Gadgets

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Microsoft and Honda, has secured a permit that will allow the company to shuttle passengers in its test vehicles without a human safety operator behind the wheel. The permit, issued by the California Public Utilities Commission as part of its…

Being able to take your laptop on the go is a nice luxury to have. At the same time, many laptop users have come to understand the importance of purchasing a case to protect their prized PC from scratches and other damage. But some cases come with plain designs and don’t offer much protection —…

Dell is a decades-old name in the world of computers, but age hasn’t slowed this iconic brand down a bit. Many of us who lived through the consumer PC revolution remember that Dell played a huge part in that, bringing desktop computers (and later laptops) into the homes of millions of average folks around the…

Earlier today, ProWellTech’s Kirsten Korosec reported that the autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is close to finalizing a deal to merge with one of three blank-check companies that have been formed to date by renowned entrepreneurs Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus and a third partner in these deals, Michael Thompson, who long managed special situation funds….

If you’re in the market for a new gaming rig and have been thinking about building a PC, you’re probably out of luck when it comes to finding any GPU deals at the moment thanks to the ongoing semiconductor shortage. But where there’s a will, there’s a way, and buying a pre-made gaming desktop is…

The new Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti graphics card was released on Thursday, June 3 — and it sold out immediately. In the blink of an eye, the GPU was gone from all the online retailers that put it up for sale on Thursday morning. Instead of selling the card online, Best Buy chose to offer…

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Whether you’re a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Star Wars saga, the Pixar vault, or National Geographic projects, Disney+ has it all. The streaming service also has plenty of original films, as well as movies released by the former 20th Century Fox studio, to go along with new releases you can stream while…

Netflix adds a long list of new and classic films to its library each month, so there’s always something for everyone in the streaming service’s movie vault. From hilarious comedies and fascinating documentaries to tense thrillers and heartwarming romantic dramas, you have a good chance of finding just the right film for your mood. In…