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Texas Instruments awarded $1.6 billion in CHIPS Act funding for domestic silicon production

Texas Instruments is the latest recipient of CHIPS Act funds. The 2022 law, signed by President Biden to boost domestic silicon production in the face of increasing Chinese chip imports, will award TI $1.6 billion in grants. The company will also receive $3 billion in loans and tax credits that could amount to $6 to… Continue reading Texas Instruments awarded $1.6 billion in CHIPS Act funding for domestic silicon production

EU regulators question Meta about the shutdown of CrowdTangle

Meta’s decision to shut down CrowdTangle, an analytics tool that was an “invaluable” resource to the research community, is drawing fresh scrutiny from European Union regulators. The EU Commission, which had already raised concerns about the social network’s plan to discontinue the tool ahead of global elections in 2024, is now pressing Meta for more… Continue reading EU regulators question Meta about the shutdown of CrowdTangle

Take $150 off a set of Sony noise-canceling headphones, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

The ASUS ROG Ally is down to $500 at Best Buy, which is a $150 discount and a new all-time low for the config with AMD’s Z1 Extreme chip. This deal comes with a heavy caveat: ASUS recently released the ROG Ally X, an upgraded model with better battery life, more RAM and storage, improved… Continue reading Take $150 off a set of Sony noise-canceling headphones, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

Meta puts Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR on ice

Here’s some bad news for those longing to run over civilians in a monster truck while in virtual reality. The VR-focused remake of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is “on hold indefinitely,” according to reporting by IGN. This refresh was announced three years ago and was originally to be a Quest 2 title. Here we… Continue reading Meta puts Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR on ice

The adorable building game Tiny Glade is coming to Steam on September 23

The castle construction game Tiny Glade that’s got the Internet uttering a collective “Awwwww, ain’t that cuuuute?” has a release date. Wholesome Games announced today in a new trailer that Tiny Glade will be released on September 23 on Steam. If you can’t wait that long or just wanna get a head start on your… Continue reading The adorable building game Tiny Glade is coming to Steam on September 23

Your Meta headset can now display the output of any HDMI or DisplayPort device

Our lives are full of screens in this digital age but sometimes you can’t access them or you need a bigger one for your tired eyes. Meta announced a new app called Meta Quest HDMI Link for its Quest 2, Quest 3 and Quest Pro headsets that can connect any of your devices with HDMI… Continue reading Your Meta headset can now display the output of any HDMI or DisplayPort device

Doom meets Dredd in Defect, a squad-based shooter with a Mick Gordon soundtrack

[embedded content] Dystopian shooters with strong echoes of Doom are a dime a dozen. But when the people behind the recent entries for that hellishly good franchise are the ones making a new game, it’s worth taking a look. Today the trailer dropped for a new game called Defect from a new studio called Emptyvessel.… Continue reading Doom meets Dredd in Defect, a squad-based shooter with a Mick Gordon soundtrack

Two action movie simulators Action Hero and Vendetta Forever are headed to VR

The first VR Games Showcase has delivered a deluge of new VR titles like the Arizona Sunshine Remake and Trombone Champ: Unflattened, but two new (and very similar) titles caught my eye: Action Hero and Vendetta Forever. They both appear to be slow motion action games like the brilliant Superhot VR that will let you… Continue reading Two action movie simulators Action Hero and Vendetta Forever are headed to VR

Online publishers face a dilemma: Allow AI scraping from Google or lose search visibility

As the US government weighs its options following a landmark “monopolist” ruling against Google last week, online publications increasingly face a bleak future. (And this time, it’s not just because of severely diminished ad revenue.) Bloomberg reports that their choice now boils down to allowing Google to use their published content to produce inline AI-generated… Continue reading Online publishers face a dilemma: Allow AI scraping from Google or lose search visibility