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The US certifies the first small modular nuclear reactor design

/ The Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave an advanced reactor design its stamp of approval, but there is still a long road ahead before next-generation nuclear technologies get off the ground. An artist’s rendering of NuScale Power’s small modular nuclear reactor plant.Image: NuScale For the first time, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has certified a… Continue reading The US certifies the first small modular nuclear reactor design

Forspoken is better than its bad name implies

There’s a fascinating story and incredible parkour action buried under lackluster combat and a game lacking technical polish. Share this story Image: Square Enix You’re not going to believe me when I tell you this, but Forspoken is pretty good. The game got off to an inauspicious start, getting delayed a couple of times and… Continue reading Forspoken is better than its bad name implies

Sony’s DualSense Edge is a pro controller done (mostly) right

Slightly worse battery life aside, I’m a big fan of almost everything Sony did to improve on the already-great DualSense. Sony’s DualSense Edge is like a director’s cut of a movie that improves on the original vision but costs 185 percent more to watch. Enjoyment is always hard to quantify, but this $199.99 controller (almost… Continue reading Sony’s DualSense Edge is a pro controller done (mostly) right

Finally, a solution to the Switch’s Joy-Con drift

/ Gulikit’s joystick replacements for the Nintendo Switch could banish Joy-Con drift for good. Gulikit’s joystick replacements use Hall effect sensors that make them less likely to wear down. Image: Gulikit After years of dealing with Joy-Con drift and no satisfactory answers from Nintendo, we may finally have our solution. A company called Gulikit created… Continue reading Finally, a solution to the Switch’s Joy-Con drift

Friday’s top tech news: job cuts come for Google

First came Twitter, then Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft, and now Google has become the latest tech giant to announce a round of layoffs affecting thousands of its employees. Around 12,000 jobs are expected to be cut globally, or over 6 percent of the company’s headcount. Google’s sister company Verily announced a smaller round of layoffs… Continue reading Friday’s top tech news: job cuts come for Google

Instagram showed people too many videos last year, admits Adam Mosseri

/ After going full throttle on Reels in 2022, Instagram is working on a better balance for users who still enjoy seeing photos on the platform. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Even Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, now believes that the platform put a lopsided emphasis on videos and Reels last year… Continue reading Instagram showed people too many videos last year, admits Adam Mosseri

Winnebago kicks off eVanlife with the all-electric eRV2

/ The fully operational prototype built on the Ford E-Transit platform is now in its final stage of field testing. Winnebago’s name is synonymous with vanlife, which makes its new all-electric eRV2 notable for an industry built on top of diesel engines. It’s just a prototype, but this one is fully operational and actually on the road… Continue reading Winnebago kicks off eVanlife with the all-electric eRV2

BP makes an order for EV charging stations from US-based Tritium

/ BP is ordering Tritium electric vehicle charging stations to expand its BP Pulse fleet and public charging network. The transaction comes as more fossil fuel-based companies are slowly pivoting to support green transportation. BP Pulse branded charging stations built by Tritium.Image: Tritium BP Pulse, the EV branch of oil and gas conglomerate BP, placed… Continue reading BP makes an order for EV charging stations from US-based Tritium

Inside CNET’s AI-powered SEO money machine

Artificial Intelligence Fake bylines. Content farming. Affiliate fees. What happens when private equity takes over a storied news site and milks it for clicks? Share this story Every morning around 9AM ET, CNET publishes two stories listing the day’s mortgage rates and refinance rates. The story templates are the same every day. Affiliate links for… Continue reading Inside CNET’s AI-powered SEO money machine