Walmart thinks it's a good idea to let kids buy IRL items inside Roblox
Walmart’s Discovered experience started out last year as a way for kids to buy virtual items for Roblox inside the game. But today, that partnership is testing out an expanded pilot program that will allow teens to buy real-life goods stocked on digital shelves before they’re shipped to your door. Available to children 13 and […]
The best fast chargers for 2024
It’s been a minute since you’ve been able to get a USB phone charger bundled with most new flagship smartphones. That means you actually need to think about which one you should get instead, and how much you ought to spend. But the bright side is that, if you pick the right charging brick, it […]
The EU will force Apple to open up iPadOS
Apple’s iPad has been added to the list of tech products that must abide by the EU’s DMA rules, as reported by Bloomberg. The European Commission has officially designated iPadOS as a gatekeeper under the DMA, alongside the Safari web browser, the iOS operating system and the App Store. The organization states that users are […]
Peacock is raising prices again, just in time for the Olympics
Streamflation is real y’all. Peacock just announced its raising prices again, less than a year after it last upped subscription costs. The new price will be $8 per month for Peacock with ads and $14 per month for an ad-free experience, starting on July 18 for new subscribers and August 17 for pre-existing users. An […]
GitHub unveils Copilot-native developer environment
Microsoft-owned developer platform GitHub has launched GitHub Copilot Workspace, a new Copilot-native environment designed to support brainstorming, planning, building, testing and running code, into technical preview. Copilot Workspace, announced as part of a company blog post, builds on the successes of the platform’s other generative AI aids, Copilot and Copilot Chat, which were launched […]
Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro are back down to their lowest price ever
The latest generation of Apple’s eternally popular AirPods Pro are back down to their all-time low price of $180 at Amazon. The deal takes $10 off the typical sale price of $190 and a solid $69 off the $249 MSRP. The last time we saw this price tag was during Amazon’s spring sale in March. […]
Scientists design super-battery made with cheap, readily affordable chemical element, Na — Salt-based cell has surprisingly good energy density and charges in seconds
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a high-performance, hybrid sodium-ion battery that charges rapidly and offers impressive energy density. This revolutionary prototype uses sodium (Na), a chemical element over 1000 times more abundant and cheaper than lithium (Li), the main component of conventional batteries. Generally, sodium-ion batteries […]