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Starting in November, Xbox players will be able to play and purchase games directly from the Xbox app on Android. Sarah Bond, Microsoft’s president of Xbox, made the X announcement and commented, “The court’s decision to open Google’s mobile store in the United States will give us more choice and flexibility.” She’s talking about a recent ruling by U.S. District Judge James Donato in the four-year antitrust case between Google and Epic Games. A judge has issued a permanent injunction forcing Google to grant third-party app stores access to the Play Library and make Android apps available in alternative stores.A…
At Tesla’s “We, Robot” event held at Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in California, the company finally unveiled its robotaxi. The car is expected to go into production by 2027, but Musk cautioned against that, saying he was “very optimistic about the timing.”The CyberCab doesn’t have a steering wheel, and according to Elon Musk (with a grain of salt!) it could be very cheap to run. Tesla’s president said the cost to operate a robotaxi would be 20 cents per mile, or 30 to 40 cents including tax. He also confirmed that people can buy CyberCabs and that Tesla plans to…
According to a notice spotted by Engadget, Steam has started posting a notice in shopping carts stating that purchases on the storefront are only for licenses, not games. This appears to be the company’s move ahead of a new California law that goes into effect next year that will force companies to acknowledge that buyers don’t actually own digital content.When you open your shopping cart with items in it and before proceeding to checkout, you’ll see a notification in the bottom right corner that says, “Purchasing a digital product entitles you to the product on Steam.” This is the first…
1/5Charging speeds for various 100+ watt power adapters. Charging speeds of various power adapters over 100 watts when connected to iPhone 13. Meanwhile, as one of the rare 140-watt power adapters on the market, Apple’s brick worked very quickly and did a predictably great job of charging my MacBook Pro. However, it is worth mentioning that it is the only power brick in this segment with a single port. This feels like a missed opportunity for the Apple ecosystem. If you need more flexibility, wireless charging options are worth considering, although they may not offer the same speeds as wired…
Tesla introduced a robotaxi called CyberCab at its “We, Robot” event at Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in California. It comes six months after Elon Musk revealed that the company plans to introduce robotaxis. Mr. Musk headed to the stage in a Cybercab with no steering wheel or pedals and announced that he had “20 more cars” from wherever they came from. He talked about how the current transportation system is “terrible” and how cars are always waiting. Self-driving cars could be used more, he said. “With self-driving, you can take your time back. Self-driving cars will be 10 times safer.”He…
There are tons of Shrek movies, but not a single one answers this question. After the ogre and various fairy tale villains are done fighting, who will clean up the mess? Square Enix’s PowerWash simulator has finally found the answer.DreamWorks and Square Enix have teamed up to create the Shrek Special Pack DLC for PowerWash Simulator, now available on all consoles and PC. The new pack adds a number of scenarios from the iconic animated film, as well as some new armor and tools to help remove the many layers of dirt that have accumulated in the world of Shrek.The…
Ticketmaster has announced that it will be the first ticketing company to take advantage of new features introduced to Apple Wallet in iOS 18. Ticketmaster tickets displayed in the Apple app include venue maps, directions to parking, local weather forecasts, music recommendations from Apple Music, and more, according to the company’s blog post. Teams and event spaces can also add links to their own apps and websites that customers can access from their wallet tickets.The company applied the new technology to two sporting events for the first time this year, and said it plans to roll out the feature to…
Vault Comics has announced that actor/comedian/comic creator Patton Oswalt has joined the MONEY SHOT: BIG BANG team. Co-written with series creator Tim Seeley, illustrated by Garth Graham, colored by Kurt Michael Russell, Crank! Written and designed by Tim Daniel, this shocking new sequel is one of the most captivating sex-sci-fi comedies in comics today, packed with tentacle-inducing moments of hilarity. and is intended to inspire a certain kind of sex-positive excess. “Money Shot has always been about finding the right partners,” Seeley says. “There are many partners. Friends. Strangers. Aliens with a dozen genitals. We also have popular comedians and…
Bluesky appears to be using a bold new strategy to attract potential new users: posting in threads. Rival social media services have also joined Threads amid a surge in complaints from users frustrated with Meta’s policies.Complaints about Meta’s policies are not a new topic, but they have received renewed attention in the past week amid a spike in engagement baiting on the platform and complaints about Threads’ sometimes baffling content moderation decisions. . Adam Mosseri, the Meta executive behind the Threads app, said the company is considering both issues. But in the meantime, there has been more discussion about Bluesky,…
Another breach at a large financial institution exposed the personal information of thousands of customers to the public. TechCrunch reported that unidentified hackers obtained the personal data of 77,009 customers from asset management company Fidelity Investments.A Maine Attorney General’s filing posted yesterday reveals that an unidentified third party used two fake customer accounts to obtain the information in mid-August. It is not yet known how these accounts were used to access customer data. Fidelity said in a letter to customers that it discovered the breach on August 19. The letter also said that while the unidentified person did not access…