Gumroad announces cheaper pricing for creators

Gumroad is announcing a new pricing structure today that streamlines the fees and features of its platform, making it easier for creators to get started selling products or memberships online. Gumroad was one of the early “help people sell things online” businesses, but this change is a sort of reset for the company as the… Continue reading Gumroad announces cheaper pricing for creators

Astra rocket does a real smooth slide before failing to reach orbit

Astra’s first rocket launch since it the company went public wasn’t exactly the success the company hoped for. An engine failing to fire a second into the launch caused the rocket to hover sideways before attempting to reach orbit. The flight safety crew purposely stalled the engines 2 minutes and 28 seconds into the flight… Continue reading Astra rocket does a real smooth slide before failing to reach orbit

Sony’s new PS5 model weighs less because it has a smaller heatsink

A new PS5 model started appearing in Australia, Japan, and parts of the US earlier this month, with a new stand design and a mysterious reduction in weight. Thanks to a teardown video from YouTuber Austin Evans, the mystery has now been solved: Sony has changed the heatsink that helps cool the PS5. The new… Continue reading Sony’s new PS5 model weighs less because it has a smaller heatsink

Microsoft is threatening to withhold Windows 11 updates if your CPU is old

Yesterday, we wrote how Microsoft’s Windows 11 won’t technically leave millions of PCs behind — the company told us it won’t actually block you from installing Windows 11 on a PC with an older CPU, so long as you download and manually install an ISO file all by yourself. But it turns out even that… Continue reading Microsoft is threatening to withhold Windows 11 updates if your CPU is old

Lordstown Motors taps Hertz board member to right the ship

Lordstown Motors has hired a new CEO, Daniel Ninivaggi, just two months after its previous chief executive and founder resigned after misleading investors. Ninivaggi comes from an automotive background and recently wrapped up a seven-year stint as a member of Hertz’s board of directors, where he helped oversee the rental car company’s very public bankruptcy… Continue reading Lordstown Motors taps Hertz board member to right the ship

Rivian files to go public at up to a reported $80 billion valuation

Buzzy (and extremely well-funded) EV startup Rivian has filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. Rivian will be doing a traditional initial public offering, bucking the recent trend of electric vehicles going public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The company, which is backed by Amazon and… Continue reading Rivian files to go public at up to a reported $80 billion valuation

Toyota pauses self-driving ‘e-Palette’ service after one crashed into an Olympic athlete

Toyota has halted its autonomous shuttle service in Tokyo’s Olympic village after one of its vehicles collided with a visually impaired athlete, Reuters reported. Technically, the vehicle was not driving autonomously but was under manual control at the time of the incident. Toyota had been operating dozens of its “e-Palette” shuttles during the Olympics as… Continue reading Toyota pauses self-driving ‘e-Palette’ service after one crashed into an Olympic athlete

Waymo will no longer sell its ‘Laser Bear Honeycomb’ lidar sensors to other companies

Waymo is getting out of the lidar selling business. The Alphabet-owned company said it would no longer sell its laser sensors to other companies, ending a nearly three-year-old revenue stream for the self-driving leader. The news was first reported by The Information. Lidar, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, are laser sensors that are… Continue reading Waymo will no longer sell its ‘Laser Bear Honeycomb’ lidar sensors to other companies

Six things we learned about Elden Ring

Elden Ring is a collaboration between two masters of fantasy: Game of Thrones author George R.R Martin and Dark Souls studio FromSoftware, led by visionary director Hidetaka Miyazaki. With big names like those come equally big expectations, and the game has been hotly anticipated, even as players have seen little of it since it was… Continue reading Six things we learned about Elden Ring