With Amazon Prime Day only a few days away, the early deals are in full swing. Prime members can pick up things like Echo Dots, Kindles, Fire TV devices and more for less right now, while anyone can pick up the latest Apple TV 4K for one of the best prices we’ve seen. Roku has… Continue reading The Apple TV 4K drops to $150, plus the best early Prime Day deals you can get
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Major Rogers outage causes internet and mobile network issues across Canada
Internet, mobile and cable customers of Canadian provider Rogers and its sub-brand Fido have been experiencing major service issues since early Friday due to an outage. As the CBC reports, the ripple effect is impacting payment network Interac and Rogers wholesale service resellers, such as TekSavvy. “We know how important it is for our customers… Continue reading Major Rogers outage causes internet and mobile network issues across Canada
The Starlink satellite internet for boats will cost you $5,000 a month
Starlink has launched a ruggedized version of its dish for boats, ships and yachts, merely a few days after the FCC gave it permission to provide internet service to vehicles. The satellite internet provider says Starlink Maritime can deliver up to 350 Mbps download speeds while at sea, which isn’t bad at all for boats… Continue reading The Starlink satellite internet for boats will cost you $5,000 a month
Twitter lays off nearly 100 employees from its recruiting team
Twitter has laid off dozens of employees amid growing uncertainty around Elon Musk’s acquisition. The company cut 30 percent of its talent acquisition team, which includes recruiters and others charged with bringing on new hires, The Wall Street Journal reports. Twitter told The Journal that “fewer than 100 people” had been let go and that… Continue reading Twitter lays off nearly 100 employees from its recruiting team
Nacon teases post-apocalyptic Terminator open-world game
At today’s Nacon Connect event, the French company unveiled a teaser for an upcoming open-world game set in the Terminator universe. In the 30 seconds of footage for what been given the working title “Terminator Survival Project,” we see a T-800 unit enter a warehouse or bunker of some kind. There’s very little else revealed… Continue reading Nacon teases post-apocalyptic Terminator open-world game
Pressure mounts on FDA to expand pig-to-human organ transplant research
In January, doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine made history by successfully transplanting a pig’s heart into a human. The 57-year-old patient may have died two months later due to complications from the experimental procedure, but the case has inspired scientists throughout the medical field to call on the FDA to expand… Continue reading Pressure mounts on FDA to expand pig-to-human organ transplant research
Beyerdynamic reveals Free Byrd, its first true wireless earbuds
Beyerdynamic is joining the slew of audio gear companies that are making true wireless earbuds. The company’s first such buds are called Free Byrd. They have 10mm drivers, active noise cancellation and an audio passthrough mode. The company says you’ll get up to 11 hours of battery life on a single charge. Beyerdynamic also suggests… Continue reading Beyerdynamic reveals Free Byrd, its first true wireless earbuds
Twitter tests allowing users to co-author tweets
Twitter is experimenting with a new feature that allows two accounts to co-author a tweet. The company is calling it a “CoTweet,” which it’s now testing with “select” accounts in the United States, Canada and Korea. With a CoTweet, two accounts can be linked as the author of a single tweet, which will appear on… Continue reading Twitter tests allowing users to co-author tweets
VW is getting into the EV battery business
With supply chains still in disarray and the war in Ukraine wreaking havoc on EV battery component commodity prices, many forward-thinking automakers are scrambling to secure not only stocks of the valuable metals like cobalt, lithium and nickel that go into EV batteries, but also the means of of building the batteries themselves. On Thursday,… Continue reading VW is getting into the EV battery business
Human Horizons’ next China-only EV will come with a robotic arm and ‘light curtains’
Chinese electric vehicle maker Human Horizons unveiled its second EV model on Wednesday, dubbed the GT HiPhi Z. This four-door grand touring sedan comes packed with gadgets and intelligent systems including the world’s only “vehicle-grade” high-speed robotic arm, which HH claims “can move back and forth in place in less than a second and features… Continue reading Human Horizons’ next China-only EV will come with a robotic arm and ‘light curtains’