Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When blockchain is introduced into video gaming, the economy and sometimes the entire design of such games focus on artificial scarcity and ownership of game items.…
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Congress is trying to force carmakers to keep AM radio—how this could be an opportunity to correct past mistakes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A lament about the demise of AM radio has been rising in the halls of Congress. Several automakers, most notably Tesla and Ford, have decided to…
Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage
The Verizon logo is seen on a storefront, Friday, Sep. 1, 2023, in Boston. Credit: AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service…
Will Meta’s Orion smart glasses be the next ‘iPhone moment’?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Meta supremo Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Orion smart glasses, a new augmented reality (AR) prototype, at the annual Meta Connect developer conference. Ten years in the making,…
Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end
In 2023, 42 state attorneys general sued Meta to remove Instagram features that Meta’s own studies had shown – and independent research had confirmed – are harmful to teenage girls.…
Your Google Wallet may soon be able to carry your passport
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Globetrotters may soon be able to store their U.S. passport in a Google Wallet. The tech giant has announced that it’s rolling out a variety of…
How the cost of living crisis and games industry turmoil could hurt Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro release
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In late November 2020, I was one of those people standing in line—or rather, refreshing my browser—hoping to snag a PlayStation 5 during a restock. The…
UK govt buys semiconductor facility key to defense
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK government announced on Friday that it had acquired a key semiconductor factory after fears its imminent closure would hamper a crucial supply chain to…
Boeing strike grinds on as latest talks fail to reach agreement
Boeing workers in the Seattle-area walked off the job on September 13 after overwhelmingly voting down a contract offer. The union for striking Boeing workers said Friday that talks with…
