In the latest example of what seems like daily Big Tech job cuts, Roku announced plans today to lay off around 200 employees, nearly seven percent of its workforce. The streaming company wrote in an SEC filing that it plans to cut the jobs in the US du…
The ASUS ROG Phone 6 gets a ‘Diablo Immortal’ edition
If you’re looking for an excuse to throw more cash at all things Diablo Immortal, ASUS has got your back. Following the ROG Phone 6 Batman Edition, the Taiwanese brand has since teamed up with Blizzard to bring us the ROG Phone 6 Diablo Immortal Editio…
Meta abandons its Portal smart displays and smartwatch project following mass layoffs
Meta will stop any and all development on its smart displays and fledgling smartwatch project, according to Reuters. The company’s executives reportedly told employees — those left after mass layoffs that saw 11,000 people lose their jobs — in a townha…
Amazon’s redesigned Prime Air delivery drone can fly farther than its predecessor
Amazon recently stopped testing its Scout sidewalk delivery robot and made other decisions indicating that it’s scaling back its experimental projects. Looks like its delivery drone development for Prime Air is still going strong, though, because the e…
Eventide’s H90 Harmonizer is an insanely powerful and insanely expensive guitar pedal
Eventide declared the H9 the “one pedal to rule them all.” But that was over eight years ago. It was the definition of cutting edge digital effects 2013. Things change though, and in 2022 the company is finally introducing a proper successor — the H90 …
Netflix’s Triviaverse will test your knowledge with rapid-fire questions
Netflix has released an interactive experience that you can fire up and play with the trivia-loving members of your family these holidays. It’s called Triviaverse, and it was designed to throw rapid-fire questions at you, which you’ll then have to answ…
Apple Watch Series 8 cellular models are $110 off right now
Amazon is having a sale on its latest Watches, with a particularly good deal on the Series 8 cellular model. You can grab one of those in multiple colors for just $389, for a savings of $110 off the regular $499 price (22 percent off). If its a Watch L…
Hitting the Books: How Pokemon took over the world
The impact of Japanese RPGs on pop and gaming culture cannot be overstated. From Final Fantasy and Phantasy Star to Chrono Trigger, NieR, and Fire Emblem — JRPGs have spanned console generations, bridged the Japanese and North American markets, spawned…
‘Symbiogenesis’ is some NFT garbage from Square Enix, not a ‘Parasite Eve’ revival
Square Enix has revealed that Symbiogenesis, an upcoming project that was widely rumored to be Parasite Eve-related, is actually something else — and it’s centered around NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The publisher described Symbiogenesis as “its first d…
Bizarre Instagram outage left some thinking they were banned
You’re not alone if you were unable to check your Instagram feeds today. Instagram confirmed that some users were”having issues” accessing their accounts. The social network hasn’t identified a cause as of this writing, but some users have received not…