By many measures, 2019 was a banner year for efforts to take electric cars mainstream. Ford announced the Mustang-brandedMach E. General Motors quietly preparedto resurrect the fuel-thirsty Hummerwith an eye on electrification. Elon Musk invited truck owners to the EV party with the controversial Cybertruck. And, in the United States, electric cars outsold vehicles equipped with a manual transmission for the first time ever. It was a small victory, because EVs and stick-shifts represented merely 1....

If you spend a lot of time watchingYouTube videos, you’ve likely encountered a misleading trailer for a show or movie popping up inyour recommendations, with AI-generated voiceovers and video clips. Many of these trailers take clips from actual movie trailers and splice them together withAI-generated slop. As a result, sometimes viewers can be deceived into thinking the trailers are real, causing them to amass millions of views. A recentDeadline investigationrevealed that a “handful of Hollywood studios” were asking YouTube to redirect some of the ad revenue from those trailers “in their direction....

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Considered by many the best decade for movies, the 70s saw the rise of some of the finest filmmakers of all time, including Steven Spielberg. The director rose to prominence following the release ofJaws, one of the few movies to be deemed perfect by Quentin Tarantino, and one of the factors that elevated the film to greatness was the casting....

Within the six skill trees that players can invest in as Aloy, there are several skills classified as Weapon Techniques. These are skills specific to certain weapon types that offer a special ability that can be triggered if they have enough ammo, and/or stamina. Each weapon type has one to three of these techniques that can be unlocked within their skill tree. There are 10 weapons in total that players can choose from, each with its own playstyles that work best with them....

Apple has finally announced a replacement for the four-year-old iPad mini as well as a new 10.5-inch version of the standard iPad. Instead of calling it just iPad likelast year’s version, Apple has brought the Air name back, possibly to reduce confusion as the iPad range expands. Although both still feature Touch ID rather than theFace IDof theiPad Pro, they’re not lacking in other specs. Both feature Apple’s A12 Bionic platform and Apple says this gives the iPad Air a 70 percent boost in performance over the standard 9....

Apple launchedGame Centerwith iOS 4 way back in 2010. Since then, Apple has ebbed and flowed with regard to supporting the service. But withiOS 14,tvOS 14, andmacOS11.0 Big Sur, the company is ready to breathe new life into it. Today, as this year’s all-onlineWorldwide Developers Conferencecontinues,Apple showedhow it ismaking changes to Game Center, how developers can take advantage of new tools to integrate with GameKit, and much more. First and foremost, Game Center is getting revitalized from the ground up essentially, with an all new look, feel, and even more to offer for games that actually take advantage of the service....

Itching to burn $19 on a piece of cloth with an Apple logo stamped on it? Go ahead, we won’t judge you, but be prepared to wait around a month, possibly even more, for your order to ship. Believe it or not, Apple’s latest pricey accessory has been back-ordered until late November! HIGHLIGHTS Why such a long wait time for a $19 towelette? If you go to the online Apple store and add a$19 Polishing Clothto your shopping basket, you may be surprised to learn that your order won’t arrive before November 18 to November 24....

Asushas revealed a new range of “education-ready” Chromebooks and a Chrome OS tablet. They will launch duringCES 2019this week as it looks to crack the growing popularity ofChromebooks. There will be a total of four models in the range: the Asus Chromebook C204, the Chromebook Flip C214, the Chromebook C403 and the Chromebook Tablet CT100. The C204 and C403 will be traditional clamshell laptops, coming in 11.6-inch and 14-inch sizes respectively, while the C214 will be a 14-inch convertible....

Avowed,one of the most anticipated Xbox exclusives of the year, has delayed its release date until early next year. Although the title did not have a set release date, developer Obsidian has leaked that instead of November 12, the game will be released on August 22, 2025, something that Xbox itself has confirmed on social media. Avowed Confirms a New Release Date One of the reasons for the delay, as leaked, is due to the high number of games being released in the coming months, a situation similar to what happened in 2024....

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Ever since the news came out that 2021No Time to Diewill be the lastJames Bondmovie for Daniel Craig, multiple assumptions about who will be the next James Bond have surrounded Hollywood. Actors who are shortlisted to take over the role include Henry Cavill, Regé-Jean Page, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Richard Madden, James Norton, and more....

One of the most anticipated movies of the year, Ridley Scott’sGladiator II, has been facing criticism ever since the release of the first trailer this summer. First, many viewers had harsh words to say aboutthe use of Jay-Z and Kanye West’sNo Church in the Wild, and now one of the movie’s stars,Denzel Washington, is in the eye of the critical storm. This time, it’s his accent that has antagonized some viewers....

If I didn’t already have one, I’d jump on a Roku Ultra at this price in a heartbeat. This is the 2024 model, so it’s much faster than previous generations, and if you take good care of it, you can get years and years of life out of it. Roku Ultra (2024) The Roku Ultra has refreshed for the first time since 2021. A new backlit remote, faster performance, and Wi-Fi 6 support separate this 2024 edition from the past generation....

Dorfromantik is a peaceful building game that combines strategy and puzzles with an idyllic art style. It can be easy to get into the game, but there is a lot more under the surface than what initially appears to be a simple relaxing game. We have compiled alist of tips and tricksfor Dorfromantik beginners, which you can find below. Beginner’s Guide to Dorfromantik Expand Carefully At the start of a game, you are essentially given a blank slate and a series of tiles....