Activision Blizzard investigated Activision Blizzard and found Activision Blizzard didn’t do anything wrong
Amid all the news on Overwatch 2 and Diablo Immortal, Activision Blizzard has filed a document with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in which it affirms that, after an internal investigation, it concluded its own board did not fail to act when presented with allegations of harassment. “Contrary to many of the allegations, the […]
You can 3D print an iPhone Continuity Camera mount before the actual ones arrive
Apple’s upcoming Continuity Camera feature, which lets you wirelessly use your iPhone as a webcam, is quietly one of the features I’m most excited about in the next version of macOS and iOS — and it seems like I’m not alone in that. Jonathan Wight, a software engineer at Apple, has already made 3D-printable mounts […]
You can 3D print an iPhone Continuity Camera mount before the actual ones arrive
Apple’s upcoming Continuity Camera feature, which lets you wirelessly use your iPhone as a webcam, is quietly one of the features I’m most excited about in the next version of macOS and iOS — and it seems like I’m not alone in that. Jonathan Wight, a software engineer at Apple, has already made 3D-printable mounts […]
Dead End: Paranormal Park’s one of those fantastic queer cartoons you’re always hearing about
Netflix’s Dead End: Paranormal Park is an animated adaptation of Hamish Steele’s DeadEndia graphic novel series, but the new show’s first season is also a shining example of the magic queer creators can work when given the resources and freedom to tell their own stories. Though Dead End’s tale about wayward teens finding themselves as […]
Elon Musk tells employees he wants Twitter to be more like WeChat and TikTok
Elon Musk told Twitter employees on Thursday that the company needs to become more like WeChat and TikTok if it wants to achieve his goal of hitting 1 billion users. When asked how Twitter could grow its user base and increase engagement, Musk explained that the app should offer more utility and make sure “people […]
After making it worse, Amazon has plans to fix Comixology
Approximately four months after Amazon incorporated Comixology into the Kindle app and kind of broke both in the process, it has outlined a number of plans to fix things. io9 noted that a thread was posted to the Comixology account on Twitter yesterday. “We understand that the current experience needs improvements, and want you to […]
Meet the unique group of polar bears living with less sea ice
Researchers have identified a special group of polar bears described in a paper published today in the journal Science. The bears might have found a unique sort of refuge from the effects of climate change in Southeast Greenland, the authors write, where their group has become genetically distinct from other polar bears. Scientists are now […]
Instagram is chasing TikTok with a new full-screen experience test
Instagram is testing out a new full-screen mode for its feed and an updated navigation bar in hopes of making content on the platform more discoverable and immersive. The test, which has been rolled out to “a limited number of people,” according to Meta spokesperson Seine Kim, is the latest effort from the company to […]
Everything we know about Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 season is in full swing. Over the weekend, Blizzard revealed that Overwatch 2’s next closed beta will take place June 28th, that game will launch free-to-play on October 4th, and it unveiled Junker Queen, the game’s 34th hero. In a 35-minute video today, Blizzard showed off the biggest update on the game yet. […]
Elon Musk will allow “outrageous” comments on Twitter but says they shouldn’t be amplified
In an all-hands meeting with Twitter’s staff on Thursday, Elon Musk gave more detail on how he would deal with moderation on the platform, leaving the door open for a more hands-on approach than many have assumed he would take. Responding to an employee-submitted question about his views on content moderation, Musk said he believed […]