Waymo robotaxis are heading to Philadelphia and NYC
Waymo kicked off two “road trips” to Philadelphia and New York City on Monday, signaling the Alphabet-owned company’s push to expand into cities in the Northeast.
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Nintendo wants to keep ‘traditional approach’ to development as costs skyrocket
A bigger, more powerful Switch means bigger, more intensive games that take more time and money to make. But as development costs skyrocket across the industry, Nintendo seems to have a plan to keep things in control as it transitions into the Switch 2 era. In response to a question during a recent shareholders meeting […]
Wicked’s Jon M. Chu will direct Mattel’s live-action Hot Wheels movie
Hoping to recapture the popularity of the Barbie movie that grossed over $1.44 billion worldwide, toy maker Mattel has announced that Wicked’s Jon M. Chu will direct its upcoming live-action Hot Wheels movie, with Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, whose credits include Creed II and They Cloned Tyrone, writing the script. The film was first […]
Threads is nearing X’s daily app users, new data shows
Threads’ mobile app for iOS and Android saw 115.1 million daily active users, representing 127.8% year-over-year growth.
AI is forcing the data industry to consolidate — but that’s not the whole story
While AI may be the catalyst behind the recent wave of data company M&A, the market was ripe for consolidation.
TikTok reportedly developing new version of app ahead of planned US sale
TikTok is developing a new version of its app for U.S. users ahead of an expected sale of the app to a group of investors, according to a new report from The Information.
Apple’s 5th Ave store spray-painted to protest ‘climate hypocrisy’
A climate change activist was arrested after spray-painting Apple’s 5th Avenue store as part of a protest against Big Tech’s “climate hypocrisy.” Protestors from the Extinction Rebellion environmental group staged a demonstration at the New York City storefront on Sunday, and one individual spray-painted “Boycott” beneath the Apple logo on the building’s entrance, along with […]
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How SharkNinja took over the home, with CEO Mark Barrocas
It’s summertime, which means it’s time for our annual grilling episode. In years past we’ve talked to the leaders of Big Green Egg, Traeger, and Blackstone, and it’s always fascinating how those companies have all the same kinds of problems and ideas as any of the tech companies we have on the show. In fact […]
Now you can just tell SmartThings how to automate your home
Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked this week, Samsung is announcing several new features coming to its smart home platform, SmartThings, including the ability to create routines using natural language. That means you’ll be able to simply tell SmartThings what you want your smart home to do, and it’ll take care of all the complicated details for […]
Ingram Micro says ongoing outage caused by ransomware attack
Ingram Micro is one of the largest distributors of tech and cloud products.