Meta is changing course on its controversial requirement for users of its virtual reality headsets to log in with a Facebook account. Instead, they’ll need a new Meta account, which won’t need to be linked to Facebook. The company will start rolling out the new account next month for existing and new Meta Quest users….
Monthly Archives: July 2022
When Tesla first launched its network of Supercharger stations, it did so with little thought to interoperability, as the company was virtually the only serious EV automaker around at the time. But as other companies have entered the EV market in recent years, demand for charging station access has steadily risen, prompting Tesla to begin…
Skull and Bones, Ubisoft’s long-awaited open-world pirate simulator, is coming out on November 8th, 2022. It’s due to hit Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 5, Steam, the Epic Games Store, Google Stadia and Amazon Luna, as well as Ubisoft Connect. This release date has been a long time coming — Skull and Bones was…
Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Theranos’ former chief operating officer, has been found guilty of all charges in his criminal trial. Balwani, whose trial began in March, was charged with ten counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He could face up to 20 years in prison for defrauding investors and…
Every new car sold in the European Union will soon include anti-speeding technology known as intelligent speed assistance, or ISA. The EU regulation (part of the broader General Vehicle Safety Regulation) goes into effect today, and states that all new models and types of cars introduced to the European market must include an ISA system….
Come October, Lego will release the largest set in its Super Mario line so far — a 2,807-piece model of the King of the Koopas himself. The Mighty Bowser set will be a part of Lego’s fun but not infantilizing line for adults known as Adults Welcome. Upon a closer look at the Super Koopa…
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…
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…
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…
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 Journalreports. Twitter told The Journal that “fewer than 100 people” had been let go and that it…