Month: March 2022

Waymo will soon start asking riders in San Francisco to pay for trips

A permit from the California Public Utilities Commission was the final step.

One of Waymo's Jaguar I-Paces on the streets of San Francisco.

Enlarge / One of Waymo's Jaguar I-Paces on the streets of San Francisco. (credit: Waymo)

Waymo rides in San Francisco will start costing money soon, according to TechCrunch. The robotaxi spinoff from Alphabet has obtained a necessary permit from the California Public Utilities Commission that allows it to charge customers for their trips, something that should start happening later in March.

Originally, Waymo started teaching its robotaxis to drive in the flat, sunny expanse of Chandler, Arizona. And in October 2020, the company finally started offering an actual commercial ride-hailing service in the area.

Ironically, there are limits to the lessons you can learn in such a car-centric environment. Training an autonomous vehicle is all about mastering the edge cases, and there are many more of those in the dense, chaotic, pedestrian-filled environment of San Francisco than an Arizona suburb.

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Anzeige: Microsoft 365 im Unternehmen optimal nutzen

Die cloudbasierte Office-Suite Microsoft 365 und das Kollaborationstool Teams sind aus vielen Unternehmen nicht mehr wegzudenken. Online-Kurse der Golem Akademie helfen, ihren Einsatz zu optimieren. (Golem Akademie, Microsoft)

Die cloudbasierte Office-Suite Microsoft 365 und das Kollaborationstool Teams sind aus vielen Unternehmen nicht mehr wegzudenken. Online-Kurse der Golem Akademie helfen, ihren Einsatz zu optimieren. (Golem Akademie, Microsoft)

MMORPG: Amazon Games macht Lost Ark einfacher

Das Endgame von Lost Ark wird überarbeitet. Die Community ist entsetzt und fürchtet eine “Casualgamisierung” wie in World of Warcraft. (MMORPG, WoW)

Das Endgame von Lost Ark wird überarbeitet. Die Community ist entsetzt und fürchtet eine "Casualgamisierung" wie in World of Warcraft. (MMORPG, WoW)

Amazon Luna game streaming services goes live (no invite required)

Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service is now available to the public (in the mainland United States). Luna lets you stream games over the internet to a smartphone, tablet, computer, or Amazon Fire TV device. You can also stream gameplay to Amazon-owned Twitch at the same time. The service first launched an invite-only early-access platform in […]

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Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service is now available to the public (in the mainland United States). Luna lets you stream games over the internet to a smartphone, tablet, computer, or Amazon Fire TV device. You can also stream gameplay to Amazon-owned Twitch at the same time.

The service first launched an invite-only early-access platform in the fall of 2020, but now Amazon says the service is now available without an invite. But you’ll have to pay for a subscription to use the service, one way or the other.

If you’re already an Amazon Prime member, you can get a taste of Luna thanks to Amazon Prime Gaming: every month Amazon will let you stream some titles for no additional charge. Titles for March, 2022 include Devil May Cry 5, Observer: System Redux, Flashback, and PHOGS! From March 8th through the 14th, Amazon will also let Prime members stream Imortals Fenyx Rising.

You can also subscribe to specific gaming channels for access to more titles:

  • Luna+ Channel offers 100+ games for $10/month
  • Family Channel has 35+ kid-friendly games for $6/month
  • Ubisoft+ Channel costs $18/month for a selection of 35+ games from Ubisoft
  • Retro Channel includes classics from Capcom, SNK and others for $5/month
  • Jackbox Games Channel includes trivia games for $5 per month

Amazon notes that folks who’ve been part of the early access trials can also save money if they sign up by March 31, 2022 for Luna+ (at $6/month) or Family Channel (at $3/month), although you’ll lose that grandfathered pricing if you ever cancel the subscriptions and want to sign up again in the future.

Luna is compatible with Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablet devices, Windows, Mac, and Chrome OS computers, iPhone and iPads, and Android devices. You can use your phone as a controller (with the Amazon Luna Controller app), or buy an optional Luna Controller, which has a list price of $70, but which is currently on sale for $50.

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Feindbilder: Wer nicht für Aufrüstung ist, ist für Putin?

Mit dem russischen Einmarsch in die Ukraine kam hier die Stunde der Bellizisten, die bei Kritik an der Nato sofort Verbrüderung mit dem russischen Staatschef wittern

Mit dem russischen Einmarsch in die Ukraine kam hier die Stunde der Bellizisten, die bei Kritik an der Nato sofort Verbrüderung mit dem russischen Staatschef wittern