Tag: Consumer Discretionary
The Morning After: Tesla recalls more than 2 million cars over Autopilot safety
Following a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Tesla will recall over two million vehicles to address Autopilot safety concerns. Fixes will be issued through free over-the-air (OTA) updates, adding features that ensure drivers pay attention while using Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system. It affects all…
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Fan-made Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake lets you zoom out to see the entire island
An anonymous and inventive Nintendo fan has recreated the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening with a twist that separates it from the official 2019 remaster. The widescreen Windows remake adds high frame rate support and lets you zoom out to view a larger portion — or…
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The Game Awards’ missteps and Light No Fire | This week’s gaming news
The Game Awards are done and the video game marketing machine is winding down for the year, but this industry never fully stops. This week, we’re taking a look at what The Game Awards could have done better (a few things, it turns out) and breaking down some of the…
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The best wireless chargers for 2024
Gone are the days when you needed to have a million cables to charge your phone, wearable, wireless earbuds and other mobile devices. Sure, you’ll still get the fastest charging speeds with a wired connection, but a wireless charging stand can make life much easier. Instead of fumbling with cables…
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Fortnite Festival tries to bring back the heyday of music gaming
Between Fortnite’s propensity for big-name concerts and Epic’s purchase of Harmonix two years ago, the inclusion of some kind of music-making feature in the game was inevitable. What Epic is releasing today is actually far grander: an entirely new mode called Fortnite Festival, a social space where players can team…
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The Morning After: A PS1-themed PlayStation 5
This one-of-a-kind PS5 console was customized with the PS1’s retro gray finish, and classic quad-color PS logo. Even the DualSense controller was given a late-90s makeover, with a cute plug cover for the PS5’s front USB-C port to mimic the first-ever PlayStation’s controller. No, this won’t go on sale. It’s…
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