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Lucid Air Grand Touring review: a dream made real

Lucid’s sedan is sublime to drive, if a bit strange in appearance. Can the Air unseat the Tesla Model S as the leader in the luxury EV market? Share this story When you’re an automotive journalist, sometimes you spend a few hours testing a car and are left with such a negative impression that you… Continue reading Lucid Air Grand Touring review: a dream made real

Epic is shutting down online services for classic Rock Band and Unreal Tournament games

/ A lot of Epic titles will be losing online functionality. But for Unreal Tournament fans, there is a small ray of light. The Beatles: Rock Band is just one of many games affected.Image: Harmonix Epic Games is beginning to shut down online services for a large selection of its older games, including Rock Band… Continue reading Epic is shutting down online services for classic Rock Band and Unreal Tournament games

Eight Twitter finance gurus charged with criminal pump-and-dump scheme

/ ‘We’re robbing f*cking idiots of their money.’ Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US Department of Justice has charged eight online finance influencers with criminal securities fraud for running a $114 million pump-and-dump scheme on their collective 1.5 million Twitter followers. According to an indictment, members of a Discord-based forum called Atlas… Continue reading Eight Twitter finance gurus charged with criminal pump-and-dump scheme

Redwood Materials announces $3.5 billion EV battery recycling plant in South Carolina

/ The company, which was founded by ex-Tesla CTO JB Straubel, is planning on hiring 1,500 workers over the next 10 years. Redwood Materials is locating its new EV battery recycling facility in the “heart of the ‘Battery Belt’”.Image: Redwood Materials Redwood Materials, the battery recycling company founded by a former Tesla executive, announced today… Continue reading Redwood Materials announces $3.5 billion EV battery recycling plant in South Carolina

Volkswagen has given a name to its pain, and it is ‘software’

The German automaker’s ID family of electric cars are plagued with buggy software, causing customer headaches and leading to major setbacks for the company’s next-gen Trinity project. How can VW patch the problem? By Patrick George During the year that he owned a 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, Branden Flasch came to believe that the electric crossover… Continue reading Volkswagen has given a name to its pain, and it is ‘software’

Tidal is testing a new DJ session feature for HiFi Plus subscribers

/ Tidal HiFi Plus subscribers enrolled in the company’s early access program can now start a DJ session — which lets other paid subscribers listen in from anywhere. The now-playing screen shows a red DJ button that enables the live streaming-like function.Image: Tidal Tidal, the high-bitrate quality music streaming service, is testing a new feature… Continue reading Tidal is testing a new DJ session feature for HiFi Plus subscribers

Amazon Echo Auto (2nd gen) review: smaller but not smarter

Amazon shrunk its second-gen Echo for your car, but it hasn’t gotten any more useful. Amazon’s second-generation Echo Auto is a tiny Echo for your car’s dashboard. It has good microphones, is easy to install and to stow when you’re parked, and provides a simple way to add hands-free music playback to your car stereo… Continue reading Amazon Echo Auto (2nd gen) review: smaller but not smarter

iOS 16.2 arrives with improved always-on display and iCloud end-to-end encryption

/ The latest iOS update also includes Apple Music Sing, a karaoke mode with real-time lyrics. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s latest iOS 16.2 update is now rolling out and includes a number of new and improved features for iPhone users. iPhone 14 Pro owners will benefit from improved always-on display… Continue reading iOS 16.2 arrives with improved always-on display and iCloud end-to-end encryption

The Avatar-themed concept car is barely driveable but looks like a futuristic fever dream

Remember Mercedes’ Avatar-themed concept car with working scales? With James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water hitting theaters, the company let us drive this truly unique-looking EV. It wasn’t easy. Share this story Lightstorm Entertainment is a place where mind-boggling sights have become somewhat commonplace. James Cameron’s California-based company has produced nearly all of the… Continue reading The Avatar-themed concept car is barely driveable but looks like a futuristic fever dream