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Apple Store Confirms New iPhone SE Branding, Launch Reportedly ImminentApple is preparing to launch its iPhone SE refresh, and there's independent confirmation from multiple sources, including a product briefly available on the Apple Store. The post Apple Store Confirms New iPhone SE Branding, Launch Reportedly Imminent appeared first on ExtremeTech.
25 Best Android Tips to Make Your Phone More UsefulMake your Android phone all it can be with these tips and tricks. The post 25 Best Android Tips to Make Your Phone More Useful appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Break Into The Lucrative World Of Software Engineering With These Training CoursesYour six-figure tech career starts here. The post Break Into The Lucrative World Of Software Engineering With These Training Courses appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Tesla Tech Leak: This Autopilot Car Stops for Red LightsA pending version of Autopilot may recognize traffic lights and stop for the red ones. For the green ones, too, unless you tap the throttle. The post Tesla Tech Leak: This Autopilot Car Stops for Red Lights appeared first on ExtremeTech.
AMD and Intel’s Latest Mobile CPUs Go Head to Head in Benchmark LeakEarly head-to-head benchmarks between AMD and Intel show benchmark wins for both companies, but larger generational gains on AMD's side of the fence. The post AMD and Intel’s Latest Mobile CPUs Go Head to Head in Benchmark Leak appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Nvidia Unveils Max-Q GPUs: Optimus G-Sync Support, Better Power SharingNvidia's 12nm Turing architecture, built at TSMC. Nvidia has launched a new lineup of Max-Q cards, with new features including G-Sync support integrated into Optimus and power-sharing capabilities between CPU and GPU. The post Nvidia Unveils Max-Q GPUs: Optimus G-Sync Support, Better Power Sharing appeared first on ExtremeTech.
NASA Brings Back Iconic ‘Worm’ Logo for First Crewed SpaceX LaunchNASA administrator Jim Bridenstine announced on Twitter that "the worm is back" for NASA's first private crewed spacecraft launch. Yes, that's a Falcon 9 with a slick, retro NASA logo. The post NASA Brings Back Iconic ‘Worm’ Logo for First Crewed SpaceX Launch appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Mark Cerny Shares PlayStation 5 Boost, SSD Speed, Tempest Audio DetailsSony has released significant new details on the PS5, courtesy of Mark Cerny, who dives into the specifics of how SSD storage, boost mode, and audio processing all work. The post Mark Cerny Shares PlayStation 5 Boost, SSD Speed, Tempest Audio Details appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Zoom Removes Tool That Secretly Displayed Your LinkedIn DataThis week, Zoom was forced to remove a tool that allowed people to snoop on LinkedIn profiles belonging to anyone who signed into a meeting. The post Zoom Removes Tool That Secretly Displayed Your LinkedIn Data appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Deploys Its Mirror for the First TimeIn an early March test, engineers deployed the telescope's multi-segment mirror in its final configuration for the first time. It's quite a sight to behold, but we might have to wait longer than expected to see it in action. The post James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Deploys Its Mirror for the First Time appeared first…
At Stanford’s AI Conference, Harnessing Tech to Fight COVID-19Stanford assembled an impressive array of scientists and public-policy researchers in an all-day symposium on how technology can be employed to tackle the spread of COVID-19. We bring you some of the highlights. The post At Stanford’s AI Conference, Harnessing Tech to Fight COVID-19 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
D-Wave Makes Quantum Computer Time Free to Anyone Fighting CoronavirusClassical computing is fully engaged against COVID-19, but commercial quantum computing is taking a swing of its own. D-Wave will make computing time free to anyone who has credible ideas for how to fight coronavirus. The post D-Wave Makes Quantum Computer Time Free to Anyone Fighting Coronavirus appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Intel Launches New 10th Gen Comet Lake-H Mobile CPUsIntel has announced its new 45W 10th Generation CPU family, with significantly higher turbo clocks and a few core count adjustments. The post Intel Launches New 10th Gen Comet Lake-H Mobile CPUs appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Zoom’s Security and Privacy Practices Kind of ZuckZoom has become the darling of the work-at-home era, but the company is racking up privacy and security issues left, right, and center. The post Zoom’s Security and Privacy Practices Kind of Zuck appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Apple Buys Popular Weather App ‘Dark Sky,’ Discontinues Android VersionYou wouldn't expect people to be passionate about a weather app, but Dark Sky's user base certainly qualifies. This "hyperlocal" weather client originated on iOS, but launched on Android in 2016. Now, it's going back to an iOS exclusive following an unexpected Apple acquisition. The post Apple Buys Popular Weather App ‘Dark Sky,’ Discontinues Android…
Researchers Create AI-Powered Blood Test to Detect CancerCredit: Pexels The test can detect over 50 different cancers and narrow down tumor location to specific areas of the body. The post Researchers Create AI-Powered Blood Test to Detect Cancer appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Nvidia Shows Off New Ray-Traced Minecraft Screenshots, Modding ResourcesFeature image shows a Java world converted to RTX. Image / Conversion by @PearlescentMoon Nvidia has released an update on its Minecraft RTX project, with new assets, guides, and tools for modders who want to play with the new space. The post Nvidia Shows Off New Ray-Traced Minecraft Screenshots, Modding Resources appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Stuck Inside? Now’s The Perfect Time To Finally Master Excel With This 10-Course Training BundleUse this time to finally get savvy with Excel. The post Stuck Inside? Now’s The Perfect Time To Finally Master Excel With This 10-Course Training Bundle appeared first on ExtremeTech.
T-Mobile Completes Merger With Sprint, Legere Leaves CEO PositionThis means more 5G coverage for T-Mobile customers but also less choice for all US consumers. The post T-Mobile Completes Merger With Sprint, Legere Leaves CEO Position appeared first on ExtremeTech.
