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From Tommy to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spider From Mars, the rock opera is this weird and wonderful amalgamation of theatricality and great tunes. But what about a comics opera instead?That’s basically the premise of The Midnight: Shadows, a brand-new OGN from Dark Horse Comics. Here, comics folk — writer Zack Kaplan and artists Stephen Thompson and Jahnoy Lindsay — team up with Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan of synthwave band The Midnight for an “electrifying and original sci-fi adventure inspired by the poetic storytelling and the neon-soaked aesthetics of their music.” Eat your heart…
I’m slowly becoming that annoying person who won’t go anywhere without checking the reviews on Google Maps. But I also have my suspicions when the reviews are too good. Apparently, nothing satisfies me. So I was relieved to hear that Google is making it easier to spot fake reviews. Google is now warning affected businesses that “Suspected fake reviews were recently removed from this location.”Google has previously come under fire from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which launched an investigation into its handling of fake reviews in 2021. The change in how reviews are handled was first noticed…
Updated 9/26 8:20am ET: Woot has slightly underperformed Amazon on both models of AirPods 4. For the next five days or until sold out, you can purchase the ANC AirPods 4 for $159 or the standard AirPods 4 for $109. These types of sales are not uncommon at Woot, but items often sell out before the sale ends.It’s been less than a week since Apple released AirPods 4, but there’s already a small sale going on. Ahead of Prime Day in October, you can purchase AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation for $169, down from $179. AirPods 4 without ANC…
Intel announced that it has identified four scenarios that can cause voltage stability issues with 13th and 14th generation Core processors and has released new updates to address the issues. The company’s customers have been having problems with these processors since 2022, but it wasn’t until July of this year that the company discovered that the instability issue was caused by increased operating voltage. The company explained at the time that a microcode algorithm was sending incorrect voltage requests to the processor. Microcode, or machine code, is a set of hardware-level instructions. In the same announcement, Intel promised to release…
Old-school, upright vacuums left a lot to be desired, and cordless models are here to right many of those wrongs. These types of vacuums tend to be thinner, lighter and easy to maneuver around a home, and you don’t really have to sacrifice suction power anymore to get those benefits. Dyson isn’t your only option anymore either — like the robot vacuum space, there are dozens of cordless vacuums to choose from today. Variety is great, but it can also lead to decision fatigue and confusion. We at Engadget can help make that decision a bit easier. After testing a…
Struggling with dead spots in your home network can be frustrating — especially when you’re trying to stream your favorite show or finish up some work in a quiet corner of the house. That’s where the best Wi-Fi extenders come in. These handy gadgets help boost your Wi-Fi signal by extending the coverage of your wireless network, so regardless of whether you have a new wireless router or not, you can get online in every corner of your home and maybe even the backyard.Whether you’re dealing with thick walls or a modem that can’t cover a larger home, a Wi-Fi…
The biggest announcement at Meta’s Connect event was its long-promised AR glasses, Orion. As expected, the prototype, which will reportedly cost around $10,000 apiece, won’t be available to the public anytime soon.Meanwhile, Meta gave a sneak peek at new holographic avatars that will let you talk to lifelike holograms in augmented reality. The holograms are Codec Avatars, a technology Meta has been developing for several years. Mark Zuckerberg teased a version of this when he took part in a podcast interview on “The Metaverse” last year.The technology might be closer than we think: Following the Connect keynote, I spoke with…
The Federal Trade Commission is suing DoNotPay, alleging that the AI-powered company calls itself “the world’s first robot lawyer” and doesn’t substantiate its claims that it can replace human lawyers. The commission’s complaint alleges that DoNotPay has not conducted tests to evaluate whether its AI chatbots are comparable to human lawyers and does not hire or employ lawyers in-house. DoNotPay agreed to a settlement that will result in a $193,000 penalty. Additionally, the settlement requires the company to inform customers who subscribed to DoNotPay’s services between 2021 and 2023 about limitations on the company’s services.The settlement is part of an…
A major restructuring is underway at OpenAI. Reuters reports that the artificial intelligence research company is restructuring its operations from a non-profit board to a for-profit corporation. The paper also reports that Sam Altman will be given an equity stake in the new company.OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit company won’t mean the non-profit will disappear entirely. The non-profit will have an equity stake in the new for-profit company, but it will likely have less power than it did before. An OpenAI spokesperson issued the exact same statement that Fortune first reported on the restructuring. Couldn’t they have at least used…
While Meta Connect 2024 didn’t have any big high-end products to show off for the holiday season, it did include a new budget VR headset and a tease of the “magic glasses” that Meta’s XR experts have been talking about for nearly a decade. Plus, the company continues to develop new AI tools for its Ray-Ban glasses and social platforms. Here’s everything the company announced at Meta Connect 2024.Orion AR Glasses MetaToday’s best mixed reality devices are headsets with pass-through video capabilities, like Apple’s Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3. But the tech industry eventually wants to pack the technology…