Enlarge / Unsurprisingly, things get strange in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. (credit: Marvel Studios) On paper, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a formulaic Marvel Studios superhero romp. Its plot beats read like sticky notes slapped onto an overpaid executive’s wall: A superhero arrives, seems all-powerful, then runs into an unstoppable […]
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Frontier lied about Internet speeds and “ripped off customers,” FTC says
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Steven Puetzer) The Federal Trade Commission today said it “has moved to stop Internet service provider Frontier Communications from lying to consumers and charging them for high-speed Internet speeds it fails to deliver.” Frontier was sued by the FTC in May 2021, and on Thursday, it agreed to a settlement […]
Despite the Epic v. Apple battle, Fortnite is officially back on the iPhone
Fortnite on Xbox Cloud Gaming. In an about-face, Epic Games has made Fortnite available on Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming service. Among other things, that means the massively popular game is officially available to play on the iPhone again for the first time since it was pulled in the midst of the recent legal battle […]
AMD doubles the number of CPU cores it offers in Chromebooks
Enlarge / HP Elite c645 G2 Chromebook. (credit: HP) AMD is upping the ante when it comes to Chromebooks. While still a ways off from having Chrome OS devices with the capabilities of the Ryzen 6000 mobile CPUs, Team Red announced the Ryzen 5000 C-series for Chromebooks on Thursday. The top chip in the series […]
Major mobile publisher buys Wordle! (but not the one you’re thinking of)
Enlarge / All aboard. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Regular readers may remember how the viral success of Wordle led to an unexpected flood of downloads for an unrelated, six-year-old iOS game that also happened to be called Wordle! (note the exclamation point.) Those readers may also remember how mobile developer Steven Cravotta pledged to donate some […]
Apple, Google, and Microsoft want Bluetooth proximity to replace the password
The first Thursday of May is apparently “World Password Day, ” and to celebrate Apple , Google , and Microsoft are launching a ” joint effort ” to kill the password. The major OS vendors want to “expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web […]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is either good or it’s just so comforting that I don’t care
Enlarge (credit: Paramount+) If the modern Star Trek shows have all felt a little off to you, Strange New Worlds may be what you’ve been waiting for. The modern era of TV Star Trek has been more than willing to experiment with what a Star Trek show is. Discovery and Picard both focus on heavily serialized season-long plotlines. […]
Stung by 3 court losses, ISPs stop fighting California net neutrality law
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | nevarpp) The broadband industry has abandoned its lawsuit against California’s net neutrality law after a series of court rulings went against Internet service providers. The four broadband lobby groups that sued California “hereby stipulate to the dismissal of this action without prejudice,” they wrote in a filing Wednesday in US […]
Volta Trucks will launch its electric Class 7 trucks in the US next year
Enlarge / Volta Trucks’ Zero has been designed from the ground up as a battery-electric logistics vehicle. The driver can enter or exit from either side and sits in a central driving position with eyes at the right height to spot cyclists and other vulnerable road users. (credit: Volta | Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) […]
Larry Ellison chips in a cool billion towards Musk’s Twitter takeover
Enlarge / Oracle Corporation CEO Larry Ellison looks on after Oracle Team USA skippered by James Spithill lost race 1 of the America’s Cup Finals on June 17, 2017 in Hamilton, Bermuda. (credit: Xaume Olleros | Getty Images) Elon Musk has raised $7.14 billion of funding for his $44 billion buyout of Twitter, from investors […]