PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds update 14.2 was detailed on Friday, giving those who aren’t on the test servers their first look at what they can expect next month. The patch will bring a few big changes to the game, particularly for players who prefer the new Taego map, including explosive weapons for attacking enemies from a distance.…
GMC Hummer EV range mysteriously surfaces in MyChevrolet app
At this point, we know almost everything there is to know about the coming GMC Hummer EV. The Hummer was originally a gasoline-swilling monster SUV that met its demise in part because of pressure from groups who felt like it produces too much pollution and its high price. GMC revived the Hummer as an electric…
LEGO Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion sets will launch after the holidays
LEGO has taken the wraps off its new Super Mario Luigi’s Mansion sets, but they won’t be available to buy in time for the holidays. Fans of the Nintendo game can expect three sets, including the Entryway Expansion Set, Haunt-and-Seek Expansion Set, and Lab and Poltergust Expansion Set. These three expansion sets expand Nintendo’s growing…
Investigation finds many auto buyers are massively overpaying
Anyone who’s ever purchased a new or used car through an automotive dealership knows that while searching for cars and finding the one perfect for you is typically fun, most people dread the finance office. The finance office is where you’re often pressured to add on all sorts of ancillary warranties and services that can…
Some automakers are fighting hard against a new plan for EV rebates
Lawmakers in Washington want to push people away from cars with internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. In the US, lawmakers face the problem that electric vehicles are often more expensive than similar combustion engine vehicles. The charging infrastructure in many areas is still patchy enough that people worry about where they would charge the…
New Trailers: The Wheel of Time, The Witcher, Lightyear, House of Gucci, and more
I’m close to giving up on The Morning Show; the latest episode spends a lot of time building up to a twist that makes very little sense given the season so far. They only have three episodes left and a lot of plot to push forward. Luckily, Succession is getting good and juicy with the…
Roblox has been down for days and it’s not because of Chipotle
Roblox appears to be back online as of Sunday evening, after an outage that began on Thursday. The hugely popular game-creating platform first started having issues at around 7PM ET on October 28th. Roblox initially said it was “working hard to get things back to normal,” and that it had identified “the root cause as…
Google Home app gets new Photo Frame settings and possible Weather Frog display option
Google Home, the companion app for Google’s smart home products, is changing the way users interact with photos on the app and on Nest Hub devices. 9to5Google first noticed the changes, which include a revamped Photo Frame settings menu. Now, when you use Google Home to change the displayed album while your Nest Hub is…
Go read this story about how online orders are burning out Chipotle workers
Chipotle is a pioneer of the fast assembly-line restaurant format, where you get in line and guide a human worker through the process to build your meal while you watch. It’s a foolproof system, or so I thought before I checked out this investigative story by MarketWatch revealing how Chipotle is handling the growth of…
Apple quietly discontinues the 21.5-inch Intel-powered iMac
Apple has apparently pulled its 21.5-inch Intel-based iMac from shelves (via MacRumors). Its discontinuation doesn’t come as much of a surprise, now that Apple is transitioning from using Intel processors to its in-house M1 chip. The 21.5-inch iMac was still available after Apple’s October 18th Unleashed event — it didn’t appear to go missing until…