GM says it’ll be carbon neutral by 2040
General Motors will eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035 General Motors on Thursday announced plans to become carbon neutral across its products and...
The smartphone market rebounded in Q4, mostly thanks to Apple
Cupertino shipped a record number of phones during a single quarter The first three quarters of 2020 were difficult ones for the smartphone industry. The pandemic...
Razer’s new Viper 8K gaming mouse features true 8000Hz polling
HyperPolling reduces input delay from 1ms to 1/8th of a millisecond Razer on Thursday introduced an updated version of its Viper gaming mouse, a wired ambidextrous...
The Epic Games Store gave away nearly 750 million free games in 2020
Across 103 unique titles Not all PC gamers are a fan of the Epic Games Store, but whether you love it or hate it, there's...
CDPR says you can’t mod Johnny Silverhand into a joytoy in Cyberpunk 2077
Nonconsensual sex with Keanu Reeves or Hideo Kojima is forbidden Anytime the modding community gets its hands on a new game, sex and nude mods are...
Facebook caps off 2020 on solid footing, but economic trends will be pivotal this year
Facebook is facing "significant uncertainty" in 2021 Facebook closed out one of the strangest years in recent memory on a positive note thanks to two...
Scalpers sold over 53,000 new Nvidia/AMD cards worth $65 million
That's $16 million in profit Michael Driscoll's update on the state of eBay/StockX scalping continues with a look at the latest graphics cards from Nvidia...
The first Cybertruck deliveries could be made by the end of the year
Tesla has finalized the design of the Cybertruck Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during a recent earnings call with investors that engineers have finalized the design...
Classic video game fans will love this Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon book
The collector's edition comes with a vinyl copy of Pac-Man fever Pac-Man is one of a small number of video games that even people who...
Tesla Model S and Model X get their first major redesign, updated powertrains and a yoke steering wheel
Heavily revised interior now features a more powerful infotainment system that can play Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 Tesla's long-overdue refresh for the Model S...
Doomsday clock remains 100 seconds from midnight, the closest we’ve been to an apocalypse
But there are reasons to be optimistic The Doomsday clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to a global catastrophe, has not moved any...
MSI announces tiny RTX 3060 Ti for mini-ITX systems Small but mighty
With their size and power requirements, squeezing a standard RTX 3000 card into most mini-ITX cases is going to be either impossible or claustrophobically tight....
Sony’s Xperia Pro is a $2,500 5G smartphone with an HDMI input
Aimed at creatives and streamers Would you pay $2,500 for a smartphone with last year’s processor? That’s what Sony is hoping with its Xperia Pro. The...
Netflix is making anime adaptations of Tomb Raider and Skull Island
Netflix is no stranger to anime Netflix on Wednesday said it is working on anime adaptations of two well-known franchises and confirmed its commitment to a...
Micron’s 1-alpha process node offers impressive improvements in DRAM density and performance
Here's to hoping for lower DRAM prices Memory technology has continuously improved over the last decade to meet the increasing demand for higher bit density, performance,...
EU watchdog calls for investigation into Nintendo’s persistent Joy-Con drift issue
Group demands Nintendo fix the problem or openly disclose the defect to consumers in its marketing Joy-Con drift has been a long-standing problem with the Nintendo...
The complete list of alternatives to all Google products
Parallel universe for the super security conscious With growing concerns over online privacy and securing personal data, more people than ever are considering alternatives to Google...
Firefox 85 arrives, killing off Flash and protecting against supercookies
Firefox was the last major browser to support Flash Those who prefer Mozilla's Firefox over the likes of Chrome will be pleased to hear that the...
Carl Pei launches a consumer technology brand called Nothing
Nothing plans to release its first products later this year Word surfaced in mid-October that OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei had left the company he helped create...
Apple patches three vulnerabilities in latest iOS/iPadOS 14.4 update
It's a small feature update otherwise, and packs in a few bug fixes too Rapidly draining batteries or an annoying system app bug usually pushes...
