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EA has put another game on the chopping block, or at least the console versions of it. The company says it will delist the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Battlefield Hardline from digital storefronts on May 22, and shut down the online services on June 22. The single-player campaign will remain playable for those who own the game. The PC version of Battlefield Hardline isnt affected by these changes. In its announcement on X, EA didn't explain exactly why it's ceasing support for the game on PS4 a

Apple is reportedly planning on inserting ads into the Maps app, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman . An announcement could come as soon as this month, with the ads themselves appearing on iPhones this summer. This will likely work similarly to ads in Google Maps and Yelp, which lets retailers and brands bid for coverage with particular search queries. I've personally never found the ads in Google Maps to be that annoying, so let's hope Apple's implementation is similar. This potential ad reve

Wing's drone deliveries are coming full circle after adding Bay Area to its service locations . The drone delivery startup has been rapidly expanding to metro areas across the US, but is now targeting the tech-friendly Silicon Valley region. Going back to its inaugural deliveries, Wing ferried office supplies across Google's Mountain View campus in the Bay Area with its automated drones. It was still a startup out of Google's X, The Moonshot Factory incubator at the time, but early users were al

Apple announced that this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place from June 8-12. The company tends to be consistent with event timing, so it's no surprise that CEO Tim Cook will take the stage for the keynote on June 8, most likely at 1PM ET. Much of WWDC will take place online and will be free to attend, though there will be an in-person component for select developers, students and media at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. You'll be able to take in WWDC via the Apple

Polymarket announced that it's taking insider trading more seriously. Seen in its latest press release , the prediction market updated its market integrity rules, specifically those concerning insider trading and market manipulation. While Polymarket is taking the initiative to update its rules, it's likely a response to the rise in suspicious bets, whether it's about the US capture of Nicols Maduro or the release of a new product from OpenAI . As first reported on by Bloomberg , Polymarket is t

Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, has died. He passed peacefully after a long battle with cancer at age 43, according to a statement from the platform published by Forbes . He was born in Ukraine, but grew up in Chicago. Radvinsky didn't create OnlyFans. He purchased it back in 2018, though is largely credited with transforming it from a niche website to a gigantic porn empire . The platform became so huge that reports have indicated that Radvinsky personally made nearly $2 mi

The premise seems simple enough. LG promises that you can set its Sound Suite speakers anywhere and Dolbys home theater tech will make them perform well. The soundbar, subwoofer and speakers dont have to go in prescribed locations for the best results, which means you can place them where you need to and move them as you see fit. Of course, this all hinges on the reliability of the underlying tech and LGs ability to make individual speakers that actually sound good. Like most premium soundbars a

When the Uber Black isn't premium enough, New Yorkers now have the option to call for a Wheely instead. Whimsical name aside, the London-based company is breaking into the US market by offering its chauffeur-hailing services to residents of New York City first, as first reported by Bloomberg . Think of it like Uber, but for business executives and VIPs who prefer better service and riding in Cadillacs and Mercedes. New York has long been requested by our customers, whether that be New Yorkers wh

Microsoft has locked in its second games showcase of the year. A Xbox Partner Preview stream will take place on March 26 at 1PM ET. It'll be available on the Xbox YouTube and Twitch channels. There'll be dedicated Twitch and YouTube streams with ASL interpretation, another featuring British Sign Language and one with audio descriptions in English on the main Xbox YouTube channel. The YouTube stream will be in 4K at 60fps (other channels are limited to 1080p) and have subtitle support for nearly

As Google promised, Apple AirDrop sharing is expanding to more Android devices. Samsung announced today that its Galaxy S26 Series is getting AirDrop support through the Quick Share feature. Google first introduced the Quick Share feature on its Pixel 10 phones last year and, in February, shared plans to increase the number of devices included. The setting allows Android users to send and receive photos and files from an Apple device, much like two Apple users do with AirDrop. To get media from

The developer behind the open-world RPG Crimson Desert has issued an official apology after players discovered several instances of AI-generated art in the game. Pearl Abyss posted on X that it released the game with some 2D visual props that were made with experimental AI generative tools and forgot to replace them before launch. We would like to address questions regarding the use of AI in Crimson Desert. During development, some 2D visual props were created as part of early-stage iteration us

Elon Musk has announced the Terafab project, a joint venture between Tesla, SpaceX and xAI, to build the largest chip manufacturing facility ever. In his usual grandiose fashion, Musk claims Terafab is the next step towards harnessing the power of the sun and creating a galactic civilization. Musk, CEO of all three companies, announced plans for the Terafab in a livestream on X . As the name implies, the project's ultimate goal is to produce a terawatt of computing power each year so that it can

There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman , the social media platform is exploring different ways to verify a user is human and not a bot. When asked by the TBPN podcast how to confirm that it's a human using Reddit, Huffman responded with several verification methods with varying degrees of heavy-handedness. RDDT requiring Face ID was not something I had on my bingo card but something has got to

