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The Matrix Resurrections is more interested in being self-aware than being good

The Matrix Resurrections warned me its existence was a bad idea, and I kept watching anyway. I really have nobody but myself to blame. The Matrix Resurrections is, to its credit, a fairly weird film — but one that’s often more concerned with being self-aware than being good or enjoyable. Directed by Lana Wachowski instead… Continue reading The Matrix Resurrections is more interested in being self-aware than being good

Nikola agrees to pay $125 million to settle allegations it defrauded investors

Hydrogen trucking startup Nikola Corp. agreed to pay $125 million to settle charges that it defrauded investors by misleading them about its products and technical achievements, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday. The SEC accused Nikola of violating US securities law with numerous misleading statements made in 2020 about the company’s products and… Continue reading Nikola agrees to pay $125 million to settle allegations it defrauded investors

How Logitech bet big on work from home

Logitech is one of those ubiquitous companies — it’s been around since 1981, selling all kinds of important things that connect to computers of all shapes and sizes: mice, keyboards, cases, cameras, you name it. When Bracken Darrell took over in 2013, he restructured the company around growth, started making acquisitions like Blue microphones, and… Continue reading How Logitech bet big on work from home

It’s time for car companies to shut up about electric vehicles and just ship them

Ford CEO Jim Farley calls it a “watershed moment.” GM’s Mary Barra says it’s an “inflection point.” Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess says it’s a “crucial moment for our company.” And Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota, describes it as “a diversified and uncharted era.” The auto industry is going electric. We know because they’ve been… Continue reading It’s time for car companies to shut up about electric vehicles and just ship them

GeoGuessr made figuring out where on Earth you are the hottest new esport

The camera-mounted Google truck that drove through South Africa’s Kruger National Park is equipped with a distinct, camo-green paint job and a pair of white racks resting on its rooftop. The car can’t be found anywhere else on Earth; so, if you pan down and see its blurry edges on Street View, you know that… Continue reading GeoGuessr made figuring out where on Earth you are the hottest new esport

EV startup Canoo loses chief technology officer and two co-founders

EV startup Canoo is losing three top executives, including its chief technology officer Peter Savagian, as part of an apparent shakeup of its leadership team. Savagian, the former chief engineer of General Motors EV1 electric car, will leave Canoo by the end of the year, according to the last line of a press release published… Continue reading EV startup Canoo loses chief technology officer and two co-founders

The QuietOn 3 earbuds use ANC to help you sleep

I’ve always been a light sleeper, and that has not improved over the last few years. So I thought I was the perfect person to try out the latest version of the QuietOn active noise-canceling earbuds. The QuietOn 3 earbuds, which cost $239, are the third iteration of these devices. They are smaller than the… Continue reading The QuietOn 3 earbuds use ANC to help you sleep

Here’s why streaming services are always duking it out over channels

There’s something extraordinarily frustrating about subscribing to a TV service only for that service to lose the programming you signed up for. But that threat of lost channels — or worse, the actual loss of major networks — is a recurring problem for internet TV services, and it comes up a lot. The latest incident… Continue reading Here’s why streaming services are always duking it out over channels

EPA issues new rule to curb tailpipe pollution, fight climate change

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule today aimed at reducing tailpipe pollution from cars and light-duty trucks — an effort by President Joe Biden to return to the fuel economy standards put in place by Barack Obama nearly a decade ago. Under the rule, passenger vehicles would be required to achieve an average… Continue reading EPA issues new rule to curb tailpipe pollution, fight climate change