Photos Show Kim Kardashian Holding Hands With Tesla Robot

International celebrity Kim Kardashian has shared a strange series of pictures showing her hanging out — and engaging in just a touch of PDA — with a Tesla Optimus humanoid robot sitting inside a Cybercab. The provocative series of photos, clearly intended to market her shapewear line, didn’t quite hit the mark with her audience… Continue reading Photos Show Kim Kardashian Holding Hands With Tesla Robot

Steam is adding support, and more rules, for ‘season pass’ content

/ Valve says video game developers ‘shouldn’t offer a Season Pass’ if they aren’t ready to clearly communicate what’s included in the DLC. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share… Continue reading Steam is adding support, and more rules, for ‘season pass’ content

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

Since roughly 2020, when the earliest pig butchering scams started to emerge, more than 200,000 people have been trafficked and held in compounds—mostly in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos—where they are forced to play the role of an online scammer. If they refuse, the criminals who own the scam compounds, which are typically connected to Chinese… Continue reading Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

The Red Elephant in the Room at AfroTech

Under a Trump administration, the outcomes for 2025 appear inevitably bleaker. He’s promised to invest in an economy that is anti-woke, bolstering his cabinet with agitators—such as Brendan Carr, his choice for chair of the Federal Communications Commission—that have promised to end DEI. Project 2025, the 900-page conservative policy agenda Trump is likely to base… Continue reading The Red Elephant in the Room at AfroTech

Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro With DockKit Review: Hands-Free Fun

belkin’s auto-tracking Stand Pro isn’t your typical wireless charger. Yes, there’s MagSafe baked in, allowing you to easily and securely attach a compatible iPhone to the stand for charging. But it’s also one of the few accessories equipped with DockKit—an Apple software framework that allows the iPhone’s camera to work in conjunction with motorized stands… Continue reading Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro With DockKit Review: Hands-Free Fun

Apple’s M4 Mac mini drops to a record low of $549 for Black Friday

Apple’s new Mac mini hasn’t been available for that long yet, but you can already grab it at a discount. The M4-powered Mac mini has dropped to an all-time low of $500 thanks to a discount and an additional, clippable coupon that will bring the final price down to $500. That’s a total of $100… Continue reading Apple’s M4 Mac mini drops to a record low of $549 for Black Friday

Black Friday speaker deals for 2024 include up to 55 percent off JBL, Marshall, Sonos, Echo and more

According to my imprecise calculations, there are approximately a zillion speakers on sale for Black Friday. So how can a mere human know which ones are worthy and which will make music sound like it’s emanating from a tin can? We’ve done our part by testing and reviewing dozens of different options and putting the… Continue reading Black Friday speaker deals for 2024 include up to 55 percent off JBL, Marshall, Sonos, Echo and more

Black Friday deals bring the price of the Fitbit Charge 6 down to a record low of $100

Black Friday promos are in full swing now, and that’s brought many of our favorite gadgets down to their lowest prices of the year. Case in point, the Fitbit Charge 6, which is down to a record low of $100 right now. It’s a top pick in our best fitness trackers guide in part because… Continue reading Black Friday deals bring the price of the Fitbit Charge 6 down to a record low of $100

Meta says it’s taken down 2 million accounts linked to ‘pig butchering’ scams

Meta is making progress in its fight against pig butchering scams. In an update, the company said it has taken down more than 2 million accounts associated with such scams this year and that its effort to work with other companies to take down fraudsters has had some success. Described by Meta as “one of… Continue reading Meta says it’s taken down 2 million accounts linked to ‘pig butchering’ scams

Australia introduces a bill that would ban children under 16 from social media

Australia’s majority party has introduced a bill in Parliament that would ban children under 16 from social media. The legislation, which would put the onus on social platforms rather than children or parents, could fine infringing companies up to AUD$49.5 million ($32.2 million). The Labor Party’s bill would apply to (among others) Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram… Continue reading Australia introduces a bill that would ban children under 16 from social media