Six years ago, Uber launched a feature in Saudi Arabia that let women drivers on its ride-hailing app ask to be connected to female riders. Since then, the “women preferences” feature has rolled out to 40 countries, from Argentina and Brazil to Canada, India, and Mexico. In a few weeks, this feature will finally make its way to the United …
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It’s been a wild week of cryptic lyrics, mysterious billboards, and Mick Fleetwood reminiscing to “Frozen Love” on his headphones. But the wait is over: Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks will finally reissue their 1973 album Buckingham Nicks on Sept. 19. The first and only album from the longtime Fleetwood Mac bandmates/exes has been out of print for decades and …
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Sony is getting ready to launch a PlayStation 5 system update in beta, which includes simultaneous DualSense wireless controller pairing across multiple devices (personally, hallelujah to this). The PlayStation maker notes that many of its peripherals, such as the DualSense and DualSense Edge wireless controllers, are made to support devices including PC, Mac, and mobile as well as its own …
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In a plea agreement, United States attorneys detail how Olof Kyros Gustafsson and Escobar, Inc. took orders for the phones and other products branded with the likeness of the drug lord Pablo Escobar, seeded products with tech reviewers and social media influencers “in order to attempt to increase demand,” did not deliver the products to customers, and transferred and laundered …
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After a full reveal earlier this month, it’s launch week for Samsung’s upcoming lineup of foldables, and at least in the company’s home country, it seems like that bold, refreshed Galaxy Z Fold 7 design is paying off. As reported by ETNews, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 are seeing exceptional pre-order numbers in South Korea, with this …
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PS5 players are rejoicing as a new hit shooter dropped on the console that’s not Call of Duty. While there’s no shortage of good shooters in the market, it’s hard to make a splash between the likes of Call of Duty, Rainbow Six, and free-to-play games like Fortnite. Enter Void Interactive’s Ready or Not, which has smashed past PC sales …
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In 2022, we shared a teaser trailer for what appeared to be a remake of the classic Fallout games in GZDoom. And now, three years later, its creator has shared a proper gameplay trailer. So, let’s take a look at it. Fallout: Bakersfield is a total conversion mod for GZDoom. This mod basically re-imagines the classic Fallout games as an …
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Tesla opened the doors to its first showroom in India this week, and among the first visitors was Vishal Gondal — a longtime Tesla and Elon Musk loyalist who pre-booked a Model 3 in April 2016, just hours after reservations went live. But despite showing up on day one, Gondal says he has no plans to buy a Tesla now. …
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After 3 years of holding out, I finally bought a Steam Deck thanks to the same logic I used to talk myself out of a Switch 2 GamesRadar+ Switch 2 vs. Steam Deck: Battle of the Handhelds CNET Switch 2 vs Steam Deck: testing Valve’s OLED model against the new Nintendo hybrid Eurogamer Video: Switch 2 Vs. Steam Deck System Face-Off, Digital Foundry …
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Back in 1985, when my family acquired Nintendo’s original NES gaming system, my life changed for the better – but when the Japanese tech brand released the hand-held Gameboy in 1989 and the Super Nintendo console in 1991, my parents put their feet down and refused to keep upgrading our video game systems every time a new one hit shelves. …
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