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The stock price of video game retailer GameStop is soaring, and there's no good reason for it — if you ask the professionals. But a group of traders that frequent Reddit's popular subreddit r/wallstreetbets has given these pros the finger, and they don't plan to quit anytime soon. Here's what's happening: GameStop hasn't been doing too great in recent years. Retail video stores are a dying business, and, typically, GameStop's […]

You may have stopped noticing it, but the logo of Amazon's mobile app hasn't changed in ages — it simply said "Amazon" over a blue shopping cart on a white background, and it wasn't exactly modern. Now, The Verge noticed that the company has a new, more colorful, and frankly just plain nicer "smiley" logo. It's not yet live everywhere, but it's visible in a few places, such as the […]

Apple's got a new Fitness+ feature coming up for people who like long walks. Called Time to Walk, the feature will go live on the Apple Watch, allowing users to choose an audio story to accompany them on a walk. The feature hasn't been officially announced, but the indications that it's coming are pretty strong. MacRumors noticed a mention of it in the release notes for the latest watchOS 7.3 […]

Alphabet's Loon is no more. Loon was launched in 2013 as one of Google's moonshot projects — experimental ventures which try to solve big problems — and was turned into an independent company in 2018. The idea was to provide internet access to areas that are remote or have poor infrastructure using balloons that sail at about 65,000 feet of altitude. And though Loon did have some success in those […]

Apple is working on a virtual reality headset, but it's not exactly what you think, and it's going to cost more than you think. This is according to a new Bloomberg report, which claims Apple's first-ever headset will be a niche product, focusing mostly on virtual reality applications such as gaming, video, and chatting. Augmented reality functionality — which Apple CEO Tim Cook once said was more important than VR […]

Former President Donald Trump once waged war with Apple over tariffs for products made in China. At one point, he said Apple would not be given tariff waivers on Mac Pro parts unless Apple produced them in the U.S. Now, thanks to Trump's final financial disclosure report as president (via The New York Times' David Enrich), we know that Trump actually owns one of those U.S.-made Macs, as Apple CEO […]

Tesla's failing touchscreen display issue is real, and it's coming back to haunt the company. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking Tesla to recall a total of 158,000 cars — namely, some Model S cars with model year 2012 through 2018, and Model X cars with model year 2016 through 2018 — over potentially dangerous display failures. The issue first came to light in June, when the NHTSA […]

Twitter had a hell of a last week, banning a sitting U.S. President from posting on the platform after said President incited a mob of supporters which ran riot over the Capitol, with the incident ending in five deaths and various people being investigated by the FBI for domestic terrorism. On Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explained and defended the move in a lengthy series of tweets, arguing that the […]

During its CES 2021 press conference, LG sneaked a teaser for a smartphone with a display that rolls out to become roughly tablet-sized.  The company didn't say much about it, beyond calling it LG Rollable and giving it the tagline, "More to Explore." But the rollable phone is now very real. LG spokesman Ken Hong told Nikkei that the LG Rollable will be launched later in 2021.  "Our management wanted […]