After announcing its robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi last year, Uber and WeRide are finally deploying fully autonomous vehicles in in the city, Uber announced. If you request an UberX or Uber Comfort vehicle in designated parts of the city, you’ll now get an option for a driverless WeRide vehicle. Uber first launched its service … Read more
After George Clooney’s announcement in October that the Ocean’s 14 budget had been approved, the buzz began about what new faces would appear in the movie that is set to start filming in mid to late 2026. A lot of stars that have featured in previous installments of the franchise are likely to return, with… … Read more
Qualcomm just revealed the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, the appropriately-named second member of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 line. This follows the Gen 5 Elite, which was first revealed back in September. The standard Gen 5 is still a powerful mobile system-on-a-chip (SoC) with a top clock speed of 3.8GHz. That’s slightly lower than the … Read more
People’s online activity can offer clues about their interests and habits, and some tools attempt to interpret these patterns to provide a broader picture of someone’s public online presence. Social media often reflects only portions of who we are, sometimes in ways that feel incomplete or overly curated, and technology is now catching up. To… … Read more
It feels like 2025 is the year of corporate standoffs and stalemates among TV providers, with the latest being a contract dispute between streaming provider Fubo and NBCUniversal which has led to a blackout of all the latter’s networks on the service. Channels like NBC, USA Network, Telemundo, and Bravo went dark on Fubo at … Read more
Following its licensing deal with Udio, Warner Music Group (WMG) has also reached an agreement with Suno that will let the platform license its artists’ music and likenesses, and end the music company’s ongoing litigation. WMG was previously one of several record labels suing Udio and Suno for allegedly infringing on copyrighted works at a … Read more
‘Rush Hour 4’ is reportedly in the works at Paramount after Donald Trump allegedly requested it. ‘Rush Hour 4’ is reportedly in the works at Paramount after Donald Trump allegedly requested it.
Perplexity is rolling out a new shopping feature to make buying things through its AI assistant easier and more personalized. The company’s new feature is free for all Perplexity users in the US and builds on Perplexity’s existing relationship with payment provider Paypal. The new shopping experience lets Perplexity users conduct more personalized product searches, … Read more
A brand spanking-new FoloToy teddy bear can be yours once again. However, he may now be less knowledgeable about spanking. The infamous “Kumma” children’s AI teddy bear, once an expert in BDSM and knife-fetching, is back on sale. The company claims the toy now has stronger child safety protections in place. The Singapore-based FoloToy suspended … Read more
The upcoming Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game Spellcasters Chronicles will be available to play as a closed beta starting on December 4 until December 8. This is the first closed beta weekend for the free-to-play game and the first online play test, as it was originally announced just a couple of months back. Spellcasters … Read more