Jess Weatherbed

News Reporter

Stardew Valley is getting a massive March game content update

Jess WeatherbedFeb 27, 2024

More people can now save their favorite Threads posts.

It works like bookmarking on X or saving posts on Instagram and comes after Meta ran a “limited test” of the feature earlier this month.

Nintendo fans might be waiting at least a year for the next Switch console

Jess WeatherbedFeb 26, 2024

Fast Pair is now available on Chromecast with Google TV.

Following its announcement last month, 9to5Google notes that the latest Chromecast with Google TV update allows users to quickly pair headphones to their TV when in close proximity, and shows a new audio output switcher in the menu.

You can check to see if the STTE.231215.005 update is available by heading into Settings > System > About > System update on your Chromecast with Google TV.

A photograph of a TV running Chromecast with Google TV, with a new audio switcher widget.

As per the demonstration given to 9to5Google last month, this is what the new audio switcher and Fast Pair options should look like.

Image: 9to5Google

Jess WeatherbedFeb 26, 2024

Here’s nine new Android productivity features from Google.

Some useful updates are rolling out to Android devices that aim to make life a little easier — including new casting controls for Spotify, and support for Google Wallet passes on Wear OS smartwatches. Google is also launching a beta that allows you to access Gemini via Google Messages on Android phones.

Instagram and Facebook knowingly platform parents who sexually exploit children for profit, say reports

Jess WeatherbedFeb 23, 2024

Cruise is putting drivers into its robotaxis to resume services.

Bloomberg reports that Cruise is preparing to resume service on public roads “in the coming weeks” — possibly in Houston and Dallas, where the company previously operated — but with safety drivers in the seats. Service was suspended in October after one of its autonomous cars struck and dragged a pedestrian in San Francisco.

Cruise spokesman Pat Morrissey said in a statement:

“We have not set a timeline for deployment. Our goal is to relaunch in one city with manually driven vehicles and supervised testing as soon as possible once we have taken steps to rebuild trust with regulators and the public. We are in the process of meeting with officials in select markets to gather information, share updates and rebuild trust.”

Since the SF incident, Cruise’s license to operate in California was suspended, several top executives have left, and the company has let go almost a quarter of its workforce.

GM’s Cruise Prepares to Resume Autonomous Robotaxi Testing After Suspension

[Bloomberg]