Hitman 3’s new map, Ambrose Island, will arrive as free DLC to all players on July 26th, IO Interactive announced in its July roadmap. This marks the game’s first new map since it launched last January. Judging by the trailer, Ambrose Island looks like a dingy, tropical locale led by a rebel outcast. IO Interactive… Continue reading Hitman 3 is getting its first new map on July 26th as free DLC
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Ford-backed autonomous car startup Argo AI lays off 150 employees
Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle startup backed by both Ford and Volkswagen, has laid off about 150 employees, as reported earlier by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal. The move is supposed to offset a period of rapid growth, in which the company hired more employees than needed. “With incredible growth and progress made in… Continue reading Ford-backed autonomous car startup Argo AI lays off 150 employees
Elon Musk proves he’s the wrong man to save the world
It’s on. Elon Musk has officially filed to kill his own Twitter acquisition, and Twitter is calling his bluff. They’ll see Musk in court. And while it’s only going to get messier from here, one important verdict has already been rendered by Elon Musk himself: he doesn’t have what it takes to run Twitter. And… Continue reading Elon Musk proves he’s the wrong man to save the world
Elon Musk and the $44 billion Twitter buyout he’s trying to terminate
First, we learned that Elon Musk had purchased enough shares of Twitter to become its largest individual shareholder. The company announced Musk would take a seat on its board of directors, but within the space of a week, that plan unraveled, and Musk informed the board he would not accept the position. Elon’s next move… Continue reading Elon Musk and the $44 billion Twitter buyout he’s trying to terminate
This reimagining of the Game Boy looks like a prototype Nintendo could have made
Imagine if Nintendo made a Game Boy Advance without the Advance part. That’s what video game console and handheld modder Obirux did: they created a reimagined original Game Boy handheld that retains the aesthetic language of the 1989 model but reoriented it as a horizontally handled system akin to the Sega Game Gear, original GBA,… Continue reading This reimagining of the Game Boy looks like a prototype Nintendo could have made
The FCC is trying to stop annoying auto warranty spam calls
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking new steps to try and stop annoying auto warranty spam calls. If you feel like you get a lot of them, you’re not alone: the FCC thinks that more than 8 billion of those spam calls, which the agency says could be illegal, have been generated by just… Continue reading The FCC is trying to stop annoying auto warranty spam calls
Elon Musk’s quest to repopulate the Earth
Elon Musk’s pinned tweet is from May. It’s a chart from The Wall Street Journal showing that the US fertility rate has been below the “replacement level” since the 1970s. “USA birth rate has been below min sustainable levels for ~50 years,” was Musk’s contribution to the tweet. He’s been talking about population decline for… Continue reading Elon Musk’s quest to repopulate the Earth
Why social networks won’t stop pushing NFTs
The NFT boom of the past couple years appears to be conclusively over for average consumers. For big social networks, though, it appears that the work is just getting started. The latest platform to embrace non-fungible tokens is Reddit, which on Thursday announced the arrival of “blockchain-backed collectible avatars” — unique profile pictures from artists… Continue reading Why social networks won’t stop pushing NFTs
Starlink’s Dishy McFlatface internet now available for Boaty McBoatfaces — just $5,000 per month
Starlink’s internet-from-space service continues expanding to new use cases with the launch of Starlink Maritime. What started in the home before expanding to stationary RVs is now available for boats on the move, at a cost of $5,000 a month. SpaceX is targeting merchant vessels, oil rigs, and wealthy owners of superyachts with the service.… Continue reading Starlink’s Dishy McFlatface internet now available for Boaty McBoatfaces — just $5,000 per month
Web3 projects have lost more than $2 billion to hacks this year
In the first six months of 2022, Web3 projects have lost more than $2 billion to hacks and exploits — more than all of 2021 combined. That’s according to research from blockchain auditing and security company CertiK, which on Thursday released its quarterly Web3 security report covering Q2 of this year. The report paints a… Continue reading Web3 projects have lost more than $2 billion to hacks this year