Back in February, Netflix announced it was working with 2K and Take-Two Interactive for a live-action movie based on the BioShock series. The project has taken an important step forward, as it now has a writer and director on board. Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049 and American Gods) is on script duties, while Francis… Continue reading Netflix’s ‘BioShock’ movie now has a director and a writer
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Twitter is testing podcasts as part of a redesigned Spaces tab
Twitter really isn’t giving up on this whole “also becoming an audio app” thing. The platform announced today it is testing a newly re-designed Spaces tab that will also offer a selection of popular podcasts. The podcasts — which include well-known titles from Vox Media, NPR and more — will be categorized under themes like news,… Continue reading Twitter is testing podcasts as part of a redesigned Spaces tab
Google is taking reservations to talk to its supposedly-sentient chatbot
At the I/O 2022 conference this past May, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company would, in the coming months, gradually avail its experimental LaMDA 2 conversational AI model to select beta users. Those months have come. On Thursday, researchers at Google’s AI division announced that interested users can register to explore the model… Continue reading Google is taking reservations to talk to its supposedly-sentient chatbot
‘Dark Souls 3’ PC servers are finally back online, seven months later
Seven long months after FromSoftware shut off the Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 PC servers due to a security issue, it’s finally starting to bring them back online. “Online features for the PC version of Dark Souls 3 have been reactivated,” a tweet on the official Dark Souls Twitter account reads.… Continue reading ‘Dark Souls 3’ PC servers are finally back online, seven months later
Elon Musk says Tesla cars will connect to Starlink’s new cellular-broadcasting satellites
Elon Musk just announced that the upcoming second-generation Starlink internet satellites include cellular antennas for connections with phones from T-Mobile in the US, and potentially other operators as well. Following the event, he responded to tweets asking whether the connections will work with Tesla’s electric cars, which currently connect to AT&T’s LTE network. According to… Continue reading Elon Musk says Tesla cars will connect to Starlink’s new cellular-broadcasting satellites
China Merchants to pay $126m for 49% stake in HK snacks vendor Best Mart 360
Hong Kong snacks vendor Best Mart 360 Holdings’ shares surged 32.2% Thursday on news that its controlling shareholders plan to sell a 49% stake to a mainland Chinese state-owned conglomerate. Best Mart 360’s controlling shareholders Lin Tsz-fung and Hui Ngai-fan signed a preliminary agreement to sell 490 million shares to China Merchants Hoi Tung Trading, a… Continue reading China Merchants to pay $126m for 49% stake in HK snacks vendor Best Mart 360
California clears the way to ban new gas car sales
The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday afternoon to phase out the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in the Golden State. The full effect of the binding decision will kick in more than 12 years from now, in 2035, when it will require most new cars and trucks sold in California to run exclusively on… Continue reading California clears the way to ban new gas car sales
2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV begins production in Alabama
Mercedes-Benz began production of its first battery-electric SUV for the U.S. market on Thursday, fronting a movement expected to bring auto manufacturing onshore over the next decade. The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV will be made at the automaker’s plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, using batteries supplied by a battery factory it opened nearby in Bibb County… Continue reading 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV begins production in Alabama
Ford reopens order bank and raises prices for 2023 Mustang Mach-E
Ford began taking reservations for its 2023 Mustang Mach-E on Thursday after a four-month hiatus due to short supply. The automaker also boosted the battery-electric SUV’s range and upped the price amid economic headwinds, such as inflation and rising costs for battery materials. Ford closed the order bank for the 2022 model year last spring… Continue reading Ford reopens order bank and raises prices for 2023 Mustang Mach-E
Toyota says there’s no EV demand – maybe try selling one the wheels stay on?
Toyota is at it again, claiming that there’s not enough demand in the United States for electric vehicles – most of which are currently suffering from months of backlog in the United States due to high demand. Even their own bZ4X has a waiting list because, well, the wheels keep falling off. The comments came… Continue reading Toyota says there’s no EV demand – maybe try selling one the wheels stay on?