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If events in the last few years have felt like a higher power playing Mad Libs with our lives, then it looks as if its running out of options. SpaceX, you imagine it pulling out gets sued by and then the sounds of paper rustling until it says, Cards Against Humanity. Turns out the silly game jokesters own an acre of land near to SpaceXs facility in Texas, which the latter has been using for its own purposes. Cards Against Humanity has filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, alleging the rocket company has been trespassing on land it bought back in 2017. The lawsuit says the previously pristine land has been turned into an ersatz staging ground and parking lot for nearby construction work. It asks for $15 million compensation for the trespass and damage. If successful, it says itll share the win with the crowdfunding backers who coughed up to buy the land. If the higher power in question wants some help with some suggestions, it could do worse than suggesting Engadgets humble newsletter writers win a billion pounds each on the same day in completely different competitions. Dan Cooper The biggest tech stories you missed See the iPhone 16s game-changing battery removal process in new iFixit teardown The Arc browser that lets you customize websites had a serious vulnerability Qualcomm is reportedly eyeing a takeover of Intel Microsoft plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant that narrowly avoided disaster Dont worry, its not using that power for anything good! Microsoft is bankrolling the partial reactivation of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Those with short memories may not know it was the site of a 1979 meltdown that helped halt the development of nuclear energy in the US. Now, Im not mad the plant is being reactivated, since nuclear offers safe, clean and abundant energy. TMI reactor one remained in operation from 1985 until 2019, so its got a healthy track record too. But I am mad at the reason Microsofts cutting the check: to power its AI data centers! Continue Reading. Theater chains will spend $2.2 billion to lure you back to the movies Anyone for pickleball? B&B Theatres Heres a non-exhaustive list of reasons I rarely visit movie theaters: The cost Not being able to pause the movie to visit the restroom People talking during the movie People checking Facebook on their phone during the movie People making phone calls during the movie Heres a non-exhaustive list of things movie chains will do to lure me back: Spend $2.2 billion to install zip wires, pickleball courts and bowling alleys Continue Reading. OpenAI staffers reportedly taken aback by ominous logo rebranding And Sir Jonathan Ive is working with CEO Sam Altman on a secret project. OpenAI OpenAI is reportedly ditching its increasingly recognizable hexagonal flower logo in favor of something a bit more sinister. Staff members were apparently shown a stark black O icon that lacks the warmth of the existing identity. At the same time, a new profile of Sir Jonathan Ive reveals the long-rumored partnership between him and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is real. The iPhone designers firm, LoveFrom, is working on some sort of AI hardware tool, but thats all we know right now. Lets hope it does better than the Humane Pin, the last AI hardware tool cooked up by a storied designer with Apple on their resume. Continue Reading.This article originally appeared on Engadgt at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-spacex-gets-a-surprising-new-enemy-111503179.html?src=rss
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Apple introduced some major repairability improvements with the iPhone 16 lineup, but nothing stands out as much as the new battery removal process for the base iPhone 16. Doing away with the usual pull tabs, Apple is using an adhesive that debonds in response to a low electrical current. It only takes about a minute and a half for it to come unstuck, per Apples repair guide. A teardown by iFixit shows the process in action, and it sure looks easier than ever. iFixit tech Shahram Mokhtari said, Im not sure weve ever had a battery removal process go so cleanly and smoothly. Only the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have the new adhesive, and theyve earned a 7/10 on iFixits repairability scale. Apple definitely seems to be leveling up on repairability, Mokhtari, adding Apple has landed another repairability win with this years base iPhones thanks to the new battery removal procedure. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/see-the-iphone-16s-game-changing-battery-removal-process-in-new-ifixit-teardown-213911136.html?src=rss
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The emotional 2011 indie game To the Moon will soon be playable on Xbox Series X/S and PS5. Developer Freebird Games and publisher Serenity Forge announced this week that ports for the consoles will arrive on October 8 for $10. At the same time, they released a new installment in the series a short called Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode that offers one of the series endings. Its available now on Steam. To the Moon is a time travel adventure that follows two doctors who have developed a way to help dying patients fulfill their greatest dreams by taking them back in time within their minds. The patient at the heart of the story is an elderly man named Johnny, whose final wish is to go to the moon. The game, which originally launched for PC, has become beloved over the years and eventually expanded to mobile and Nintendo Switch. Freebird Games followed it up with another episode called Finding Paradise, which focuses on a different patient, and the time-travel murder mystery, Imposter Factory. Theres also a heartfelt short called A Bird Story. Theyre all tear-jerkers. The developer has described the latest, Beach Episode, as half of an ending to the series.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/indie-classic-to-the-moon-comes-to-xbox-series-xs-and-ps5-october-8-193949307.html?src=rss
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