Microsoft is raising the price of Xbox Live Gold from $60 per year to $60 every six months. It included some caveats to that, and this increased fee doesn’t even affect Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. But it still seems like a miscalculation from a company that so often emphasizes value.
Xbox Live Gold already feels like an outdated, legacy product. It is the premium online service for Xbox…
AI Weekly: The Biden administration, algorithmic bias, and restoring the soul of America
January 23, 2021
This week, Joe Biden made his case to the American people about how to restore the soul of America and talked about “what we owe our forebears, one another, and generations to follow.”
Biden chose to run for president in reaction to the white supremacist rally in…
It's Official: Lloyd Austin Is the First Black Defense Secretary
January 23, 2021
Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III reacts to a question during his Senate Armed Forces Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Jan. 19, 2021. (DoD/EJ Hersom)
Members of the Senate on Friday confirmed Lloyd Austin, a retired Army four-star general, to run the Defense…
Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, Apple TV [Spire Blast and NUTS]
January 23, 2021
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for January 22: Spire Blast and NUTS.
You can learn more about and download all the new games by heading to the Arcade tab in the App Store, then swipe down to the very bottom and tap “See All Games.” The newest…
Irish UFC star Conor McGregor is set to rematch Dustin Poirier on January 23 at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Read along for how to watch on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, the web, and more.
Below we’ll cover how to watch UFC 257 with ESPN+ as well…
Sophos Home brings commercial-grade security to everyone for Mac, iOS, PC, Android [30% off deal]
January 23, 2021
While Macs aren’t as vulnerable to viruses, malware, and other threats as Windows PCs, they’re definitely not immune. If you’re thinking of upping the security on your Mac this year with advanced features, is a great solution to protect multiple devices including…
Focos is a popular photo editor for iOS that brings advanced tools to edit images with depth field taken using Portrait Mode on iPhone. The app was updated this week with some interesting new features, including support for the Apple ProRAW image — which is available for iPhone 12 Pro users.
Version 2.4 of the app adds support for both RAW and Apple ProRAW formats, which are basically photos…
E-bike manufacturer SONDORS shocked the world last week when it unveiled its 80 mph (130 km/h) and $5,000 SONDORS Metacycle. It was the first affordably priced electric motorcycle that promised street-legal highway riding and enough range for nearly any reasonable…
BMW i4 electric sedan looks sharp in new dynamic testing video
January 23, 2021
The BMW i4 electric sedan is looking sharp and fun to drive in a new dynamic testing video ahead of the launch.
BMW i4
Along with the BMW iNext, the BMW i4 is a highly anticipated new all-electric vehicle coming from the German luxury automaker this year.
Unlike the BMW…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The UK is hosting the COP26 in Glasgow and leading on climate change efforts. Why the big gas plant?
Meanwhile, the President of the European Investment Bank declares that “gas is over.’
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
