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Doom Developer Id Software Is Reportedly Losing Half Its Staff
Microsoft’s mass layoffs may taken a sledgehammer to the famed FPS studio. Doom creator id Software is laying off around 50 percent of its staff, Game Developer reports. The cuts at id Software are a part of larger mass layoffs Microsoft announced on Monday, primarily focused on Xbox and its game studios. While neither Microsoft nor id Software have formally…
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How Your Smartwatch And AI Might Detect Early Signs Of Illness
Long before you notice the symptoms of, say, the flu or COVID-19, your body starts changing in subtle ways. Taken individually, changes to your skin temperature, resting heart rate or respiratory patterns may not mean much. But when combined and compared to your baseline, they may hint that you’re coming down with something. Research has shown that wearables can detect…
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Meta Is Reportedly Building Its Own Cloud Business
Selling server infrastructure would put Meta in competition with Amazon and Google. Matthew G Eddy/Shutterstock Meta could spin up its own cloud business to make use of the infrastructure investments it’s made to train and run AI models, Bloomberg reports. The social media provider has traditionally paid for risky bets on smart glasses and virtual reality with the…
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5 Easy Ways To Get More Range Out Of Your EV
These little tricks will help you spend more time driving instead of charging. Modern electric vehicles have come a long way since range anxiety was an actual concern. These days, EV makers have to clear an EPA-verified range of at least 300 miles to be taken seriously. Sorry, Fiat 500e. Some EVs even boast a range closer to 500 miles. Still,…
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Polestar Won’t Be Able To Sell Its Cars In The US Next Year
Even the domestically made Polestar 3 SUV can’t be sold. Polestar Even though it makes an electric SUV in the US, Polestar will effectively be shut out of the local market next year. The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security will not permit the brand to sell new models in the country beginning in 2027,…
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A Better Fit Comes With A Higher Price
As someone who often wears contacts, but defaults to my prescription glasses most days of the week, Ray-Ban Meta glasses with see-through (but not prescription) lenses haven’t made much sense to me. I get that having transition lenses can make an expensive pair of glasses useful in more situations, but I’ve generally preferred the sunglasses form factor because it tends…
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Do Fitness Trackers Still Work If You Have Tattoos?
The last thing you want to happen after dropping hundreds of dollars on a wearable is to discover that it doesn’t work with your body. But, that’s a fairly common problem people with wrist tattoos have been running into since the advent of smartwatches and fitness trackers. As countless posts on device support pages and Reddit have chronicled over the…
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The EU Won’t Pursue A Mandatory Game Preservation Law
But it will work toward a voluntary code of conduct for devs and publishers. Christophe Licoppe/Shutterstock The European Commission has opted not to require video game companies to continue supporting their online titles after they’re no longer available for purchase. Instead, the regulator said that it will “explore ways to improve industry standards” for games that may become…
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The Creepshow Video Game Is Coming Out This Summer
The point-and-click adventure game based on the horror anthology series arrives in August. PHL Collective/DreadXP The Creepshow game isn’t dead after all. Though things have been quiet around the video game spin-off of Shudder’s horror anthology series since it was announced a few years ago, the Steam page just went live with a release window that’s surprisingly soon:…
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Amazon’s ‘Story So Far’ Feature Is Finally Rolling Out To Kindles
It’s also headed to the Kindle app on iOS, but sadly not the Android version just yet. Amazon We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Way back in September, Amazon announced a feature for Kindles designed to help you catch up on a book in case you’ve lost the plot or simply took a prolonged…
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