Month: December 2021
Rivian’s 400-mile electric vehicles delayed to 2023
Rivian is telling customers that it won’t be building R1T pickup trucks with the “Max pack” battery option until 2023, as it’ll be prioritizing ones with the standard “large” battery pack for production throughout next year (via Electrek). In an email attributed to CEO RJ Scaringe, the company says it…
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Alexa told a child to do potentially lethal ‘challenge’
Amazon’s Alexa told a child to touch a penny to the exposed prongs of a phone charger plugged into the wall, according to one parent who posted screenshots of their Alexa activity history showing the interaction (via Bleeping Computer). The device seemingly pulled the idea for the challenge from an…
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Zoom could be planning even bigger events
Audio player loading… Although Zoom may be best known for its video conferencing software, its platform also supports virtual events and the company’s latest acquisition will allow these events to be both larger and more complex. According to a new blog post, the company believes that the future of events…
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The Quest Store has a very good New Year’s sale going on
The Quest Store is offering a lot of VR games and experiences at a discount for its New Year’s sale, which lasts until January 2nd, 2022. Some of my personal favorite titles like Job Simulator, Arizona Sunshine, and Gorn have their prices slashed by up to 35 percent. Job Simulator…
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Alexa told a child to try a dangerous stunt because that’s what the search engine said
Audio player loading… It can be hard to keep children entertained in the week between Christmas and New Year’s. So, it’s not surprising that a 10-year-old in the UK turned to Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant for some fresh ideas after her family finished their list of fun physical challenges. In…
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Samsung resumes Android 12 rollout, updates some foldables, and more S21s
Samsung is starting to roll out its Android 12-based One UI 4 update again after the company paused its original release due to reports of bugs and soft bricks from users, according to XDA Developers. The update, which is hopefully a bit more stable, should soon be available for Galaxy…
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