GamingNews

New report details sexual harassment and gender discrimination at Nintendo of America

August 17, 2022
Nintendo is famous for having a family—friendly image and game that people of all ages can enjoy. But a report by Kotaku paints the picture of a company that’s not so different from other gaming giants that had previously been accused of fostering a “frat boy” workplace culture. The publication talked to several female game testers who recounted how they were harassed by…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: August 16, 2022

August 17, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Here are the cars eligible for the $7,500 EV tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act

August 17, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act, the major climate bill, was signed today, changing the availability of electric vehicle tax credits. Now, only EVs assembled in North America qualify for the credits. Today the US government released a preliminary list of which vehicles currently qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit. There are a number of provisions in the new climate bill affecting the availability…
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MobileNews

Pixel 6 Pro on Android 13 can be modded to run at 1080p, like the upcoming Pixel 7 Pro

August 17, 2022
An Android ROM developer has crafted a way to downscale the Pixel 6 Pro’s screen to 1080p, a feature we’ve seen should be coming to the Pixel 7 Pro this fall. While digging into the many Android 13 Beta releases from this year, our team previously reported that the Pixel 7 Pro would be getting a dedicated toggle between the default 1440p output and 1080p. The same feature is available on a…
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MobileNews

Google Meet now shows how much background noise is being removed

August 17, 2022
A small update to the Google Meet UI will help indicate how much noise cancellation is active and how loud your background environment is. Google can remove typing, construction sounds, background chatter, and other noises that aren’t your voice to “make video calls more productive by reducing distractions.”  An expanding or contracting ring around Google Meet’s blue voice indicator is…
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