Need something new for your reading list? Here are two titles we think are worth checking out. This week, we've got Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary and The Thing on the Doorstep, an H.P. Lovecraft adaptation for Image Comics. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/what-to-read-this-weekend-revisiting-project-hail-mary-and-the-thing-on-the-doorstep-190000250.html?src=rss

A legal feud between the co-founders of Lux Optics, the developer behind the Halide camera app, revealed that Apple was close to acquiring the company. As first reported by The Information , Apple held acquisition talks for Lux Optics, which also developed the Kino, Spectre and Orion apps, in the summer of 2025. According to The Information , the deal eventually fell through in September of that year, but the potential acquisition could've provided Apple with the third-party software to improve

The best-selling game of all time is moving from the virtual to the physical. Minecraft World, a permanent Greater London theme park based on the game, is scheduled to open in 2027. The announcement came during Minecraft Live 2026. It will be a new section in Chessington World of Adventures, a theme park with a built-in zoo. The resort is a 35-minute train ride from London's Waterloo station. Details are still fairly light on the park. But we know it will include a roller coaster, interactive ad

While other tech companies have been laying off employees year after year, OpenAI is doing the opposite. According to a report from the Financial Times , the AI giant is looking to expand its workforce to 8,000 employees by the end of 2026, nearly doubling staff from its current headcount of 4,500. The FT reported that the new hires will be across several departments, including product development, engineering, research and sales. OpenAI's hiring spree will also include specialists for echnical

It doesnt sound like Crimson Desert , the recently released prequel to Black Desert Online , will support Intel Arc GPUs anytime soon, if at all. On the games FAQ page , its developer Pearl Abyss advised players expecting Arc support to apply for a refund. If you purchased the game expecting Intel Arc support, please refer to the refund policy of the platform where the game was purchased for available options, the company wrote. Apparently, though, its not from lack of guidance from Intel. The c

Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off the surface? Six years on from its arrival to Earth, that sample has yielded some insights about what may have seeded life on our planet. Read on to learn more about the latest findings, and other science news we found interesting this week. DNA ingredients on Ryugu In 2020, a capsule from the Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 returned to Earth with samples collected from the surface of asteroid Ryugu

Twitter is officially 20 years old. In another reality, that might make me kind of nostalgic. I've been lurking and scrolling and tweeting for 16 years; most of my adult life. There was a time when Twitter was a place where some internet strangers became my IRL friends, when I was excited to live-tweet. When my infinitely more well-adjusted friends would send me memes, I would smugly say I saw that on Twitter days ago. Twitter stopped being that place a long time ago, but I don't have any nostal

Apple already announced a lot of new devices in 2026 and weve been busy reviewing them all. In this installment of our bi-weekly roundup, we revisit the MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e and more, in addition to the regular Galaxy S26 and Dell XPS 16. Theres even more than those gadget to catch up on, so sit back, relax and cozy up to some fresh reviews . Apple MacBook Neo The main attraction for Apples early device deluge was the $599 MacBook Neo . The company is finally giving us something weve been beg

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. There are a whole bunch of neat new games out this week, as well as updates on some interesting upcoming projects. In case you missed it, the Steam Spring Sale is under way. There are lots of solid deals here, and my credit card is already screaming at me. I've picked up a bunch of games from my wishlist. For instance, at just $3, I couldn't resist snagging Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. Meanwhile, over on

A group of former Twitter investors have prevailed at a federal civil trial over Elon Musk's actions amid his $44 billion acquisition of the social platform in 2022. A jury in San Francisco found Friday that tweets made by Musk about fake accounts on the platform had defrauded investors in the company. The jury sided with Musk on other allegations in the case. It's not yet clear how much Musk will owe in damages as a result of the case but, as the Associated Press reports , it could amount to bi

Pinterest's CEO has thrown his support behind an Australia measure banning social media for younger teens and is calling for governments around the world to implement similar bans. Social media, as its configured today, is not safe for young people under 16, Ready writes in a piece published by Time . We need a clear standard: no social media for teens under 16, backed by real enforcement, and accountability for mobile phone operating systems and the apps that run on them. Ready is one of the hi

After one too many of you threatened to switch to Linux, Microsoft has published a long list of changes it plans to make to Windows 11. In a lengthy blog titled Our commitment to Windows quality , Pavan Davuluri, the executive vice president of Windows and Devices, said the company has spent a great deal of time in recent months reading feedback from users. What came through was the voice of people who care deeply about Windows and want it to be better, he said. To that end, Windows Insiders ca

The White House has announced a new AI policy framework that calls for Congress to craft federal regulation that overrules state AI laws. The Trump administration has made multiple attempts to overrule more restrictive state-level AI regulation, but has failed so far, most notably in the passing of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The framework focuses on a variety of topics, covering everything from child privacy to the use of AI in the workforce. Importantly, this framework can succeed only if it i

