Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving development subsidiary, will lay off almost a quarter of its workforce—about 900 employees—the company announced Thursday. The cuts are part of a broader restructuring to focus the robotaxi unit on a narrower path to commercialization. Instead of expanding its commercial robotaxi service to multiple US... Read more

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For the last 15 years, the best-selling videogame of the year has either been an iteration of Call of Duty or on two occasions, claimed by Rockstar Games (GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2). The last time, reports Comicbook Gaming, that a different title was a top-seller was... Read more

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, said Thursday that its App Tracking Protection in the DuckDuckGo Android browser is now out of beta and available to use on all Android phones. The security feature was in beta since November 2022.  “App Tracking Protection is now out of beta,” the company wrote on... Read more

Some Elon Musk enthusiasts have been alarmed to discover in recent days that Grok, his supposedly “truth-seeking” artificial intelligence was in actual fact a bit of a snowflake. Grok, built by Musk’s xAI artificial intelligence company, was made available to Premium+ X users last Friday. Musk has complained that... Read more

Do you want to get the latest gaming industry news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters here. Universal Music Group and Supersocial unveiled Beat Galaxy, which is a music hub inside the virtual world of Roblox. Dubbed, a musical journey in the metaverse,... Read more

Gaming giants announce their 2023 retrospectives for players As 2023 draws to a close, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft look back at this year’s most significant gaming milestones for console gamers. The year in review has been busy for the gaming industry, with notable highlights including the hotly anticipated announcement... Read more

Whether you’re already set up with a bunch of Alexa devices or looking to kick-start your smart home, the Echo Show 5 is an ideal pickup. It’s one of the cheapest smart displays on the market, and with this limited-time Woot deal, you can nab one for even less... Read more

Not every good product can snag a best-in-category title, but there are several more bags we’ve tested that get our thumbs-up and deserve a mention. The North Face Base Camp for $129: Unlike most duffel bags these days, this is a cylindrical duffel bag. If you’re a folder, it... Read more