The yet unnamed HTC headset. | Image: HTC HTC plans to introduce a new flagship AR / VR headset next month that will reestablish its presence in the consumer virtual reality space. The company isn’t planning to release full details until CES on January 5th. But HTC global head of product Shen Ye spoke exclusively
Read MoreThe Apollo 17 lunar rover. (Credit: NASA/Gene Cernan, via NASA HQ)Hello, readers, and welcome back. This week in space, there’s trouble, from here to there and back again. NASA and Roscosmos are scrambling to stabilize a coolant leak from the Soyuz capsule docked at the International Space Station. But it’s not all bad news; Orion
Read MoreAvatar: The Way of Water hits theaters 13 years after its predecessor. Can the top-grossing movie of all time bring people back for its sequel?
Read MoreHow mood boards, meme pages, and the anon submission feature became forms of resistance and fed global civil arrest over the country’s zero-covid policy.
Read MoreThe viral chatbot wasn’t up to writing a WIRED newsletter. But it’s fluent enough to raise questions about how to keep eloquent AI systems accountable.
Read MoreA Portuguese island created a village for remote workers, promising community to the newcomers and prosperity to the locals—then delivered on neither.
Read MoreSustainability and cloud computing go hand in hand. Cloud computing’s ability to share resources naturally leads to more efficient use of those resources. This sharing model gives cloud computing its ability to provide sustainability in the wide, but we must optimize the use of those assets to provide sustainability in the narrow. The goal is
Read MoreHappy Friday, everyone! Christmas is just over a week away (if you celebrate), and we still only have two presents under the tree. Time to get wrapping! Chrome OS in 2022
Read MoreJamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Binance says Mazars, the auditing firm that worked on proof-of-reserves reports for Binance, Crypto.com, and others, has paused work for all crypto clients — Mazars has deleted Binance’s proof-of-reserves assessment, which found its bitcoin reserves were overcollateralized.
Read MoreWarranties and extended warranties aren’t new in the tech world. So, what are AppleCare and AppleCare Plus, and how do they work? We’ll explain the differences between these two warranties and everything else you need to know. What is AppleCare Plus?
Read MoreTwitter Spaces was disabled overnight during a massive call discussing a controversial ban on several high-profile journalists.
Read MorePaul Sawers / TechCrunch: Twitter seems to have disabled Spaces, its live audio service, after Musk joined and then abruptly left a group conversation that included suspended journalists — Twitter has apparently pulled its Spaces group audio feature, at least temporarily, after Elon Musk joined a group conversation …
Read MoreCompanies are exploring how to adapt powerful new chatbot technology to negotiate with customer service—and to persuade humans to buy stuff.
Read MoreGovernments, nonprofits, and small startups hope to scoop up people let go by the likes of Meta and Amazon. It’s their big chance to lure top-tier talent.
Read MoreImage: Epic Games The world of Fortnite is about to get even more anime. Starting at 7AM ET today, the battle royale game will kick off its latest anime crossover, this time with My Hero Academia. The collab will include four characters from the series available to purchase in the item shop — Izuku Midoriya,
Read MoreBaseball coach Tony La Russa once said, “There are always distractions if you allow them.” While certainly not wrong, we all get distracted. In fact, 99% of employees said they were distracted from their work tasks at some point during the day, according to a Poly study. Further, respondents were asked how these distractions affected their work, and
Read More(Photo: Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash)Depression can be a tricky mental illness to pin down. While therapy and pharmaceuticals help to tame some people’s symptoms, others’ tendencies toward depressive episodes remain resistant to conventional treatment. For the latter group, a depression-free life can seem elusive—which doesn’t exactly help the sense of hopelessness that depression can cause. Without alternative
Read MoreImage: The Pokèmon Company Now that Ash — not me, though I understand your confusion — has finally, after 25 years of not aging, become the Pokémon Champion, it seems like the animated series is saying goodbye to the very best. Nestled in the announcement that there’s a new Pokémon animated series on the horizon
Read MoreImage: The Tech Outlook Have you always wanted the same carbon fiber Lenovo ThinkPad design in a phone? Well you might be in luck soon because leaked images of a “ThinkPhone by Motorola” over at The Tech Outlook (spotted by Android Police) show a handset with the exact carbon-fiber styling of Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops. Motorola
Read MoreWe see all kinds of custom keyboard builds around here. Most of them are intended to optimize typing to the user’s desires. This glorious build from [Attoparsec] isn’t one of those, and is instead part of the growing joke keyboard genre. The so-called Two-Thirds Keyboard is inspired by the long-gone typesetting era. The build is
Read MorePranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: Elon Musk briefly showed up to a Twitter Space hosted by a BuzzFeed News reporter discussing the latest bans, but left after reporters asked him questions — The embattled Twitter CEO briefly appeared in the Twitter Space hosted by BuzzFeed News tech reporter Katie Notopoulos.
Read MoreThe Verge Valve’s big Steam winter sale starts next week. Thousands of titles will be discounted between December 22nd and January 5th, with the winter sale beginning at 10AM PT / 1PM ET on the 22nd. There are usually some good deals, too. We’ve seen 50 percent off Halo: The Master Chief Collection in the
Read MoreNoom is among the more popular weight management apps out there. It builds intelligent and customized diet plans based on the information you provide. But you’re probably wondering if you can sync your Fitbit data to Noom. Well, thankfully, there is a way; Fitbit devices are great for losing weight. We will walk you through
Read MoreCredit: OnePlus OnePlus is launching the OnePlus 10T Marvel Edition in India. The limited-edition box contains a OnePlus 10T and some Marvel goodies to dress up the phone. OnePlus is launching the Marvel Edition of the 10T, its affordable Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 flagship. Nothing changes on the inside or the outside of the
Read MoreWith the holiday season fast approaching, there’s a good chance that some well-meaning friend or relative might buy a toy musical instrument for your children, safe in the knowledge that they’ll never have to listen to the results! The sound from these cheap toy guitars is pretty terrible, partly because they’re just too small to
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