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Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets

Twitter announced a pair of big upcoming features today: the ability for users to charge their followers for access to additional content, and the ability to create and join groups based around specific interests. They’re two of the more substantial changes to Twitter in a while, but they also fit snugly into models that have… Read more

Go read this piece about why you may be seeing a lot of city pop in your feeds

City pop is a genre defined by nostalgia. Though, as Cat Zhang writes, that nostalgia is algorithmically generated — and its recent popularity is wrapped in the acceleration of global exchange and a whole Western mythology of Japan as the capitalist future. Yesterday, Zhang published an elegant capsule history of the genre in Pitchfork, which… Read more

Upcoming Oculus Quest and Quest 2 games: VR experiences to watch out for

(Pocket-lint) – Looking for an excuse to buy an Oculus Quest 2? Or just wondering what games will be available to play? Then you’ve come to the right place. squirrel_widget_2679961 There are numerous VR experiences coming in the next few months. Fantastic games to add to the collection of already awesome games available on the… Read more

Disney Plus

Our Verdict A well-stocked, easy-to-navigate catalogue of new and original content that Disney fans are bound to enjoy For Huge, intuitive catalogue 4K, HDR10 and Dolby Atmos/Vision Vast device support Against Poor 4K HDR discovery Once upon a time, a man called Walt Disney founded Walt Disney Studios with his brother and became one of… Read more

RTX 3060 Listings Flood U.S. Retailers, With Prices Up to $629

Home News GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (Image credit: Gigabyte) Only a few hours are left before the GeForce RTX 3060 goes up for purchase at retailers around the world. Given Nvidia’s recent launch history, the mid-range Ampere graphics card’s stock might be equally limited so legit customers will likely have to fend off… Read more

Report: TSMC and UMC Are Trucking in Water to Prevent Further Chip Shortages

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Joining silicon shortages and limited factory capacity in delaying Taiwanese chip production, more mundane resource shortages such as a lack of water in Taiwan are also threatening to slow chipmakers’ pace, although the companies have a plan to compensate for the island’s recent drought. DigiTimes today reported that TSMC, UMC,… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077’s February 1.2 Patch Has Been Delayed

Home News (Image credit: CD Projekt Red) It looks like CD Projekt Red’s string of bad luck is continuing. Today, the developer announced that while it had originally planned to release Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 this February, the recent cyber attack against the company has delayed the update until March. Patch 1.2 would have… Read more

How to Mine Cryptocurrency with Raspberry Pi

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) With Bitcoins trading at almost $50,000 per bitcoin, perhaps it is finally time for me to get into the cryptocurrency game? Instead of buying bitcoins, could I use my Raspberry Pi to mine for bitcoins instead? What is Cryptocurrency mining? Crypto mining is the digital version of mining for… Read more

EA cancels Anthem’s big revamp but will keep the game running

After putting a pin in short-term updates and expansions to focus on a “longer-term redesign” of the game, EA announced today that it will be canceling its planned revamp of the game Anthem, called Anthem Next. But the company plans to keep Anthem’s live service running “as it exists today.” “In the spirit of transparency… Read more

iRobot says it’ll be a few weeks until it can clean up its latest Roomba software update mess

iRobot, maker of the robotic Roomba vacuums, has confirmed to The Verge that a software update has been causing issues for some users of its i7 and s9 robots and that it’s working on another one to prevent future issues. The catch? It might be a bit before things get sorted out, with iRobot expecting… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077’s next big patch delayed to second half of March after studio hack

Cyberpunk 2077’s next big patch has been delayed following developer CD Projekt Red’s disclosure that it fell victim to a ransomware attack earlier this month. The next big patch, 1.2, is now scheduled for a release sometime in the second half of March. “While we dearly wanted to deliver Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 in… Read more

Netflix won’t be adding support for Apple spatial audio any time soon

Home News (Image credit: Netflix) Sad news for those of us happily anticipating 12-hour binges through the latest Netflix craze in glorious surround-sound on our Apple headphones and iOS device: Netflix has confirmed it actually isn’t testing support for iOS 14’s new spatial audio functionality. The news quashes claims made in a January report from iPhoneSoft, which suggested that the streaming… Read more

USPS unveils next-generation mail truck with electric drivetrain option

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has revealed its new mail truck after a years-long competition. The new truck will be built by Wisconsin-based defense contractor Oshkosh and can be fitted with both gasoline and electric drivetrains. But it won’t hit the road until 2023. Oshkosh winning the contract is a potentially major blow to… Read more

You can now listen to WandaVision’s latest spoiler-filled bop on Spotify and Apple Music

WandaVision’s seventh episode started to answer some of the biggest questions of the series, and — in line with its sitcom trappings — the show dropped one of its biggest reveals yet in a very spoiler-y retro-style theme song. Since the episode was released, the track has exploded in popularity to the point that Disney… Read more

Chip Shortages to Persist For at Least Another Year: Analysts

Home News (Image credit: Intel) The semiconductor industry is notoriously slow when it comes to reacting to sudden increases in demand. Some analysts believe that demand for chips now exceeds supply by about 30%, and it will take three or four quarters for the supply to catch up with the demand. Essentially, this means that… Read more