The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has charged three people with illegally exporting NVIDIA GPUs to China in violation of the Export Control Reform Act. NVIDIA's chips have become a critical component in the rush to train and run increasingly complex artificial intelligence models, one the US has sought to manipulate with export controls and profit-sharing schemes with NVIDIA. The three people, Yih-Shyan Wally Liaw, Ruei-Tsang Steven Chang and Ting-Wei Willy Sun, two

A French officer recently leaked the location of an aircraft carrier because of a run on the sports app Strava. This is not the first time this has happened, as the app tracks location data. It was used to access the location of US military bases back in 2018 and members of the Secret Service accidentally shared their whereabouts while protecting then-US President Joe Biden . The same has happened to President Trump and other world leaders. NEW: The location of the French aircraft carrier, FS Ch

Nintendo is reportedly preparing a new version of the Switch 2 with a user-replaceable battery, according to Nikkei . This is to comply with a 2023 EU right-to-repair policy on portable electronics that mandates easy battery replacement . The regulation also covers the Joy-Con 2 controllers, so they are reportedly being redesigned to allow users to replace each lithium-ion battery. We don't know when this new Switch 2 will hit store shelves, but the policy gives companies until 2027 to make the

Netflixs live-action Assassins Creed show has entered production and will officially be set in Rome in the year 64AD, confirming previous reports. The upcoming adaptation, then, will return to the setting of 2010s Assassins Creed Brotherhood , although the latters story took place more than 1,000 years after the events we'll see in Netflix's show. Ubisoft confirmed in a press release that the Netflix series will tell an original story centered on a war between the Templar Order and the Assassin

It's hard not to find the premise of Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary instantly compelling: Something is slowly killing the sun and threatening life on Earth. That same mysterious force, dubbed the Astrophage, also destroyed every nearby star except one. Our only hope is to visit that solar system and figure out what helped it survive. And there's just one middle school science teacher who can do it. At its core is Weir's love of technical problem solving, along with a tremendous performance by Ry

Last year, Belkin released a couple of cases for the Nintendo Switch 2 just in time for launch, including one that came with a handy battery pack . That one was simple and effective, but it felt a bit crude because it wasn't much more than a basic travel pouch with a generic power cell tossed inside. Now, Belkin is back with a Pro version of its Charging Case for the Nintendo Switch 2 , featuring a more sophisticated battery pack along with a higher price tag ($100 vs. $70). So heres the questio

Amazon is reportedly planning to re-enter the smartphone market more than 10 years after its last attempt. According to a Reuters report, the mysterious phone is internally codenamed Transformer and is being developed by the companys devices and services unit. There isnt a whole lot to go on right now, but it probably wont surprise many to learn that the phone will likely lean heavily on AI. According to Reuters sources, Alexa functionality would be a core part of the experience, but Amazon wou

Following discussions first reported on earlier this year , ByteDance has agreed to sell its games unit Moonton to Savvy Games Group for $6 billion. Moonton is known for mobile titles popular in Asia like Mobile Legends: Bang Bang , which has been downloaded 1.5 billion times. The transaction is set to be finalized in the ear future, according to an internal memo from Moonton's CEO seen by Bloomberg . ByteDance has been winding down its gaming arm and shopping Moonton since 2023 , just two year

NVIDIA started an online firestorm this week when it announced DLSS 5 at its GTC conference. The company claims it's meant to deliver photorealistic lighting and materials in games by using neural processing. But it differs considerably from previous versions of DLSS, which were focused on using machine learning to upscale lower resolutions and generate additional frames, and gamers online arent too happy . To help us break this down, Anshel Sag , VP and principal analyst at Moor Insights and St

If you're like me, you've absolutely had enough of winter and you're hoping warm weather is right around the corner. When it's finally more enjoyable to spend time outside, you're likely going to be cooking on the grill , so now is a great time to give everything a deep clean to prepare for your upcoming culinary adventures. I dont blame you if you opted to let your grill hibernate during the winter months, but if thats the case, itll probably need a tune-up before spring arrives. If you did kee

Blue Origin has revealed its plans for an orbital AI data center system in a new filing with the Federal Communications Commission. The company has asked the agency for permission to deploy 51,600 satellites, as reported by the Wall Street Journal and SpaceNews . Called Project Sunrise, the initiative aims to launch and operate a constellation of satellites that can deliver computing capacity for artificial intelligence uses. Project Sunrises satellites will be placed in sun-synchronous orbits a

OpenAI is developing a super app for desktop that unifies ChatGPT , its browser and its Codex app, according to the Wall Street Journal and CNBC . A company spokesperson told the publications that OpenAI Chief of Applications Fidji Simo will lead the application revamp with assistance from OpenAI President Greg Brockman. Simo will also help the marketing team advertise the app when it comes out. OpenAIs leadership is apparently hoping that combining several products can help it streamline user e