Apple Arcade still exists, adds 20 new games—and some of them sound neat
Enlarge / A screenshot from What the Car?, one of the more intriguing games from Apple’s new Arcade additions. Apple Apple Arcade is still around, and it’s still a priority—at least, that’s the message we imagine Apple’s surprise launch of 20 new games on the same day seeks to send. The new games include (but […]
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President Biden meets with AI CEOs at the White House amid ethical criticism
Enlarge / US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet the ‘Investing in America Cabinet’ to discuss the Investing in America agenda in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 5. On Thursday, President Joe Biden held a meeting at the White House with CEOs of leading AI […]
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The long-awaited mission that could transform our understanding of Mars
NASA/JPL/Cal Tech March 17, 2022, was a rough day for Jorge Vago. A planetary physicist, Vago heads science for part of the European Space Agency’s ExoMars program. His team was mere months from launching Europe’s first Mars rover—a goal they had been working toward for nearly two decades. But on that day, ESA suspended ties […]
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Brydge is done making Apple gear, leaving preorders unfilled, employees stiffed
Enlarge / The Brydge Max+, one of the company’s last iPad products. Brydge focused on aluminum builds, laptop-like hinges, and—before Apple decided it would offer them—integrated trackpads. Brydge, a company that once aimed to make high-quality iPad keyboards that all but transformed them into MacBooks, has gone out of business. The company’s website is just […]
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Moderna rakes in surprise profits ahead of 400% vaccine price hike
Enlarge / Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel during a Bloomberg Television interview on the closing day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 26, 2022. Things are looking rosy for Moderna, as it reported unexpected first-quarter profits Thursday. But the company is not wavering in its plans to dramatically hike the price of […]
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Scientists say they have found more moons with oceans in the Solar System
Enlarge / The complex terrain of Ariel is viewed in this image, the best Voyager 2 color picture of the Uranian moon. NASA/JPL In recent decades, NASA has sent large spacecraft—Galileo and Cassini, respectively—to fly around Jupiter and Saturn to explore the dozens of moons that exist in those planetary systems. The spacecraft investigated all […]
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“Are you still in business?”—Hyper support ghosts customers, spurring outrage
Enlarge / A Hyper GaN charger. Hyper, known for making some of the best GaN chargers, as well as docks, battery packs, and other accessories, has some work to do to win back customers after numerous complaints of its support team going silent and the dysfunction of its 1-800 support numbers. The silent treatment was […]
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90,000 old BMWs too dangerous to drive due to airbag recall, maker says
Enlarge / The E46 BMW 3 Series is highly appreciated by enthusiasts, but there’s no excuse to not have replaced the Takata airbag by now. BMW In 2015, the largest automotive recall in US history began, due to faulty airbag inflators manufactured by the automotive supplier Takata. At first, 32 million cars were recalled, but […]
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Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game is our new favorite card brawler
Enlarge / A new Star Wars card game from FFG? Predictably, I’m in. Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game—that’s gotta be a cash grab, right? Deckbuilders are immensely popular these days, and Star Wars is…well, Star Wars. Slap the two together, headline the thing with a generic (if accurate) title, and extract money from devoted fans […]
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AI vs. Hollywood: Writers battle “plagiarism machines” in union talks
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of “an office copy machine in front of a hollywood-style explosion.” Midjourney The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is seeking to restrict the use of generative AI in writing film and TV scripts as part of an ongoing strike, reports Reuters. The concerns come at a time when anxiety over […]
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