There is nothing weirder than going to a feature panel at New York Comic Con focusing on a single actor and hearing them talk about… well… nothing. From Ewan McGregor evaluating the relative merits of New York bagels, to David Tennant discussing Shakespeare, to Chris Evans only spending 20 minutes on stage, most of it…
Source: Gizmodo – The Vibes at New York Comic Con This Year Were Very Weird
Now that Microsoft’s purchase of Activison Blizzard has officially been completed, Xbox Series X/S owners have been hoping to see games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Diablo IV appear on Game Pass any day now. But Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer poured cold water on the rumor mill hype in a new interview…
Source: Kotaku – Xbox Boss Says There’s No ‘Secret’ Call Of Duty Drop Coming To Game Pass In 2023
The AAXA L500 Bluetooth Smart Projector is a 500-lumen projector that supports wired and wireless connections between devices, and it’s on sale for $189.99 right now (reg. $199). This projector can connect via Bluetooth or an HDMI cable to play video in 1080p resolution. A 10W high-low frequency speaker is built in,…
Source: LifeHacker – This Portable Smart Projector Is Under 0 Right Now
Tesla issued yet another recall for thousands of its Model X vehicles following a safety issue report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The report found that 54,676 of Tesla’s 2021-2023 Model X cars may fail to detect low brake fluid and will not display a warning light.
Source: Gizmodo – Tesla Recalls Nearly 55,000 Vehicles Over Brake Safety Concerns
The Lucy spacecraft is on a 12-year journey to visit eight different asteroids, and it’s almost caught up with the first space rock on its checklist.
Source: Gizmodo – NASA’s Lucy Probe Phones Home From 49-Million-Mile Journey to Asteroid
There’s very little that’s surprising about Elon Musk’s flailing X anymore. Now, a year after he finally purchased the platform, the data is in and the outcome is to be expected: X is not doing so hot.
Source: Gizmodo – One Year Into Musk’s Takeover, X Is Flopping—Paris Hilton to the Rescue
There’s a lot to like about the Pixel Watch 2, Google’s latest Android smartwatch. For starters, the battery finally lasts all day, even when using the always-on display. It also runs Wear OS 4 out the box, giving it the snappiest version of the Android wearable OS we’ve seen yet (and is what helped make the Galaxy…
Source: LifeHacker – The Google Pixel Watch 2 Is Good, but There’s Still a Ways to Go
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Twenty phone companies may soon have all their voice calls blocked by US carriers because they didn’t submit real plans for preventing robocalls on their networks.
The 20 carriers include a mix of US-based and foreign voice service providers that submitted required “robocall mitigation” plans to the Federal Communications Commission about two years ago. The problem is that some of the carriers’ submissions were blank pages and others were bizarre images or documents that had no relation to robocalls.
The strange submissions, according to FCC enforcement orders issued yesterday, included “a .PNG file depicting an indiscernible object,” a document titled “Windows Printer Test Page,” an image “that depicted the filer’s ‘Taxpayer Profile’ on a Pakistani government website,” and “a letter that stated: ‘Unfortunately, we do not have such a documents.'”
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Source: Ars Technica – The most insane “robocall mitigation plans” that telcos filed with the FCC
Despite a heap of rumors and speculation, Tuesday came and went without any new iPad news. Apple usually waits a few weeks after releasing its latest smartphones to share news about its tablets. Apple fans have been waiting for a fair bit to see the next tablet, but according to some reliable Apple leakers, we might…
Source: Gizmodo – Where the Hell Are Those 11th-Gen iPads?
The annual Orionid meteor shower, known for its bright and swift meteors, is set to peak on October 22, 2023. These meteors create a celestial display that you won’t want to miss, and our guide will prepare you for this astronomical display.
Source: Gizmodo – How and When to See the 2023 Meteor Shower from Halley’s Comet
MariaDB Corporation makes major changes, cutting 28% of its workforce and ending SkySQL & Xpand development to curb operating expenses.
Source: LXer – MariaDB Corporation Is Going Through Tough Days, Here’s Why
Remedy’s action-horror cult hit Alan Wake was first released back in 2010. Later this month, after 13 years, Alan Wake 2 is finally launching. And to help folks remember what happened in the first game over a decade ago, Remedy and Epic have partnered up to create a short, playable recap inside Fortnite.
Source: Kotaku – Before Alan Wake 2, Check Out This Creepy Fortnite Recap
It’s common for gamers to talk about input lag as stems from input devices and display devices, but the majority of the motion-to-photon lag for most PC gamers actually comes from the software stack itself. NVIDIA has its Reflex technology to counteract this latency, and AMD has its Anti-Lag, but Radeon Anti-Lag isn’t quite as effective as
Source: Hot Hardware – AMD Rolls Back Anti-Lag+ In Its Latest Radeon Driver Due To Cheat Bans, What Now?
Meta will now let you block Instagram from collecting your data across the apps and websites you visit. From a report: The company says that it’s expanding the ability to disable this kind of tracking to Instagram, allowing you to review which businesses are sharing information with Meta, disconnect specific activity, or clear the collected information. You can now find this feature, called Activity Off-Meta Technologies, within the platform’s Accounts Center. It was previously only available for Facebook. Meta receives information from third-party websites that use its business tools, such as the Meta Pixel, which tracks users on the web and allows Meta to serve personalized ads on its platforms.
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Source: Slashdot – Meta Will Now Let You Stop Instagram From Tracking You Across the Web
Google announced Tuesday a slew of new ways to help those with a wide range of disabilities use its products.
The company added a new business attribute icon to its Maps and Search products allowing businesses to self-identify as disabled-owned. The icon adds to Google’s growing list of business attributes, including…
Source: Gizmodo – Google Rolls Out New Accessibility Features to Make Daily Tasks Easier
YouTube plus an ad-blocker is a fantastic experience. You can watch video after video to your heart’s content, without constant interruptions from loud, occasionally unskippable commercials. But ads are how YouTube makes its money, so they’re not too happy when people use ad-blockers to get avoid them.
Source: LifeHacker – What to Do When YouTube Warns You About Your Ad-Blocker
Gunmakers reveled in the success of major first-person shooters as it gave them the chance to market guns to a market that was escaping them, namely kids. New documents show Activision Blizzard signed a deal with gunmaker Remington Arms more than a decade ago to feature its guns in gaming megahits like Call of Duty:…
Source: Gizmodo – Remington Reportedly Made Deal with Call of Duty Maker to Market Guns to Kids
Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender made a big impression back in 2005 and continues to be fondly remembered to this day. Fans of the show love the larger cast of characters, and they definitely have their favorites—particularly when it comes to the members of the Fire Nation.
Source: Gizmodo – Meet the Fire Nation MVPs of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender
Quiz time: If you or your friends were given the following string of text during a party, would anyone in the room confidently be able to guess or infer any personal attributes of the text’s author? Give yourself a few seconds.
Source: Gizmodo – ChatGPT Can ‘Infer’ Personal Details From Anonymous Text
