Labor Secretary’s Wife Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Eugene and Trish Scalia had attended the White House feting of Amy Coney Barrett.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit: The Kotaku Review

I experienced legit childlike glee upon first laying eyes on Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit during Nintendo’s recent Mario 35th Anniversary Showcase. A real-life Mario Kart? “Holy shit, that’s cool!” But that glee soured quickly as my 12-year-old inner Ash gave way to the cynicism of 32-year-old adult Ash. Could Mario

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Star Trek's Alex Kurtzman Has Big Plans for Nearly a Decade of Space Adventures

Brightburn’s David Yarovesky is teaming with Krysten Ritter for a new horror anthology. Syfy’s Day of the Dead show finds its cast. Clive Barker wants to bring Ectokid back. Plus, Regina King is helping produce a new supernatural drama for the CW, and what’s to come on Primal. Spoilers now!

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Climate Change Is the Internet's Worst Enemy

The internet is causing its own demise. Every line of code requires electricity to run, and much of that electricity comes from dirty fossil fuels. And every belch of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel power plants brings the internet one step closer to ruin.

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2021 Nissan Altima pricing announced for the US

Nissan has announced the MSRP range for the 2021 Altima, which is the automaker’s best-selling sedan. The starting MSRP for an Altima S FWD is $24,300. The next step up the ladder is the Altima SV FWD starting at $25,400; this is the first vehicle also available with AWD starting at $26,800. The Altima SR is the sportier-looking version and … Continue reading

Lucid Motors prices its most affordable Air luxury EV

Lucid Motors promised a more affordable version of its Air luxury electric sedan, and now we know just how affordable that model will be. Kicking off from $77,400, the entry-level Air will rely on the US federal tax incentive for EVs to potentially bring its starting price down to $69,900. In return you’ll get what Lucid expects to be 406 … Continue reading

Canon's pocket-sized PowerShot Zoom is part camera, part nature gazer

With regular compact cameras going the way of the dodo, Canon is trying something completely different. It just unveiled the PowerShot Zoom, a “compact telephoto monocular,” with a design that looks like a golf rangefinder rather than a camera or cam…

Ninja's 9-in-1 Foodi Deluxe cooker is cheaper than ever for Prime Day

Maybe you’re skeptical about the Instant Pot craze — it’s ok, many people are. But in general, pressure cookers (and even more so now, multi-cookers) are versatile pieces of equipment. Instant Pot isn’t the only way to go if you want that kind of con…

Facebook deploys its AI to find green energy storage solutions

Our traditional solution to the unpredictable nature of renewable energy sources like solar and wind power has  generally been to simply dump the excess wattage back into the local grid or sequester it away in utility-scale batteries. But as more and…

Lucid Air pricing starts at $77,400

Lucid has announced how much it’ll cost for (us normal) folks to buy its new EV, with the base model Air setting you back $77,400. Naturally, that price will fall to $69,900 if, or when, you apply the federal EV tax credit, before you start adding op…