The 34 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (May 2024) - Technology news - NewsLocker (2024)

Outer Range, Fallout, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith are just a few of the things you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

The Verge’s 2024 Father’s Day gift guide

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images We’ve curated a collection of great gifts that should appease any dad, from tabletop games and tools to some of our favorite tech.Continue reading…

9 Best Smart Speakers (2024): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri

Chatty assistants from Amazon, Apple, and Google are popular. But which one is right for you?

ICQ is shutting down after almost 28 years

Your ICQ number is finally shuffling off to the great beyond. Russian company VK, which has been the service’s steward since 2010, published a message Friday that simply reads, “ICQ will stop working from June 26th,” and implores users to switch to its other chat solutions.
ICQ was among the crop of early instant messenger services, like AOL Instant Messenger or MSN Messenger, that allowed for real-time chats. It differed from others by assigning users a number they would use

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Insta360 X4 Review: 8K 360 Footage in a Tiny Package

The Insta360 X4 360’s hybrid action camera offers 8K 360 footage in a tiny, consumer-friendly package.

How to Keep an Old Computer Running

You have options that don’t involve saying goodbye to your hardware.

17 Best Android Phones (2024): Unlocked, Cheap, Foldable

Shopping for a new phone can be an ordeal. Let us take some of the pain out of it with these WIRED-tested picks and tips.

Your Bike Tires Are Too Skinny. Riding on Fat, Supple Tires Is Just Better

I used to ride thin, high-pressure tires everywhere. But adhering to “the supple life” and cycling on wider, lower-pressure tires boosted my comfort and stability without slowing me down.

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I hated Animal Well until I beat the game

Image: Big Mode / Shared Memory About midway through Animal Well, I felt I had been lied to. I read all the glowing reviews of the game and heard the breathless praise heaped upon it on social media. But my expectations did not match my reality... until I beat the game. Now, I’m well on my way to 100 percent completion for a game I was seriously considering abandoning.
Spoilers for Animal Well are below.
Though I loved Animal Well’s novel take on traditional movement abilities &mdash

What Is Lyocell Fabric, and Is It Eco-Friendly?

The man-made fiber isn’t as harmful to the environment as similar fabrics, but it’s still not the perfect solution.

Spotify Will Brick Every ‘Car Thing’ It Ever Sold

No refunds or trade-ins for customers. No plans to open source it. The weird little car gadget is going to die on December 9, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Only the Hardiest Trees Can Survive Today’s Urban Inferno

In a rapidly warming world, cities need more tree cover to stay cool—but only certain species can handle soaring temperatures, and often they aren’t native species.

Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’

Plus: US surveillance reportedly targets pro-Palestinian protesters, the FBI arrests a man for AI-generated CSAM, and stalkerware targets hotel computers.

Mexico Is So Hot, Monkeys Are Falling to Their Death From Trees

Authorities and conservation groups are investigating the deaths of dozens of howler monkeys in Tabasco, where extreme heat and land-use change appear to be threatening the vulnerable species.

EcoFlow’s $200 PowerStream is so clever, you might buy a $4,000 solar generator

A mini power plant that turns a standard power outlet into a solar power inlet.Continue reading…

Judge orders Google to calculate the costs of Epic’s biggest Play Store demand

Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Philip Pacheco, Bloomberg, Getty Images Despite Epic Games’ surprise win at trial, I was skeptical that Judge James Donato would seriously consider forcing Google to let the Epic Games Store live inside its own Google Play Store and give it access to every app inside Google Play. Those were two of the biggest demands that Epic revealed in April.
But Judge Donato is indeed considering them. He’s ordered Google to calculate th

Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search

Image: Álvaro Bernis / The Verge Social media is abuzz with examples of Google’s new AI Overview product saying weird stuff, from telling users to put glue on their pizza to suggesting they eat rocks. The messy rollout means Google is racing to manually disable AI Overviews for specific searches as various memes get posted, which is why users are seeing so many of them disappear shortly after being posted to social networks.
It’s an odd situation, since Google has been testing

