October 17, 2023 Mazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API tool Enlarge (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Before last week, owners of certain Mazda vehicles who also had a Home Assistant setup could set up some handy…
October 17, 2023 YouTube update will let you search for songs by singing them into your phone YouTube is releasing a sizable update giving users new ways to search for and manage their content on the platform. Chief among these changes…
October 17, 2023 Yes, That’s Robin Williams (Not an Impersonator) in Once Upon a Studio The animated, mega-cameo-filled short film Once Upon a Studio is now streaming on Disney+ to celebrate Disney’s 100-year anniversary. Read more…
October 17, 2023 Climate Change Toppled Some Civilizations but Not Others. Why? This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Read more…
October 17, 2023 Viral Misinformation Incited the Murder of 6-Year-Old Palestinian Boy, Officials Say A man accused of murdering a 6-year-old Palestinian boy and grievously wounding his mother in Illinois on Saturday was motivated by misinformation surrounding the…
October 17, 2023 Elgato’s new teleprompter is designed for streamers Politicians and awkward SNL hosts have long-relied on the humble teleprompter to get their lines out, and now there’s a device that lets the…
October 17, 2023 Netflix Is Getting Into Live Sports…Sort Of Netflix is touting its new series The Netflix Cup as its “first-ever live sports event,” which sounds at first like a retreat of sorts…
October 17, 2023 Austin Butler Forced Timothée Chalamet to Raise the Bar in Dune: Part Two Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic Dune ends with an intense showdown between Paul Atreides and Feyd-Rautha, two sides of an epic war that’ll decide the fate…
October 17, 2023 Latest Xbox accessibility features include controller pairing without touching the console On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a slew of accessibility updates for Xbox players on consoles and PCs. These include keyboard key remapping using controllers, easier-to-get-to…
October 17, 2023 YouTube Adds Stable Volume But Says Ad Blocker Has to Go After a more widespread rollout this week of its tirade against ad blockers, YouTube began its roll out of dozens of new features for…