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People are still spending record amounts on gaming in the US this year

FuturePublishingviaGettyImages Ifitwasn’talreadyobviousthatthecoronavirushasbeenaboonforthevideogamemarket,industryanalystsattheNPDGrouphavemoreevidence.Thereliablemarket-trackingfirmsaysthatp
IT | 2020-08-11 06:10
Record-breaking Faraday Future prototype EVs are up for auction

PawelLitwinski RememberFaradayFuture?It’stheelectricvehiclestartupthat,whenitlaunchedin2015,waspromisingtoshakeuptheEVindustryandbecomearivaltoTesla.Sincethen,thecompanyhasstruggledwithfunding
IT | 2020-08-11 06:10
Google Maps is finally back on Apple Watch

Google Afteralengthyabsence,GoogleMapsismakingitswaybacktotheAppleWatch.Overthenextcoupleofweeks,GooglesaysitwillstartrollingoutanewversionofMapstoApple'swearable.Theappwillallowyoutogetwalking,
IT | 2020-08-11 06:10
Belarus is reportedly blocking and throttling Twitter in reaction to protests

SERGEIGAPONviaGettyImages TwitterhasacknowledgedthatitisbeingblockedandthrottledinBelarus,likelyduetoprotestscontestingthelegitimacyofrecentelectionresults.AlexanderLushenkohadwontheelectionwith80per
IT | 2020-08-11 06:10
Russia's antitrust watchdog finds Apple abused App Store 'dominance'

ChesnotviaGettyImages PotentialactionfromUSlawmakersmaynotbewhatforcesAppletochangehowitdoesbusiness.Followingayear-longinvestigationintothecompany,ReutersreportsRussia’sFederalAntimonopolySer
IT | 2020-08-11 06:10
Former employees claim Talkspace mined therapy transcripts for marketing

Talkspace Accordingto TheNewYorkTimes, Talkspace,aniOSandAndroidapppeoplecanusetomessageacertifiedtherapist,routinelyminedthetranscriptsofitsuserstogiveitacompetitiveedge.Thepaperinterviewe
IT | 2020-08-11 06:10
Facebook forms financial group to focus on payments

DadoRuvic/Reuters Facebookhasdecidedtodelvedeeperintocommercewiththecreationofanewgroupfocusedonpayments.AccordingtoBloomberg,it’scalledF2internally(shortforFacebookFinancial),andismeanttotake
IT | 2020-08-11 06:10
Dell's latest business Chromebook offers high-end specs and extra security

Google/Dell Thistimelastyear,GoogleandDellunveiledthefirstenterprise-gradeChromebooks.Bothmachinesofferedextrasecurityandorganizationalfeaturesbuiltforbusinesses.Now,GoogleandDellarereadytosharethene
IT | 2020-08-11 06:10
Hitting the Books: Why we'll never see the edge of the universe

IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
TikTok may sue White House over ban as soon as August 11th

DrewAngerer/GettyImages TikTokmightquicklymakegoodonitspromisetofighttheWhiteHouse’sthreatenedbanonitsservice.AnNPRsourceclaimsTikTokwillfilealawsuitagainsttheTrumpadministrationassoonasAugust
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Watch AI-controlled virtual fighters take on an Air Force pilot on August 18th

TebNadviaGettyImages Duetothecoronaviruspandemic,DARPAwillnolongerholdanin-personeventforitsthirdandfinalAlphaDogfightTrialthat’sscheduledtotakeplacefromAugust18thtothe20th.It’llbeheldv
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Roland marks TR-808's 40th anniversary with a documentary and freebies

Roland It’stheTR-808drummachine’s40thanniversarythisyear,andRolandismarking808Day(8/08,ofcourse)withafloodofgoodiestocelebratethelegendaryinstrument.Tobeginwith,there’saminidocum
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Amazon may turn dying JC Penney and Sears stores into warehouses

JimSteinfeldt/MichaelOchsArchives/GettyImages Thedepartmentstoresthatanchorshoppingmallshavestruggledtosurviveinthefaceofonlineshopping,butthosespacesmightfindanewleaseonlifethroughtheirgreatestfoe.W
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Hackers defaced dozens of Reddit communities with pro-Trump messages

REUTERS/RobertGalbraith IfyourfavoriteRedditcommunitylookedlikeapoliticalbillboardonAugust7th,youcanblameitonhackers.BothMotherboardandZDNetreportthathackersdefaceddozensofsubredditswithpro-Trumpmess
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Your EV's electricity can pay for parking at Nissan's new exhibition

Nissan IfNissanhasitsway,youmightnotneedtopayforaparkingspotifyourelectriccarhassomerangetospare.AutoblognotesthattheautomakerhasopenedanexhibitionspaceinYokohama,thePavilion,thatletsyoupayforparking
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50