Microsoft buys Two Hat to improve Xbox community moderation
On Friday, Microsoft announced the acquisition of Two Hat, a company best known for its AI content moderation tools. Financial details have not been disclosed, but Microsoft did share its vision for...
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AirPods Pro with MagSafe are $30 off, plus the rest of the week's best tech...
November is right around the corner and, if you weren't already thinking about all of the gifts you have to buy this year, now's the time to start. Black Friday sales have started earlier than ever,...
View ArticleThe US Army will test a 300 kW laser weapon system in 2022
This week, the federal government awarded a team that includes Boeing a contract to build a prototype 300-kilowatt laser weapon for the US Army. The military will “demonstrate” the design sometime next...
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We won't have electric airplanes until battery tech improves
Today’s commercial airliners are not exactly fuel efficient. The average 747, for example, burns through a gallon of kerosene-based fuel every second that it flies. And with 8.2 billion people expected...
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How Resident Evil's tallest and most terrifying vampire lady, Alcina...
Countess Alcina Dimitrescu isn't technically a vampire, but she's definitely an icon.From the moment she appeared in an early trailer for Resident Evil: Village, Lady Dimitrescu captured the attention...
View ArticleBoston Dynamics wants you to know its Spot robot has moves like Jagger
The last time we saw Spot dance, it was with the entire Boston Dynamics family at the end of last year. That was mostly a showcase of how much Atlas, the company’s bipedal robot, had come from the days...
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Is Big Tech 'greenwashing' its environmental responsibilities ahead of COP26?
COP26, the UN’s climate change conference billed as “the world’s last best chance” to prevent the most disastrous effects of global warming, kicks off in Glasgow on Sunday. Delegates from around the...
View ArticleAmy Hennig's new studio is making a game with Marvel
It’s been a while since we’ve heard any news from Amy Hennig, but now we know what the former Naughty Dog and Visceral Games writer and creative director has been working away at since going indie in...
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The latest 'Valorant' hero is Chamber, the dapper sniper
Valorant players are getting another hero to use in Riot's free-to-play shooter. As described by character producer John Goscicki, Chamber plays the "gentleman assassin" role, a Sentinel-class...
View ArticleAmazon owns a 20 percent stake in Rivian
Amazon owns a 20 percent stake in electric transport startup Rivian, according to a recent SEC disclosure spotted by Bloomberg. As of September 30th, the company said it held equity investments,...
View ArticleTesla recalls nearly 3,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over separating...
Tesla is recalling 2,791 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over concerns that their front suspension lateral link fasteners may loosen, potentially shifting the wheel alignment and increasing the risk of a...
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SteelSeries updates its Arctis 7 headsets with longer battery life and USB-C
Since 2019, Engadget has recommended the SteelSeries Arctis 7 as one of the best gaming headsets you can buy. At this point, it’s iconic but with a design that hasn’t changed much since 2016, it...
View ArticleNetflix's 'The Witcher' season two trailer sees Geralt fighting monsters,...
Prepare to toss a coin to your favorite witcher. Netflix has shared the first full trailer for season two of The Witcher ahead of its December 17th debut. Unsurprisingly, the clip sees Geralt fighting...
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Facebook expands fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation to include kids
Vaccine misinformation has been pervasive issue on Facebook for years, and it wasn't until earlier this year that the website finally introduced policies that would address the problem. Now, the social...
View ArticleMeta is acquiring the maker of VR workout app 'Supernatural'
Facebook made it pretty clear that it's focusing on the metaverse when it rebranded itself as Meta, and its latest acquisition is part of that effort. Jason Rubin, the company's VP of Metaverse Content...
View ArticleApple's worst shipping delay is for a $19 polishing cloth
You'd think global supply shortages would hit Apple's tech products the hardest, but that's apparently not the case. As The New York Timesreports, Apple's most backordered new release is its $19...
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ICYMI: Apple’s new MacBook Pros have (nearly) everything you’d want
This week, we tested out new flagship smartphones, high-powered laptops and much-improved earbuds. Devindra Hardawar reviewed the latest 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros and reports back that they provide...
View ArticlePatreon may let you reward creators with crypto
Patreon doesn't let creators offer crypto coins for the sake of profit, but that might change before long. TechCrunchreports Patreon executives Jack Conte and Julian Gutman said at The Information's...
View Article2021 MacBook Pro teardown reveals easy-to-remove batteries
Apple may have given us a glimpse of what the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros' insides look like, but it had a surprise waiting for the folks at iFixit nonetheless. The iFixit team said removing...
View ArticleRoblox says its extra-long outage can't be blamed on Chipotle
It hasn't been a good weekend for Roblox players. The Vergenotes that the gaming platform has been down since 7PM Eastern on October 28th (nearly two days as of this writing), with no resolution in...
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