Jan 25
Democratic senators in the Commonwealth appear confident they can defeat Andrew Wheeler’s nomination as the state’s secretary of natural resources.
Jan 25
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” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Pokemon-Legends-Arceus-special-pokemon-screenshot-1280×716.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Pokemon-Legends-Arceus-special-pokemon-screenshot-1280×716.jpg” />We’re just a few days out from the release of Pokemon Legends: Arceus. This title is something of a departure from previous games in the Pokemon series, so if you need an introduction to the central mechanics of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, you’ve landed on the right article. Today, Nintendo published an overview trailer for Pokemon Legends: Arceus, and it goes … Continue reading
Jan 25
Pokémon satire 'Palworld' serves cute creatures for dinner in a new trailer
Posted in: Today's ChiliLast summer we (well, the Engadget staff at least) collectively lost our minds at the announcement of Palworld, a monster catching and battling game in the vein of Pokémon, but with guns. And labor exploitation. This past weekend developer Pocketpair dropped another trailer and well… it’s not any less shocking.
The new trailer puts the guns right up front, along with several “pals” that really look like knock-offs of Pokémon like Ampharos, Umbreon and Xerneas, among many other familiar faces. The back half of the new trailer also showcases the factory scene we saw last year, as well as some new disturbing images.
If that wasn’t troubling enough, the Steam page is live, and the game description promises you can “sell them, butcher them to eat, give them hard labor, pillage, rob and exercise complete mayhem but this is completely up to the players to make adult decisions” with the added warning, “Just don’t get caught!”
There’s still no set release date for the Japanese-developed game, but the timing of this latest trailer might be because of the impending release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus for the Switch this week. Palworld promises both open-world and multiplayer, two features that Pokémon players have been requesting for ages. But time will tell if Palworld will scratch that itch when it comes out later this year… if it’s not issued a cease-and-desist first.
Jan 25
Hacktivists Claim Ransomware Strike on Belarus Railway Intended to Disrupt Russian Forces
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In an apparent bid to stop a Russian arms build-up near the Ukrainian border, a “pro-democracy” hacktivist group claims to have hacked the Belarusian railway system—allegedly one of the conduits for tanks and weaponry into the region. The incident comes as Russian and NATO-allied forces continue to spar over the…
Jan 25
Star Trek has had a particularly weird history with action figures. Never the most toyetic of franchises when it came to things that weren’t models of spaceships, prop replicas, or imaginary Vulcan headgear, nevertheless companies have tried to turn Trek into an action figure brand—and now one company in particular is…
Jan 25
Relatives Say Probe Of Black Woman’s Mysterious Death Has Been ‘Racially Insensitive’
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe family of Lauren Smith-Fields has filed a notice of intent to sue the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, over its handling of the 23-year-old’s death.
Jan 24
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” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/space-elevator-1080×720.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/space-elevator-1200×800.jpg” />One of the biggest challenges to space travel is escaping Earth’s orbit. Whether it be traveling to an orbital space station, going to the moon, or setting out for other planets, breaking free of Earth’s orbit is the first, and biggest, step. Space elevators, long a staple of science fiction, promise an innovative way to overcome Earth’s orbit. According to … Continue reading
Jan 24
Big Tech has long faced accusations that it’s a detriment to society, and Google thinks it can address those criticisms more directly. Axios‘ Ina Fried says the internet pioneer has hired James Manyika as the company’s first Senior VP of Technology and Society. As Google told Engadget, the McKinsey Global Institute director will help explore tech’s impact on society and shape the firm’s points of view on subjects including AI, the future of work, sustainability and other areas that could make a significant difference.
Manyika will report directly to Alphabet and Google chief Sundar Pichai, and will work with outsiders as well as internal staff. He’ll help build leadership on technological impact at the company, Google said, and will focus on top-level, longer-term initiatives.
The new hire appears to have the right background. Manyika has spent 28 years at McKinsey, which helps companies and governments (including tech leaders) make decisions based on economic and cultural trends like those Google hopes to address. He also serves on the boards of research institutes at Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Stanford and other top-tier schools. If anyone is likely to be aware of tech’s broader effects on the world, it’s him.
Google’s move certainly isn’t surprising. It comes as the company is facing a host of antitrust lawsuits, increasingly tougher regulations and protests over its treatment of employees. There are also claims Google and Big Tech haven’t done enough to fight misinformation and are eroding privacy. The new executive won’t necessarily adjust all of Google’s behavior, but he could provide a more informed perspective that reduces the chances of a cultural or political backlash.
Jan 24
If you’ve already been on YouTube today, you might have been lucky enough to see a giant clip from The Batman. Warner Bros. has, somewhat mysteriously, decided to turn a large, almost three-minute preview of the movie into one of those ads that roll before the video you want to see. Randomly placing it in front of…
Jan 24
Elon Musk might be designing some headphones, if a new Tesla patent trademark application is any indication.
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