The Meta Connect 2023 VR showcase event starts tomorrow and there are a couple of ways to watch it. It’s streaming live on Facebook, which is to be expected, but you can also access the showcase from Meta’s Horizon Worlds app with a Quest VR headset. The event itself is a two-day affair, but the … Read more
After October 25, YouTube users paying for Premium Lite will have to pay for the more expensive full-fledged Premium tier if they don’t want to see ads in their videos without resorting to ad blockers. The video hosting platform is discontinuing the subscription option, it told users in an email, where it also said that … Read more
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo has completely redefined herself with her new album GUTS, drawing on the kind of punky guitar growl that defined so many successful musical acts in the 1990s. She’s also teaming up with mega-corporation Sony to release a pair of limited-edition earbuds that draw on the basic design of the company’s successful … Read more
Amazon’s bid for AI glory is in the billions. It’s investing up to $4 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic to provide advanced deep learning and other services for its Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers. Google has already invested $400 million in the company, which was founded by former OpenAI executives. Anthropic recently unveiled its first … Read more
There’s never been a better time to buy Apple’s 10.9-inch 2022 iPad, as the 64GB Wi-Fi model has dropped down to $379 on B&H Photo Video, near an all time low. That’s a savings of $70 off the regular $449 price on the blue and silver options, or $399 for the pink version. The 256GB … Read more
SAG-AFTRA members have voted in favor of a strike authorization for performers working in video games, including those who do voice work, motion capture and stunts for the industry. Of the 34,687 members who cast their ballot, 98.32 percent voted “yes.” It doesn’t automatically mean that the performers are going on strike, only that they … Read more
Cyberpunk 2077’s developer has apologized for dialog and graffiti inserted in the Ukrainian version of the 2.0 update that’s critical of Russia’s invasion of the country, PC Gamer has reported. CD Projekt Red said it had nothing to do with the changes and promised to remove them. “The Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk 2077 contains several … Read more
On the outskirts of London’s Olympic Village, a crowd has formed. All are staring at Bo’s first production e-scooter, the Bo M. Company CEO Oscar Morgan is peppered with questions about range, speed, price and if he’ll give a freebie to a tween whose nickname is Bo. All of this is taking place while I’m … Read more
Spotify is rolling out a new feature called “Jam,” which will give friends a way to curate a single playlist on the service and listen to it together in real time. Participants in a Jam session can contribute tracks to a shared queue, which they can access whether they’re in the same room or in … Read more
LG has announced its first foldable laptop, making it the newest player in the industry to launch its entry for the growing (but still something of a niche) category. Similar to the ASUS Zenbook 17 Fold and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, the LG Gram Fold is a touchscreen device that can be used as … Read more