WASHINGTON — A battle is brewing over the fate of the MQ-9 Reaper, with a letter from the U.S. Air Force’s top civilian signaling that the service will again seek to curtail procurement of the General Atomics-made drone in the upcoming fiscal 2022 budget.
“Our current MQ-9 fleet is sufficient to support current and future operational and training requirements,” acting Air Force…
At I/O 2021, Google announced several “Smart canvas” features that will better integrate the company’s various productivity apps. The ability to present from Docs, Sheets, and Slides directly to Google Meet is now rolling out.
To the left of “Share” at the top of…
Public fast-charging network EVgo has announced a new program called EVgo Reservations that gives drivers the freedom to claim their spot at a charger ahead of time. The initial rollout consists of 17 locations across California and the Seattle area in a pilot program that…
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A new startup called Metaverse Team is launching the first-person shooter game Nerf Strike on Roblox today. It uses various toy guns from Hasbro’s Nerf Blaster line as the weapons in the cartoon-style shooter game.
It’s another sign that Roblox, which went public in March at a $41.9 billion valuation, is attracting…
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After years of work, Epic Games is launching early access for game developers for Unreal Engine 5, the latest version of the company’s tools for making games with highly realistic 3D animations. And…
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Facebook Gaming is adding monetization tools for creators who focus on video-on-demand.
Facbook said that gaming creators continue to build meaningful communities and earn meaningful revenue on…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company started shuttling passengers through the twin tunnels it built underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) this week, as part of a test to get the system ready for its full debut in June.
Videos, images, and accounts shared around the internet by the people who showed up for the test offer the most coherent glimpse yet at Musk’s solution for traversing the…
Wandrd has announced the new and long-requested Roam Sling and a patent-pending Laptop Case on Kickstarter today, which the company says provides “the perfect camera solution and every day carry for sling devotees”.
After a lot of time designing and field testing, the…
Poparazzi has launched a new photo-sharing network app that bans selfies, image filters, hashtags, and instead focuses on users taking and sharing photos of others has skyrocketed to the top of the app store.
Poparazzi is a photo app with a similar user interface to…
Filmmaker Zack Snyder reveals that the combination of an old lens mixed with his modern equipment allowed him to create the “dreamlike” and shallow depth of field sequences for his latest film, Army of the Dead.
Snyder is known for the often polarizing visual style and flair in his movies. It is one of the reasons that many people are drawn to his features which are recognizable by unusual…