Spotify reportedly locks white noise podcasters out of an ad program
is said to have had a thorny relationship with the makers of white noise podcasts for some time, and now the company seems to be [view more]
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Volkswagen will produce an EV version of its GTI hot hatch
Volkswagen’s ID lineup is pretty well fleshed out by now, with vehicles ranging from the ID.2all compact to the ID.4 crossover — but where are [view more]
‘Pizza Tower’ is the ‘Wario Land’ + ‘Sonic’ crossover I didn’t know I wanted
My favorite video game of 2023 involves a portly, balding pizza chef named Peppino Spaghetti scaling a medieval tower to defeat a sentient floating pie [view more]
BMW’s ‘Vision Neue Klasse’ concept teases high-efficiency EVs
BMW is continuing to explore an expanded EV lineup, releasing the Vision Neue Klasse — its latest concept design. The model builds on 2021’s i [view more]
The Morning After: Facebook may offer paid ad-free plans in Europe
Would you be willing to pay for Facebook? Meta may add a paid subscription option to Instagram and Facebook for users in Europe, according to [view more]
Mercedes-Benz concept EV offers rapid charging and Tesla-beating range
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its “close-to-production” Concept CLA Class EV, boasting of very long range and rapid charging via an 800-volt architecture. The four-door sedan is [view more]
Hitting the Books: The programming trick that gave us DOOM multiplayer
Since its release in 1993, id Software’s DOOM franchise has become one of modern gaming’s most easily recognizable IPs. The series has sold more than [view more]
Google’s Nest Aware subscription service gets a $20 price hike
Google Nest device owners will have to pay at least $20 more if they want access to their security cameras’ and doorbells’ more sophisticated features [view more]
India launches a spacecraft to study the sun a week after landing on the moon
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to recreate India’s IT boom with space, a government official told Reuters. And the Indian Space Research Organisation’s efforts [view more]
Facebook and Instagram may offer paid, ad-free plans in Europe to sate EU privacy concerns
Meta may add a paid subscription option to Instagram and Facebook in Europe, according to The New York Times. The ad-free tier is meant to [view more]