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Now Kia EVs can use Tesla’s Superchargers
Kia is the latest automaker to be granted Tesla Supercharger access, allowing owners of the company’s EVs to connect to over 21,500 stalls across North America. Kia EVs were originally supposed to get access to Superchargers in January, but it was delayed unt…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
Galactus hungers in Fantastic Four: First Steps’ new trailer
In Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps, everyone sees Reed Richards and his family as heroes capable of protecting the planet from any threat. But the film’s latest trailer makes it seem like the team’s first big villain might be a little more than they can …
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
OpenAI undoes its glaze-heavy ChatGPT update
OpenAI is rolling back its latest GPT-4o update after CEO Sam Altman said the company would be making fixes to address the chatbot’s “sycophant-y and annoying” personality introduced with recent updates. The rollback, which started Monday night, is “now 100%”…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Negative
Chromebooks could get a boost from Snapdragon X Plus chips soon
Chromebooks on Arm processors are about to get a big boost as developers prepare new versions of ChromeOS with support for Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chips, reports Chrome Unboxed. According to a new developer commit message posted in the Chromium project G…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
Apple doesn’t seem too worried about Trump’s tariffs
Apple reported its latest quarterly earnings on Wednesday under the backdrop of a court ruling that’s poised to upend the company’s App Store business and tariff uncertainty that could spur price increases for devices including the iPhone. At least on this oc…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
Trump promises 100 percent tariff on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’
President Donald Trump says his administration will institute high tariffs on movies that fit the nebulous category of "produced in foreign lands," a definition that could include anything from anime to the latest Marvel films. In a Sunday evening Truth Socia…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
The Overwatch developer team has unionized
The team of nearly 200 Activision Blizzard developers behind the Overwatch franchise has unionized. Formed under the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild is the latest wall-to-wall Blizzard union to be recognized by parent c…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
Xbox is going to let you pin your favorite games on your homescreen
Microsoft is going to allow Xbox owners to pin apps and games directly to the Home UI. The latest change to homescreen section of the Xbox dashboard will be available to Xbox Insiders this week, alongside options to hide system apps, choose the number of apps…
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive
Inside WWE’s divide-and-conquer YouTube strategy
With over 108 million subscribers, WWE has truly colossal reach on YouTube. The company currently sits just behind PewDiePie at number 11 on the list of most-subscribed channels across the entire platform. When youâre at that level of popularity, thereâs …
Source: The Verge
Reception: Negative
Wear OS 6 puts Google Gemini on your wrist
After a few years of iterative updates, Wear OS 6 is shaping up to be a significant leap forward. For starters, Gemini will replace Google Assistant on the wrist alongside a big Material 3 Expressive redesign that takes advantage of circular watch faces. Oh, …
Source: The Verge
Reception: Positive