2021 Kia Seltos Review: Standout Subompact SUVKia launches another first-class small SUV. The 2021 Seltos slots between the latest Soul and the Sportage. The post 2021 Kia Seltos Review: Standout Subompact SUV appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Will MPG Rollback Help or Hurt Car Buyers, Automakers?The factions are at war over whether the savings netted from building simpler cars is offset by higher fuel costs. Here's a close look at both sides of the issue. The post Will MPG Rollback Help or Hurt Car Buyers, Automakers? appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Windows 10 Update Fixes VPN, Proxy Connection Internet IssuesMicrosoft has fixed a major error that was causing problems for devices connected to proxy servers or VPNs. If your corporate network has been cantankerous, this could be why. The post Windows 10 Update Fixes VPN, Proxy Connection Internet Issues appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Ancient Mars May Have Had 2 Distinct Water ReservoirsMars from Hubble: Astronomers took advantage of a rare close approach by Mars in 2001. When the Red Planet was just 43 million miles away, Hubble snapped this picture with the WFPC2. It has a surface resolution of just 10 miles. This is the best image we’ve gotten of Mars that didn’t involve sending a…
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Zoom admits some calls were routed through China by mistakeHours after security researchers at Citizen Lab reported that some Zoom calls were routed through China, the video conferencing platform has offered an apology and a partial explanation. To recap, Zoom has faced a barrage of headlines this week over its security policies and privacy practices, as hundreds of millions forced to work from home…Before suing NSO Group, Facebook allegedly sought their software to better spy on usersFacebook's WhatsApp is in the midst of a lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance outfit NSO Group. But before complaining about the company's methods, Facebook seems to have wanted to use them for its own purposes, according to testimony from NSO founder Shalev Hulio.
As tech layoffs surge, some support emerges for those without a jobThe massive surge of COVID-19-related layoffs has put tech in a unique position. While the startup world is facing layoffs itself, it is also trying to help get people back to work. Back at the end of 2019, the SoftBank-backed belt-tightening period led to a flurry of crowdsourced spreadsheets with employee names from companies like…
Zelos is like a cross-game battle pass, rewarding you for completing challenges in games you already playPeople seem to love the concept of the battle pass. Largely popularized by Fortnite, battle passes reward players for playing well, and playing often. The better you do, the more XP you earn; the more XP you earn, the more stuff (new looks for your character, or victory dances to fire off at the end…
ZmURL customizes Zoom link previews with images & event sitesSick of sharing those generic Zoom video call invites that all look the same? Wish your Zoom link preview’s headline and image actually described your meeting? Want to protect your Zoom calls from trolls by making attendees RSVP to get your link? ZmURL.com has you covered. Launching today, ZmURL is a free tool that lets…
Google research makes for an effortless robotic dog trotAs capable as robots are, the original animals after which they tend to be designed are always much, much better. That's partly because it's difficult to learn how to walk like a dog directly from a dog — but this research from Google's AI labs make it considerably easier.
Zoom will enable waiting rooms by default to stop ZoombombingZoom is making some drastic changes to prevent rampant abuse as trolls attack publicly shared video calls. Starting April 5th, it will require passwords to enter calls via Meeting ID, as these may be guessed or reused. Meanwhile, it will change virtual waiting rooms to be on by default so hosts have to manually admit…- The pandemic is already reshaping tech’s misinformation crisisSince 2016, social media companies have faced an endless barrage of bad press and public criticism for failing to anticipate how their platforms could be used for dark purposes at the scale of populations — undermining democracies around the world, say, or sowing social division and even fueling genocide. As COVID-19 plunges the world into…
- ‘Artemis Fowl’ is skipping theaters for Disney+With movie theaters largely closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney is pushing back its slate of upcoming films. And at least one movie won’t be making it into theaters at all, with “Artemis Fowl” heading straight to streaming instead. The company announced today that the film will debut exclusively on Disney+, and that the…
- Google rolls back SameSite cookie changes to keep essential online services from breakingGoogle today announced that it will temporarily roll back the changes it recently made to how its Chrome browser handles cookies in order to ensure that sites that perform essential services like banking, online grocery, government services and healthcare won’t become inaccessible to Chrome users during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The new SameSite rules, which…
- Insight closes $9.5B fund to help support portfolio companies through the pandemicWe’re now several weeks into what has become a very big dip for the global economy due to the coronavirus pandemic, but amidst that, we are seeing are some notable pockets of investment activity emerging that will help shape how the future startup landscape will look. Today, one of the biggest venture capital firms in…
- Sleep apnea retrofit designed by doctors and engineers could help address ventilator shortageThe FDA has been working to adapt its policies and restrictions to respond to the growing need for unconventional solutions like shortages of medical equipment needed for treating COVID-19 patients. A group of doctors, engineers and medical researchers from UC Berkeley, UCSF and working hospitals has devised a creative solution to the ventilator shortage they’re…
Daily Crunch: Google publishes coronavirus mobility reportsGoogle uses its ad-tracking data to provide a glimpse at how the world is responding to coronavirus, the CDC changes its tune on face masks and Apple accidentally reveals that AirTags are coming. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 3, 2020. 1. Google is now publishing coronavirus mobility reports, feeding off users’ location history Google…- Emergent BioSolutions gets $14.5M in federal funding to expedite COVID-19 plasma therapy developmentLast week, we spoke to the head of Emergent BioSolutions’ Therapeutics Business Unit Dr. Laura Saward about her company’s work developing plasma-based potential treatments for COVID-19. Now, the company announced that it has received $14.5 million in funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which is part of the U.S. Department of…
- Bustle Digital Group lays off staff of The Outline as part of broader cutsBustle Digital Group, owner of a portfolio of digital media properties including Bustle itself, says it laid off two dozen staffers today. That includes eliminating the entire staff of The Outline, a culture site that it acquired a year ago. In a statement, a BDG spokesperson said the company will continue to host The Outline’s archives,…
OctoML raises $15M to make optimizing ML models easierOctoML, a startup founded by the team behind the Apache TVM machine learning compiler stack project, today announced it has raised a $15 million Series A round led by Amplify, with participation from Madrona Ventures, which led its $3.9 million seed round. The core idea behind OctoML and TVM is to use machine learning to…- Valispace raises $2.4M to become the ‘Github for hardware’, joins fight against COVID-19Hardware engineering is mostly document-based. A typical satellite might be described in several hundred thousand PDF documents, spreadsheets, simulation files and more; all potentially inconsistent between each other. This can lead to costly mistakes. NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because one engineering team used metric units while another used English units, for instance.…
- Google is now publishing coronavirus mobility reports, feeding off users’ location historyGoogle is giving the world a clearer glimpse of exactly how much it knows about people everywhere — using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to repackage its persistent tracking of where users go and what they do as a public good in the midst of a pandemic. In a blog post today, the tech…
- Forward Partners launches Forward Advances, a revenue-based finance solution for startupsForward Partners, the early-stage venture fund and startup studio, has long offered something a little different to the U.K’s tech startup ecosystem, and today the VC is continuing that trend with the launch of “Forward Advances,” a revenue-based finance solution for startups that need to bolster marketing. Aimed at “fast-growing” e-commerce, marketplace and B2C SaaS…
- CDC is expected to tell Americans to wear cloth masks, save medical masks for health workersOn Thursday, the White House said that it will likely soon adjust previous guidelines that discouraged non-health workers from wearing face masks. The change would be issued as “guidance” from the CDC, but according to the president—who continues to hesitate at exerting federal power during the COVID-19 crisis—it will not be made mandatory. Supplies of…
- Using AI responsibly to fight the coronavirus pandemicEven in times of great crisis, we should strive to advance AI for good.
