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Uber expands its Women Drivers matching feature nationwide, including in major US markets like New York City, Philadelphia, and DC, amid mounting assault cases (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Uber expands its Women Drivers matching feature nationwide, including in major US markets like New York City, Philadelphia, and DC, amid mounting assault cases  —  Uber Technologies Inc. said that a feature designed to match female riders and drivers will be available nationwide …

Big Walk isn't 'friendslop,' it's an entirely new type of multiplayer game

Big Walk, the next game from the Untitled Goose Game studio, is a multiplayer game about exploring, puzzle-solving, and hanging out. Read our preview.

Apple iPad Air M4 review: a little bit faster now

The newest iPad Air is a chip bump iPad - maybe the chip-bump-iest iPad Air yet. Inside this new machine are, in fact, three upgraded chips compared to last year's model: an M4 processor, a C1X cellular modem, and an N1 chip that brings the Air Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread support. That is […]

Panic’s gaming ambitions hinge on the weird and whimsical

A game about an annoying goose with a button dedicated entirely to honking isn't the obvious recipe for a hit. But doing the less-obvious thing has become the norm for Panic's gaming efforts, which have included everything from the Playdate handheld to the surprisingly popular Untitled Goose Game. So when it came time for developer […]

The iPhone 17E is good, but you probably shouldn’t buy it

The iPhone 17E is a better value than the 16E was when it arrived, but that should matter to basically nobody. The main thing to know about the 17E is that the iPhone 17 exists, it costs $200 more - or maybe more significantly, an extra $9 per month on a two-year payment plan not […]