Month: June 2021
Ford unveils Maverick, a compact hybrid pickup truck for under $20,000
Ford unveiled on Tuesday the Maverick, a new compact hybrid pickup truck for people who didn’t know they needed one. The truck’s smaller more approachable size and its base price of $19,995 is geared towards entry-level customers who want that SUV or truck lifestyle as well as the ease of…
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This might be why Netflix cancelled Jupiter’s Legacy but not Shadow and Bone Jupiter's Legacy
This week, Netflix confirmed it’s making Shadow and Bone season 2. Last week, it cancelled superhero drama Jupiter’s Legacy – or at least, confirmed that it was making a villain-themed spin-off as a follow-up, rather than a second season, with the cast being released from their contracts. While we learned…
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Fortnite season 7 has Superman, flying saucers, and a virtual influencer
As expected, aliens have invaded Fortnite’s battle royale island. The game’s latest season — Chapter 2: Season 7 — is called “Invasion,” and it’s just kicked off with a sci-fi vibe that’s a big change from last season’s prehistoric theme. Among the changes are flying saucers that players can hack…
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Are we overestimating the ransomware threat?
On Monday afternoon, the U.S. Justice Department said it has seized much of the cryptocurrency ransom that U.S. pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline paid last month to a Russian hacking collective called DarkSide by tracking the payment as it moved through different accounts belonging to the hacking group and finally breaking…
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Chinese lidar maker Hesai lands $300M led by Hillhouse, Xiaomi, Meituan
The rush to back lidar companies continues as more automakers and robotaxi startups include the remote sensing method in their vehicles. Latest to the investment boom is Hesai, a Shanghai-based lidar maker founded in 2014 with an office in Palo Alto. The company just raised over $300 million in a…
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Battlegrounds Mobile India developer Krafton under scrutiny for Tencent links Battlegrounds Mobile India Sanhok map promo
While the Indian executives of Battlegrounds Mobile India actively tried to keep people from comparing the game with PUBG Mobile, lest it draws attention and be banned. It seems like the game has received exactly that kind of attention. Lok Sabha MP from Nizamabad, Telangana—Arvind Dharampuri—has written to IT Minister…
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