Blue Origin’s next passenger list will include TV and film space exploration veteran William Shatner, along with Blue Origin’s own Audrey Powers, who serves as the company’s Voice President of Mission & Flight Operations. These two will round out the four-person crew that includes previously announced passengers Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries, on a […]
Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says company ‘chooses profits over safety’
The whistleblower who brought information about Facebook’s awareness of Instagram’s impact on teens has revealed herself as Frances Haugen in an interview with 60 Minutes.
iOS 15 update to fix Apple Watch unlock bug is here
If you’ve had your iPhone set up to unlock with your Apple Watch and recently upgraded to an iPhone 13, a software bug may have prevented you from continuing to use this. Thankfully, a fix is here.
GM’s US factories will switch to renewable energy five years ahead of schedule
Earlier this year, GM announced plans to go green by 2035 with the vehicles it produces and by 2030 for its production facilities. Now it says it’ll achieve the factory goal five years early.
FCC proposes new rules to combat SIM swapping scams
SIM swapping scams have been on the rise these past couple of years, but the FCC is seeking to create new rules that would help prevent SIM swapping scams and port-out fraud.
Sony buys remake and remaster studio Bluepoint Games
Sony has acquired Bluepoint Games, the Austin-based studio best known for remaking Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus. Financial terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed.
IMDb’s free TV service arrives in the UK
Folks in the UK looking for a show or movie to stream have even more options at their disposal: IMDb TV is now available in the country.
Jeep’s Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid will arrive in early 2022
As promised, Jeep has detailed its first Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid. The company confirmed the Grand Cherokee 4xe will arrive in North America in early 2022, and with more features than expected.
Withings puts its heart-monitoring ScanWatch in the body of a diver’s watch
Withings is launching the ScanWatch Horizon, a dolled-up version of its ScanWatch inside the body of a diving watch. Horizon comes in a bigger, 43mm case size, but matches the ScanWatch for features.
New study shows Apple Watch can detect heart arrhythmias other than atrial fibrillation
Continuing research by Stanford and Apple from the 2017 Apple Heart Study, which managed to enrol over 400,000 participants and became one of the largest studies of its kind ever performed, has shown that the Apple Watch is capable of detecting other types of arrhythmic heart beat irregularities in addition to atrial fibrillation (AFib). Apple […]