It’s Official: Nintendo is skipping this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. The Switch maker confirmed on Friday it won’t participate in the gaming convention, which is returning this summer in-person after being canceled in 2022. Given that Nintendo has pulled back from the convention in recent years, the move isn’t that surprising. Nintendo […]
Tesla announced a new engineering headquarters in California, saying it would take over office space in Palo Alto formerly occupied by Hewlett Packard. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the announcement last week alongside California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), who called the announcement “another proof point of the renewable energy vibrancy that is California.” Tesla was […]
Instagram’s co-founders are throwing open the doors to their new personalized news app, Artifact. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger’s new app launched last month with a waitlist, but now anyone on iOS or Android can download Artifact to try it for themselves. Despite the pedigree of Artifact’s creators, it won’t necessarily revolutionize the way you consume news […]
Get ready for new emoji to hit your iPhone. A total of 31 new emoji designs arrived on iOS with the release of the first iOS 16.4 developer beta, according to Emojipedia. As CNET reports, the new emoji include a new smiley, a shaking head, new animals like a moose and a goose, and new heart […]
Keeping track of air pollutants in your home just got easier thanks to Ikea’s new Vindstyrka indoor air quality sensor arriving in April. The tabletop device features a large display so you can see in real time the particulate matter levels (PM2.5), humidity, temperature, and total volatile organic compounds (VOC) of your home’s air. No pricing has been announced […]
A new Civilization game, likely to be called Civilization VII, is in development at Firaxis Games, incoming studio head Heather Hazen has announced. “I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to carry on the studio’s storied legacy, beginning with the announcement that Firaxis is in development on the next iteration of the legendary Civilization franchise,” Hazen said in a press […]
Microsoft is rolling out a new February update to its Xbox consoles that adds one of several planned sustainability updates and Google Home app support. With the update, Xbox consoles are able to be “carbon aware” of when to perform game downloads and updates by connecting to the internet and checking for regional carbon intensity data. Microsoft […]
Ford has announced a $3.5 billion electric vehicle factory in its home state of Michigan, where it will produce EV batteries with a lithium iron phosphate chemistry that it says are more durable, faster charging, and more affordable than its current lineup of EVs. As The Verge reports, Ford will develop the LFP batteries alongside China’s Contemporary […]
T-Mobile is suffering what appears to be an increasingly widespread outage in the United States. The carrier has somewhat acknowledged the issues via its support account on Twitter, but there’s no timetable on when services will be restored for users. According to 9to5Mac, Downdector, a website that aggregates complaints of outages including user reports, indicates […]
Comcast wants Xfinity subscribers to pay up for Peacock. In a post on Twitter, the Comcast-owned NBCUniversal confirmed plans to stop offering free access to Peacock Premium to Xfinity subscribers on June 26th, 2023, according to Variety. Peacock Premium, which normally costs $4.99 per month, is an ad-supported plan that has been available to Xfinity customers at […]