Sewage pollution crackdown and lower bills in major water shake-up

Pebble’s founder, Eric Migicovsky, is doing things differently with his reboot of the Pebble smartwatch brand and an AI ring. The team is small, inventory isn’t being manufactured before it’s sold, and there’s no outside funding. Most importantly, he says, the new company, Core Devices, is “not a startup.” “We’ve structured this entire business around…

Behold: Ken Paxton will now demonstrate that broken clocks are indeed right twice a day. The Texas Attorney General is notorious for, well, a very long list of reasons. But in this case, he at least appears to be doing consumers a solid: He sued five television companies for using ad-targeting spyware on their TVs….

As Discord prepares for a potential IPO, the platform is launching new commerce features to enhance the gaming experience for users while also generating new revenue streams for developers. Announced on Tuesday, the features allow users to purchase digital game items directly within Discord, eliminating the need to leave the platform. Users can also create…

Huge tips in Wigan, Sheffield and Lancashire – together containing 48,000 tonnes of waste – have been earmarked for clearance by the Environment Agency. A 20,000-tonne site in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, is already being cleared at a cost of more than £9m.

Horizon is one of PlayStation’s biggest franchises at this point. Alongside Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, there are a bunch of spin-off games. Joining them is Horizon Hunters Gathering, a co-op action game that original Horizon developer Guerrilla is making for PlayStation 5 and PC. We’ve known since 2022 that the studio was…

Upgrades to newer, high-efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology aren’t in the cards for the Wake County Public School System, where a $200 million maintenance backlog has plagued the schools. Frustrated students have been pushing the school district for new HVAC technology — highlighting the district’s many troubles with HVAC systems –- as a…