Who is Ruby Sunday? The ultimate 'Doctor Who' fan theory

There's never been a Doctor Who season arc like Season 14's mystery of Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), companion to the 15th Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa). Since she was introduced in "The Church on Ruby Road" — set on her 19th birthday, Dec. 24 2023 — fans of this foundling have wondered who her parents were. Doctor Who has thrived on season-arc mysteries since its return to our screens in 2005. From Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and "Bad Wolf", through the controversial "Timeless Child" reveal in

'Doctor Who': All the Easter Eggs in '73 Yards'

Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) loses the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) in a fairy circle on a clifftop in rural Wales. She is stuck with a stalker — one who stays exactly 73 yards (aka 219 feet) away, just far enough that Ruby can't quite see or hear her — for the rest of her life. SEE ALSO:Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson choose their ultimate 'Doctor Who' squad
That's the premise of "73 Yards," the mind-bending fourth episode of Doctor Who Season 14, and arguably one of its creepiest horrors sinc

Activision and Meta sued by families of Uvalde school shooting victims

Image: Activision The families of the victims killed in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting are suing Meta and Call of Duty developer Activision over allegations that they promoted the use of firearms to underage boys. The lawsuit claims both companies “knowingly exposed the Shooter to the weapon, conditioned him to see it as the solution to his problems, and trained him to use it.” It’s the kind of claim we’ve seen unsuccessfully thrown at video game companies numerous tim

This iPod prototype was hiding Apple’s unreleased Tetris clone

Stacker for iPod is a Tetris clone that never made it to retail models. | Image: Apple Demo YouTuber Apple Demo has found a prototype third-generation iPod that contains a game called Stacker, which never made it to retail models. In addition to Apple’s own version of Tetris, the engineering sample iPod also came loaded with other unreleased titles, including games called Block0 and Klondike, as noted by Engadget.On the back of the prototype iPod, a “DVT” (Design Validation Tes

'Atlas' ending explainer: What is Netflix saying about AI now?

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days, and Netflix's new sci-fi epic Atlas knows it. Directed by Brad Peyton (San Andreas, Rampage), the film stars Jennifer Lopez as Atlas Shepherd, a woman on a quest to take down an evil artificial intelligence unit that's caused countless human deaths.In a distant future in which humanity is on the brink of destruction, Atlas decides to fight fire with fire. And ironically, it'll take an AI expert like her to give Earth a fighting chance. That

Epic Games Store/Fortnite to debut on iOS in UK in 2025 with new competition law

Epic Games will open the Epic Games Store and Fortnite on Apple's iOS in the United Kingdom in the second half of 2025.Read More

How to watch your favorite A24 films, from 'The Zone of Interest' to 'Civil War' to 'The Iron Claw'

UPDATE: May. 24, 2024, 2:00 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with the latest A24 releases — 'Civil War,' 'Talk to Me,' 'The Iron Claw,' and 'Problemista'— as well as new streaming details. Quick links to watch A24 films:BEST FOR 2022-2023 A24 FILMSParamount+ with Showtime$11.99 per month or $119.99 per yearGet DealBEST FOR OLDER A24 FILMSKanopyFree with a library card or university loginGet DealBEST FOR 2023-2024 A24 FILMSMax$9.99 per month or $99.99 per yearGet Deal
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How to watch 'Civil War' at home: When will the A24 film be streaming?

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UK law will let regulators fine Big Tech without court approval

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Getty Images The UK could subject big tech companies to hefty fines if they don’t comply with new rules meant to promote competition in digital markets. On Thursday, lawmakers passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill (DMCC) through Parliament, which will let regulators enforce rules without the help of the courts.
The DMCC also addresses consumer protection issues by banning fake reviews, forcing companies to be more tra

How to watch Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt's 'The Fall Guy' at home

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The future of financial analysis: How GPT-4 is disrupting the industry, according to new research

University of Chicago researchers demonstrate GPT-4's remarkable ability to predict corporate earnings, outperforming human analysts and transforming the future of financial statement analysis.Read More

The 18 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now (May 2024)

The Idea of You, Road House, and Bottoms are just a few of the movies you should be watching Amazon Prime Video this week.

‘Legitimately dangerous’: Google’s erroneous AI Overviews spark mockery, concern

Now, whether users actually act upon the information provided in these searches remains to be seen — but if they do, it is clearly unwise.Read More