Month: January 2022

Enlarge / Apple Watch Series 7. (credit: Apple)

Uber has gone the way of Lyft, canceling support for its app on Apple Watches. As spotted by MacRumors Monday, the Uber Apple Watch app is still available but won’t let you hail a ride if installed.

We checked on an Apple Watch Series 7 and got a message reading, “Please switch to the Uber mobile app. We no longer support the Apple Watch app. Sorry for the inconvenience,” followed by a crying-face emoji.

We got this message when trying to use Uber on an Apple Watch 7.

Like Uber’s app for iPhones and iPads, the Apple Watch app let you call a ride from your device, but some features, like Uber Pool, fare splitting, and the ability to contact your driver or share your estimated time of arrival with contacts, were disabled.

Enlarge / This Lego set will no longer be launching on Feb. 1 as originally planned. (credit: Jay’s Brick Blog)

The Lego Group has decided not to release a new Overwatch 2-themed Lego set as planned on February 1, halting the product at least temporarily as the company reviews its wider relationship with the embattled game publisher.

In a statement reported by fan sites like BrickSet and TheBrickFan, Lego Group says that it is “currently reviewing our partnership with Activision Blizzard, given concerns about the progress being made to address continuing allegations regarding workplace culture, especially the treatment of female colleagues and creating a diverse and inclusive environment.” As that review continues, the company says it will “pause” the planned release of set 76980, themed after the Overwatch 2 Titan, which was first leaked last month. It’s currently unclear how long that “pause” will last or if the set will see an eventual release given Lego’s internal partnership review.

The partnership between Overwatch and Lego dates back to 2018 and encompasses nearly a dozen building sets and kits themed after characters and scenes from the game. Activision Blizzard separately signed a deal with Hasbro in 2018 for exclusive rights to license Overwatch toys, among many other branded licensing deals for the popular game.

Enlarge / DriveTribe was set up by the trio of former Top Gear hosts Richard Hammond (L), Jeremy Clarkson (M), and James May (R). (credit: DriveTribe)

This week brought sad news for the online car world. DriveTribe, a community platform for automotive enthusiasts, will shut down at the end of January after just five years.

In a post announcing the shutdown, DriveTribe points to the ongoing chip shortage that has caused the new car market to contract, with an associated reduction in marketing budgets at automakers. “This has made for an incredibly difficult operating environment for businesses like ours which are dependent on advertising,” it says.

DriveTribe was created in 2016 by a tech entrepreneur named Ernesto Schmitt, together with car TV personalities Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond. Hammond sold the concept to Clarkson as “like YouPorn, only with cars.”