Of the over 600 Chuck E. Cheese locations worldwide, fewer than 50 restaurants still have the quarter-century–old “Studio C” layout of animatronics that uses these floppy disks. Other restaurants have a version of the show that uses contemporary tech, while some have no animatronics at all. (Ars Technica has a story about Chuck E. Cheese’s…

I lost my AirPods, and I simply refuse to pay to buy new ones. The latest third-generation AirPods — which are fantastic! I reviewed them! — start at $169. The older second-gen version is $120 (yes, there are sometimes deals online). These prices aren’t ridiculous; after all, they’re luxury products, and the price point is…

Deck the halls! Holiday menu returns at Starbucks Deck the halls! Holiday menu returns at Starbucks 00:53 Starbucks’ online ordering app malfunctioned Thursday, the same day the coffee giant introduced its holiday-themed menu.  The outage continued into Friday, triggering complaints from customers on social media who said they weren’t able to pre-order drinks and avoid…

The regulator says a merger between Vodafone and Three could go ahead – if both companies make price promises for consumers and commit to boosting the UK’s 5G rollout. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had previously said that creating what would be the country’s biggest mobile network could drive up prices and harm competition….

The clips are hilarious, though the implications of the tech “are pretty scary,” one creator said. View Entire Post › Source link

New Tesla Cybertruck vehicles parked at a logistics drop zone in Seattle on Aug. 22, 2024. M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks to replace defective drive inverters, according to notices made public by the National Highway Traffic Administration on Wednesday. It’s the sixth recall of the Cybertruck since…