- FCC enacts $200M telehealth initiative to ease COVID-19 burden on hospitalsThe FCC has developed and approved a $200 million program to fund telehealth services and devices for medical providers, just a week or so after the funding was announced. Hospitals and other health centers will be able to apply for up to $1 million to cover the cost of new devices, services and personnel. The…
You can now buy AWS’ $99 DeepComposer keyboardAWS today announced that its DeepComposer keyboard is now available for purchase. And no, DeepComposer isn’t a mechanical keyboard for hackers but a small MIDI keyboard for working with the AWS DeepComposer service that uses AI to create songs based on your input. First announced at AWS re:Invent 2019, the keyboard created a bit of…- White House says it is ordering more companies to make ventilatorsWith the national stockpile of inventory of life-saving healthcare equipment getting dangerously close to zero, President Trump on Thursday signaled that he will leverage a key national security provision to order additional companies to produce ventilators. Trump’s reluctance to employ the law known as the Defense Production Act (DPA) has puzzled many as the administration…
The space in between: The stratosphereWe have airplanes and drones in our airspace and satellites in space, but what about the space in between: the stratosphere?- Pinterest CEO and a team of leading scientists launch a self-reporting COVID-19 tracking appThere have been a few scattered efforts to leverage crowd-sourced self-reporting of symptoms as a way to potentially predict and chart the progress of COVID-19 across the U.S., and around the world. A new effort looks like the most comprehensive, well-organized and credibly backed yet — and it has been developed in part by Pinterest…
- US markets shrug off record unemployment numbers as tech shares riseDespite reports of historic unemployment, with roughly 6.6 million Americans filing for unemployment, domestic stocks rose during regular trading today. One day after grim estimates on the potential death toll from the COVID-19 epidemic in the U.S. sent stocks tumbling, and amid a continuing economic fallout from the government’s response to slow the spread of…
- Henry Ford Health System to conduct first large US study of hydroxychloroquine’s ability to prevent COVID-19Despite false assertions by the president to the contrary, any potential treatments to counter or prevent COVID-19 are still only at the stage of early investigations, which include one-off treatment with special individual case authorizations, and small-scale clinical examinations. Nothing so far has approached the level of scrutiny needed to actually say anything definitively about…
Activity-monitoring startup Zensors repurposes its tech to help coronavirus responseComputer vision techniques used for commercial purposes are turning out to be valuable tools for monitoring people's behavior during the present pandemic. Zensors, a startup that uses machine learning to track things like restaurant occupancy, lines, and so on, is making its platform available for free to airports and other places desperate to take systematic…
Apple accidentally confirms the existence of an unreleased product, AirTagsWhoops! Apple inadvertently revealed the existence of an unreleased product, AirTags, in a support video uploaded to its YouTube account today. The video, “How to erase your iPhone,” offers a tutorial about resetting an iPhone to factory settings. Around the 1:43 mark, it instructs users to turn off “Find my iPhone” as part of the…
Disney debuts its streaming service in India for $20 a yearDisney+ has arrived in the land of Bollywood. The company on Friday (local time) rolled out its eponymous streaming service in India through Hotstar, a popular on-demand video streamer it picked up as part of the Fox deal. To court users in India, the largest open entertainment market in Asia, Disney is charging users 1,499…
Apple, Laurene Powell Jobs and Leonardo DiCaprio launch a GoFundMe with $12M for the hungryApple has made a donation to a new fundraising campaign, America’s Food Fund, along with Laurene Powell Jobs, Leonardo DiCaprio and the Ford Foundation. Together, they’ve contributed $12 million toward the $15 million goal for the new initiative being hosted on fundraising platform GoFundMe. The proceeds will go to benefit World Central Kitchen and Feeding…
Visa’s Africa strategy banks on startup partnershipsVisa has prioritized growth in Africa, and partnering with startups is central to its strategy. This became obvious in 2019 after the global financial services giant entered a series of collaborations on the continent, but Visa confirmed it in their 2020 Investor Day presentation. On the company’s annual call, participants mentioned Africa 28 times and…- Estimote launches wearables for workplace-level contact tracing for COVID-19Bluetooth location beacon startup Estimote has adapted its technological expertise to develop a new product designed specifically for curbing the spread of COVID-19. The company created a new range of wearable devices that co-founder Steve Cheney believes can enhance workplace safety for those who have to be co-located at a physical workplace even while social…
IRL pivots into virtual event calendar In Remote LifeWhat do you do if you’re an event discovery startup and suddenly it’s illegal to attend events? You lean into the cultural shift and pivot. Today, $11 million-funded calendar app IRL is morphing from In Real Life to In Remote Life. It will now focus on helping people find, RSVP for, plan, share and chat…- Modsy confirms layoffs, 10 months after announcing its $37M Series CModsy, an e-commerce company that creates 3D renderings of customized rooms, has confirmed to TechCrunch that it laid off a number of staff. In addition, several of its executives, including CEO Shanna Tellerman, will take a 25% pay cut. TechCrunch first heard about the layoffs from a source. The company’s confirmation of cuts comes amid…
NASA and SpaceX add some retro flair to the Falcon 9 rocket flying the first crewed Dragon launchNASA and SpaceX are moving ahead full-steam with the Demo-2 launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft — the first launch from American soil to carry astronauts to space aboard a private launch vehicle. The Falcon 9 rocket that will propel the Crew Dragon to space will include a NASA logo that has been — technically…- Daily Crunch: Amazon announces new warehouse safety stepsAmazon says it will start taking additional steps to ensure the safety of its warehouse workers, SoftBank backs out of its latest WeWork investment and Zoom tries to fix its security issues. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 2, 2020. 1. Amazon begins running temperature checks and will provide surgical masks at warehouses Amazon has…
