In case you missed it, the millions of people trying to get tickets for Taylor Swift’s upcoming The Eras Tour basically put Ticketmaster into meltdown mode earlier this week. As The Verge reports, fans lucky enough to get presale codes encountered continuously crashing queues, massive wait times, and systems that wouldn’t accept their information (such as […]
The Verge reports that Google is rolling out a new software update for the new Nest Wifi Pro to address the slow internet speeds experienced by some users. The company’s “currently investigating reports of a small number of users experiencing reduced internet speeds on Nest Wifi Pro routers,” said Sanjay Noronha, Google Nest Wifi’s product […]
One of the biggest challenges in video game preservation is figuring out how to actually present old games. As The Verge reports, there is an expansive new release, made by Digital Eclipse to celebrate Atari’s 50th anniversary, which experts say is simply the best way to experience a retro collection. Available on just about every […]
Meta has announced it will lay off 11,000 employees or around 13 percent of the company’s total staff. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the news in a blog post, saying he was at fault for being overoptimistic about the company’s future growth based on a pandemic surge. “At the start of Covid, the world rapidly moved online and the […]
As The Verge reports, Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO, responded to the mass layoffs under Elon Musk’s ownership by saying he owns “the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation” and that he grew the company “too quickly.” On Friday, Musk laid off about half of Twitter’s workforce, affecting employees across all departments. […]
Xbox Game Pass is getting some great games in November, including the official Xbox releases of fan favorites Return to Monkey Island and Vampire Survivors. As The Verge reports, Return to Monkey Island is the newest entry in the Monkey Island point-and-click adventure game series. It’s a delightful homage to the classic titles that adds some much-needed polish to smooth out some of the […]
Honda delivered a new battery swapping station in Tokyo. The automaker’s new power pack exchanger lets electric motorcycle riders easily flip their depleting batteries for fresh ones instead of needing to wait around for a charge. As The Verge reports, he Honda power station itself looks very similar to Gogoro’s: like a vending machine with a grid […]
As The Verge reports, Disney could soon start using your Disney Plus viewing habits to influence your experience at its parks — and vice versa. In an interview at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live event, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the company’s working on a way to tailor both experiences based on how you interact with its […]
Nintendo finally revealed the name and launch date for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s sequel: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In a trailer, Nintendo revealed the new name and the game’s May 12th, 2023 release date for the Nintendo Switch. As The Verge reports, Nintendo didn’t show a lot […]
As The Verge reports, the next Mac Pro is rumored to come with chip options “that are at least twice or four times as powerful” as the not-yet-released M2 Max. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has ramped up testing of the high-end Mac in preparation for its expected launch next year. In his Power […]