The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of Iran’s armed forces, has threatened to target US tech companies’ operations in the Middle East. It told employees of 18 companies — including Apple, Google, Meta and NVIDIA — “to leave their workplaces immediately to save their lives,” as CBS News reported. Those living close to […]

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is once more turning its lens on Microsoft. The tech company will be the focus of an investigation by the regulator to see if it can be assigned strategic market status (SMS). The CMA already has “a major concern” with Microsoft’s alleged limiting of competition in the cloud space […]

Meta has agreed to “substantially reduce” its use of the PG-13 ratings system in relation to its Teen Accounts on Instagram starting April 15. Last year, the Motion Picture Association objected to Meta directly referencing its movie content rating, which cautions parents against letting their pre-teens engage with certain media. In a cease-and-desist letter seen […]

Adults of a certain age will no doubt remember The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, a cartoon from 1989 that starred our favorite sibling plumbers decades before they would take over multiplexes with an animated film franchise. The broadcast channel MeTV Toons has begun airing old episodes of the show, likely to trade on the […]

DoorDash’s autonomous delivery plans will get an assist from the Rivian spinoff Also. On Tuesday, the companies announced a strategic partnership in which the delivery company will invest in Also. They intend to “develop and accelerate deployment of autonomous delivery at scale.”The companies didn’t specify which micromobility vehicles will be used. Also, which Rivian spun […]

The Roblox-like VR title Rec Room is shutting down after operating for a decade. The free-to-play social game is closing its doors because the developers “never quite figured out” how to make it profitable, despite attracting 150 million players. “We spent a long time trying to find a way to make the numbers work,” the […]

In-flight Wi-Fi on Delta flights will be provided by Amazon Leo beginning in 2028, the two companies have announced. In a blow to Elon Musk’s Starlink, Amazon’s deal with Delta will see its satellite internet service installed on 500 Delta aircraft initially, each equipped with its own Leo antenna. Amazon promises low-latency Wi-Fi with download […]

As of April 1, Gmail will have been around for 22 years. Many of us have a poorly chosen email address that’s laced with regret, but we’re now stuck with it. We’ve perhaps had it for longer than most college students have been alive and that’s how others get in touch with us. Google is […]

After releasing DLSS 4.5’s Super Resolution feature earlier this year, NVIDIA has released an update with DLSS 4.5 features designed to boost frame rates on RTX 50 series cards. Those include DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and DLSS 4.5 Multi Frame Generation 6X. With those, NVIDIA is promising the “smoothest path-traced gaming yet” to […]

Amazon announced that it is adding new capabilities for ordering food delivery with its Alexa+ artificial intelligence assistant. Users will be able to place orders using natural language on Alexa+ through the GrubHub or Uber Eats platforms, provided they have an Amazon device with a large screen. First, you’ll need to connect an account for […]