Roblox will let developers sell games for real money, not just Robux

Roblox will let developers sell games for real money, not just Robux

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Roblox in celebration of its direct listing, March 10, 2021. NYSE Roblox, the popular kid’s gaming platform that generates billions of dollars a year in the virtual world, is getting real. The company said on Friday that some game developers on the platform will be … Read more

You Can Buy A Hybrid Jeep For Cheap, But There Is A Catch

You Can Buy A Hybrid Jeep For Cheap, But There Is A Catch

Hybrid cars are so hot right now, and many automakers are pivoting their electrified strategies toward these models. It’s easy to forget that Jeep has been offering plug-in models for the past few years and low-mile used units can be found at very tempting prices, they just have one small issue. 2024 Jeep Wrangler First … Read more

Toyota Slashes Its Already Low EV Targets

Toyota Slashes Its Already Low EV Targets

Good morning! It’s Friday, September 6, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Toyota CH-R Is Dead in America 1st Gear: Toyota Cuts EV Production Targets Toyota has already proven … Read more

Google second antitrust trial advertising model

Google second antitrust trial advertising model

A pedestrian passes by the Google office in New York City on Jan. 25, 2023. Leonardo Munoz | View Press | Getty Images A month after losing a landmark antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice, Google is headed back to court to face off for a second time against federal prosecutors. In August, … Read more

Why It’s So Hard to Fully Block X in Brazil

Why It’s So Hard to Fully Block X in Brazil

The social network X has been largely inaccessible in Brazil since Saturday, after the country’s Supreme Court ordered all mobile and internet service providers to block the platform. The court order followed a months-long dispute between Judge Alexandre de Moraes and X CEO Elon Musk over the company’s misinformation, hate speech, and moderation policies. With … Read more

Amazon is ‘joint employer’ of some delivery drivers, NLRB says

Amazon is ‘joint employer’ of some delivery drivers, NLRB says

A group of Amazon delivery drivers hold a labor strike at the DAX7 Amazon Sortation Center in South Gate. The police became involved due to the hold up of Amazon vehicles.  Zoe Cranfill | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Amazon should be considered a “joint employer” of some of its contracted delivery drivers, a … Read more

U.S. regulator calls for probe of Temu, Shein over unsafe products

U.S. regulator calls for probe of Temu, Shein over unsafe products

Global online shopping platform Temu. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission members are urging the agency to probe safety practices of “foreign-owned” e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu, specifically the alleged sale of “deadly baby and toddler products.” In a letter late Tuesday, CPSC Commissioners Peter Feldman and Douglas … Read more

Tesla Owners Rejoice! Your Car Finally Has ASS (Actually Smart Summon)

Tesla Owners Rejoice! Your Car Finally Has ASS (Actually Smart Summon)

Tesla, the EV maker famously led by notorious bigot and billionaire Elon Musk, has a tendency of struggling to meet its self-imposed deadlines. In another egregious example of this, the company’s latest software update makes “Actually Smart Summon,” or ASS, available after initially promising owners the availability of this feature by September of 2022. Walter Isaacson … Read more

Refreshed Volvo XC90 Is A Smart Update For An Aging Crossover

Refreshed Volvo XC90 Is A Smart Update For An Aging Crossover

The Volvo EX90 is a ridiculously comfortable, quiet and luxurious electric vehicle, but what if you aren’t quite ready to go fully electric? Well, that’s where the XC90 comes in. It’s been refreshed with new styling and a new infotainment system, and while those changes aren’t exactly revolutionary, they should make the XC90 more desirable. … Read more

Qualcomm launches latest AI PC chip in challenge to Intel and AMD

Qualcomm launches latest AI PC chip in challenge to Intel and AMD

A view of the logo of Qualcomm at the Mobile World Congress 2024. Ramon Costa | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Qualcomm launched a new PC processor on Wednesday as it looks to capitalize on electronics makers’ desire to put artificial intelligence on their devices. The move ramps up Qualcomm’s efforts to challenge … Read more