From The Verge: Mercedes is the latest manufacturer to lock auto features behind a subscription fee, with an upcoming “Acceleration Increase” add-on that lets drivers pay to access motor performance their vehicle is already capable of.
The $1,200 yearly subscription improves performance by boosting...
From CNET: Employees at Apple's biggest iPhone plant in China clashed with police and security personnel in a protest that began Tuesday night and lasted into Wednesday. Mounting tensions over restrictions intended to suppress a COVID-19 outbreak led to unrest at the campus in Zhengzou.
More than...
From ExtremeTech: A few too many iCloud for Windows users are reporting an odd issue with their cloud-based photo storage: They’re receiving pictures of random strangers’ families. Over the last week, several users have posted to the MacRumors Forums complaining of eerie situations in which their...
From PC World: The floodgates seem to be opening for OLED monitors, with Dell, Asus, and of course, LG all releasing multiple models. Unfortunately they’re all rather on the pricey side — LG in particular can chop a grand off its price tags and still be unaffordable for most consumers. The latest LG...
From The Verge: Hyperkin is introducing an officially licensed remake of Microsoft’s original Xbox 360 controller, which looks poised to bring the 2005 nostalgia trip to modern Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. The Xenon controller, named after the Xbox 360’s first internal development codename, brings...
From CNET: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's third wave of DLC courses, as part of its Booster Course Pass, will introduce eight new tracks, including ones for fall and winter called Maple Treeway and Merry Mountain.
Maple Treeway, from 2008's Mario Kart Wii, will be tacked-on with Wave 3, which goes live on...
From CNET: Disney's CEO is Bob Iger once again.
In a surprise move late Sunday, Walt Disney Co.'s board of directors said it had installed the company's former chief Iger to replace Bob Chapek, effective immediately. Iger will fill the role for two years, the board said, to "set the strategic...
From The Verge: Tesla’s recalling over 321,000 vehicles over a software glitch causing the taillights on some cars to illuminate improperly (via Reuters). According to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall covers certain 2023 Model 3 vehicles and 2020 to 2023...
From PC Mag: TSMC's founder has confirmed that 3nm chips will be produced at its new Arizona facility.
As Reuters reports, confirmation came via TSMC founder Morris Chang, who told reporters in Taipei that, "Three-nanometer, TSMC right now has a plan, but it has not been completely finalized ... It...
How do you manage noise in your life? A few weeks ago, I was teaching a group of Grade 5 kids at church working on some assignments when I saw an interesting interaction between two kids from another group. The first kid, a guy, was being loud and obnoxious trying to get the attention of the second kid, a girl, by trying to talk to her non-stop. She was trying to read her book and looked obviously annoyed, but the guy kept bringing up theological...
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