Author: Zach_Wilson
The end of Cruise is the beginning of a risky new phase for autonomous vehicles
Eight years and $10 billion later, GM has decided to pull the plug on its grand robotaxi experiment. The automaker’s CEO, Mary Barra, made the surprise announcement late on Tuesday, arguing that a shared autonomous mobility service was never really in its “core business.” It was too expensive and had…
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Should you ditch unencrypted messaging apps? Here’s what the experts say about the FBI’s warning
The FBI has warned Americans to use encrypted messaging apps Advice comes in the wake of a cyberattack targeting US telecoms Encrypted messages are only as secure as the device receiving them Tl;DR What should you use? (Image credit: Shutterstock / AdemAY) WhatsApp, Signal and Facebook Messenger all offer end-to-end…
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Now you can visit Roku City in 1080p
Roku City, the purple-tinted cityscape screensaver that debuted in 2018, might look a little sharper and more detailed the next time you see it scrolling by. This week, Roku is increasing the screensaver’s resolution to 1080p; it was still stuck at 720p until now — despite running on millions of…
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You can now buy a new car on Amazon – as long as it’s a Hyundai
You can now buy new vehicles and trade-in old ones via Amazon Autos It’s initially available in 48 cities across the US More automotive brands are set to join the platform next year The world’s leading online shopping marketplace announced that it was teaming up with Hyundai to start selling…
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Feltopia is a side-scrolling shoot ’em up animated in felt
There’s been a bit of a resurgence of stop-motion games in recent years. For one thing, The Spirit of the Samurai is set to arrive on Thursday and it looks pretty compelling (you can play as a cat in some sections!). During the Day of the Devs showcase, we got…
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Incolatus: Don’t Stop, Girlypop! may be the Y2K fever dream arena shooter you never knew you needed
What would it look like if you took the fast-paced arena shooter stylings of Doom Eternal and flipped the gory, grimdark aesthetics upside down? You might end up with something like Incolatus: Don't Stop, Girlypop!. It's a "Y2K girly-pop arena-style movement shooter where standing still is not an option," as…
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