The DOJ is investigating troubled EV startup Lordstown Motors
The Justice Department is investigating Lordstown Motors, according to The Wall Street Journal. It’s unclear what the DOJ is examining, but the US Attorney’s office leading the investigation often...
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iPadOS 15 beta preview: Widgets and Quick Notes make for a new experience
iPadOS 15 is arriving at a crucial time for the iPad. Ever since the well-designed and overly powerful 2018 iPad Pro arrived, people have increasingly asked Apple to make its tablet software as...
View ArticleBird pilots electric wheelchair and mobility scooter rentals in New York City
While Bird is best known for its electric scooters, it recently expanded into the bikeshare market and is now also moving into the accessibility space. With help from Scootaround, a company that...
View ArticleWestern Digital won’t fix a vulnerability found in older My Cloud OS3 storage...
Owners of Western Digital network attached storage (NAS) devices may have yet another security headache on the horizon. Following the two flaws hackers exploited to wipe My Book Live devices remotely,...
View ArticleThe Blue Screen of Death in Windows 11 is going black
The start menu may not end up the only element of Microsoft’s desktop operating system that gets a visual overhaul in Windows 11. According to The Verge, Windows 11 will feature a Black Screen of...
View ArticleCop tried to use a Taylor Swift song to keep protestor video off YouTube
It seems more and more law enforcement agents are trying to use online platforms' copyright-takedown measures to prevent videos that show them in a bad light from being shared online. A California...
View ArticleOnePlus is integrating its mobile operating system with Oppo's
Half a month after OnePlus announced that it's becoming an Oppo sub-brand, it has revealed that it's also merging its OxygenOS with its new parent company's ColorOS. The two brands have come to the...
View ArticleHackers conduct one of the largest supply chain cyberattacks to date
Hackers just perpetrated one of the largest known supply chain cyberattacks so far. The Financial Times and Wall Street Journal report that IT management software giant Kaseya has fallen victim to a...
View ArticleTesla Cybertruck will have an answer to the Hummer EV's 'Crab Mode'
Tesla won't sit by the wayside as electric trucks like the Hummer EV and Rivian R1T lure customers with special features. Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla is adding rear-wheel steering to the...
View ArticleFTC charges Broadcom with 'illegally monopolizing' the chip industry
Broadcom is facing a major antitrust crackdown. Gizmodoreports that the Federal Trade Commission has charged Broadcom with "illegally monopolizing" the markets for broadband and TV chips, including...
View ArticlePorsche recalls 43,000 Taycan EVs over sudden power loss
It didn't take long for Porsche's rumored Taycan recall to become official. The German car maker has recalled about 43,000 Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo EVs worldwide over a sudden power loss issue....
View ArticleBoring Company proposes Fort Lauderdale transit loop for trips to the beach
Elon Musk's Boring Company is still trying to sell cities on transit loops, and it might just have a significant buyer. As The Vergereports, the Boring Company has submitted a bid for a transit tunnel...
View ArticleFaZe Clan suspends players allegedly involved in crypto pump-and-dump scheme
FaZe Clan is once again reeling from drama, and this time the damage might be longer-lasting. Decryptnotes that FaZe has punished four players for alleged involvement in a pump-and-dump scheme...
View ArticleChina orders Didi ride hailing app pulled from stores over privacy issues
China's app privacy crackdown just struck one of its largest targets yet. Bloombergreports that China's Cyberspace Administration has ordered the removal of Didi Chuxing's ride hailing app from mobile...
View Article'Star Wars: Visions' anime anthology comes to Disney+ on September 22nd
You won't have to wait too much longer to see how anime heavyweights tackle the Star Wars universe. Lucasfilm and Disney have announced that the Star Wars: Visions anthology will be available on...
View ArticleTikTok's AI is now available to other companies
TikTok's AI is no longer a secret — in fact, it's now on the open market. The Financial Times has learned that parent company ByteDance quietly launched a BytePlus division that sells TikTok...
View ArticleGoogle removes popular Android apps that stole Facebook passwords
Google is still racing to pull Android apps that commit major privacy violations. Ars Technicanotes that Google has removed nine apps from the Play Store after Dr. Web analysts discovered they were...
View ArticleDOJ investigates Overwatch League over salary caps
It's not just eSports players' promotional deals coming under scrutiny. Dot Esports has learned that the Department of Justice has launched an antitrust inquiry into Overwatch League soft salary caps...
View ArticleAstronauts show how CRISPR gene editing works in space
CRISPR gene editing is no longer confined to Earth. Astronaut Christina Koch and scientists have successfully demonstrated CRISPR-Cas9 in space for the first time, using it as part of a new technique...
View ArticleHacker targets 'Apex Legends' in plea to fix 'Titanfall' hacking
Apex Legends has reportedly been hacked to raise awareness over the unplayable state of developer Respawn's other game series Titanfall. Players have taken to social media to report that the battle...
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