iRobot, known best for its popular Roomba range of robot vacuums, has announced two big developments for 2022 – a large OS update and a new model with a unique retractable mopping mechanism. This news is the first major development we’ve seen from the manufacturer since news broke in August 2022 regarding its acquisition by…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
There are plenty of robots that say they can vacuum and mop your floors, but never to anyone’s satisfaction. With some, you have to futz with the system to add the mop halfway through, others it’ll drag the dirty pad across your clean carpets and rugs. It’s a problem that iRobot has spent plenty of…
Apple Pay Later might not arrive until next year. The upcoming “buy now, pay later” feature, which will let qualifying US customers split their purchases into four equal payments over six weeks, is reportedly being delayed until 2023 due to technical engineering challenges, according to a new report. Apple announced Apple Pay Later at WWDC…
The world’s biggest gaming show is traditionally held in the second week of June, but it didn’t take place at all last year. Not even digitally. Instead, gamers had to follow the latest gaming news through the online-only Summer Game Fest, but they were assured that E3 would return in 2023. Well, is it coming…
In China, a crop of homegrown chip companies has popped up as Beijing strives to decouple from America’s advanced technology and manage sanctions risks, which have crippled Huawei’s lucrative smartphone business. In the red-hot space of autonomous driving, Chinese semiconductor firms, buoyed with venture capital, are aiming to provide the best alternatives to Nvidia and…
It’s Tuesday once again, and we hope you’re well into the swing of things, including Wordle! But if you’ve hit a wall on today’s puzzle, never fear — we’re here to help every day. If you just want the answer, you can jump straight to the end of this article for September 27’s Wordle solution….
There are vast reserves of croplands in Siberia, Russia. Ilya Naymushin/Reuters Investing in Russia after the war with Ukraine could present a surpising upside, said an investor. That’s thanks to vast farmlands in Siberia, said Cheah Cheng Hye, co-CIO of Value Partners Group. Chinese investors were already snapping up farmland in Siberia before the war….
Everyone shops on Amazon. But not everyone actually digs around and has a play with all the site’s hidden features and tools. From a showroom that lets you virtually mix and match the furniture you want to buy, to digital coupons you can clip, there are loads of secret tips and tricks we’ve found that…
Roger Stone, a former adviser and confidant to former U.S. President Donald Trump, addresses reporters in front of the Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Federal Building Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images New footage obtained by CNN shows Roger Stone calling for violence before the 2020 election. In the footage, Stone is also heard saying “fuck voting” and “you…
A police officer detains a demonstrator during a protest against a partial mobilization in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. AP Photo/File A Kremlin spokesman tried to deflect blame over mounting discord following Russia’s draft decree. Protests, displays of violence, and reports of mass departures have plagued Russia in recent days. There have been reports…