Uber to slash spending on incentives and new hires
Uber is planning on tightening the purse strings this year. In an email to employees shared with CNBC, the ride-hailing firm’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company would cut back on spending amidst a...
View ArticleTinder owner Match Group sues Google alleging antitrust violations
The parent company of Tinder and Hinge has sued Google. In a complaint (PDF link) filed Monday with a federal court in California, Match Group alleges the tech giant broke federal and state antitrust...
View ArticleActivision Blizzard reportedly sent out anti-union message ahead of voting...
The management at Raven Software, the Activision Blizzard subsidiary that develops Call of Duty games, has reportedly been trying to convince its employees to vote against unionization. According to...
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Roland's $199 Aira Compact series are a serious play for the entry level
It might seem hard to believe, but until now Roland hasn’t had a true competitor to Korg’s seemingly ubiquitous Volca line. Sure, the Boutique range is portable and battery powered, but they’re also...
View ArticleSony has now sold over 19 million PS5s
Sony announced that it sold just 2 million PlayStation 5 units last quarter (Q4), bringing its overall total to 19.3 million. That's down considerably from the same quarter last year when it sold 3.3...
View ArticleErica Synths' SYNTRX II is more modern and affordable
In 2020 Erica Synths released the SYNTRX, an ode to the legendary EMS Synthi A. It wasn’t what exactly you’d call practical. It was large, niche and quite expensive at around $3,000. But, I was...
View ArticleNintendo predicts Switch sales will continue to slow this year
Nintendo sold (PDF) 23.06 million Switch units overall for the fiscal year ending in March 2022, over 5 million units fewer than its previous year. The gaming giant originally thought it was going to...
View ArticleIBM wants its quantum supercomputers running at 4,000-plus qubits by 2025
Forty years after it first began to dabble in quantum computing, IBM is ready to expand the technology out of the lab and into more practical applications — like supercomputing! The company has already...
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Engineer's USB-C AirPods give a glimpse at a Lightning-free paradise
Ken Pillonel has created some fascinating devices with the world’s first iPhone with a USB-C port and the first Android phone with a Lightning connector. But now Pillonel is applying his expertise to a...
View ArticlePeloton's huge loss highlights how hard it'll be to turn things around
Peloton has posted a heavy quarterly loss for the first quarter, indicating that it has a lot of work to do in order to correct course. The company made a net loss of $757.1 million in the first three...
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Inside Microsoft’s new Inclusive Tech Lab
On the north campus of Microsoft’s 500-acre headquarters, anticipation is quietly mounting. The company is gearing up to launch its new Inclusive Tech Lab, which sits in Building 86 — one of 125...
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Lenovo Legion 7 hands-on: New i9 chips, with bigger batteries to match
Now that the latest components from AMD, Intel and Nvidia are available, Lenovo is updating its 16-inch flagship gaming laptop with more lights, better performance and bigger batteries. And after...
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Intel's 12th-gen 'HX' chips bring 16 cores to laptops
Intel's 12th-gen CPUs have already made a strong showing against AMD's Ryzen 6000 chips, but now Intel is taking things to another level with its "HX" processors. They're the first notebook 16-core...
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Microsoft Adaptive Mouse hands-on: Inclusively designed, infinitely customizable
The Xbox Adaptive Controller was Microsoft’s first real attempt at making accessible hardware. And while it was very well-received, it didn’t really impact non-gamers. Today, the company is launching a...
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Arturia V Collection 9 grows to 32 virtual instruments
Arturia’s V Collection is 9 here, and along with it several new instruments that make it a worthwhile upgrade. And, if you haven’t jumped on the V Collection yet, now might be the ideal time since it’s...
View Article'Gotham Knights' isn't coming to PS4 or Xbox One after all
You can forget about playing Gotham Knights on previous-gen consoles. Alongside a 13-minute gameplay demo (below), WB Games Montreal has revealed that its Batman-adjacent open world game will no longer...
View ArticleNetflix's ad-supported plan and password sharing fees may arrive this year
Although Netflix had long said its service wouldn't include ads, it revealed last month that it will actually roll out a cheaper, ad-supported plan. Co-CEO Reed Hastings said on an earnings call that...
View ArticleApple discontinues its last iPod
Apple just marked the end to one of the most important product lines in its history. The company has discontinued the iPod touch, which will only be available in stores "while supplies last." Not...
View ArticleTesla recalls 130,000 cars for overheating infotainment systems
For at least the third time this year, Tesla is recalling some of its cars over a software issue. Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a notice on its website...
View ArticleEA will stop using FIFA's name in its soccer games next year
Electronic Arts is calling it quits with FIFA after nearly 30 years of using the soccer governing body's name in the titles of its games. FIFA 23 will be the last EA game with that branding when it...
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