Google Cloud launches a managed Memcached serviceGoogle today announced the beta of Memorystore for Memcached, a new service that provides a fully managed in-memory datastore that is compatible with the open-source Memcached protocol. It will join Redis in the Memorystore family, which first launched in 2018. As Gopal Ashok, Google’s product manager for Memorystore, notes in today’s announcement, Redis remains a…- ARCH Venture Partners raises $1.46 billion across two funds for biotech investingAgainst a backdrop where the life-or-death consequences of biotechnology innovation are becoming increasingly apparent as the world races to develop vaccines and therapies to treat COVID-19, life sciences investor ARCH Venture Partners has raised $1.46 billion in funding to finance new tech development. The two funds, ARCH Venture Fund X and ARCH Venture Fund X…
Consumers spent record $23.4 billion on apps in Q1 2020, thanks to being stuck indoorsTime spent in mobile apps has been surging, as people stuck at home due to the coronavirus outbreak have been turning to apps to do their shopping, manage their finances, find new exercises, work from home and stay entertained. According to new data from App Annie, released today, Q1 2020 was the largest-ever quarter in…- Forward launches ‘Forward At Home’ primary care service to address COVID-19 healthcare crunchThe global coronavirus pandemic has already caused a tremendous strain on healthcare resources around the world, and it’s leading to a shift in how healthcare is offered. Startup Forward, which debuted in 2016 and has since expanded its tech-focused primary care medical practice to locations in major cities across the U.S., is launching a new…
- Venture-backed Celularity receives FDA approval for early trials of a new cell therapy for COVID-19Celularity, the venture-backed developer of novel cell therapies for cancer treatments, has received an initial clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to begin early-stage clinical trials on a potential treatment for COVID-19. The company, which has raised at least $290 million to date (according to Crunchbase), uses “Natural Killer” (NK) cell therapies to boost…
- Amazon begins running temperature checks and will provide surgical masks at warehousesAmazon has detailed some new measures it’s taking to prevent any further spread of COVID-19 at its warehouse facilities in the U.S. and Europe, according to Reuters, including temperature checks and distributing face masks to employees at Amazon warehouses and Whole Foods stores. The commerce giant has seen a dramatic increase in demand as countries…
Jim Fruchterman raises $1.7M for Tech Matters, a new effort to help nonprofits do tech betterSocial entrepreneurship pioneer Jim Fruchterman has launched a new nonprofit, Tech Matters, with $1.7 million in backing from corporate and foundation sources, including Twilio, Okta, Working Capital, Facebook and Schmidt Futures. Tech Matters is Fruchterman’s new vehicle to address what he sees as a crippling weakness in the social good sector: the failure to use…
Facebook Messenger launches Mac & Windows appsFacebook Messenger is finally getting desktop apps almost 9 years after its debut. After seeing over a 100% increase in desktop browser audio and video calling, Messenger today releases its Mac and Windows desktop apps. They bring the same features as the browser version, but make it easier to keep your chat threads handy than…
Disney+ beat Netflix in recent US downloads (report)Netflix may still dominate global streaming, but Disney+ has made a huge splash in the United States, where it launched in November. That much was pretty clear already, and other reports have already suggested that Disney+ was the most downloaded app and biggest search trend in the United States last year. Now a new report from…- Cloudflare CEO pledges to double 2020 internship classInternet security company Cloudflare has pledged to double its Summer 2020 internship class, and make the entire program remote if necessary, in response to cancellations of internships programs across the country due to COVID-19. Yelp, Funding Circle, StubHub and other companies have terminated their internship programs and hiring, citing the uncertainty of COVID-19’s impact on…
- Scoutbee launches free tool to help organisations search for COVID-19 support-related suppliesScoutbee, the supplier discovery platform, has rolled out a new free tool for organisations helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic and who are in need of critical supplies. Targeting NGOs, public bodies, local and national governments and healthcare providers, the platform does real-time analysis of terabytes of global supply chain data to significantly speed up…
- SoftBank terminates $3B tender offer for WeWork sharesSoftBank Group has pulled a $3 billion tender offer for WeWork shares citing closing conditions not being met. The investment behemoth had been rumored to be getting cold feet when the WSJ reported last month that it was using regulatory investigations as a way to back out of its commitment to buy $3 billion in shares…
- Zoom freezes feature development to fix security and privacy issuesZoom has been widely criticized over the past couple of weeks for terrible security, a poorly designed screensharing feature, misleading dark patterns, fake end-to-end-encryption claims and an incomplete privacy policy. Despite that, the video conferencing service has attracted a ton of new users thanks to the coronavirus lockdowns around the world — the company reached…
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UK debunks 5G-coronavirus link after conspiracy theorists burn cell towerThe UK government responded publicly to a disinformation campaign falsely linking 5G to COVID-19 outbreaks, as lives and infrastructure are at stake.
The RetroBeat: The magic of the original Final Fantasy VIIWe're getting close to the April 10 launch of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Before we all get caught up with what's new, I'd like to talk about the original.
Google’s AI teaches robots how to move by watching dogsGoogle researchers say they've developed a technique that enables robots in the real world to learn from motion capture data of dogs and other animals.
AI Weekly: Coronavirus chatbots use inconsistent data sources and privacy practicesA review of several publicly available COVID-19 chatbots reveals that they're inconsistent when it comes to data collection and information vetting.
