Month: November 2021
Instagram is testing a Take a Break feature
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that the platform is testing the long-awaited Take a Break feature to give users reminders when they’ve spent a long time on the platform. “It does what you think it does,” Mosseri said in a video posted to Twitter. “If you opt in,…
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Supply chain crisis hits Steam Deck – delayed until February 2022
Valve just announced that the Steam Deck release date is being delayed by two months. The company announced the delay in a blog post on November 10, blaming the supply chain crunch for the delay in shipments, which are expected to now begin in February 2022. “We’re sorry about this—we…
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Uber discriminates against people with disabilities, new DOJ lawsuit alleges
Uber discriminates against people with disabilities by charging them a “wait time” fee while entering the vehicle, according to a new lawsuit filed by the US Justice Department against the ride-hailing company. These extra fees have “harmed many passengers and potential passengers with disabilities throughout the country,” some of whom…
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Tor Browser is getting a much-needed makeover
The Tor Project has announced that the latest version of Tor Browser is now available from both the Tor Browser download page as well as its distribution directory. Not only is this the first stable release based on Firefox ESR 91 but it also includes an important update to Tor…
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Battlefield 2042’s first season will kick off in 2022
Ahead of Battlefield 2042’s release later this month, EA DICE has shed some light on its post-launch plans for the game. In a recent blog post on the official Battlefield site, EA says that Battlefield 2042’s launch is “only the beginning”, adding that it’s “taking a new approach to live…
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2020 was the worst year yet for power outages in the US
2020 was a record-breaking year for power outages in the United States, according to an Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis published today. Extreme weather is leaving Americans in the dark for longer than it has in the past, a problem that is bound to get worse as climate change fuels…
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