When King County, Washington, voters cast a ballot for King Conservation District Board of Supervisors this year, they’ll be able to do so by smartphone, if they wish. While the county, which includes the city of Seattle, has about 1.2 million voters, in the past only between 1 and 3 percentusually participatein these types of elections. Supporters of the move are hoping it will empower more people to vote, but critics worryabout the securityof such a system....

Qualcomm has announced theSnapdragon 888 Plusprocessor, an upgraded version of the currentSnapdragon 888chip found in many top smartphones, and various phone makers have already confirmed it will be powering future devices. The Snapdragon 888 Plus has been given a power boost for a clock speed of just under 3.0GHz, compared to the Snapdragon 888’s 2.84GHz, plus the 6th generation of Qualcomm’s AI Engine for a 20% improvement in Artificial Intelligence (A....

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Acolyte episode 5! Summary Star Warshas revealed additional information about the fascinating new Sith lightsaber featured inStar Wars: The Acolyteepisode 5.The Acolytehas already proven to be an incredible addition toStar Warsmovies and TV shows. Along with introducingThe Acolyte’sbrand-new planets,the witches of Brendok, and a host of new Jedi, the show revealed a new (and shocking, given the idea that the Sith were extinct at the time) Sith....

For thefourth consecutive year,Teslascored dead last in a nationwide car dealership survey, according to theLos Angeles Times. The odds are excellent CEO Elon Musk will be just as happy with the company’s last-place finish this year onPied Piper‘s survey as he was in previous years. Pied Piper sends mystery shoppers to car dealerships across the U.S. to collect data for the Prospect Satisfaction Index. The index is designed to measure dealership sales staff’s ability to turn prospects into customers....

Tesla claims that Autopilot Hardware 3 will be the “world’s most advanced computer for autonomous driving,” enabled by a neural network. The testing program for the system started in September, with an invitation to hundreds of employees who had their Tesla vehicles retrofitted with the new computer. Musk wrote in an email to employees that the Autopilot Hardware 3 testing program still requires “few hundred more internal participants,” Electrekreported. Musk also noted in the email that Autopilot Hardware 3 has over 1,000 percent more capability compared to the Autopilot Hardware 2, ramping up interest in the new computer....

Hyundai treated the Elantra, one of its most popular and most affordable models, tocomprehensive updatesfor the 2019 model year. Not one to rest on its laurels, the South Korean firm is again updating the nameplate for the 2020 model year with additional standard features developed to make driving safer and more convenient, plus a new transmission that boosts fuel efficiency. The big news for 2020 is that every Elantra, from the cheapest model to the most expensive variant, offers front collision assist....

The dark reason Supergirl will be so different to Superman If you were expecting the DCU’s new Supergirl to be a female copy ofSuperman, think again. As James Gunn has said, she’s “a total mess”, and there’s a dark reason why. Superman is so back. David Corenswet has officially stepped into the Man of Steel’s red boots, with thenew moviemarking the official launch of Gunn and Peter Safran’s reimaginedDCUniverse. It’s off to a promising start, earning $217 million at the global box office after its opening weekend, which bodes well forfuture DCU projects....

As the temperatures rise, Steam makes the prices drop. That’s right, it is time for the annual Steam Summer Sale 2025. This is the moment PC gamers look forward to all year, but our wallets fear. Each seasonalSteam saleis the best time to splurge on some games you’ve had on your backlog as they hit historic low prices. Everything from thebest games on Steamto hitindiespartake in this event to fill up your library with enough games to last you all summer long....

The upcoming fall update for Windows 10 may arrive sooner than expected. New rumors suggest that the October 2018 Update could arrive at the start of the month, potentially as soon as October 2. Such a release would coincide with the Microsoft event set to take place in New York City where it is expected toreveal a number of new Surface products. The Windows 12 July 2025 update is the next big update for the operating system since the 2018 April update and brings with it a number of improvements....

Pickup trucks aren’t bare-bones, no-frills machines anymore. Tech features commonly found in passenger cars (like adaptive cruise control) are slowly seeping into the pickup segment, and the companies that build them have started developing truck-specific equipment to make towing and off-road driving easier. The brand-new 2020 GMC Sierra HD illustrates this trend well. Motorists who buy a Sierra 2500 HD or a Sierra 3500 HD often need to tow, so GMC offers up to 15 cameras that help drivers see what’s around them — and, crucially, around their trailer....

This could be Sadie Sink’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day role and it’s not Gwen Stacy Sadie Sink is confirmed to appear inSpider-Man: Brand New Day, but her exact role is yet to be officially revealed. Thanks to a new rumor, we may know the answer. TheMCU’snextSpider-Manmovie has a stacked cast: Holland is back, along with Zendaya (MJ) and Jacob Batalon (Ned), while Jon Bernthal (The Punisher), Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk), and Michael Mando (Scorpion) will also appear....

Summary Twilight of the Godshas received an official release date alongside a new teaser. The animated series, which is inspired by Norse mythology and features gods including Thor, Odin, and Loki, is the latest collaboration between Netflix and filmmaker Zack Snyder (Army of the Dead,Rebel Moon), who co-created the show with Jay Oliva and Eric Carrasco. The voice cast of theupcomingTwilight of the Godsincludes Sylvia Hoeks, Stuart Martin, Rahul Kohli, Paterson Joseph, Jamie Clayton, Pilou Asbæk, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Kristofer Hivju, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, John Noble, and Peter Stormare....

https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1105815777616191489 Twitter wants to make sharing photos and videos just as in the moment as that text tweet. Rolling out over the next few days,Twitter’s new in-app cameragives photos more impact with a unique format and extra tools, compared to the content uploaded later from the camera roll. Think of the updated design as Twitter’s “what’s happening” in pixel form. The update is designed to help users tweet images as well as videos quickly — a simple swipe towards the left immediately brings up the in-app camera....