Review: I Expect You To Die 2 is the most fun I’ve had in VR all year

In the VR world, five years is the difference between two or three different generations of hardware. Id like to think that. Schell Games excellent follow up to its initial smash hit is nothing short of brilliant. Its top-notch in almost every way. 40% off TNW Conference! As the title implies, this is a rouge-like game: youre going to die. And dont worry, there are no spoilers ahead. The game tasks you with solving various problems over six different missions....

August 24, 2021 · 2 min · 229 words · Christine Taylor

The feds are investigating Tesla’s autopilot AGAIN — here’s why

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration haslaunched an investigationinto Teslas Autopilot system in response to the crashes. The probecovers 765,000 Tesla cars thats virtually every car the company has made in the last seven years. Its alsonot the first timethe federal government has investigated Teslas Autopilot. 40% off TNW Conference! Autosteer uses cameras to detect clearly marked lines on the road to keep the vehicle within its lane. The company announced on Aug....

August 24, 2021 · 2 min · 284 words · Megan Ford

These 5 ebooks guide you through the steps for designing and creating a great product

Design is often a very ephemeral thing. It’s free, every week, in your inbox.

August 24, 2021 · 1 min · 14 words · Jo Mejia

This site perfectly encapsulates the horrors of today’s internet

Surfing the web isnt what it used to be. The halcyon era of peaceful browsing on clean sites is now a distant memory. Todays internet is a digital hellscape of pop-up ads, notification prompts, and paywall blocks. Navigating these barriers can be more trouble than its worth. At times, its easier to just hit the back button. A new parody website encapsulates this harrowing experience. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

August 24, 2021 · 2 min · 267 words · Mary Ayala

Xbox gets xCloud so you don’t have to wait for slow downloads

Microsoft today announced its bringing xCloud to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in time for the holiday season. Its going to change the way people experience games on its consoles. Cloud gaming integration significantly addresses those quality-of-life issues. 40% off TNW Conference! pick the title and then press play, and youre good to go. Of course, cloud gaming isnt ideal for everyone. Maybe your wifi internet is too janky, or youre a competitive gamer who needs the lowest latency possible....

August 24, 2021 · 1 min · 99 words · Evelyn Hill

EV charging security is a shit show

The growth of electric vehicles on the road means we need more EV charging stations. They also examined EVs Rolec but found no vulnerabilities. All hail the white hat hackers Youve got to love white hat hackers. They work tirelessly to find vulnerabilities before the bad guys do. Unbelievably the company theyve found fault with often only acknowledges their effortsaftermedia reporting. The mobile apps all communicate with the charger via an API and cloud-based platform....

August 23, 2021 · 2 min · 368 words · Donald Thompson

Free Guy’s philosophy: Are we all just part of a grand simulation?

Have you ever wondered if youre just a character in some elaborate simulation? You shake the thought off because youre a real person, living a real-life, in a concrete reality. But can you be certain that you are? Isnt it at least possible that your body and that the world around you are nothing but illusions? He is a character in a simulation, and this realization changes his life forever....

August 23, 2021 · 2 min · 288 words · Mark Allen

Freelance writing could be your ticket to a new career. This training can get you ready

Working remotely and often on your own timeline is a pretty great job perk. Of course, for all that independence and freedom, there are some trade-offs. Like 30 percent of freelance writersmake under $10 an hourduring their first year. They need to be good and they need to get hired. 40% off TNW Conference! Theres also a full walkthrough in putting together a portfolio that not only attracts attention, but clients....

August 23, 2021 · 1 min · 95 words · Gabriela Burke

How to build a customer-obsessed company

For startup founders, passion for the product comes naturally. Youre probably your first customer, and so its easy to build something that you think customers will want. But when it comes to growing your business, designing great products requires more than your own intuition. It requires establishing a customer-obsessed mindset. In my first startup, we were building a platform to buy and sell solar renewable energy credits. It was a nascent market driven by new laws requiring the adoption of solar energy....

August 23, 2021 · 2 min · 361 words · Rachel Mitchell

How to stop archived WhatsApp chats from popping back to your inbox

This enables you to remove annoying groups that you cant exit like your extended family group from your inbox. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh. That’s one heck of a mixed bag. He likes to say “Bleh.” Also tagged with

August 23, 2021 · 1 min · 46 words · Natalie Grant

OnlyFans wants to find ‘solutions’ for sex workers after its stupid porn ban

One of the biggest tech news of last week was OnlyFans banning porn content. The video streaming platform said at that time it has taken this decision to ensure the long-term sustainability. As my colleague, Napier pointed out,this move is dumb. The firm said its working on solutions for them, but didnt specify what that could look like. Dear Sex Workers, The OnlyFans community would not be what it is today without you....

August 23, 2021 · 1 min · 168 words · Mr. Carl Marshall

Review: The OnePlus Buds Pro are legit AirPods Pro competitors for $150

I havent been a huge fan of OnePlus various earbuds so far. Theyveeither been uncomfortable, had poor controls, or didnt sound that great. The one thing theyve always had going for them is a low price tag. But at $150, its hard to fault them. 40% off TNW Conference! Its thin too, so it wont give you a huge lump in your pocket. It also means the earbuds wont randomly activate if they get splashed by some water or sweat....

August 23, 2021 · 2 min · 233 words · Jessica Cook

Video piracy is booming — thanks to the explosion of streaming services

With the launch ofParamount+, Australian consumers of video streaming are arguably drowning in choice. But all this competition isnt actually making things easier. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. These include Showtime, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central. This content may have been available on your preferred services. Butthe end goal as with Disney+ and others is for all ViaComCBS-owned content to be exclusive to Paramount+. Here the problem for the consumer becomes evident....

August 23, 2021 · 2 min · 258 words · Benjamin Cortez