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Lincoln replaced the steering wheel with a ‘chess piece controller’ in its Model L100 concept
Monterey Car Week has been a hotbed of EV debuts this year with unveilings from Dodge, Acura, DeLorean and a host of other automakers. On Thursday, Lincoln revealed the Model L100, its futuristic foray into electrified mobility, which draws inspiration from the company’s very first luxury sedan, the 1922 Model…
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‘Diablo IV’ won’t include pay-to-win microtransactions
Blizzard has published a long-awaited update on its monetization plans for Diablo IV. The short version of the blog post is that Diablo IV will be a full-priced title with an in-game shop and optional seasonal passes. However, the only way to make your characters more powerful will be by…
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Streaming viewership surpasses cable TV for the first time in the US
It was seemingly just a matter of time before streaming overtook at least one form of conventional TV, and now that moment has arrived. Nielsen data indicates that streaming TV viewership in the US surpassed cable for the first time this July. About 34.8 percent of viewing time went to…
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Acura shows off a Precision EV concept inspired by Italian power boats
Honda’s Acura division has pulled back the curtain on a sleek Precision EV concept at Monterey Car Week. Acura took inspiration from Italian power boats for the design, which it says shows “a future vision of electrified vehicles with distinct manual and full driving automation experiences.” The Prologue, which will…
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Motorola Edge hands-on: A return to (mid-range) form?
I’ve been rather critical of Motorola’s recent phones. But it seems like the company may have taken that criticism to heart because with the new Edge 2022 (not to be confused with the Edge+ from earlier this year) it feels like we’re finally getting a phone with good specs for…
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The Morning After: Airbnb tests anti-party tech
Airbnb, which announced a permanent ban on parties at host properties back in June, is testing anti-party technology in the US and Canada. Not that these tools are real-world party crashing gadgets. The tools focus on when the customer books a property, looking at several factors to detect “potentially high-risk…
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