Month: April 2024
The Mercedes G-Wagen, the ultimate off-road status symbol, goes electric
For those who prefer to grind gravel and bound over boulders while surrounded by luxurious napa leather — and can’t imagine emitting even a single molecule of carbon dioxide while doing so — the fully electric Mercedes G-Wagen is for you. The very expensive, boxy status symbol is now even…
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Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden’s desk
A bill that would force China-based company ByteDance to sell TikTok — or else face a US ban of the platform — is all but certain to become law after the Senate passed a foreign aid package including the measure. It now heads to President Joe Biden, who already committed to…
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Steam will stop issuing refunds if you play two hours of a game before launch day
REFUNDS ON TITLES PURCHASED PRIOR TO RELEASE DATE When you purchase a title on Steam prior to the release date, the two-hour playtime limit for refunds will apply (except for beta testing), but the 14-day period for refunds will not start until the release date. For example, if you purchase…
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This Game Boy-looking phone stand is why MagSafe is good
MagSafe isn’t a particularly controversial standard, but I’ve heard people grumble about it. They get upset because it doesn’t charge quite as efficiently as an old-fashioned cable and they get annoyed that any phone case needs to be MagSafe-compatible. But could charging by cable provide you with something as stupidly…
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The EU’s new right-to-repair rules make companies fix your device after a warranty expires
The European Union has officially adopted a new set of right-to-repair rules designed to encourage people to repair broken devices, rather than replace them. One of the rules extends a product’s warranty by one year if it’s repaired while still covered. The European Union already requires companies to offer a…
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Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, April 24 (game #821)
Welcome to Wednesday’s Quordle. It’s the same as Monday’s, Tuesday’s and all the other days, other than it takes place today and not on a different one. Ahem. As always, you get four Wordle-style puzzles to solve at the same time, plus there’s a further game in the form of…
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