From TechCrunch: Rivian has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action shareholder lawsuit filed after the company suddenly hiked prices on its R1 pickup truck and SUV in 2022.

The lawsuit alleged Rivian had included misleading statements and figures in regulatory filings in the run-up to...

From PC Mag: It’s no secret that Intel has lost its competitive edge in the chip manufacturing industry. But the company is still facing enough demand for its processors that it’s talking about a shortage.

During a Q3 earnings call, Intel executives noted that customer demand has outpaced supply...

From PC Mag: Have you been avoiding your company's return-to-office edict? If you use Microsoft Teams, you may not be able to hide much longer, as a new feature will allow managers to see if their employees are in the office or not.

The feature is currently under development and was spotted by...

From eWeek: Amazon has officially revealed its newest innovation for delivery drivers: AI-powered smart glasses designed to make package deliveries safer, faster, and more efficient.

The device is currently being tested by hundreds of Amazon Delivery Associates (DAs) across North America....

From PC Mag: Apple's iPhone Air is struggling to attract customers, and the company plans to significantly reduce its production, according to multiple reports.

The iPhone Air launched as part of the iPhone 17 lineup last month. Measuring 5.6mm at its thinnest edge, it's the slimmest phone Apple...

From PC World: OpenAI recently launched ChatGPT Atlas, which is “a new web browser built with ChatGPT at its core.” It’s based on Chromium—which is true of pretty much all browsers these days except Firefox and Safari—and its unique selling point is that it integrates ChatGPT right into the browser...

From CNET: US Tinder users will find a new feature when they open up the dating app starting Wednesday: A mandatory Face Check on their phones will be required before they can log into their profiles.

The Face Check step will begin with a new request to record a video of your face, a more casual...

From PC Mag: Samsung’s first Galaxy XR headset is now official, but that hasn’t stopped the company teasing future AR products. Samsung's Worlds Wide Open event on Oct. 21 finished with an on-stage teaser for the brand's upcoming smart glasses.

Samsung confirmed it's working with popular fashion...

From PC World: Here’s an unsettling development in this episode of “everyday tech can do things you probably never imagined”: in the future, anyone who regularly walks past a café or restaurant with public Wi-Fi could be identified—even without a smartphone in their pocket.

Researchers at Karlsruhe...

From CNET: In September, Amazon settled its case with the Federal Trade Commission over whether it had misled customers who signed up for Amazon Prime. The $2.5 billion settlement is one of the largest consumer protection settlements in US history, and while Amazon did not admit to wrongdoing, it's...