As smartphones continue to grow larger and larger, they’re leaving less room in your pockets for other devices like handheld consoles, unless you opt for something like the Game Boy-inspired PocketStar, which measures in at just a bit taller than a Lego minifigure.
Tesla is on the prowl for new places to build its Supercharger charging stations for their electric vehicles. The company announced on Twitter that voting would be “coming soon.”
Amazon has agreed to buy Cloostermans, a company that makes robots capable of stacking pallets in its warehouses. Amazon says it already uses Belgium-based Cloostermans’ tech, which can also package products.
After the acquisition closes, Cloostermans’ 200 or so employees will join the Amazon Global Robotics division in Europe and likely dedicate their time to solely building tech that suits Amazon’s needs. “By focusing Cloostermans’s deep experience in engineering, machinery, and robotics, we will more rapidly deploy solutions in our workplace that support employees in their roles and improve safety at work, and also help reduce packaging waste,” Amazon said in a press release. The company has previously spoken of its belief that having more robots will improve worker safety.
Amazon has been introducing more robots to its warehouses to increase automation. In June, it revealed Proteus, its first autonomous warehouse robot. The device is capable of moving carts filled with packages by itself.
While Amazon has been relying more on robots at its fulfillment centers for several years, the Cloostermans acquisition comes soon after employees at a Staten Island facility became the first Amazon warehouse workers to win a union election. The company said in 2019 that automation isn’t expected to replace human workers at warehouses for at least a decade.
The top U.S. general gave the blistering assessment of Russia’s Ukraine campaign alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Halloween Ends merch teases a grim new look for Michael Myers’ iconic mask. Handmaid’s Tale will return for a sixth and final season. Solar Opposites is getting a Halloween special. Plus, what’s coming on Resident Alien, and a new look at Amazon’s take on William Gibson’s The Peripheral. To me, my spoilers!
The Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition gaming laptop revives a gaming craze. Here’s all about its cool features and use of stereoscopic 3D display.
Rapid sea level rise, mass die-offs in coral reefs, and quickly melting glaciers are closer to occurring than we think. The planet needs to stay within 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming if we want to avoid triggering some of these events, but a new study published in Science on Thursday finds that we’re already in the…
As the world of Gundam on the small screen gets ready for a new future with The Witch From Mercury, on the big screen we’re about to jump right back into its earliest history again—because at long last, the latest movie in the franchise is finally making its way out of Asia.
Language purists will have to get real cool with internet buzzwords and slangs those “darn kids” make up really quickly, because Merriam-Webster has legitimized a bunch by adding them to its dictionary. The addition of “metaverse” comes as no surprise, seeing as companies like Facebook have been all about the virtual environment recently in meatspace. Yes, “meatspace” is a term now used to describe physical space and environment. “Altcoin” has also been added to describe alternatives to established cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin.
People have been saying “laggy” and “pwn” for a very, very long time now, but now those words have their own pages on the dictionary’s website. And those who want to tell someone on the internet that they’re “virtue signaling” or “greenwashing” something can now simply link them to those terms.
When the game Among Us rose in popularity, so did the slang “sus,” which means suspicious or suspect, so it’s not a mystery why Merriam-Webster has officially recognized it. The word “lewk,” as in fashion looks, is now officially a word, as well. We hope nobody “cringes” or “yeets” whatever it is they’re holding, but “adorkable” has also been added to the dictionary. (Yep, “cringe” and “yeet” get their own dictionary entries, too.)
The list of new words includes additions that clearly illustrate how these past years have gone for everyone. “Booster dose,” which became a commonly uttered phrase because of the pandemic, gets its own Merriam-Webster page, so do “false positive” and “false negative” lab test results. The words “shrinkflation,” the practice of reducing a product’s amount or volume while offering it at the same price, and “side hustle” are also part of the list and will serve as reminders for years to come about the state of the economy in 2022.
Merriam-Webster has posted the full list of new words, which also include some delicious entries like “pumpkin spice” and “birria,” on its website.
“Republicans don’t have a clue about the power of women,” the president said in a speech at the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting.
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