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AMD thinks the PC sales slump will end after one more rough quarter
/ AMD CEO Lisa Su says next quarter is the bottom.
Nothing Phone (2) Set to Launch This Year in the U.S.
Nothing CEO Carl Pei has officially confirmed that the company's new smartphone, the Phone (2) will be released in the U.S. later this year. When Nothing's debut Phone (1) first launched, the U.S. market was starved of an official release due in part to supply chain constraints and lackluster support from carriers. Now with over a million products shipped and more than $200 million USD in revenue last year, the company is in a position to properly roll out in the U.S. which it says is its new number 1 priority in terms of markets.“We're really excited about the U.S. market because it's a big country. If you look at our earbuds sales, about one-third comes from the U.S. And by not launching our phone in the U.S., we're leaving potentially a third of the volume on the table," said Pei in an ...
WhatsApp Partners with Tems to Explore the Power of Self-Expression
Expanding the possibilities of daily messaging, WhatsApp announces the integration of new customizable Avatars. To celebrate the launch, the app places a spotlight on its creative community in the “Say More with Avatars” global campaign, discovering how new forms of communication can aid expression. Grammy and Oscar nominated singer-songwriter Tems leads the campaign with her own journey in connectivity. Exploring new ways to forge stronger and more authentic connections with WhatsApp Avatars, the partnership between WhatsApp and Tems aims to showcase its creation, connection and community. Hypebeast spoke to the artist on the role of the platform in her career, “WhatsApp allows me to stay connected to all of my communities. I am constantly sending voice memos and capturing ideas so it is ...
GM has started producing the Hummer EV SUV
/ There’s a new model of Hummer being made in the same factory as the existing electric truck. General Motors has started production on the Hummer EV SUV at its Factory Zero in Michigan, according to Nicole Schmitz, a spokesperson for the company. The Detroit Press reported Monday that customers could start receiving their orders by the end of Q1. That lines up with GM’s FAQ stating that the SUV will be available in “early 2023.” I won’t blame anyone who’s thinking, “wait, haven’t they been making these for a while,” because GM started delivering the truck version of the Hummer EV, which sports a five-foot-long bed, in December 2021. In October 2022, the company announced that it had made 782 of the vehicles during 2022, and said it had around 90,000 reservations for both the truck and SUV...
Paramount Plus and Showtime become ‘Paramount Plus with Showtime’
/ Some original content from Paramount Plus will air on Showtime as part of the change.
Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are reportedly all skipping E3 2023
/ The Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch vendors may not attend the show.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition plays great on console
/ Wololo with your contrololo. a:hover]:text-black text-gray-13 dark:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>My cities were never so thoughtfully constructed. I just plopped buildings down wherever there was room and encircled them with walls.a:hover]:text-black text-gray-13 dark:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Controlling a lot of little units over a big space can get difficult.
Instagram’s AIM-like text status feature is expanding to Europe and Japan
/ Instagram Notes launched in December, and people immediately equated them to AIM away messages. This week, they’re coming to Europe and Japan. a:hover]:text-gray-63 text-gray-63 dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Meta Instagram Notes, the social network’s recently launched text status feature that reminds me of the AOL Instant Messenger away messages of my youth, is expanding to the EU, UK, and Japan this week, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced Monday. The rollout is beginning on Monday, spokesperson Christine Pai said in an email to The Verge. Notes are short text posts of ...
The Meta Quest Pro is $400 off this week
/ It’s still pricey, but it could shore up Meta’s presence in the professional VR market.
Check out these emulated calculators at the Internet Archive
/ The Internet Archive now houses a collection of old-school calculators that you can boot up and use as if you had a physical version right in front of you. a:hover]:text-black text-gray-13 dark:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Doing some tough math problems on the good ol’ TI-83 Plus.
San Francisco wants to slow robotaxi rollout over blocked traffic and false 911 calls
/ Since Cruise and Waymo got permission to operate without drivers on San Francisco streets, the robotaxis have been caught blocking traffic and obstructing emergency vehicles throughout the city. a:hover]:text-gray-63 text-gray-63 dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Getty Images San Francisco transportation officials want Waymo and Cruise to slow the expansion of their robotaxi services in the city due to safety concerns, as reported earlier by NBC News. In two letters written to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the officials on San Francisco County’s Transportat...
