"Father of the iPod" Tony Fadell joins Arm"s board
Nest and iPod co-designer Tony Fadell has joined the board of processor designer Arm, which works with Apple on the M- and iPhone A-series chips.Tony Fadell pictured in 2012 with his Nest thermostatEarly in 2022, Nvidia's deal to buy Arm failed follo.....»»
Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78
Christensen kick-started online culture by inspiring thousands of hobbyist communities. On Friday, Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), died.....»»
Asahi Linux’s bespoke GPU driver is running Windows games on Apple Silicon Macs
Work on Asahi's Vulkan GPU driver and various translation layers is paying off. A few years ago, the idea of running PC games on a Mac, in Linux, or on Arm processors would have b.....»»
Sunderfolk is a couch co-op tactical RPG you play with a phone. No, really.
Blizzard vet says both tabletop pros and casual types have a place on the couch. Tabletop board games and video games typically offer ways to reduce their difficulty. But getting.....»»
Chairman Akio Toyoda says founding family presence ‘necessary" at Toyota
As long as family members have the will and skill, there will always be room for them at their namesake company Toyota Motor Corp., says Chairman Akio Toyoda, whose father and grandfather also ran the Japanese carmaker......»»
Nissan joins ChargeScape, a way for EV owners to sell watts back to the grid
Nissan is joining ChargeScape, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) venture backed by BMW, Ford, and Honda. The launch comes ahead of Tesla's expected V2G adoption in 2025......»»
Facebook"s Mark Zuckerberg turns Porsche SUV into minivan, but prefers Cadillac Blackwing
The Facebook CEO and father of three had West Coast Customs put sliding doors on an extended Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT and threw in a matching slate-gray 911 GT3 for himself......»»
Nissan joins forces with Ford, Honda and BMW in EV charging alliance
Nissan is joining ChargeScape, the alliance created by three of its competitors: Ford Motor Co., American Honda Motor Co. and BMW......»»
Chery weighs Hong Kong IPO for $7 billion auto arm
Chery Auto is one of China’s biggest car exporters and one of only a few not listed. It is a key asset of Chery Group, which also provides financial and real estate services......»»
Prime Big Deal Days board game deals: All the classics are on sale!
We've picked out all the best Prime Day board game deals going on right now and taken a look at how to pick the right one for you......»»
3 rom-coms on Netflix you need to watch in October 2024
Our picks for three rom-coms on Netflix to watch in October include a tender father-daughter story, a TV show with millennial icons, and a 2000s staple......»»
Amazon illegally refused to bargain with drivers’ union, NLRB alleges
Amazon hit with NLRB complaint after deriding finding that drivers are employees. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed charges against Amazon, alleging that the e-c.....»»
AirPods 4 teardown reveals minor changes, no improvements to repairability
Following AirPods Max updates. The teardowns reveal there are only a few internal changes for the AirPods 4, and a continued general lack of repairability across the board. more….....»»
Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months
New study offers lessons on how to better protect communities from disasters. Enlarge / This video screenshot released by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Pale.....»»
Opinion: Enough, already—why humanity must get on board with the concept of "sufficiency"
Humanity's rapacious consumption is more than Earth and its climate can handle, which is driving an ecological crisis. Australians are the worst offenders per person due to our excessive resource use......»»
Devolver has a new licensed game label, and Disney is onboard
Devolver Digital has launched a new publishing arm set to bring IP from Disney, HBO, and more to indie studios......»»
Deals: Apple Pencil Pro all-time low, new Apple Watch SE 2 configs from $189, iPad Air, MagSafe gear, more
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by a new all-time low price on Apple Pencil Pro that is now sitting at $99 shipped. While this might be an excellent condition open-box listing, it does include the full 1-year Apple warranty and now joins.....»»
Droughts drive Spanish boom in pistachio farming
Two decades ago, Miguel Angel Garcia harvested grapes and grains on his farm in central Spain, like his father and grandfather before him......»»
SpaceX launches rescue mission to return stranded astronauts
A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station, NASA said......»»
DC villains Bane and Deathstroke are getting their own movie
Two of DC's top villains, Bane and Deathstroke, are reportedly coming to the big screen as the screenwriter of Captain America 4 joins the project......»»
Tails OS joins forces with Tor Project in merger
The organizations have worked closely together over the years. Enlarge (credit: The Tor Project) The Tor Project, the nonprofit that maintains software for the Tor anonymity network, is joining forces with Tails, the mak.....»»