Today, the same day that Meta announced that it will soon use your AI chats to personalize the ads it shows you, Instagram head Adam Mosseri made a “myth busting” video attempting to set the record straight on a persistent rumor about Meta: “I swear, […]
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Ubisoft launches Vantage Studios subsidiary to develop its biggest franchises
Ubisoft previously announced that it was working with Tencent on a new subsidiary focused on its biggest games. Now that offshoot has a name: Vantage Studios. The new operation, which Ubisoft describes as a “creative house,” will be responsible for the Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, […]
Ford and GM are buying their own EVs to keep the $7500 tax credit alive
Ford and GM have apparently worked up an interesting scheme to keep the expiring $7,500 federal EV tax credit from driving down sales. According to Reuters, the automakers are working with dealers on short-term programs that would allow customers to continue to receive the tax […]
All hail the new Fat Bear Champion
The votes are in, and the winner of Fat Bear Week 2025 is the indomitable Bear 32, also known as Chunk. The public votes for their favorite brown bear each year in the March Madness-style tournament held by Katmai National Park and Preserve in partnership […]
Alien: Earth’s showrunner wanted it to be a dark reflection of our world
In Alien: Earth, a techbro wunderkind controls 20 percent of the world’s continental land mass, and he likes to play God in a secret lab located on a remote island. That’s where the trillionaire has engineered a new pathway to human immortality, and given a […]
The EV tax credit is dead — here’s what happens next
For EVs, it’s Zero Hour. When the clock strikes midnight on Oct. 1, the $7,500 federal tax credit on EVs will expire, potentially turning affordable electric carriages into showroom pumpkins. Sales of electric cars are certain to dip. Real-world prices will rise. The only question […]
Apple’s M5 iPad Pro might have leaked in Russia
A Russian YouTuber just posted a video unboxing what appears to be an unannounced iPad Pro with an M5 chip. Rumors have indicated that Apple would launch an M5 iPad Pro as early as October, and this video could be our first look at the […]
SpaceX has a few tricks up its sleeve for the last Starship flight of the year
SpaceX will reuse a Super Heavy booster with 24 previously flown Raptor engines.
Amazon’s September 2025 hardware event: all the news and announcements
Amazon will kick off its 2025 fall hardware event today, September 30th, at 10AM ET / 7AM PT, and the company has already teased a few new products we should expect. Based on the company’s own event invite, it seems like we can look forward […]
Here are 55 great deals you can snag ahead of Amazon’s fall Prime Day event
Amazon recently announced that its fall Prime Day sale — once again dubbed Prime Big Deal Days — will kick off on Tuesday, October 7th, and run through October 8th. While you have a few weeks to get your wishlist in order, the retailer isn’t […]