From The Verge: For the first time, Uber is allowing its customers to see how many five-star ratings they’ve received from drivers — as well as how many shameful one-star reviews they’ve racked up.

For years, the two-way rating system has fueled Uber’s power over its riders and drivers. Low...

From PC Mag: Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a 10-year data privacy case alleging Facebook employed "cookies" to track subscribers' internet use even after logging off the site.

Filed in 2012, the lawsuit claims Facebook illegally used proprietary plug-ins to track internet browsing on...

From CNET: Intel on Tuesday said it has reached an agreement to acquire Israel-based chipmaker Tower Semiconductor for about $5.4 billion. The deal, if approved, should bolster Intel's ability to make specialty processors such as radio frequency communication chips and to manufacture them for other...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced the new CORSAIR iCUE 5000T RGB PC case. Boasting a unique contoured design in black or white and 208 individually addressable RGB LEDs, the 5000T RGB has the most integrated lighting ever built into a CORSAIR case. High-airflow mesh panels and room...

From Cooler Master Press Release: Cooler Master today launches its newest flagship chassis HAF 700 EVO, introducing ground breaking levels of tool-less design within futuristic visual presentation.

Fans of the renowned HAF series will rejoice in the revamped visual design and next gen hardware...

From The Verge: Epic Games is bringing gyro-based motion controls for Fortnite to the PS4, PS5, and PC today. Gyro controls have existed on the Nintendo Switch and Android previously, and this new expansion to PlayStation and PC includes more robust gyro controls and a new flick stick option.

Gyro...

From PC Mag: The Texas attorney general's office this week sued Facebook parent company Meta for allegedly capturing and using biometric data without users' informed consent.

According to AG Ken Paxton, the social network has been storing "millions" of biometric identifiers—defined in Texas as "a...

From CNET: Nextdoor, a social media platform for neighborhoods, hasn't changed much over the past few years but that could start to shift.

On Tuesday, the company unveiled new features, including the ability for users to send requests to connect with neighbors so that posts, comments and reactions...

From PC Mag: Google created an smart lamp with integrated Google Assistant, but it's not for consumers and is unlikely to ever become a smart home product.

Google designer Ben Gold last week tweeted about the "dLight," a simple white lamp with circular base, slim poll, and pill-shaped swivel beacon...

From CNET: Encanto -- Disney's latest animated musical, a fantasy set in Colombia with music by Lin-Manuel Miranda -- hit Disney Plus after one month exclusively in theaters. Marvel's Eternals spent two months as a theatrical exclusive before it arrived to stream on Disney Plus in mid-January. And...