Hands-on with Amazon’s new AI-powered Fire TV search

Navigating the vast amount of streaming content available today can be a full-time job. Recommendations from friends, blog posts and TikToks of movies I haven’t thought about in years all help. But finding something that me, my husband, my 13-year-old daughter, and my 16-year-old son want to watch together is still a herculean task. So … Read more

Saudi Arabia to sell $12 billion worth of Aramco shares

Unlock editor summary for free Rula Khalaf, editor of the FT, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Saudi Arabia is selling about $12 billion worth of shares in its national oil company, Saudi Aramco, as the kingdom seeks additional capital for its sovereign wealth fund. The Saudi government will sell at least 1.545 … Read more

NS&I quietly hikes rates

National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has increased interest rates on its Direct Saver accounts and Income Bonds, as well as launching a new issue of its British Savings Bonds. With the Bank of England’s main interest rate expected to remain at its current level of 5.25 percent for a little longer, savers can still benefit … Read more

Amsterdam airport worker ‘deliberately boarded jet engine’, police say after horrific death – World News

A man who was allegedly sucked into a working plane engine in Amsterdam was an employee believed to have climbed inside on purpose, Dutch police said It is believed that the person who died at Schiphol Airport deliberately got into the engine(Michel van Bergen/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) A man who died at an Amsterdam airport is believed to … Read more

The new Android Instant Hotspot feature will not be available on Samsung devices

Samsung logo stock photo from CES 2024 (3)

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL; Dr The new Android Instant Hotspot feature will not be available on Samsung devices. Instant Hotspot is a new feature that lets you easily connect your Android tablet or Chromebook to your phone’s hotspot with one tap. This capability already existed in Chrome OS in the form of instant … Read more

The sunspot that brought the northern lights is back. Here’s what you need to know.

It’s been 2½ weeks since the once-in-a-generation aurora display, or northern and southern lights, visited both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Brilliant lights danced as far south as Jamaica, Mexico, India, South Africa and Australia. Space scientists said the solar storm that caused the display was the most intense in decades. An extreme solar storm … Read more

China won’t sit back and watch if the EU imposes tariffs on electric vehicles

Brussels worries that steady growth in imports of Chinese electric vehicles could cause an irreparable loss of competitiveness in the growing sector. ADVERTISEMENT China has issued a fresh threat against the European Commission’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicle (EV) imports, which could lead to additional tariffs to offset the alleged use of state aid. Chinese-made … Read more

The latest Redfall update is now live on Xbox and PC, here are the patch notes

Well, that’s it, folks! Arkane Austin today delivered the latest update for Redfall on Xbox and PC in the form of “Game Update 4,” which brings a bunch of new features to the 2023 shooter, including an offline mode. The patch notes also contain a final note from Arkane Austin before the studio shut down: … Read more

“Fallout 76” passes 20 million players among TV series, future games

“Fallout 76” found a whole new world of players thanks to the popularity of Amazon’s “Fallout” TV series. The Bethesda Game Studios title, which first launched in October 2018, passed 20 million downloads and plays as of Wednesday. That’s a jump from the 17 million total players “Fallout 76” had in December, ahead of the … Read more