Airlines charge all kinds of taxes and fees on tickets, some of which are government-imposed and others imposed by the airline. One of Europe’s largest airline groups will soon add a new environmental surcharge to tickets, which is sure to be controversial. Details of Lufthansa’s new environmental ticket surcharge For tickets issued from June 26, … Read more
Blizzard has revealed details about Diablo 4’s fifth season, which will include a wave-based survival mode. The studio detailed some plans for Season 5 in a Campfire Chat video, which can be viewed above, and in a blog post, ahead of this week’s launch of the second Diablo 4 Public Test Realm (PTR). The new … Read more
NASA’s Houston base offers one of the many iconic aspects of Texas’ identity, but in recent years the government’s aerospace agency has taken a step back and encouraged private companies to further fuel space exploration. One of the winners of this new approach from NASA was SpaceX. So far, the company, led by technology billionaire … Read more
Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro have an Adaptive Audio feature that includes Adaptive Noise Control, Personalized Volume and Conversation Awareness, all features that adapt the sound and active noise cancellation to the environment around you. Right now, Adaptive Audio is an all-or-none setting, but that will change in iOS 18. Apple has added a “Customize Adaptive … Read more
iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models have an Action button instead of the Ring/Silent switch on older iPhones, and iOS 18 makes it even more useful. With iOS 18, the Action Button can be assigned to any of the dozens of controls available in the new Control Center gallery, allowing the Action … Read more
STEVE, a strange ribbon of purple and green haze discovered by citizen scientists in 2016, just got weirder. While sifting through archival data, a team of scientists discovered that the aurora-like phenomenon has a secret twin that moves in the opposite direction. Evil’s Michael Emerson on working opposite a giant, hairy demon with five eyes … Read more
Shimano GRX is now a well-established part of the gravel scene, and while last year saw the launch of a wired 12-speed GRX, we are now seeing the launch of a 12-speed Di2 version. The main changes, in addition to the addition of an extra cog, are a revised hood design to better suit flared … Read more