ROG Xbox Ally review: great grips, good speakers, and Windows is easier to control with joysticks, but worse performance than the Steam Deck and a half-baked UI
What does “Xbox” mean? Some might say it can only refer to a box-shaped Microsoft game machine.
SAG-AFTRA: AMPTP's AI proposal lets studios scan a background actor to create a digital likeness, for a day's pay, for perpetual use without consent or pay
During today's press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland …
Twitter suspends several journalists, including the NYT's Ryan Mac and CNN's Donie O'Sullivan; Elon Musk says the “same doxxing rules apply to journalists”
Twitter suspended several high-profile journalists Thursday evening who have been covering the company and Elon Musk.
Twitter suspends Mastodon's account and prevents links to Mastodon servers from being tweeted or added to profile bios, calling them “harmful” and “malware”
A day after Twitter crafted a new policy to explain its decision to ban an account that tracks Elon Musk's private jet, the fallout continues.
A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages show the inner workings of Silicon Valley dealmaking and how Musk lost interest in his Twitter acquisition
Newly released text messages shine a light on how tech's most powerful do business — and perhaps why Musk lost interest in Twitter.
The UK's CMA says Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition will require an in-depth review and gives Microsoft a September 8 deadline to offer remedies
Microsoft Corp.'s planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. will be sent for an in-depth review unless …
The UK's CMA says Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition will require an in-depth review and gives Microsoft a September 8 deadline to offer remedies
Microsoft Corp.'s planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. will be sent for an in-depth review unless …
Swedish gaming group Embracer Group reports Q1 sales rose 107% YoY to ~$681M and announces six acquisitions, including IP for The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit
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Swedish gaming group Embracer Group reports Q1 sales rose 107% YoY to ~$681M and announces six acquisitions, including IP for The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit
Swedish company announces six acquisitions and posts a rise in first-quarter sales and profits
Sources: Apple and Google removed Kremlin critic Navalny's app in September after FSB agents came to top executives' homes and threatened to take them to prison
Russian agents came to the home of Google's top executive in Moscow to deliver a frightening ultimatum last September …
Russia moves to designate Meta as an “extremist organization”; source says WhatsApp won't be affected as it is a means of communication
WhatsApp is the most popular messenger in Russia, it takes up nearly 60% of all messenger internet traffic. We are talking tens of millions of people having limited access to comms...
Nvidia debuts RTX 3070 Ti, up to 70% faster than 2070, and 3080 Ti, coming February 1 to laptops that start at $1.5K and $2.5K respectively, and teases 3090 Ti
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In response to Oversight Board ruling, Facebook suspends Trump's accounts until January 7, 2023, and says it will then reconsider suspension if conditions allow
but not until at least 2023 Transparency Center : Counting strikes — If you post content that goes against the Facebook Community Standards … Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain : Face...
Amazon says it is opening a new game studio in Montreal, which will create original AAA games, and the studio will be led by the creators of Rainbow Six Siege
It's Amazon's fourth studio — Amazon is illustrating its commitment to game development with a new studio opening …
Sources detail Google's troubles with game development as the company couldn't stomach the complicated creative process amid Stadia's poor streaming numbers
Great read by @cecianasta. https://www.wired.com/... Brian Crecente / @crecenteb : Some great insight here. I'd add that there's also probably an issue of lost opportunity costs fo...
Inside Google Stadia's failure as sources say it missed targets for controller sales and MAUs by hundreds of thousands after spending tens of millions on games
from the gaudy reveal event to its implosion in a year when the gaming industry was doing record business—was ridiculous. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Zach Laidlaw / @ztlaidlaw : ...
A look at Havana's SNET, the “street network” of Cuba's capital which at its peak had ~100K IP addresses, and its demise as state-run WiFi and 3G networks arise
A look at Havana's SNET, the “street network” of Cuba's capital which at its peak had ~100K IP addresses, and its demise as state-run WiFi and 3G networks arise
As Cuba sluggishly got its population online, the shadow internet developed by volunteers provided a lifeline for thousands of people. Tweets: @crecenteb , @peterguest , @ghoshworl...
Bob Chapek has been named CEO of The Walt Disney Company, effective immediately; Bob Iger will serve as executive chairman through 2021
Robert A. Iger Assumes Role of Executive Chairman through 2021 Mr. Iger Will Direct the Company's Creative Endeavors Mr. Chapek Brings 27 Years …
Microsoft's next-gen “Project Scarlett” Xbox to be called Xbox Series X and available holiday 2020 with support for frame rates of up to 120 fps and ray tracing
Xbox now looks like a PC — Microsoft's next-generation Xbox is officially called Xbox Series X. Microsoft revealed …