ProBeat: What we’ve learned so far from Zoom’s big boomWhen Zoom's usage exploded from 10 million to 200 million daily active users in three months, it had three types of issues: scale, settings, and security.
IBM makes AI tools and resources available to coronavirus researchersIBM made available a range of tools and resources to aid those fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, including a molecule inspection interface.
Tech leaders highlight military AI and 5G investments they call essential to U.S economy and national securityExecutives from companies like Amazon and Microsoft are suggesting Congress and the president prioritize funding for certain 5G and AI projects.
Apple’s choice to keep stores closed is a smart call during stupid timesEven though Apple was preparing to reopen some of its stores in April, it course-corrected with a delay -- an example others should follow.
98point6 raises $43 million to expand its AI-powered telehealth serviceTelehealth provider 98point6 raised $40 million from Goldman Sachs to expand its telemedical services as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.Sine Wave Entertainment launches Breakroom 3D social hub for remote teams in VR, PC, or mobile devicesSine Wave Entertainment, which sought to build a Second Life style experience in virtual reality, has launched its Breakroom 3D social hub for remote teams.
The DeanBeat: Subspace emerges with $26 million to fix internet bottlenecks for multiplayer gamesThe DeanBeat: Subspace emerges from stealth with $26 million in funding to fix internet bottlenecks for games and entertainment.Why Amber opened a new support studio in Guadalajara — How Games Make MoneyAmber is a game-development agency that provides services to other studios. The company's CEO Mihai Pohontu joins How Games Make Money for a conversation.
Qcraft raises over $24 million to train autonomous vehicle systems in simulationQcraft, a robotics startup developing a simulation platform for autonomous vehicles, has raised money to tackle complex urban use cases.
Blackbird.AI CEO: ‘COVID-19 is the Olympics of disinformation’COVID-19 disinformation campaigns have exploded, sowing fear and confusion at a time when verifiable information is a matter of life or death.
The ‘least-privilege’ model protects digital assets and user productivityToday’s users, corporate data, and applications are highly distributed. Here's how to tackle these new cybersecurity challenges.
Uber Eats now lets you donate $2 to support your local restaurantsUber Eats is asking customers to donate a set fee to support their favorite local restaurants, with Uber matching donations up to $3 million.
Google releases location data to show if coronavirus lockdowns are workingGoogle has published reports for 131 countries showing whether visits to shops, parks, and workplaces dropped in March due to lockdown orders.If Found debuts on iOS and Steam on May 19If Found…, an interactive visual novel about going home, coming out and erasing everything, will launch on May 19 on iOS and Steam.
Xbox co-creator Rob Wyatt sues Atari for failing to pay him for design of VCS consoleXbox co-creator Rob Wyatt has filed a lawsuit against Atari for failing to pay him for the design work he did in creating the Atari VCS console.
Gaming laptops keep getting betterGaming laptops were already great. They are thin, light, and powerful. But now they may get even better thanks to some next-gen tech.
Publishers grapple with high clicks but low prices in pandemicThe programmatic strategies that once worked before the COVID-19 pandemic may not be working so well now. Here are some tactics for improving monetization.
Mayo Clinic starts using autonomous vehicles to deliver coronavirus tests and medical suppliesThe Mayo Clinic says its branch in Florida is using autonomous shuttles to transport COVID-19 tests and medical supplies.
USC Games and Jam City will host digital gaming showcase on May 12The show is going on at the USC gaming showcase. Normally, the USC Games Expo is a physical event, but this year it will be a digital-only event.
Wi-Fi 6E and 5G will share 6GHz spectrum to supercharge wireless dataWi-Fi 6E is set to make use of unlicensed 6GHz spectrum, but what does that really mean? And how is 5G involved? We explore the answers here.
Sony delays The Last of Us Part II indefinitelySony announced today that The Last of Us Part II has been delayed indefinitely. The Naughty Dog game was supposed to release for PlayStation 4 on May 29.- Google’s AI accurately predicts physicians’ prescribing decisions 75% of the timeIn a study, Google claims that its AI system, which it developed with researchers at UCSF, anticipates physicians' prescribing decisions 75% of the time.
Puzzle sales boom as families unplug during coronavirus lockdownRavensburger says U.S. puzzle sales jumped 370% over the past two weeks compared to the same period last year as quarantined families crave a digital break.
Surveillance, AI, and saving lives top agenda at coronavirus conferenceSurveillance and saving lives were top of mind at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI's conference about coronavirus.
Glen Schofield: How to build a new triple-A game studio in the midst of a pandemicGlen Schofield is the founder of Striking Distance Studios, which is being bankrolled by PUBG Corp., the maker of the popular battle royale game.
Amazon and SenseTime detail OmniSource, a framework that scrapes web videos to train AIResearchers hailing from Amazon, SenseTime, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong detail in a new paper OmniSource, which scrapes web videos to train AI.
Restream makes cross-platform livestreaming free for COVID-19 respondersRestream is giving free access to its livestream-replicating platform to organizations and groups responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
Zoom’s daily active users jumped from 10 million to over 200 million in 3 monthsZoom's daily active users ballooned to more than 200 million in March from a previous maximum total of 10 million just three months ago.
Microsoft brings new voice styles to Azure Cognitive ServicesMicrosoft launched new voice and emotion styles in Azure Cognitive Services that were generated using AI and machine learning.
Facebook launches Messenger app for Windows and MacOS globallyFacebook is launching Messenger apps for Windows and MacOS globally starting today, a year after first announcing plans for dedicated desktop apps.
Phantom AI raises $22 million to develop ADAS productsPhantom AI, a startup that's developing a modular ADAS system for cars and trucks, has raised $22 million in venture capital.
App Annie: Q1 mobile game downloads up 20% as players stay inAll of that social distancing is helping mobile gaming grow, according to mobile market data and analytics App Annie.
Waymo’s AI improves autonomous vehicle performance while saving costsWaymo says it's using an AI system to augment lidar data and bolster its autonomous system's performance and data efficiency.
Lightheart Entertainment raises $1.4 million for ‘hyper core’ mobile gamingLightheart Entertainment has raised $1.4 million in seed funding for "hyper core" mobile games, or games that are hardcore and accessible.
Going global: What international expansion means for mobile gaming’s top publishersLearn how mobile gaming leaders from Activision, Wildlife Studios and Lion Studios have successfully leveraged data to grow audiences outside of the US.
Collibra raises $112 million at $2.3 billion valuation to provide better data governanceCollibra raised $112.5 million in venture capital at a $2.3 billion valuation as the Brussels-based unicorn expands its data intelligence service. 
Concertio taps AI to optimize apps and servers in real timeConcertio, a New York-based startup providing solutions that optimize apps and servers, has raised $4.2 million in venture capital.
Google’s Arts & Culture app taps AI to transform your photos into works of artWith its new Art Transfer tool, Google can now transform your photos into works of art through the Arts & Culture mobile app. 
Intel launches 10th Gen Core H-Series laptop processors at up to 5.3GHzIntel has launched its first laptop processors, the 10th Gen Core H-Series, that breaks the 5GHz barrier with speeds that range from 2.3GHz to 5.3GHz.
Razer Blade 15 debuts with Intel Core i7, Nvidia GeForce RTX Super, and 300Hz displayRazer is upgrading its Razer Blade 15 with Intel's latest Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX Super graphics processing units (GPUs).
Apple will stop taking a cut of some video app purchases made through the App StoreApple said it would stop taking a cut of some sales for "qualifying" streaming services on iPhones and other Apple devices, including Amazon Prime Video.
IBM’s Watson Assistant for Citizens answers coronavirus questions by phone or textIBM's Watson Assistant for Citizens, a triaging solution for government agencies and organizations, answers COVID-19 questions via text or phone.- Google’s WaveNetEQ fills in speech gaps during Duo callsIn a blog post, Google detailed an AI model -- WaveNetQ -- that fills in gaps in speech during Duo audio and video calls. It's available on the Pixel 4.
‘Human-layer’ cybersecurity and AI thwart data breaches (VB Live)Learn how stateful machine learning delivers a new, robust, people-centric approach to cybersecurity when you access this free VB Live event!
Startup fundraising in a meltdown environmentIn the current environment, founders are assuming they'll need to hold off on their next funding round. But this is not the time to be shy.
Researchers release data set of CT scans from coronavirus patientsResearchers at the University of San Diego published what they claim is the largest publicly available data set of COVID-19 CT chest scans.
Bunny Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons may have some problemsIt's Bunny Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch, but maybe these eggs are all going to spoil after the 12-day event.
Startup accelerators forge ahead with new virtual programsAs the COVID-19 outbreak continues globally, startup accelerators are turning to virtual setups to continue running their programs.
Startup Genome: The coronavirus is hurting global startup investmentsThe global startup community has suffered from the coronavirus, according to a new report by Startup Genome, which is tracking post-pandemic investments.
FCC sets 6GHz Wi-Fi vote for April 23, opening door to Wi-Fi 6EWi-Fi is about to get a major speed boost in the United States, as the FCC will vote on adding new 6GHz spectrum to 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies.
Madfinger’s Shadowgun War Games crosses 2 million mobile downloadsMadfinger Games has generated more than 2 million downloads for Shadowgun War Games, its latest free-to-play tactical first-person shooter game.- Microsoft’s Mahjong-winning AI could lead to sophisticated finance market prediction systemsIn a paper, Microsoft researchers detail Suphx, an AI system that beat 99.99% of human players in a series of online matches.
GamesBeat Summit Digital speakers: Mike Morhaime, Owen Mahoney, and Mike FrazziniGamesBeat Summit Digital will feature Mike Morhaime (ex-Blizzard), Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney, and Amazon Games vice president Mike Frazzini.
Disney Emoji Blitz mobile game debuts in JapanIn partnership with Disney, Jam City has launched its popular match-3 game Disney Emoji Blitz mobile game in Japan, the second-biggest mobile game market.
Slack launches Zoom and Microsoft Teams Calls integrationsSlack users can now use Microsoft Teams or Zoom for videoconferencing or VOIP phone calls. Cisco Jabber and Dialpad integrations were also announced today.
T-Mobile completes Sprint merger, promises ‘transformative 5G network’After extended regulatory delays, T-Mobile and Sprint have finally completed their long-awaited merger and are promising U.S. consumers a strong 5G network.
iPhone, iPad, and Mac users report video calling issues during pandemicRecent updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS have created issues with FaceTime and other videoconferencing apps, largely impacting users of older devices.
Cordio and Rambam Hospital will trial AI that detects coronavirus cases from speech samplesCordio says it will launch a clinical trial at Rambam Hospital to test its AI solution for detecting COVID-19 from patients' speech.
How DeepMotion uses AI to create believable charactersDeepMotion CEO Kevin He believes that AI and advanced physics simulation can help create more lifelike animations in games and other media.
Xerox ditches its $35 billion hostile bid for HP amid coronavirus outbreakXerox has walked away from its $35 billion hostile cash-and-stock bid for HP after the coronavirus outbreak weighed on its campaign.
Algorithmic Justice League protests bias in voice AI and media coverageJoy Buolamwini, former White House CTO Megan Smith, and other female researchers are protesting racial bias in AI and the exclusion of female scholars.
Rockstar Games will donate 5% of GTA Online and Red Dead Online revenue to fight coronavirusRockstar Games said it will donate 5% of revenue for GTA Online and Red Dead Online to fight the coronavirus over the next month.
Trivia Crack maker Etermax launches Words & Ladders mobile gameEtermax, the Argentine studio that made Trivia Crack and Word Crack, has launched Words & Ladders, a new mobile game focused on riddles.
WordPress 5.4 arrives with new blocks, 14% faster editor, and privacy improvementsWordPress.org has launched WordPress 5.4 with new blocks, clearer navigation, a faster editor, privacy improvements, and developer additions.
Hearthstone: Year of the Phoenix — Diving into economics and monetizationHearthstone game director Ben Lee and production director Nathan Lyons-Smith talk monetization as Blizzard's digital card game enters the Ashes of Outland.
Twitch launches Mod View to make community moderating easierTwitch has launched a new channel mode, dubbed Mod View, for moderators of livestream sessions, making it easier to reward or ban fans.
Babylon Health claims its AI accurately triages patients in 85% of casesU.K. firm Babylon Health claims its AI system can appropriately triage patients in 85% of cases -- on par with human experts.
Teamfight Tactics reaches 4.5 million installs on mobileTeamfight Tactics had more downloads on mobile in its first week than any previous auto battler. It's also surpassed $1.2 million in revenue on mobile.
MIT CSAIL’s CommPlan AI helps robots efficiently collaborate with humansResearchers at MIT propose CommPlan, a framework that enables robots to work alongside humans and complete tasks efficiently and safely.
Security visualization service Amazon Detective launches in general availabilityAmazon Detective, a service that taps AI to help security teams triage data breaches and other malicious activity, is now generally available.
Wasteland 3 delayed to August 28InXile Entertainment announced today that Wasteland 3 is now coming out on August 28.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remaster launches on PS4Activision confirmed one of its worst-kept secrets: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered is now out on the PlayStation 4.
Minecraft Dungeons builds a May 26 release dateMicrosoft announced today that Minecraft Dungeons will release on May 26 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.
LinkedIn details how it keeps new features from promoting inequalityIn a paper, LinkedIn describes its internal approach to preventing inequality in new product features and business decisions.
How to grow your video game in South KoreaDownload this guide and avoid pitfalls and missed opportunities while marketing effectively to this massive gaming audience.
Strivr raises $30 million to bring VR training to the enterpriseStrivr, which creates a VR platform for companies to train their employees, has raised $30 million in a series B round of funding led by Georgian Partners.
DeepMind’s Agent57 beats humans at 57 classic Atari gamesResearchers at DeepMind claim they've developed an algorithm -- Agent57 -- that far outperforms humans on 57 different Atari games.
Microsoft previews Azure Edge Zones for 5G carriers, private networksThe cloud computing giant is offering Azure installations at network edges, enabling ultra-low latency applications like mixed reality and industrial IoT.
AT&T’s 39GHz spectrum win sets stage for national 3Gbps 5G serviceAT&T has dramatically increased its national 5G spectrum holdings, but when it will actually deploy towers to deliver high-speed service remains uncertain.
HTC is selling a standalone Cosmos Elite headset and tracking faceplateHTC is opening up sales of the standalone Vive Cosmos headset and External Faceplate Tracker for VR enthusiasts who have already invested in hardware.MLB Champions mobile game gets big 2.0 updateLucid Sight has launched a big 2.0 update for its MLB Champions mobile game, which takes a big swing at using blockchain technology to entice gamers.
Atari’s Pong Quest turns the classic paddle game into an RPGPong Quest is Atari's attempt to bring back its classic paddle-and-ball game. It mixes up Pong action with role-playing elements.
TinyBuild: Hello Neighbor indie game hits 30 million downloadsIndie game publisher and developer TinyBuild said that its Hello Neighbor cross-platform game has hit 30 million downloads. 
YouTube spinout PlanetScale Iaunches Kubernetes-based multi-cloud database to accelerate scalingPlanetScale announced the public launch of its database-as-a-service, which runs on Kubernetes and is designed to help companies rapidly scale operations.
Niantic acquires 6D.ai, which is mapping the world in 3DNiantic has acquired 6D.ai, an augmented reality company that is building a 3D map of the world using only smartphone cameras.
Orion Labs raises $29 million to automate real-time voice communicationsOrion Labs, a startup developing voice-activated communication and automation solutions for deskless workers, has raised $29 million in venture capital.
AI lifecycle management startup Cnvrg.io launches free community tierAI lifecycle management startup Cnvrg.io launched a free community tier -- CORE -- designed to help enterprises manage and scale AI.
Perceive emerges from stealth with Ergo edge AI chipPerceive, an edge AI startup, has emerged from stealth with a chip: Ergo. It claims it's working with partners to integrate it with new devices.
Axonius raises $58 million to automate device security managementAxonius, a cybersecurity startup developing an end-to-end device management platform, has raised $58 million in venture capital.
Conviva: Video streaming rose 20% globally in March amid coronavirus lockdownsA report by Conviva disclosed that video streaming by consumers around the world grew 20% in March, including a 26% increase in the U.S.
ModelOp helps enterprises deploy, monitor, and maintain AI modelsModelOp, a startup facilitating the deployment, monitoring, and management of enterprise AI models, has raised $6 million.Seegrid raises $25 million for autonomous industrial vehiclesSeegrid, a company that builds autonomous industrial vehicles for transporting materials, has raised $25 million in a round of equity funding.
Qarnot Computing raises $6.5 million to heat buildings with wasted energy from cloud computingQarnot Computing raised $6.5 million for its system that captures the heat from computers and repurposes it for residential and business climate systems.
D-Wave makes its quantum computers free to anyone working on the coronavirus crisisD-Wave is making its quantum computers available for free to researchers and developers working on responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Amazon and Instacart workers strike over safety and pay concerns during coronavirus crisisWarehouse, delivery, and retail gig workers in the U.S. went on strike over safety and wage concerns for people laboring through the COVID-19 crisis.
Nokia’s AVA 5G Cognitive Operations offers carriers AI-as-a-serviceAI will help 5G mobile carriers anticipate and rapidly diagnose network faults, as well as slicing their networks to offer users differentiated SLAs.
GameRefinery: Revenues and competition are heating up in mobile RPGsGameRefinery has released a snapshot report of the mobile role-playing game (RPG) genre for the first quarter of 2020, and it shows competition heating up.
Folding@home crowdsourced computing project passes 1 million downloads amid coronavirus researchFolding@Home is now installed on more than 1 million devices worldwide to power simulations and medical research into COVID-19 and other diseases.GamesBeat Decides 144: Mario turns 35 with multiple 3D remastersNintendo is going to celebrate Mario's 35th anniversary this year with remasters of his 3D games, and we are very excited for that.
NZXT Kraken X3 and Z3 CPU coolers have the looks and performanceThe NZXT Kraken X3 and Z3 coolers are refreshed with even more features including a small LCD screen on the Z-series AIOs.
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Element AI’s search tool surfaces curated coronavirus studiesElement AI released a semantic search platform that taps AI to surface vetted research papers about the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
Comcast details what the coronavirus has done to network trafficComcast said that internet traffic is rising because of the coronavirus but the company is able to handle the increased demand.
Researchers find AI is bad at predicting GPA, grit, eviction, job training, layoffs, and material hardshipIn a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers conclude that AI is a poor predictor of social outcomes like job loss.
Niantic is updating Pokémon Go and other games as coronavirus keeps us insideNiantic said it is updating its games like Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Ingress so that they can record your indoor activity.
Facebook and Plessey pair on consumer AR glasses with microLED screensA U.K. display maker will be devoting its microLED display unit to Facebook's use in creating next-generation mixed reality wearables.Big Ear Games brings the sound of music education to childrenHelsinki-based Big Ear Games is adapting to the coronavirus with a virtual music education strategy for music fans, lovers, and learners.
Via raises $200 million to optimize ride-sharing routes with AIRide-sharing startup Via has raised $200 million at a $2.25 billion valuation, the company announced. It brings its total raised to over $500 million.
Nintendo is making 3D Mario remasters for his 35th anniversaryNintendo is planning to launch 3D Mario Remasters for games like Super Mario 64, Sunshine, and the Galaxy games. This comes as Mario turns 35.
Valorant closed beta starts on April 7Riot Games announced today that the closed beta for its upcoming PC shooter Valorant will start on April 7.Immersal maps Helsinki in city-scale AR using crowdsourcing mobile appA Finnish company has developed a city-scale AR mapping app for Android and iOS phones that crowdsources 3D point map creation to enable shared experiences.
Google Cloud releases COVID-19 data sets to foster coronavirus-fighting AI modelsGoogle launched the COVID-19 Public Datasets program, which will provide coronavirus data sets to researchers at no charge.
Gamedev.World starts GDC Relief fundraiser for indie game developers on TwitchGamedev.World has started its GDC Relief fundraiser for indie game developers on Twitch. The live fundraiser starts today and continues through April 1.- Amazon proposes technique for improving computer vision models without reprocessingAmazon researchers propose a technique that enables AI image classifiers to self-improve without having to recompute on new images.
Microsoft’s AI-powered Editor can generate rewrite suggestionsMicrosoft's AI-powered text editor is getting more powerful with rewrite suggestions and will soon be available for Outlook.com and browser extensions.
Microsoft’s Chromium Edge is getting Vertical Tabs, Smart Copy, and Password MonitorMicrosoft announced new Chromium Edge features for consumers that are coming soon: Vertical Tabs, Smart Copy, and Password Monitor.Microsoft 365 bundles Office 365 with AI and cloud-powered featuresOn April 21, Office 365 will become Microsoft 365. New AI and cloud-powered features are coming to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Microsoft announces Teams for consumers, Skype daily active users up 70% to 40 millionSkype has passed 40 million daily active users, an increase of 70% month over month. But soon Microsoft wants consumers to use Microsoft Teams.
The AI Show: AI-assisted software development saves time and reduces errorsIn this podcast, host John Koetsier talks with Antonio Alegria, head of AI at OutSystems, about AI-assisted software development.
Huawei open-sources MindSpore, a framework for AI app developmentHuawei open-sourced MindSpore, a framework for AI app development that was first detailed in August 2019, alongside two new Ascend chipsets.
Facebook commits $100 million to struggling news outlets during coronavirus crisisFacebook announced plans to invest $100 million to boost local news media outlets whose advertising revenues have been gutted by the coronavirus crisis.
U.K. fights coronavirus disinformation with rapid response teamThe U.K. government has set up a new rapid response unit to counter the spread of false coronavirus information on the internet.- Amazon offers higher pay to lure warehouse employees to Whole Foods grocery unitAmazon is offering higher pay to recruit its own warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand and a worker shortage.
Linden Lab sells off Sansar to ‘streamline its focus’ on Second LifeLinden Lab has announced that it's sold Sansar to San Francisco-based tech company, Wookey Project Corp., which has assumed all operations.
HQ Trivia returns with surprise $1,000 show and $100,000 donationHQ Trivia made a surprise return on Sunday evening after an anonymous investor brought the company back from the dead with a surprise investment.
4 things you need to understand about edge computingSome aspects of edge computing have been over-hyped, while others have gone under the radar. Here's a look at what's most important.
Apple recommends mobile games for players stuck at homeAs many people are sheltering in place, Apple has made some moves that make some of its popular mobile games, with some available at no cost.
Spaces app enables folks to attend Zoom meetings in VRA new PC VR app called Spaces enables users to join Zoom meetings and other video calls from within virtual reality, just in time for the COVID-19 pandemic.Google’s Tilt Brush finally hits PlayStation VRSurprise! Google’s popular Tilt Brush VR creation platform is finally available on PSVR in the U.S., the U.K., and Japan. The app costs $19.99.
WHO and game companies launch #PlayApartTogether to promote physical distancingThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the video game industry have teamed up on #PlayApartTogether, a campaign that encourages physical distancing.
Candor: 267 companies have frozen hiring, 44 had layoffs, 36 rescinded offers, 111 are hiringThe coronavirus has taken a toll on the workforce, and now you can see a list of who's hiring, freezing hires, laying off people, or rescinding job offers.
Ashley Madison: Affairs in the time of coronavirusAshley Madison recovered from a devastating hack in 2015, and now it has more than twice as many "married dating" members as it did before the breach.
Our post-coronavirus world: How tech is influencing which new habits will stickOnce the coronavirus pandemic is over, we won't just quickly snap back to normal. Some of the new habits we're learning will be permanent.
How coronavirus is boosting booze, weed, and other vice industriesThe COVID-19 outbreak seems to be boosting "vice" industries, with booze and weed companies reporting significant sales spikes.Valve, Microsoft, and HP are working on a ‘next generation’ SteamVR headsetValve, Microsoft, and HP are collaborating to build a "next generation" SteamVR headset, called HP Reverb G2. HP released a video announcing it.