General Motors has shut down production at Factory Zero in Detroit for the second time in less than three months, temporarily laying off 1,300 workers. The plant won’t restart until mid-April.
The idling, which began on March 16, marks the latest in…
The end of painfully slow in-flight Wi-Fi?
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The Freelander SUV was the best-selling 4WD off-roader in Europe for years. Now, it’s back with an electric powertrain and a sleek new style. Here’s our first look at the Freelander EV.
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Meta has reached an agreement with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) that will require the platform to “substantially reduce” its reference to the PG-13 rating when describing Instagram’s teen accounts. In a press release on Tuesday, a Meta spokesperson says its 13+ content guidelines aren’t changing, but it has “taken the MPA’s feedback on how […]
Dating app OkCupid agreed to settle claims from the Federal Trade Commission that it deceived millions of users by sharing their photos with a third-party facial recognition company without their consent. OkCupid and parent company Match Group did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement, but instead promised not to make similar alleged misrepresentations […]
Meta is testing an Instagram subscription that offers a bunch of new perks, such as the ability to view stories without the poster knowing, according to a report from TechCrunch. The paid plan will also allow subscribers to see how many times people replay their own stories and search for specific viewers. Other features include […]
Your pulse isn’t the only thing your watch knows now.
Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 update is now live, bringing Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and a new 6x mode that can generate up to five extra frames per rendered frame on RTX 50 Series GPUs.
A Tesla showroom in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, was set ablaze in an overnight attack that destroyed three vehicles and damaged the building. Jerrycan lids were found at the scene.
The fire is being investigated as a suspected arson —…
If you’ve been stuck with a regrettable Gmail username you picked years ago, you might finally have a way out. Starting Tuesday, Gmail users in the US can change the portion of their email address before “@gmail.com,” as reported by Android Authority. After changing your Gmail username, your old email address will remain connected to […]