Author: Zach_Wilson
The toxic transformation of Warcraft maker Blizzard
On this week’s episode of Decoder, I’m talking to Jason Schreier, a Bloomberg journalist and author of the new book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. If you don’t know Blizzard, you know its games — the studio behind Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch is more than…
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MyRow took my Concept2 rower and made it smart
I’ve been wishing for a product like MyRow to come onto the market for as long as I can remember. I love rowing, and own a Concept2 Model D, which is one of the world’s most popular rowing machines. Concept2’s ergometers — which is the fancy word for “rowing machine”…
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‘I’m still pretty shocked’: The Rings of Power’s Daniel Weyman hasn’t come to terms with who he’s really playing after The Stranger’s ‘exciting’ name reveal
Major spoilers follow for The Rings of Power season 2 episode 8. The Rings of Power actor Daniel Weyman has explained when he found out his character’s (The Stranger) real name – and no, he hasn’t known since the hit Amazon series began. Ahead of the season 2 finale, titled…
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Uber partners with ex-Yandex self-driving group for robotaxis and robot delivery
Uber expanded its cohort of autonomous vehicle partners today with the addition of Avride, formerly known as Yandex Self-Driving Group. The companies signed a “multiyear” agreement in which Uber customers can take rides and accept takeout deliveries from Avride’s autonomous vehicles. Starting this week, Uber customers in Austin will see…
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Spotify can now automatically create a playlist for airplane mode
Soon after launching AI playlists in the US, Spotify is adding a new way to keep the music going when you lose your internet connection. The new Offline Backup feature for iOS and Android automatically creates a playlist of your queued and recently played tracks, ready for listening on flights…
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Epic knows its game store social features ‘suck,’ but it wants to fix that
Epic’s game store is finally on mobile. Next up, the company plans to add features that make people want to use it — on both mobile and PC. A key thing Epic Games wants to introduce is what store boss Steve Allison calls a “social framework” — think the types…
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