Tim Cook says Apple will use chips built in the U.S. at Arizona factory
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at an event in Arizona on Tuesday, ahead of remarks expected by President Joe Biden later in the day, where Cook confirmed Apple will buy chips built in the U.S.Cook said Apple would...
Huge Skyrim mod inspired by BioWare classics adds over 9,000 lines of dialogue
In brief: The holidays are upon us and I can think of just a handful of gifts that keep on giving. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is among them, and a new DLC-sized mod out now adds a ton of fresh content to the...
Meta needs explicit user consent to run personalized ads, EU watchdog rules
Making personal decisions — Meta may have to rethink its ad model (again) in the next month. Meta has already been coping with a slump in ad revenue this year, and now a decision from European Union...
New Winamp update adds features, fixes, and (sigh) support for “music NFTs”
non-fungible tunes — "Please do not post any rants about NFTs in this thread." Winamp/Andrew Cunningham If you'd asked me in January to make some predictions about what 2022 would bring, I don't think...
River City Girls 2 launches on December 15
December 6, 2022 12:32 PM River City Girls 2.Image Credit: WayForward WarForward announced today that River City Girls 2 will launch in North America and Europe on December 15. The...
Apple Reportedly Taps the Brakes on Its Self-Driving Car
Apple's first electric vehicle, intended to be fully autonomous with possible voice and gesture guidance, will now debut sometime in 2026, a year later than planned, according to a Bloomberg report...
Someone paid $95,000 for this pair of jeans recovered from 1857 shipwreck
Now that's what we call "distressed" — Work pants were recovered from wreck of the SS Central America, which sank in 1857. Enlarge / Would you pay $95,000 for these jeans? They were salvaged from the wreck...
TSA is ready for a nationwide deployment of its facial recognition system
A hot potato: What started as a limited pilot project to test facial recognition technology could soon become the norm for screening and ID routines in all US airports. At least, that's what the...
'Wednesday' Is Netflix's No. 5 Most Watched Show Ever, in Any Language
Netflix's Wednesday has been binge-watched enough in just 12 days to make Netflix's No. 5 show of all time, according to watch-time stats released Tuesday. The show, a coming-of-age supernatural dark comedy...
What you need to know about the UK’s Online Safety Bill
The UK’s amended Online Safety Bill covers services available in the country even if they are based elsewhere. But what does the bill entail, and if passed, how will it affect companies that conduct business online?
Amazon ad verification program buys access to your phone’s soul for $2 a month
Chump change — Privacy concerns shuttered similar data collection schemes from Google, Facebook. Amazon has gotten flak for how it handles user and partner data, but that hasn't stopped it from...
In win for EU, Amazon will settle high-profile antitrust probes
Regulation — Ecommerce group commits to increasing visibility of rivals’ products. Enlarge / European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on Amazon's antitrust...