From The Verge: Drivers in the UK will effectively be allowed to watch TV while behind the wheel of a self-driving car, under new rules announced by the country’s Department for Transport. Although drivers are currently restricted from viewing “non-driving related content” on a “television-receiving...

From CNET: Amazon is expanding its program that allows injured workers to do light-duty work for nonprofits and charities, the Financial Times reported Thursday. The voluntary program keeps Amazon employees fully paid while doing light work at food pantries, thrift stores and other charities....

From The Verge: Motorola is introducing a new version of its Moto G Stylus 5G with a couple of nice upgrades for 2022 — and, as a result, a higher $499 price tag. The 2022 edition of the G Stylus 5G includes a 6.8-inch screen with a super smooth 120Hz refresh rate, a more powerful 600-series...

From PC Mag: Tesla's next major project involves creating self-driving "robo taxis" that promise to be cheaper than public transportation.

"I think it'll be a very powerful product where we aspire to reach volume production of that in 2024," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an earnings call on...

From CNET: Just over a year after its launch, T-Mobile is sharing some updates for its 5G Home Internet service. On Wednesday the carrier revealed that it now has 1 million customers on the $50 per month internet option and has expanded the service's availability from 30 million "eligible households...

From The Verge: We’ve been hearing rumors about Google’s Pixel Watch for years now, but it does finally seem like pieces for the project are finally falling into place. A purported render of the device shared by Evan Blass over at 91Mobiles lines up with past leaks and rumors, showing a device with...

From PC Mag: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings confirmed yesterday that the streaming service is set to introduce a cheaper, ad-supported subscription option.

During a quarterly earnings call, Hastings admitted he's "been against the complexity of advertising and a big fan of the simplicity of subscription...

From CNET: Whole Foods Market shoppers in Austin, Texas, soon won't need to pull out payment cards at the cash register, Amazon said Tuesday. The company will roll out its Amazon One palm-scanning technology to let customers pay with a wave of their hands at one store in Austin, and it'll add six...

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR today announced a new addition to its lineup of cutting-edge DDR5 memory: VENGEANCE DDR5 SODIMM. Optimized for the latest DDR5 gaming and performance laptops and small-form-factor PCs, these modules deliver groundbreaking DDR5 performance to compatible systems...

From ARCTIC Press Release: ARCTIC is pleased to announce that all AM4-compatible ARCTIC coolers will also be compatible with AMD’s new AM5 socket.

AMD is expected to release the next-generation AMD Ryzen 7000 desktop processors (Zen 4) at the end of 2022. Since all mechanical dimensions remain...