Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro falls to a new all-time low of $2,249

Post Views: 210 The 16-inch MacBook Pro represents a return to form for Apple. It's speedy while delivering long battery life, low noise and — much to the relief of many — a healthy range of ports. Throw in the high-quality display, a superb keyboard and surprisingly rich speakers and it's an easy pick if…

Twitter is reportedly re-examining Elon Musk’s $43 billion takeover bid

Post Views: 175 But Twitter is now “taking a fresh look” at Musk’s offer and is more likely to engage in negotiations, according to The Journal. The outlet reports the two sides are meeting on Sunday to discuss the proposal, but a handful of hurdles could complicate negotiations. For instance, company executives could insist on…

Fade, Valorant’s latest agent, is a shadowy recon specialist

Post Views: 208 In designing Fade, Riot’s Nicholas Smith said the studio’s intent was to create a foil to Sova, previously the game’s only scouting-focused agent. “Fade brings recon to a personal level, more potent in a localized area,” Smith said. “Haunt,” one of her primary abilities, allows you to throw an orb that reveals…

Hitting the Books: When the military-industrial complex came to Silicon Valley

Post Views: 184 Excerpted from War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future by Roberto J. González, published by the University of California Press. © 2022 by Roberto J. González. In the short term, Carter hoped that DIUx would build relationships with local start-ups, recruit top talent, get military reservists…

Apple may have begun a new push to remove outdated software from the App Store

Post Views: 197 “This app has not been updated in a significant amount of time and is scheduled to be removed from sale in 30 days,” the company states in the email. “You can keep this app available for new users to discover and download from the App Store by submitting an update for review…

Halo Infinite’s co-op campaign is now scheduled to arrive in August

Post Views: 232 The studio now says it’s targeting an August release date for network co-op, with split-screen co-op coming even later. That means you’ll have to wait to invite a friend over to play the game on a single TV. According to the roadmap 343 shared, couch co-op won’t be available until sometime during…

Sony's WH-1000XM5 noise-cancelling headphones could feature a new design

Post Views: 208 According to the outlet, Sony's next flagship noise cancelling headphones will feature up to 40 hours of battery life. If accurate, that would be a significant improvement from the already impressive 30 hours you can get on a single charge from the XM4. Charging the new model to full via USB-C will…

Lapsus$ stole T-Mobile's source code before member arrests in March

Post Views: 187 "Several weeks ago, our monitoring tools detected a bad actor using stolen credentials to access internal systems that house operational tools software," T-Mobile told Krebs. "Our systems and processes worked as designed, the intrusion was rapidly shut down and closed off, and the compromised credentials used were rendered obsolete." The company added…