Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than six months
Amazon said Blue Jay’s core tech will be used for other robotics projects and the employees who worked on it were moved to other projects.
Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features
Mastodon is looking to grow its open source, decentralized social network with new features aimed at creators.
Data breach at fintech giant Figure affects close to a million customers
The Figure data breach allowed hackers to steal customer names, dates of birth, physical addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.
Microsoft is bringing a built-in network speed test to Windows 11
Microsoft is working on a bunch of new features for Windows 11, including a new network speed test that you can access from your taskbar. The tool is bundled in an update rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Release Preview Channel, allowing you to right-click the network icon in the system tray to […]
Ken Watanabe didn’t think a kabuki movie would work
A three-hour-long period drama about kabuki, a centuries-old form of Japanese theater, doesn’t exactly sound like box office gold. But that’s exactly what happened with Kokuho. Director Lee Sang-il’s adaptation of the Shuichi Yoshida novel of the same name was a surprise hit last year, becoming Japan’s top-grossing live-action film domestically. But star Ken Watanabe […]
Google debuts $499 Pixel 10a
The smartphone is available for preorder now with shipments starting March 5. It comes in Lavender, Berry, Fog, and Obsidian.
Acer’s Chromebook Plus Spin 514 is $200 off, marking a new low price
If you want a Chromebook that can double as a tablet when you need it to, Acer’s Chromebook Plus Spin 514 is one of the better 2-in-1s on the market. And you can buy it with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for $499 ($200 off), which is a new low price, at Best […]
Are Elon Musk’s Mars plans finally coming back down to Earth?
Maybe you’ve heard, but Elon Musk is apparently a Moon fan now. He has historically been the ultimate cheerleader for human missions to Mars, and as recently as last year, he said his aim was to go straight to the red planet and that the Moon was “a distraction.” Now, he has apparently changed his […]
Audible syncs ebook reading and audiobook listening to keep you focused
On Wednesday, Audible launched a new “immersion reading” feature that could help readers concentrate on their audiobooks by allowing them to read along with the ebook version. While listening to an audiobook in the Audible app, users can tap the “Read & Listen” button above their book’s cover art to see the text version of […]
Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your Kindle ebooks with audiobooks
The feature will require customers to buy both versions of the title, but at a discounted price.