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Sony Group has paused production of its PS VR2 headset until it clears a backlog of unsold units, according to people familiar with its plans, adding to doubts about the appeal of virtual reality gadgets.Sales of the $550 wearable accessory to the PlayStation 5 have slowed progressively since its launch and stocks of the device are building up, according to the people, who asked not to be named as the information is not public. Sony has produced well over 2 million units of the product launched in February of last year,…

Eleven months after sharing plans to develop and implement a new series of EV charging hubs across North America, Mercedes-Benz, with the help of ChargePoint, has opened its very first location in the US, complete with a driver lounge and powered using 100% renewable energy. This past January, Mercedes-Benz announced plans for the new network of fast charging hubs during a press conference at CES alongside its new partner, ChargePoint. At the time, we learned that both MN8 Energy and…

In a move that will surely add pressure on Apple to do the same, Google says it's folding a new interoperable messaging specification into its Messages app.The recent publication of the IETF’s Message Layer Security (MLS) specification is another step on the road to major messaging platforms being interoperable, allowing people to send messages between services for the first time. Google says it's applying MLS to the Messages app on Android, but what comes next?Whether Apple will choose to follow suit is a big question…

As if we needed one more thing to terrify us, the latest warning from a University of Toronto scientist considered by many to be the founding intellect of artificial intelligence, adds a new layer of dread.Others who have warned in the past that thinking machines are a threat to human existence seem a little miffed with the rock-star-like media coverage Geoffrey Hinton, billed at a conference this week as the Godfather of AI, is getting for what seems like a last minute conversion. Others say Hinton's authoritative voice…

Chromebooks have always been a popular option for schools due to the relatively cheap prices, but they exploded in popularity during the Covid pandemic as kids did their schoolwork from home. However, they may not be such a good deal after all, according to a new report called Chromebook Churn from the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). They found that many Chromebooks purchased just three years ago are already breaking, creating electronic waste and costing taxpayers money.  Chromebooks in schools typically see…

American women are staging a return to the workforce that is helping propel the economy in the face of high inflation and rising interest rates.Women have gained more jobs than men for four straight months, including in January’s hiring surge, pushing them to hold more than 49.8% of all nonfarm jobs. Female workers last edged higher than men on U.S. payrolls in late 2019, before the pandemic sent nearly 12 million women out of jobs, compared with 10 million men.  The onset of Covid-19 and social-distancing…

Washington stops approving renewal of licenses to some US companies that have been selling essential components to the Chinese company, officials say, with Beijing vowing to "defend" rights of its firms. US officials say Huawei is a security risk and might facilitate Chinese spying, an accusation the company…

Tesla is continuing its discounts on its electric vehicles in several markets as inventory has piled up, which is abnormal for the automaker this early in the year. While Tesla has a policy not to offer discounts on its vehicles, it has often broken that policy at the end of quarters in order to deliver as many vehicles as possible. It reduces the number of vehicles in inventory, which looks good on the balance sheet for the quarterly results. That’s exactly what happened last quarter when…

Restricting our food intake can result in a range of health benefits, including reducing the risk of obesity. But when the dieting stops, the weight often piles back on, and a new study in mice may have identified why.Scientists from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and the Chinese Academy of Sciences think they may have identified the bacteria responsible for the change in metabolism.In trials involving mice being put through 10 different dieting protocols, species of Lactobacillus and their metabolites were shown to…

Last updated: September 29th, 2022 at 15:33 UTC+02:00 Device leaks come in all shapes and sizes. Yesterday’s Galaxy S23 design leak was pretty massive, and it might take a while before something even more revealing of the Galaxy S23 series pops up online. Until then, we have a bit more information to share about the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s primary camera. Our colleagues at GalaxyClub have recently confirmed through their sources that the Galaxy S23 Ultra will feature a 200-megapixel primary camera. If you follow our news…