Zen 3 scalpers made almost $1 million profit from 8,720 eBay sales
This is why they're sold out everywhere The runup to last year’s holiday season shone a spotlight on scalping like never before. Everything from the new...
Reddit’s GameStop traders are now driving up stock in AMC, Blackberry, and more
Trading is volatile and these inflated values will eventually crash A short squeeze is when a group or class of investors buy up shares of a...
NASA spacecraft carrying sample asteroid material preps for Earthbound journey
If successful, it'll be the largest amount of extraterrestrial material brought back from space since the Apollo era Why it matters: NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource...
GameStop stock hits record high (again!) as Reddit group causes mayhem
Expected to drop back down soon GameStop's stock spiked on Friday when hedge funds sensed a drop in stock price and attempted to "short" the market....
Intel’s Iris Xe desktop graphics cards are shipping to OEMs
Arriving in pre-built systems soon Intel has announced that its Iris Xe discreet graphics cards for desktops are shipping to system builders for use. The company...
Post-apocalyptic kung-fu RPG Biomutant gets a May 25 release date
After multiple delays, the game is almost ready We've been sporadically covering the bizarre kung-fu RPG known as Biomutant for years now. It's been included in...
Capcom hopes you’ll pay $1,500 for Chris Redfield’s coat
It's not the company's first $1,000+ piece of clothing Game companies know that some fans will pay a lot of money for merchandise related to their...
Foundries look to GAAFET for new process nodes beyond 3 nm
Moore's Law is almost dead The transition from planar transistors to FinFET was enough to keep Moore's Law relevant for the last 10 years, but...
YouTube has paid out more than $30 billion to content creators over the past three years
YouTube remains committed to supporting artists and creators YouTube has paid out more than $30 billion to content creators over the last three years according to...
Researchers are working on a chess-playing AI that emulates human-level skill
Maia doesn't try to make the perfect moves AI has been kicking our collective butt in just about every classic board game imaginable for many years...
GameStop stock hits record high (again!) as Reddit group causes mayhem
Expected to drop back down soon GameStop's stock spiked on Friday when hedge funds sensed a drop in stock price and attempted to "short" the market....
Google warns of a North Korean social engineering campaign targeting security researchers
The hackers used various methods to masquerade as legitimate researchers Google detailed how North Korean hackers mounted a sophisticated social engineering campaign to infect cybersecurity researchers...
Apple puts veteran engineer in charge of a “new project”
Apple is cooking up something new behind closed doors Apple this week announced that veteran hardware engineer Dan Riccio will be shifting gears to work on...
Kickstarter raised a record $730 million last year, despite the lowest number of campaign launches since 2011
Much of it went on video and tabletop game projects The pandemic might have prompted many people to be more prudent with their money, but Kickstarter...
Google’s ‘FLoC’ API could be a privacy-preserving alternative to cookies
It would group users into interest-based clusters The use of browser cookies is a controversial practice, but a necessary one for many sites throughout the...
Apple and Google sued by ex-ambassador over failure to remove Telegram from app stores
It's alleged that the app facilitates violence and extremism A former US ambassador to Morocco is suing Apple and Google parent Alphabet, demanding the tech giants...
Verizon rolls out 5G access to prepaid customers, starting at $75 per month
Verizon's fastest wireless service is no longer just for postpaid subscribers Verizon prepaid customers can now tap into the carrier’s fastest 5G Ultra Wideband service, should...
Major internet connectivity issues hit regions in northeastern US
A fiber main was severed in New York In our connected lifestyles, fewer things are more frustrating than having your internet go down. It's a problem...
The first Sega Saturn devkits were super long
It is estimated that no more than 50 of these systems were produced The Sega Saturn launched in November of 1994. As with almost all gaming...
US households are spending close to $50 a month on streaming
Half of those polled have subscriptions to at least four services American households are now spending an average of $47 per month on streaming services....
