WeChat may be an integral part of China’s digital life, but that doesn’t stop the country’s government from restricting the messaging giant’s behavior. Reuters reports that Beijing prosecutors have sued Tencent over allegations that We Chat’s restricted “youth mode” violates child protection laws. The lawsuit failed to explain how the mode allegedly violated the law. … Read more
Tesla won’t fall by the wayside as electric trucks like the Hummer EV and Rivian R1T attract customers with special features. Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla is adding rear-wheel steering to the Cybertruck to aid the EV maneuver with “high agility”. In other words, it’s a rough answer to the Hummer’s “crab mode” and … Read more
Chris Voorhees, President of First Mode, and engineers Brian Geddes and Sophia Kim check the newly completed goniometer before shipping it to Western Washington University. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) The 3 foot wide device, built in First Mode’s Seattle workshop, looks like a science fiction movie with spinning gears and a flashing beam of … Read more
Would you like to try Amnesia: Rebirth but think that you find the game too scary to finish it off? Fortunately, developer Frictional Games is adding an adventure mode that promises to defuse its horror elements. Here’s how it works: you will still see enemies in the game, but they won’t attack you. Better lighting … Read more