Meta’s Quest 2 Super Bowl ad takes a retired animatronic dog into the metaverse
[ad_1] Meta has debuted its Quest 2 Super Bowl ad ahead of the big game, and it’s hard to get a grasp on how exactly it’s supposed to promote the metaverse (via Wall Street Journal). It evokes a strange mix of nostalgia — and the slight fear — associated with a childhood spent around unsettling animatronics, all while simultaneously giving More...
Netflix orders docuseries on crypto laundering couple
[ad_1] Netflix is gearing up to create a documentary series about the couple who allegedly laundered $4.5 billion worth of stolen Bitcoin (via Variety). This comes just days after Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather More...
Crypto exchange Binance invests $200 million in Forbes
[ad_1] Forbes has announced that Binance, “one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure providers,” is making a $200 million investment to own a part of an “iconic business More...
These are the world’s first wind turbine blade bridges
[ad_1] On a former train track bed connecting the towns of Midleton and Youghal in County Cork, Ireland, workers recently excavated the rusted remains of an old railway bridge and installed a pedestrian one in More...
Google will shut down Currents, the work-focused Google Plus replacement
[ad_1] Google has announced that it’ll shut down Currents, which was introduced in 2019 as a replacement for Google Plus for G Suite. In a blog post, the company says it’s “planning to wind down” Currents, More...
How to schedule an email in Gmail
[ad_1] Back in April 2019, Google announced that Gmail would natively support email scheduling, and the feature became available on desktop and mobile about a month later. Gmail’s feature is perfectly easy More...
Talking to my PS5 works better than I expected
[ad_1] Sony’s latest PS5 beta, which began rolling out Wednesday, adds support for a new “Hey PlayStation!” voice command you can use to open games, apps, and settings and control movies and songs. I’ve More...
Everything you need to know from Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event
[ad_1] At Samsung’s first Galaxy Unpacked event for 2022, the company introduced a new lineup of Galaxy S22 phones: the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus. Samsung also announced the Galaxy S22 Ultra with an included More...
A geomagnetic storm may have effectively destroyed 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites
[ad_1] Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink just got dealt an expensive blow — the company’s currently estimating that 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched on February 3rd will be destroyed More...
Peloton fired 2,800 employees and gave them free Peloton memberships
[ad_1] As Peloton announced it was firing 2,800 people Tuesday morning, its outgoing CEO outlined in a memo the “meaningful” severance package those who are losing their jobs will receive, and great news: More...
