Just last week, the European Union officially reached an agreement on making the USB-C charging port the mandatory standard starting in 2024. Now, a group of senators in the United States is looking to follow suit, calling on the US Commerce Department to adopt a similar policy to address the “lack of interoperability standards for charging and other device accessories.”
USB-C charging…
New privacy controls for profile photos and ‘Last Seen’ status come to WhatsApp for iOS
June 17, 2022
WhatsApp is releasing new privacy controls for Profile Photos, About sections, and “Last Seen” status, according to a company tweet. While the beta was out a couple months ago, the feature is now rolling out to all users.
Previously, users only had the option to block…
Tesla launches its own insurance based on real-time driver data in Nevada with more states to come
June 17, 2022
Tesla Insurance, the automaker’s growing insurance division, has launched its real-time driver data insurance product in Nevada. It is now available in eight states, plus California but without real-time driver data, and there’s evidence that several more states are…
Tesla (TSLA) lays off more employees, and hourly ones this time despite Elon Musk’s comments
June 17, 2022
Tesla has started another wave of layoffs, and this time it also includes hourly workers instead of just salaried employees like CEO Elon Musk claimed.
Earlier this month, we reported on Musk telling Tesla executives in an email that they need to cut 10% of the workforce and pause hiring due to having a “super bad feeling” about the economy.
Later, the CEO has decided to clarify the Tesla…
Today’s Google Doodle is in honor of Amanda Aldridge, an opera singer and esteemed composer of parlour music.
Amanda Aldridge was born on March 10, 1866 in London, England, to a family of actors and musicians. Her mother was a Swedish opera singer, while her father was a…
For a patch, Android 13 Beta 3.2 contains many more changes than expected and we’re diving into everything new as a result.
Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 13 Beta 3.2’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top…
A team of scientists developed the first global map of chronic oil slicks in the world’s oceans, and found that more than 90% come from humans – significantly more than previously reported.
Oil slicks caused by humans
The study, published today in Science, provides a major update from previous investigations that estimated that about 50% of the oil pollution in the ocean came from human…
Final Fantasy VII Remake comes to Steam on June 17
June 17, 2022
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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is coming to Steam on June 17, and it’ll feature…
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is in development, Capcom confirms
June 17, 2022
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Capcom and Hideaki Itsuno confirmed in a livestream that Dragon’s Dogma 2 is in…
AI could mitigate bias in advertising tech
June 17, 2022
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Significant changes are afoot in the advertising industry. In the last month alone, Netflix announced it may enter the ad business, lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills to throttle Google’s digital…
