-Repair your own Xbox Controller! https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-starts-selling-replacement-parts-for-xbox-gamepads-174023573.html -8bitdo breaking into keyboards: https://www.ign.com/articles/8bitdo-retro-mechanical-keyboard-wireless-mechanical-keyboard -Current Gen Consoles finally have sales -The Switch 2 Rumor mill is about to take off: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-nintendo-switch-2-targets-2024-with-next-gen-console/ -What do you do when you run into P3 while playing Fallout 76? You drop heals and stims of course: https://gamerant.com/xbox-fallout-76-gamer-phil-spe ..read more

-Like Energy Star but for security: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/18/23798153/fcc-cyber-trust-mark-biden-security -3D VNAND Mobile CPUs: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-3d-v-cache-comes-to-laptops-ryzen-9-7945hx3d-cpu-listed -Ask Abe Linciln for Advice: https://www.engadget.com/meta-is-reportedly-planning-an-abe-lincoln-chatbot-as-part-of-a-public-ai-push-190922903.html -FTC swings for the fences. Faces down Amazon: https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/07/26/0041223/ftc-readies-lawsuit-that-could-break-up-amazon -RIP incandescent bulbs… mostly: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/1/23816510 ..read more

-Pizza Controller for Xbox: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/24/23805501/microsoft-xbox-pizza-scented-controller-tmnt-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles -More Acquisitions: https://www.ign.com/articles/tencent-buys-dying-light-developer-techland -Ubisoft almost really stepped in it: https://wccftech.com/ubisoft-accounts-pc-games-not-eligible-deletion/ -Simpsons Hit and Run fan remake: https://www.ign.com/articles/awesome-looking-the-simpsons-hit-and-run-fan-remake-is-complete-but-it-will-never-be-released -Shoutout to PC Gaming Wiki -Epic Games summer sale is live: https://www.polygon.com/deals/23800 ..read more

-That didn’t last long Chevy Bolt is back: https://www.engadget.com/gm-says-a-next-gen-chevy-bolt-is-on-the-way-144518735.html -DJI Air 3: https://www.engadget.com/dji-air-3-review-a-high-quality-zoom-adds-new-creative-options-130020261.html -New Sony Earbuds: https://www.whathifi.com/advice/sony-wf-1000xm5-release-date-rumours-potential-price-features-and-spec-leaks -New drug to slow Alzheimer’s progression: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954453 -Yes, it can always get worse. Twitter is throwing away it’s valuable brand: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-is-rebranding-twitter-to-x-and-killing-t ..read more

-Aspertame bad?: https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/aspartame-diet-sodas-and-cancer-risk-making-sense-of-the-new-who-classification/ -BT audio getting another upgrade: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2023/06/qualcomm-s3-gen-2-sound-platform-portfolio-extended-to-deliver-b -VanMoof declared bankruptcy: https://slashdot.org/story/23/07/18/099236/vanmoof-the-most-funded-e-bike-company-in-the-world-declared-bankrupt?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -A competitor is making VanMoof’s software available for customers: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1954394 -Corsair is buying Dr ..read more

-Chinese Smuggler with NVMEs: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/smuggler-caught-with-420-m2-ssds-strapped-to-his-stomachhttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/smuggler-caught-with-420-m2-ssds-strapped-to-his-stomach -Chinese startup says its batteries charge super fast and have no degradation in the cold: https://www.engadget.com/chinese-startup-says-its-new-ev-battery-doesnt-lose-range-in-the-cold-164149959.html?src=rss -Mercedes is the next domino: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/07/07/2113252/mercedes-benz-is-the-first-german-automaker-to-adopt-teslas-ev-charging-standard?utm_source=rss0.9mai ..read more

-MS beats Sony! Er, I mean the FTC: https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.htmlhttps://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.html -The UK’s CMA starts to flip flop on the MS + Activision deal: https://www.engadget.com/microsofts-activision-acquisition-moves-ahead-as-judge-rejects-ftc-injunction-request-152845890.html -All the old games are lost: https://kotaku.com/classic-games-history-foundation-preservation-yakuza-1850623857 -Console Cou ..read more

-Stop requiring online connection on offline play: https://www.engadget.com/diablo-iv-and-other-blizzard-games-are-down-due-to-a-ddos-attack-164231957.html -Whelp, here we go again with google: https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/26/youtube-reportedly-experimenting-with-online-games/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAuL6W2c43tZePKNdWeYHg0Wo9wcK8aJSrb1EkUMhwf4GI5mYDt2ARPqhdMUP6KizqyON-VOay6FeedZGbEU-ek6L6FKixrogDjQ4G6H5smIZxWJ-8GjEx3OLRG4IuuH0lW1aiNBq69cOduJBAXrm6yTMvT5iJS7v0ESvFZJZoE6 -Gollum drags Dev into volcano with him: https://www.games ..read more

-Musk is really murdering twitter: https://www.ign.com/articles/elon-musk-announces-daily-twitter-limitations-as-thousands-report-problems-seeing-tweets -Does Taurine slow the aging process? https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/06/08/2222201/common-energy-drink-ingredient-taurine-may-slow-aging-process?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed -Humane’s Ai Pin is coming this year: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23779654/humane-ai-pin-name-launch-date -Meta’s Threads is announced: https://www.engadget.com/metas-threads-app-is-here-to-challenge-twitter-230039730.html?src=rss -New pr ..read more

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