The US Wants to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation: Everything to Know

When trying tobuy concert and sports tickets online, we facenumerous obstacles, including sky-high prices and fees. Months later, it’s happening. It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster." Ticketmaster doesn’t agree. “But the government has chosen to do nothing about this. The Department of Justice, Wall said, “is not helping consumers with their actual problems.” Live Nation haspushed backagainst claims of illegality and has said Live Nation and Ticketmaster don’t wield monopoly power....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · David Thomas

The Video Game Industry Was Hot on NFTs. Then Came Hacks and a Market Meltdown

It has all the hallmarks of a Pokemon game. You collect cartoonish creatures and use them to battle against other players. Some are rarer than others, inspiring envy in fellow trainers. But this game doesn’t run on a Nintendo console. It’s built on a blockchain. In Axie Infinity, players put their team of Axies against an opposing player’s team. Players with two Axies can use SLP to breed more, which can then be sold to new players....

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Brian Franco

The Vision Pro Is Incredible, Frustrating, Impractical, and Amazing

But what are you going to use it for? Igor Omilaev / Unsplash The Vision Pro is now arriving with buyers, and the reviews are in. Apple’s Vision Pro is an exquisitely built virtual-reality headset with a few hardware twists. Apple Vision Pro.Igor Omilaev / Unsplash Heavy Metal Let’s start with the hardware. All the reviewers, fromMarques Brownleeto Apple punditJohn GrubertoThe Verge’sNilay Patel, remark on the weight. The other problem with this design is that the weight is all at the front....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Margaret Bates

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz: The Right EV for Right Now

Well, right now next year At the 2017 Detroit auto show, Volkswagen took the wraps off theID. Buzz concepta microbus that combined VWs electrified future with design elements of its past. The ID.3 might have been unveiled a few months earlier, but it was the ID. Volkswagen Buzz that got people excited for the automakers electric transition. Now, four years later, VW Group CEO Hert Diess has tweeted, The legend returns on 03/09/22!...

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Jennifer Walker

The VR Films You Can't Miss: A New Level of Storytelling

Not all of these movies are recent, but they are all worth watching. This breathtaking experience isn’t for the faint of heart.The Soloist VRis exclusive to Meta Quest TV. This VR experience was actually shot on the International Space Station by NASA astronauts. Petar Chernaev / E+ / Getty Images An all-star voice cast includes Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, and Kate Winslet. The three-part experience amounts to a feature-length Star Wars film....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Katherine Newman

The Vudu Virtual Reality App Makes Movies Fun Again

Its one of a growing number of virtual reality apps for streaming services. In some ways, streaming shows in VR is even better than on TV. For one thing, unless you have a giant display, the screens in a headset appear huge. Marco_Piunti / Getty Images Prices of movie rentals seemed comparable to other streaming services like Apple TV and Amazon Prime. I rented a movie with just a few clicks of the controller and was quickly immersed in the experience....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Kimberly Miranda

The Whoop Wearable Just Got a Big Update: An AI Fitness Coach

Whoophas created a conversational AI coach designed to help you meet your health goals. Whoop says it’s the first AI coach of its kind available in a fitness wearable. Personalized on-demand fitness Whoop Coach offers on-demand answers to any questions you may have about your training. The advice you receive is tailored to your data and goals. I tested the beta Whoop Coach and found it to be a surprisingly understated feature....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Christopher Castro

The Witcher 4, Starring Ciri, Announced at the Game Awards

Fans of the Witcher series got a treat Thursday atThe Game Awards 2024in Los Angeles – a 6-minute trailer revealing The Witcher 4, prominently featuring a grown-up Ciri, adopted daughter of Geralt of Rivia. Geralt was nowhere to be found in the trailer, which doesn’t mean he’s not in the game. But Ciri will take center stage in the game as a protagonist, CD Projekt Red noted in apress release....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Elizabeth Warren

The World is No Longer Flat With Acer’s New 3D Monitors

TheSpatialLabs ViewandView Proare both 15.6-inch 4K displays that can be connected to a PC and provide glasses-free 3D imaging. Acer The SpatialLabs View can display stereoscopic 3D thanks to its TrueGame app. According to Acer, it utilized developer information about game models and environments to present games in 3D. Acer Activating 3D on the View feels like pretty easy. The View Pro, on the other hand, has Model Viewer. This app allows creators to bring assets together and display them as a 3D model....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Stephanie Sanchez

The World Will Overshoot the 1.5 Degree Global Warming Limit. Now What?

In fact, we’d basically have to bring the runaway truck to a complete and immediate halt. Can we limit this overshoot? And how might we do that? It came to an unsurprising conclusion: Countries need to act by increasing the ambition of their climate pledges. And they need to act now. The 1.5 degree rise has long been seen as a critical mark in the fight against climate change. That could make a big impact on the health of humans and the environment....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Sean Garcia

The YouTube Channel Sci-Fi Fans Need To Watch

When I think about YouTube, a few things spring to mind. There’s video game stuff. There’s super massive celeb dudes like Mr. Oh, and brands. Endless amounts of brands. It’s mostly… not great. YouTube tends to serve up the disposable. Almost all have surprisingly good special effects, decent acting performances and above all come bursting with grand ideas. The quality varies dramatically. Some ideas are clumsy and unrefined. Others feel flat-out cringeworthy....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Christopher Jacobson

The ‘Accept All’ Cookies Option Might Be Riskier Than You Think

“Cookie notifications are often intrusive, so they have to be addressed to continue to the site.” “Because of cookies, websites remember you, your logins, shopping carts, and even more. However, the survey revealed that only a handful of users choose to deny websites permission to store cookies. Ekaterina Smirnova / Getty Images Because of cookies, websites remember you, your logins, shopping carts, and even more. But they can also be a treasure trove of private information for criminals to spy on....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Gary Beck

Theranos trial: Prosecution rests, Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand

The trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is reaching a crucial point. The prosecution rested its case on Friday after calling nearly 30 witnesses over the past two months. She’s expected to testify further Monday. Holmes ischarged with multiple countsof conspiracy and fraud over claims she made about the company’s compact blood-testing machine. Investigations revealed the technology had serious problems. Since September, federal prosecutors have attempted to make the case that Holmes misled patients and investors....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Amanda Ball