FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp
FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp Meta antitrust trial The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for “personal […]
T-Mobile is shuffling its high-end plans
T-Mobile is shuffling its high-end plans T-Mobile is shaking things up again. T-Mobile is replacing its Go5G plans with a couple of new options, complete with a five-year guarantee that it won’t raise your rate. But as always, there’s a bit of a catch. The new Experience More and Experience Beyond plans match the outgoing […]
Nvidia’s GPU drivers are a mess
Nvidia's GPU drivers are a mess Nvidia’s GPU drivers are a mess Nvidia’s GPU drivers have been a disaster over the past four months. It all started when Nvidia released its drivers for the RTX 50-series cards in January, and introduced black screen issues, game crashes, and general stability problems for new and existing graphics […]
Pinterest is prompting teens to close the app at school
Pinterest is prompting teens to close the app at school Pinterest is testing a new pop-up prompt it will display to minors in the US and Canada during school hours, encouraging them to close the app and turn off notifications until the end of the day. “Focus is a beautiful thing,” the prompt says. “Stay […]
Duolingo is getting a chess course
Duolingo is getting a chess course Duolingo will soon be able to help you learn another new skill: chess. The platform’s new chess course will use short puzzles, such as moving a knight to the correct spot to practice its L-shaped movement or checkmating a king that’s stuck in a corner, to help teach you […]
Here’s where can try to preorder the Nintendo Switch 2 later this week
Here's where can try to preorder the Nintendo Switch 2 later this week Here’s where can try to preorder the Nintendo Switch 2 later this week After years of rumors, Nintendo has finally announced a release date for the Switch 2. The long-awaited successor to the Switch will be available on June 5th for $449.99, […]
Money, Chrome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google’s monopoly trial
Money, Chrome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google's monopoly trial Money, Chrome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google’s monopoly trial Near the beginning of his opening arguments, David Dahlquist, a lawyer for the US Department of Justice, showed a slide that he described as Googleâs âvicious cycle.â It goes like this: Google pays […]
Game Boy clone maker Anbernic suspends all shipments to US
Game Boy clone maker Anbernic suspends all shipments to US How much will Trump’s threatened 245 percent tariffs truly impact Chinese goods and the prices we pay in the US? Some Chinese companies aren’t waiting to see. Anbernic, which makes excellent and controversial Nintendo Game Boy clones, is already suspending US shipments indefinitely. “Due to […]
Money, Chome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google’s monopoly trial
Money, Chome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google's monopoly trial Money, Chome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google’s monopoly trial Near the beginning of his opening arguments, David Dahlquist, a lawyer for the US Department of Justice, showed a slide that he described as Googleâs âvicious cycle.â It goes like this: Google pays […]
Sony shows off the PS5 Pro’s liquid metal updates
Sony shows off the PS5 Pro's liquid metal updates Sony shows off the PS5 Pro’s liquid metal updates Sony has published a new teardown of the PlayStation 5 Pro, highlighting improvements that it made to the cooling apparatus of the machine. They include tweaks to the PS5’s liquid metal cooling design aimed to give the […]