HANIF KARIM/Shutterstock Ah, the BlackBerry. Has a piece of technology ever gone from “wave of the future” to “object of ironic nostalgia” so quickly? Although technology enthusiasts and business efficiency gurus embraced the BlackBerry during its early years on the market, the rise of smartphones made this…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have opened investigations into former Congressman George Santos regarding allegations of insider trading, according to NPR. The alleged ploy was both ridiculous and brazen, a hallmark of Santos. Here’s how it would have happened. Santos allegedly toyed with the Kalshi betting market by…
The European Commission has announced a new European technological sovereignty package, designed to further reduce its dependence on foreign technologies. The EU wants to focus on strengthening European capabilities in areas such as semiconductors, AI, cloud computing and open source projects. The package consists of two legislative proposals. The first is the Chips Act 2.0,…
British Labor MP Jess Asato is suing xAI over sexually explicit AI-generated images that were created of her by Grok, The Financial Times reports. The trial is the first high-profile test of whether AI companies can be held responsible for content people produce with their tools in the UK. Grok users began producing and sharing…
Bluetti’s Elite 10 Mini Power Station is larger than the average iPhone or iPad power bank, but it’s still small enough to be portable. It’s ideal for camping, day trips, barbecues or to have on hand in case of a power outage. It’s also a design that works well on a desktop computer thanks to…
State law governing minors’ use of apps takes effect tomorrow. Images Tada/Shutterstock We continue to see the impact of the wave of age verification laws passed by U.S. state governments over the last year. Apple today announced that apps distributed in Texas will have to comply with the requirements set out…
Taras Nesmykh Photography/Shutterstock Sound quality depends, to some extent, on the viewer’s ear. The qualities you prioritize and crave may be very different from those of the person next to you, meaning that strictly determining which format is better than another can be a difficult…
Those who purchased the first version of Prologue: Go Wayback! could get a refund. Brendan Greene and his studio PlayerUnknown Productions have just announced a downsizing effort. It’s the developer behind the megahit Battle Royale. PUBG. The company lays off an unspecified number of employees and cancels development of one title, the survival roguelike. Prologue:…
Subscription also provides access to independent projects that are worth checking out. Atlus Xbox announced the next set of titles coming to its Game Pass subscription in early June. One of the strong points is Persona 5 Royalewhich is the 2020 version that added a third chapter and some other additional information to…
And Robert Rodriguez cried. Insomniac / YouTube If you’re a Wolverine fan, you probably know to expect blood every time he shows up. And if you watched this week’s trailer for Insomniac’s upcoming PS5 game, well, let’s just say it earned its M rating. “Everyone looks like a bag of jam,” observed one…