Russian missile strikes in Ukraine are militarily ‘nonsensical’ and represent an ‘extraordinary tantrum’ on Putin’s part, Russia expert says

Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during the Russian-Uzbek signing ceremony at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, September 15, 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images Russia launched a series of missiles throughout Ukraine on Monday and Tuesday. The notable escalation ultimately indicates that Putin is running out of options, an expert said. “This reeks…

Biden calls Putin a ‘rational actor’ amid Russia’s latest missile strikes in Ukraine and threat of nuclear warfare: CNN

President Joe Biden spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Julio Cortez and Gavriil Grigorov/AP President Joe Biden told CNN that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “rational actor.” The president added that Putin made a poor decision in assuming Ukraine would immediately fold. On Monday, Russia…

The Secret Service gave emails to the Jan 6 committee that could explain what happened inside Trump’s limo, report says

A U.S. Secret Service officer near the White House on November 8, 2020. J. Scott Applewhite/AP In July, the House committee investigating the Capitol riots issued a subpoena to the Secret Service. The Secret Service provided more than one million electronic communications to Jan 6 investigators. The messages could help investigators piece together information about…

All the most important VR announcements from Meta Connect 2022

This year’s Meta Connect was all about the Quest Pro, but the company shared a handful of products and updates that also deserve attention. Beyond introducing a new virtual reality device, Meta detailed all the ways it was trying to expand the metaverse: Through partnerships with other tech companies, licensing deals with media conglomerates, and…

Meta is desperately trying to make the metaverse happen

The star of Tuesday’s Meta Connect, the so-called “state of the union” for the company formerly known as Facebook, was Meta Quest Pro. Meta’s newest virtual-reality headset clocks in at a whopping $1,499.99. That’s a significant price jump from its previous iteration, Meta Quest 2, which could be yours for $399.99—not exactly cheap, but still…

BMW uses QR codes and your phone to control casual games on its big in-car screen

AirConsole running on BMW’s latest curved display. | Image: BMW BMW is the latest automaker trying to get gaming to happen on vehicle infotainment screens while you’re charging or otherwise waiting around in your car. The company plans to add AirConsole, a party game service that normally runs on devices like Android TV or PC,…