How 2021 is shaping up to be a big year for automotive tech
The signs are everywhere In 2020, Tesla somehow managed to create a stock market valuation as large (or larger, depending on the day) than the...
Over 500 million Facebook users’ phone numbers are for sale through a Telegram bot
Taken from a 2019 vulnerability A Facebook vulnerability that was patched in 2019 has resulted in the phone numbers of over 500 million users going on...
This company will pay you $41,000 to play games for a year
Assuming it's real Do you play a lot of PC games? Would you like to be paid around $41,000 to indulge in your hobby/pastime/obsession for a...
Apple says to keep your iPhone 12 away from pacemakers
The handsets and MagSafe accessories can cause interference You might love your iPhone 12, but if you’re fitted with a medical device, be careful that...
Gabe Newell believes brain-computer interfaces will let us edit who we are
Are brain-computer interfaces worth researching or too risky to touch? A hot potato: Elon Musk’s theory that we are probably all living in a simulation...
Google is converting some of its locations into vaccination clinics
Rolling out nationwide Google is joining the list of tech companies helping in the fight against Covid-19. The search giant will convert some of its...
Possible RTX 3060 prices suggest some cards will cost more than the RTX 3060 Ti
A strange situation Nvidia confirmed the long-rumored RTX 3060's existence earlier this month, revealing that the next Ampere product has an MSRP of $329. But the...
Sony’s pocket-friendly Xperia Compact could be making a return this year
A 5.5-inch model to rival the iPhone 12 Mini According to tipster Steve Hemmerstoffer over on Voice, Sony is reviving the Xperia Compact series with...
Tesla launches lawsuit against ex-employee for allegedly stealing code
Days after he started at the company Tesla has never been slow to call in the lawyers if it feels the need. The latest person...
Netflix optimizes audio experience for Android users
Android 9 or newer is required Netflix isn’t just about the visuals as the streaming video platform also spends a great deal of time working...
CDPR ‘broke’ the main storyline in latest Cyberpunk 2077 update
Try the workaround as long as you haven't put a lot of time into side missions We've already seen a few patches that aimed to fix...
Next Apple and Samsung smartwatches could feature non-invasive blood glucose monitoring
Potentially exciting news for diabetics As smartwatches' health-focused features become increasingly advanced, could the next step in the evolution of these devices be non-invasive blood glucose...
Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro ad pokes fun at the Mac’s Touch Bar
The Touch Bar's days could be numbered Apple’s Touch Bar, the small multi-touch OLED strip that replaced the function keys on select MacBook models, has been...
Honor secures partnerships with suppliers after being sold by Huawei
The budget brand already has a new smartphone on the market Honor is now officially an independent company, and has managed to secure essential components...
Lazy users freak out as ‘configuration changes’ caused massive Facebook logout
You mean I have to actually remember my password? Many Facebook users found themselves logged out on Friday. The social media giant said that the situation...
Crypto enthusiast installs mining rig in BMW’s trunk “to annoy gamers”
Mining on the go In what can only be described as a surefire tactic to tick off the PC gaming community, one cryptocurrency enthusiast has taken...
NASA’s ‘Mars Helicopter’ Ingenuity will reach the Red Planet next month
Ingenuity and Perseverance should touch down on February 18 NASA's latest explorer rover is set to make contact with Mars' surface next month, on February 18....
Scared iOS developers are searching for ways to subvert the forthcoming privacy upgrade
App makers will use 'device fingerprinting' if denied access to a user's IDFA Developers fearing an adpocalypse brought on by Apple's new privacy rules and features...
OpenAI’s DALL-E turns strange text into strange images.
Say hello to the future of creative AI OpenAI wants to create a general artificial intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity, and that includes being...
Verizon holds off the shutdown of 3G network indefinitely
There's no word for an updated shutdown date yet 5G is on the way and 4G has been the standard for years, but there's still plenty...