making at Acme Looniversity led by Babs and Buster Bunny along with friends Hamton, Plucky, and Sweetie--who may look familiar but are getting the reboot treatment in a whole new...
You can now search Threads for signs of life
Engadget - 7 Sep 2023 21:30Hasbro's Massive Star Wars Ghost Ship Broke All Its Crowdfunding Goals
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 21:30
We've known for a while that Hasbro's latest Star Wars crowdfunder--first launched at San Diego Comic-Con this summer--had successfully reached its initial goal to turn the iconic freighter of Rebels and Ahsoka's Hera Sy...
Four Roman Swords Found Hidden in Judean Desert Cave
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 21:25
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced this week the discovery of four 1,900-year-old Roman swords and a pilum stowed in a cave in Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, on the west bank of the Dead Sea.
Atari doubles down on retro, buys beloved Atari homebrew maker
Ars Technica - 7 Sep 2023 21:19
"Atari is now taking its retro-related IP seriously," says AtariAge founder.
GE Aerospace is developing a robotic worm to inspect and repair jet engines
Engadget - 7 Sep 2023 21:15Snapchat is trying to make it harder for teens to connect with strangers
Engadget - 7 Sep 2023 21:00
Snapchat is adding new features meant to discourage teens from interacting with strangers on its app. The changes come after years of scrutiny on the app as lawmakers and other officials have questioned Snap's ability to...
Time's 100 Most Important People in AI Focuses on the Big CEOs... Plus Grimes
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 21:00
A good way to get the full scope of the current debate surrounding AI is to know the people involved. Time magazine, in all its wisdom, now has its own list of the top 100 figures most important to the AI debate to help ...
BMW's terrible heated seats subscription didn't even make it to a second winter
Engadget - 7 Sep 2023 20:45Wheel of Time's Production Designer on Creating a Future That Looks Like the Past
Gizmodo - 7 Sep 2023 20:45
As fans of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time stories know--as do viewers of Prime Video's series adaptation, thanks to a startling season one flashback--its setting only feels like the past. Despite its lack of machines and ...