‘Witcher 3’ director’s new game studio aims to recreate the freedom of paper...
Turmoil at CD Projekt Red appears to have an upside. Gamesindustry.biz and The Verge report former CDPR executive Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has formed a new studio, Rebel Wolves. The fledgling company has...
View ArticleThere are now more than 500 million Epic Games accounts
Epic Games says there are now more than 500 million Epic Games accounts. Many of those are used to buy and play PC games, and accounts are also utilized on consoles and mobile devices for the likes of...
View ArticleBose adds customizable EQ to its QuietComfort 45 headphones
As much as we like Bose's QuietComfort 45 headphones, they haven't been a tuner's delight — you had to trust the automatic EQ adjustments would deliver a pleasing sound. You'll have more control from...
View ArticleMicrosoft shuts down AltspaceVR's social hubs to combat harassment
Microsoft is making a handful of changes to AltspaceVR to combat harassment within the virtual reality app. As of today, the company has removed the Campfire, News and Entertainment Commons social...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg promotes Nick Clegg to President of Global Affairs at Meta
Nick Clegg, the former UK politician turned Facebook executive, has been promoted. Clegg is now the President of Global Affair at Meta, a position that reports directly to Mark Zuckerberg.Clegg was...
View ArticleAmazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse will hold a union election in March
Amazon workers at a warehouse on Staten Island in New York will hold a union vote next month. Derrick Palmer of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), an independent group that's seeking to represent workers at...
View ArticleSealants made from nanomaterials could make concrete more durable
In the US, approximately one in every five miles of highway and major road is in poor condition. It’s a problem that’s even worse in colder states where moisture and, most of all, salt accelerate the...
View ArticleTwitter lets you tip creators with Ethereum
Twitter isn't limiting crypto fans to tipping with Bitcoin. The social network has expanded its tipping options to let creators add their Ethereum address. If you're sitting on a stash of that other...
View ArticleAll Twitter bot accounts can now include a label to show they're automated
Starting today, everyone who is running a bot account on Twitter can add a label to make it clear the tweets are automated. The company started testing the label in September and is now rolling it out...
View ArticleForbes plans a show and documentary about the bitcoin laundering scandal
Netflix was the first company to announce a project around the alleged Bitcoin money launderers, Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein, but unsurprisingly, it won't be the last. Deadline...
View ArticleRussian-backed hackers targeted US defense contractors to obtain sensitive...
Starting as early as January 2020, Russian state-sponsored hackers have repeatedly targeted American defense contractors, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA). In an alert...
View ArticleHBO's 'The Last of Us' series won't air in 2022
Don't expect to watch HBO's The Last of Us series any time soon. Channel programming president Casey Bloys told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview that the adaptation of Naughty Dog's apocalyptic...
View ArticleSamsung's next event will take place on February 27th, alongside Mobile World...
Samsung's next hardware event will coincide with Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company announced today it will host a fully virtual keynote on Sunday, February 27th at 1PM ET. You'll be able...
View ArticleSpotify buys podcast tech companies Chartable and Podsights
Spotify announced today that it is acquiring two major podcast ad tech firms, Chartable and Podsights, in a move to expand its offerings to advertisers. Both companies offer popular tools that help...
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The Morning After: The billion-dollar bitcoin launderers are getting another...
According to Deadline, Forbes Entertainment and EOne are teaming up to produce two projects — a scripted series and a documentary — around bitcoin money launderers Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan and Ilya...
View ArticleWordle clones have jumped the S_ARK
Four Wordle puzzles at once? That was so five hours ago. Now, a site called Sedecordle has come up with a version that lets you do no less than 16 Wordle-style puzzles at a time, following the path of...
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Guerrilla Games explains why 'Horizon Forbidden West' works well on the PS4
Guerrilla Games set itself up with an unusual challenge when developing Horizon Forbidden West, which comes out on Friday, February 18th. According to the game’s director and technical director,...
View ArticleAmazon is matching Samsung's pre-order discount on Galaxy S22 smartphones
You have about one more week to pre-order Samsung's latest smartphones before they come out on February 25th. Samsung has a number of offers available to those who pre-order, but now Amazon is matching...
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AMD's Ryzen 6000 mobile chips could push ultraportables to new gaming heights
It's clear that AMD is taking some big swings with its new Ryzen 6000 mobile chips. At CES, the company announced that they would sport integrated RDNA2 graphics for the first time, offering enough...
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Star Trek: Discovery’s faster ship travel comes at the expense of its...
The following contains spoilers for season four, episodes eight and nine of 'Star Trek: Discovery' and season one of 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'In the initial pitch for Star Trek, way back in 1964, the...
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