Lucid Motors is laying off 1,300 workers to reduce expenses
By the end of this week, 1,300 people who work for Lucid Motors will have known that they're going to lose their jobs. The luxury electric vehicle maker has notified…
Lenovo has shut down its Legion gaming phone business
Lenovo carved out a niche with its Legion line of gaming smartphones featuring impressive specs and gimmicks like SSD RAID storage and pop-out cameras. Now, the company is exiting the…
Spotify’s Niche Mixes let you generate personalized playlists for almost anything
Spotify already offers a host of personalized playlists, and now the company is giving users even more control over the generation of those mixes. Building on the mood, decades and…
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ season 2 premieres June 15th
You now know when you can continue following the adventures of Captain Christopher Pike. Paramount+ has revealed that the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will premiere June…
Lockheed Martin is building a Moon-to-Earth satellite communications network
If humanity is going to have a long-term presence on the Moon, it's going to need reliable communications — and Lockheed Martin thinks it can provide that link. The company…
Microsoft to reportedly focus on security and AI in next version of Windows
Microsoft is working on a new “modern” version of Windows with better security and faster updates, according toWindows Central. The initiative, called CorePC, would allow Windows to scale better for…
E-book library app OverDrive is shutting down on May 1st
OverDrive, the service you can use to borrow ebooks, audiobooks and other digital media from your local library, school or university, is shutting down. In a blog post spotted by…
Dolphin is releasing its GameCube and Wii emulator on Steam
Nintendo might be making it harder to play its older games on official hardware, but there are other options if you know where to look. One of them is about…
How to see five planets aligned in the night sky this week
If you want to catch a (somewhat) rare planetary alignment in the night sky, find a clear area without much light pollution and set your gaze to the west right…
Apple Pay Later is finally available in the US, but only with an invite
It took nearly a year, but Apple's pay-over-time system is here. The company has launched Apple Pay Later for US customers in a "prerelease" version that requires an invitation. If…
The UK government won’t make an NFT after all
Last year, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (then Chancellor of the Exchequer) announced that the Royal Mint would issue an official NFT (non-fungible token) as a "forward-looking approach" toward crypto.…
Rekkie’s smart snow goggles prove that AR is useful right now
I’ve been excited about the prospect of augmented reality on ski goggles since Oakley first tried it more than a decade ago with its short-lived Airwave headset. Unfortunately, its foray…
Apple Music Classical is now available globally
Apple Music Classical is now available for download globally with more than 5 million tracks. Offered as part of an Apple Music subscription, it's designed to make it easier to…
Virgin Orbit extends employee furlough as it continues to seek funding
In mid-March, Virgin Orbit went into an "operational pause" and put most of its 750 employees in an unpaid leave due to financial issues. Reports have come out that the…
Twitter will soon only recommend paid users in its For You feed
In a couple of weeks, all the tweets you see on the For You feed will come from Twitter Blue users. Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced that the website…
Rode’s Wireless ME squeezes a second mic into its receiver
When Rode released the original Wireless GO, it was an instant success. The ease of use, audio quality and reasonable price made wireless microphones much more accessible. In fact it…
Lyft co-founder Logan Green is stepping down as CEO
More than a decade into its life, Lyft is bringing on a new chief executive officer. On Monday afternoon, the company announced current CEO and co-founder Logan Green would hand…
Fitbit challenges, adventures and open groups join the Google graveyard today
In February, Fitbit announced it would sunset open groups, adventures and challenges on March 27th. That day has arrived, and if you didn’t download your trophies before today, I’m sorry…
Apple’s Martin Scorsese movie hits theaters in October before its TV+ debut
Apple's long-expected Martin Scorsese movie has a release date — for theaters, that is. The company has revealed that Killers of the Flower Moon will get a wide theatrical release…
Water trapped in tiny glass beads on the Moon could hydrate future settlements
China’s Chang’e 5 rover has found tiny glass beads containing water in an impact crater on the Moon. Samples collected from a 2020 mission found beads with water content as…