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Lordstown Motors’ problems now include the performance of its first EV. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rated the Endurance pickup’s range at just 174 miles. For context, the all-wheel drive Ford F-150 Lightning manages 240 miles with a smaller battery, and the Rivian R1T manages 289 miles. This is also well short of Lordstown’s … Read more
One of the biggest announcements at today’s Meta Quest Gaming Showcase was Asgard’s Wrath 2, a sequel to the well-regarded original from 2019 that’s slated for release this winter. It’s shaping up to be Meta’s most ambitious game to date — it’s an action RPG that the company thinks can stand alongside the genre’s heaviest … Read more
Alongside the official reveal of the Quest 3, Meta has announced when this year’s edition of Connect will take place. The event, which focuses on Meta’s developments in the augmented and virtual reality spaces, is set for September 27th and 28th, according to its website. Connect is taking place a little earlier than usual this … Read more
Don’t worry if your favorite shop or gym doesn’t have a digital membership card, as you’ll soon have a way to create one yourself. Google Wallet will soon add the option to save passes to wallet by taking a photo of the card. So long as there’s a barcode or QR code, you can replicate … Read more
Arturia’s effects collection just became a better value, particularly if you’re looking to recreate classic sounds. The company has released an FX Collection 4 pack that adds four effects, including a brand new Rotary CLS-222 kit (above) that modernizes the Leslie rotary speaker emulator. It’s best known as the sound used by guitarists like George … Read more
Uber drivers won’t just have easy access to Tesla cars when they want to switch to EVs. Ford and Uber are launching an expanded Drive pilot program that provides a flexible Mustang Mach-E lease to rideshare drivers in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. Operators pick leases in one- to four-month increments, and get … Read more
AMC Entertainment’s streaming service is migrating its users to Vudu. The companies announced today that Vudu is “the official new streaming platform for consumers of AMC Theatres on Demand.” AMC launched its on-demand streaming service in 2019, and its popularity surged during pandemic-era lockdowns. In 2020, as moviegoers largely avoided theaters, the company partnered with … Read more
You might’ve seen password managers in the news recently because of the breach affecting LastPass customers. We need to trust that all of our logins, banking credentials and other sensitive information has been neatly locked away, only accessible by us when we need it. But most tech is fallible, and the benefits of unique, strong … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg has revealed the Meta Quest 3, the company’s long-rumored, next-gen virtual reality headset. The Meta CEO showed off the device for the first time a few hours before the latest Meta Quest Games Showcase and just ahead of Apple’s WWDC. As with the Quest Pro, the Quest 3 supports mixed reality and offers … Read more
It didn’t take long for me to fall in love with Street Fighter 6. Maybe it was during a particularly epic Drive Gauge parry, which filled my computer screen with explosive color, or while playing through the Yakuza-esque World Tour, as I picked fights with randos on the street. At some point, I felt like … Read more