Authored on

Authored by
Gizmodo

Body

Anybody who played Cyberpunk 2077 would immediately recognize the name Victor Vektor, the affable and surprisingly kind ripper doc who plays a pivotal role in the game’s opening segments. He’s also featured in CD Projekt Red’s new Phantom Liberty expansion, but those playing the Polish version of the DLC will find…

Read more...



Authored on

Authored by
Tech Insider

Body
Wegovy injection pens
Wegovy injection pens
  • Execs at a healthcare conference debated whether employers should pay for workers' weight-loss drugs.
  • A Blackstone exec warned that the costly GLP-1 drugs could put some employers out of business.
  • Panelists agreed that companies covering the drugs should do so as part of a broader support program. 

As more people seek



Authored on

Authored by
Gizmodo

Body

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters wants to introduce some new Titans to Legendary’s Godzilla universe. Get a look at the return of the world of Orphan Black in Echoes’ new trailer. Plus, a new poster for Hunger Games prequel Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and updates on the future of Gen V. Spoilers, away!

Read more...



Authored on

Authored by
Tech Insider

Body
Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Shri Thanedar, both of Michigan.
Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Shri Thanedar, both of Michigan.
  • The conflict in Israel is having repercussions in Michigan, putting two progressive Democrats at odds.
  • Rep. Rashida Tlaib is accusing Rep. Shri Thanedar of being too "busy posting memes" to do his job.
  • It came after Thanedar made a show of leaving the DSA and

Category



Authored on

Authored by
The Verge

Body
An eerie, child-like figure with gray skin partially hidden behind gold fabric.
A promotional rendering of Franz — she’s much more cartoonish (usually) in the app. | Image: Ice-Pick Lodge

On Christmas Day 2021, a man took a crossbow to Windsor Castle with plans to kill Queen Elizabeth II. (He failed.) In court, the would-be assassin claimed he’d been egged on by a virtual companion named Sarai on the AI platform Replika. A virtual friend “always agrees



Authored on

Authored by
Tech Insider

Body
Home affordability has plunged in the US
Home affordability has plunged in the US since 2019
  • US housing affordability has sharply eroded over the last several years. 
  • High interest rates and home prices, as well as rising insurance costs, have spread to every state in the country.
  • Moody's strategists broke down the repercussions of unaffordability and illustrated it in the chart below. 

Thanks to high mortgage rates, e



Authored on

Authored by
The Verge

Body
Person exiting a driverless Waymo vehicle with visual cues on roof dome.
Image: Waymo

For years, developers have been working on ways for driverless cars to communicate intent to other road users, either through audio recordings or visual cues. Today, Waymo says it wants to be one of the first companies to put some of these methods into practice.

The Alphabet-owned company’s driverless Jaguar I-Pace vehicles will use their roof domes, which are



Authored on

Authored by
Gizmodo

Body

The original Pixel now takes 15 minutes more to charge than it did before. But longer charging times aren’t necessarily a bad thing. They can ensure good long-term health for your battery and device.

Read more...



Authored on

Authored by
The Verge

Body
Microsoft CEO To Defend $69 Billion Deal In Fight With FTC

Now that the Microsoft acquisition is complete, Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision Blizzard, is set to leave the company after the end of this year.

In an email sent to employees and published on Activision Blizzard King’s website, Kotick wrote that he’s excited about the future of the company under the bright green Xbox umbrella. He also wrote that in order to facilitate a smooth



Authored on

Authored by
TNW News

Body

Google has agreed to pay German publishers €3.2mn per year for publishing their content on its News search engine. The compensation is part of an interim agreement between the tech giant and Corint Media, pending a decision by the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), which will determine the final (and potentially higher) amount. Corint Media is a European corporation that represents the