That bad King Kong game was only in development for a year
According to developers who worked on the project, Skull Island: Rise of Kong only had a year’s worth of development time.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is already on sale with a $10 PlayStation Store gift card
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Trump fraud trial judge suggests gag order violation could result in imprisonment
CNN — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial admonished the former president’s attorneys for a “blatant violation” of a gag order and suggested that violations could result in “imprisonment.” Judge Arthur Engoron said despite his clear order to take down a social media post attacking his clerk, “I …
City of San Marcos settles lawsuit for failing to protect ‘Biden Bus’ participants from harassment by Trump supporters in 2020
CNN — The city of San Marcos, Texas, settled a lawsuit this week filed by four supporters of Joe Biden who said local police failed to protect them from harassment in 2020 as they rode in a Biden campaign bus. “The intimidation we experienced on the highway that day and …
Toyota’s electric cars will adopt Tesla’s charging standard
CNN — Toyota has joined the growing list of automakers that have decided to switch to using Tesla’s charging standard. Beginning in 2025 all Toyota electric vehicles sold in the US will have charging ports designed to work with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), rather than the Combined Charging …
Israel’s war with Hamas comes to corporate America
London CNN — From ESG investing (Blackrock), to gay rights (Disney), to Donald Trump after the Capitol riots (mainstream corporate America), companies routinely take a stand. Sometimes, as with Nike and Colin Kaepernick, it helps their bottom line. Sometimes, it does the opposite — think Bud Light’s support of transgender …
Jury selection begins in Kenneth Chesebro election subversion case amid plea negotiations
CNN — Jury selection began Friday in the first Georgia election subversion trial, a landmark moment in the massive racketeering case, where pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro is facing charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election with fake GOP electors. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee met with …
Rolling Stones perform star-studded surprise set at album release party
CNN — The Rolling Stones performed at a New York City club to celebrate the release of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds.” The band hit Racket NYC to perform their first album of new material in eighteen years. Questlove played DJ as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood took …
How to use Apple’s Conversation Awareness mode on the AirPods Pro
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Brave browser installs a VPN service on Windows whether you want it or not
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The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses actually make the future look cool
While Meta hasn’t reinvented the category, it’s nailed the execution. But culturally, is the timing right for smart glasses? Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales I’m a smart glasses skeptic. Not because the technology is impossible but because I’ve tested several pairs and even dove deep into the category for a …