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It’s already testing the bots in Washington and California. If you live in Atlanta, Georgia or Franklin, Tennessee, your next Amazon order might arrive in one of the company’s Scout delivery robots. Amazon began testing its cooler-sized delivery bots in Snohomish County, Washington last year. They’ve been making deliveries in the Irvine area of California, and this … Continue reading Amazon is testing its Scout delivery robots in Georgia and Tennessee Continue Reading →

It’s also getting a big update. Good news for gamers who are quarantined and cash-strapped: Rocket League will soon be free to play on all platforms where it’s offered. It’s unclear exactly when we can expect this update, just that it’s coming “later this summer,” according to a statement from Psyonix. The developer has also announced updates … Continue reading ‘Rocket League’ will soon be free to play on all platforms Continue Reading →

It integrates with Studio One and Ableton Live. PreSonus isn’t really known for their MIDI controllers, but the company is looking to change that as it pushes its new DAW (digital audio workstation) Studio One 5. This week, PreSonus announced the Atom SQ, a performance and production MIDI controller built to integrate with Studio One and Ableton … Continue reading PreSonus’ Atom SQ is a MIDI controller built for its DAW Continue Reading →

It’s about as low-res as games get these days. The next generation of gaming is almost upon us and we’ve had some peeks at super-detailed and realistic visuals for upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X titles. We’ll get a look at some more this Thursday during the Xbox games showcase. But an upcoming indie game is going in the opposite direction with … Continue reading ‘Alt254’ is a Zelda-style adventure where you play as a pixel Continue Reading →

The laid-off employees can keep their company-provided devices. LinkedIn has announced it will lay off around six percent of its workforce, in part due to a coronavirus-related worldwide hiring slowdown. The Microsoft-owned company is cutting about 960 jobs from its global sales and talent acquisition teams. “[LinkedIn] is not immune to the effects of the global … Continue reading LinkedIn will cut nearly 1,000 jobs as pandemic slows global hiring Continue Reading →

The feature supports seven Indian languages and English. One of the more useful features you can access through Assistant on Android and iOS is Google Lens translations. The tool allows you to snap a photo of something in the real world and let Lens transcribe the text into a language you can read. Google is now … Continue reading Google brings Lens text translations to KaiOS phones in India Continue Reading →

BIMI adds authenticated logos for emails from participating companies. Google has announced a slew of security enhancements headed for G Suite services, including some we’ve heard about like admin changes for Google Meet, but one of the biggest announcements is all about Gmail. Last year Google announced it joined the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) group (Verizon … Continue reading Gmail is about to start testing verification-like logos for email Continue Reading →

Waymo is getting into the delivery business. Ever since 2016 Waymo and FCA (which will soon be known as Stellantis) have partnered on self-driving vehicles and technology, and now that connection is expanding “in several important ways.” From FCA’s side, it’s exclusively using Waymo’s autonomous vehicle technology, while Alphabet-owned Waymo is making FCA its exclusive partner on level 4 … Continue reading Waymo and FCA’s expanded deal includes self-driving Ram vans Continue Reading →

The demos will be available until the 27th. The summer Xbox event Microsoft announced earlier this month is now live, and it’ll give you access to over 70 playable demos from dozens of developers. You’ll be able to access and play demos until July 27th, though the company warns that most of them offer an early … Continue reading Microsoft’s Xbox Summer Game Fest features 70 playable demos Continue Reading →

One thing’s for certain about Amazon’s Scout robot: It’s as much of a brand ambassador as it is an experiment in the future of last-mile delivery. After debuting early last year, the company has limited Scout to select markets — namely Irvine, California and Snohomish County, which neighbors King County, home of Amazon’s corporate HQ. Among other things, … Continue reading Amazon’s Scout robot deliveries expand to additional cities in Georgia and Tennessee Continue Reading →