Civilization 7 lets you mix and match history — and it’s a blast

The Ultraloq Bolt Mission UWB Plus NFC is the first smart lock to launch that leverages ultra wideband auto-unlocking technology. | Image: U-tec U-tec’s new smart lock will allow your door to unlock automatically as you approach it using ultra wideband (UWB) technology. The auto-unlock features that U-tec and others previously offered used a combination…

The Destiny 2 Nerf Ace of Spades blaster. | Image: Hasbro When Bungie and Hasbro decided to create a real-life, dart-blasting Nerf version of one of the most famous Destiny 2 guns, someone got lazy — stealing a fan artist’s nine-year-old work instead of creating the Ace of Spades from scratch. To Bungie’s credit, the…

AI is changing the way we create, work, and learn. Many fear it could even change the way we think. And while much has been made of how AI could affect education, the arts, and business, the impact of artificial intelligence on philanthropy is more of a second thought. AI’s claim to free users from…

Tales of the Shire, a cozy life sim set in the world of Lord of the Rings, has been delayed until 2025. It was previously set for a release sometime this year. Developer Weta Workshop, who assisted with the effects in all of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth films, says the delay was necessary to ensure that…

Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Keurig made “inaccurate statements” about the recyclability of its single-use coffee pods, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company agreed to a cease-and-desist order, and to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty to settle the charges. Corporate recycling claims can be misleading It’s a helpful reminder that…

This photo, from X user @MatthewDR via Reddit user u/boopitysmopp (since deleted), could be of Tesla’s long-gestating robotaxi. | Screenshot: u/boopitysmopp, via @MatthewDR A blurry photo of a heavily camouflaged vehicle tooling around on the Warner Bros. movie studio lot surfaced last night, spurring speculation that it’s the fabled Tesla robotaxi set to be revealed…

NASA confirmed on Friday that it’s developing a new lunar time system for the Moon. The White House published a policy memo in April, directing NASA to create the new standard by 2026. Over five months later (government time, y’all), the space agency’s confirmation states it will work with “U.S. government stakeholders, partners, and international…

Turning 40 is a pretty awesome milestone: You already have a decent sense of who you are, your finances are relatively stable, and if you have kids, you’ve probably found your groove with this whole parenting thing. By that 40th trip around the sun, most people probably already have most things they “need,” so a…

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The internet has fallen in love with a baby hippo — yes, again — and this time, it’s an adorable little girl named Moo Deng. Moo Deng is a two-month-old female pygmy hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. And, to be fair, she is so freaking cute. Moo Deng, whose name translates…

A new iOS 18 beta feature aims to stop thieves from selling stolen iPhone parts. According to Beta Profiles, a site for Apple beta software info, the upcoming iOS 18 update will have something called Activation Lock for valuable iPhone parts. Tweet may have been deleted Activation Lock is an existing anti-theft feature for Apple…

We gathered all the best sex toy deals this week: Our top picks for the week of Sept. 13: Lovehoney 24-Day X Womanizer Couples’s Sex Toy Advent Calendar $199.99 at Lovehoney (save $331.77) Get Deal The Handy The Handy Starter Collection $222.30 at The Handy (save $24.70) Get Deal Zumio Zumio Iyana $80 at Zumio…

In Hollowbody, an early 2000s-style third-person survival horror game by Nathan Hamley (the solo developer behind Headware Games), the true terror comes not from its hideous monsters, but from inhabiting a world where regular people are failed by the system and left to die. Hollowbody is an homage to the PlayStation 2-era classics that helped…

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Image: Lionsgate Francis Ford Coppola’s long-gestating epic Megalopolis is a series of loosely connected ideas, tied together with an undercooked world and embarrassing dialogue. Continue reading… Please follow and like us:

Waymo and Uber are planning to bring their robotaxi service to more locales in the near future. Waymo One will arrive in Austin and Atlanta by early 2025. Folks in the two cities will be able to take a ride in Waymo’s autonomous, electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles via the Uber app. Waymo employees in Austin…

2024’s brutal streak of tech layoffs continues to grow. Verizon is the latest company to announce cuts, saying on Thursday that it expects to lose 4,800 employees by March, with about half of those leaving in September, per MarketWatch. The telecom giant also said it will charge up to $1.9 billion before taxes in severance pay….

Anker’s 3-in-1 MagSafe foldable charging station has dropped to $88, which is a record low price. We haven’t seen it go this low since Amazon Prime Day. This is a discount of 20 percent. As the name suggests, this is a 3-in-1 charging station that can simultaneously accommodate an iPhone, an Apple Watch and AirPods….

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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge If kids are asking to hear one song from Encanto on repeat, it can filter back into the algorithm and recommendations for a parent’s Spotify profile. The company tried addressing the issue with a dedicated kids app, and last year, Spotify added a feature to exclude specific playlists from…

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SAVE $200: As of Sept. 13, the already budget-friendly Acer Aspire 3 laptop with an Intel Core i5 processor, 12GB RAM, and 512GB of storage is on sale for just $299.99 at Target. That’s 40% in savings. Opens in a new window Credit: Acer Acer Aspire 3 (Intel Core i5, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $299.99…

In addition to offering a $70 discount, OnePlus is also throwing in your choice of a free strap or charging base. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Google Pixel Watch 3 is here while the new Apple Watch Series 10 is on its way, but they’re not for everybody. Luckily, there…

Image: Team Asobi / Sony Astro Bot is a game I cannot help but to evangelize, raving about its cute characters, its bright and varied level design, and its short but dense 8–10 hour runtime. But perhaps the biggest element contributing to the game’s joyousness is its sound design, which makes Astro Bot something that…

Apple’s higher-end iPhones feature a titanium finish and a new “desert” option. (That just means dark gold.) | Screenshot: Apple Apple’s new iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, and 16 Pro Max are already up for preorder ahead of their debut on September 20th. It’ll be a few more weeks before the Apple Intelligence AI…

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images The Biden administration is addressing the “de minimis” exemption that it says some Chinese e-commerce companies “abuse” to ship products under $800 to US customers without tariffs. New rules proposed on Friday subject certain shipments from China to closer inspection and tariffs — a move that will…

Starting next week, Meta will no longer put an easy-to-see label on Facebook images that were edited using AI tools, and it will make it much harder to determine if they appear in their original state or had been doctored. To be clear, the company will still add a note to AI-edited images, but you’ll…

Uh oh, it appears that The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has leaked online a couple of weeks ahead of the game’s release date. Some new images and clips from the Nintendo Switch title are circulating online, per Nintendo Life. YouTubers Nintendo Prime and Zelda Lore sounded the alarm, claiming that a ROM file…

Image: Annapurna Marielle Heller’s defanged adaptation pulls back from the book’s ferocious strangeness to lean into a more quirky, feel-good vibe. Continue reading… Please follow and like us: