After a months-long delay, DICE and EA are finally ready to premiere the first season of Battlefield 2042. The two have announced that Season 1: Zero Hour premieres on June 9th with a large batch of fresh content. There’s a new map set in the Canadian Rockies (Exposure) for the All-Out Warfare and Portal modes.… Continue reading First season of ‘Battlefield 2042’ debuts June 9th with a new map
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Google adds auto-transcription and simplified grading to its education tools
Many students have returned to in-person classes, but that isn’t stopping Google from making online education more viable. The company has updated Classroom and Workspace for Education with a host of features that improve life for teachers and students alike. In Workspace, for instance, you can now auto-transcribe Meet calls directly into Google Docs —… Continue reading Google adds auto-transcription and simplified grading to its education tools
BioWare’s quality assurance testers form the first video game labor union in Canada
Bioware’s quality assurance testers working on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf have voted to form the first unionized workplace for the video game industry in Canada. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401 applied to become the certified bargaining agent for Keywords Studios, the contracting company through which the testers are employed, back in April. Now,… Continue reading BioWare’s quality assurance testers form the first video game labor union in Canada
SEC is investigating Binance over its BNB token
The SEC has reportedly opened an investigation into Binance to find out whether its BNB token was an unregistered security during its 2017 initial coin offering, reported Bloomberg. BNB coins are primarily used to pay transaction fees on Binance, currently the word’s largest crypto exchange. The company is also facing another, separate SEC probe —… Continue reading SEC is investigating Binance over its BNB token
LG’s latest Gram ultraportables feature 12th-gen Intel CPUs and screen privacy tech
As with many other PC manufacturers, LG is gradually updating its laptop lineup with the latest processors from Intel and AMD. On Monday, the same day Apple announced its new M2 MacBook Air, the company refreshed its ultraportable Gram lineup with Intel’s 12th-gen Core CPUs. LG As of today, all six models in the family,… Continue reading LG’s latest Gram ultraportables feature 12th-gen Intel CPUs and screen privacy tech
Amazon knocks $80 off Anova’s Precision Cooker sous vide machine
Father’s Day is right around the corner, so you might be sniffing around for the perfect gift for dear ol’ dad. If he likes fiddling around the kitchen, then consider giving him a sous vide machine, which helps ensure the perfect medium-rare steak or chicken breasts that are never dry or overcooked. Sous vide machines… Continue reading Amazon knocks $80 off Anova’s Precision Cooker sous vide machine
‘The Sandman’ Netflix series will arrive on August 5th
Netflix dropped a trailer for its upcoming series The Sandman, which is set to debut on August 5th. The highly anticipated show is based on the popular graphic novels by Neil Gaiman from the nineties, and features the likes of Tom Sturridge, Gwendolyn Christie, Stephen Fry and Patton Oswalt. Netflix also announced today that Mark… Continue reading ‘The Sandman’ Netflix series will arrive on August 5th
Texas AG investigates Twitter over bot counts
Texas’s Attorney General, Ken Paxton, has launched an investigation of Twitter over concerns of “potentially false” reports related to the number of bots and other fake accounts on the social network. In a press release Monday, Paxton claims inauthentic accounts may be helping to “inflate the value” of Twitter — thus he intends to pursue… Continue reading Texas AG investigates Twitter over bot counts
Apple redesigns the MacBook Air with a bigger screen and M2 chip
Somehow, it’s already been almost four years since Apple redesigned the MacBook Air with a Retina display. That laptop got a big performance upgrade in late 2020 as one of the first computers to ship with Apple’s M1 silicon, but lately the device has started to feel long in the tooth. As expected, Apple is… Continue reading Apple redesigns the MacBook Air with a bigger screen and M2 chip
Apple’s Fitness app no longer requires an Apple Watch
You won’t need an Apple Watch to access the company’s Fitness app anymore. With iOS 16, Apple is bringing the software to iPhone, the company announced during WWDC 2022. Like its watchOS counterpart, the app will allow you to set daily activity goals, with a “Move ring” there to motivate you to stay active throughout… Continue reading Apple’s Fitness app no longer requires an Apple Watch