Monthly Archives: September 2022

Sonic Frontiers’ new three-minute explainer video is probably how Sega should have started

It’s fair to say that eyebrows were both raised and furrowed when Sega first shared footage of Sonic Frontiers back in June, but its latest trailer – a three-minute overview video breaking down the various features and gameplay flow of Sonic’s latest adventure – offers the clearest explanation yet of how things will unfold come…

USB-C naming to somehow get worse with USB4 Version 2.0

Enlarge (credit: Getty) USB-C is a heck of a connector. It is so beloved that it’s becoming mandatory among EU electronics, with other geographies considering similar approaches, and even the resistant iPhone is reportedly considering using it. Operating at up to 40Gbps, it has greater bandwidth than USB-A or other forms of USB, but that’s assuming…

Cantos launches its third fund, ploughing $50M into near-frontier startups

Hard tech is hard, but when there are major breakthroughs, that can come with outsize returns and enormous opportunities. Cantos just closed its third fund to invest in science-forward companies at the pre-seed and seed stages to ‘improve billions of lives and saving the planet.’ “I have a bachelor’s in international relations. I’m not technical…

Facebook is shutting down its Nextdoor clone next month, following tests in the US and Canada

Meta today confirmed it’s shutting down Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor clone launched last year to standardize the way neighbors connect and share local news and information on Facebook. While typically, neighbors on Facebook have been using the company’s Facebook Groups product to post updates with their local community, the Neighborhoods project had involved special features, like…

Live Nation bets millions on high-tech reusable cups to combat plastic waste

Picture the aftermath of a festival: A sea of fans depart, leaving behind any number of empty water bottles, disposable cups, wristbands, lost IDs and maybe even some used-up whipped cream chargers. For all the environmental lip service we hear from megastars, the carbon footprint of live entertainment has only recently received the attention it…