Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge SoftBank is reportedly is preparing to sell chipmaker ARM to Nvidia as early as next week in a deal worth more than $40 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Rumors of the deal began circulating in July, and Nvidia has been reported to be the only suitor in
Read MoreMaria Bustillos / The Nation: How book publishers are trying to turn the age-old library system into a “reading as a service” operation through their lawsuit against the Internet Archive — In a lawsuit against the Internet Archive, the largest corporations in publishing want to change what it means to own a book. How book
Read MoreBorderlands 3 is the latest game to adopt an encouraging trend — giving gamers a next-gen upgrade without making them pay for it — and in this case, it’s one that’ll be extremely welcome to console gamers who have 4K TV sets. The image above (and embedded in the tweet below) has all the details,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A Google Groups Material Design revamp that’s been in beta for several months will become the default for all users starting next week, the company announced in a blog post. The new interface, which has several “highly requested features,” according to Google, includes a new mobile design, updated
Read MoreGraphics-chip maker Nvidia is reportedly nearing an agreement to acquire the semiconductor designer. Nvidia close to buying Arm from SoftBank, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat student wouldn’t appreciate a good pair of headphones? Here’s a wide selection of top wireless models. Best back-to-school headphones for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: SoftBank is nearing a deal to sell Arm to Nvidia for more than $40B; SoftBank paid $32B for the UK chip designer in 2016 — Union of Arm, Nvidia would create a powerhouse in the chip industry — SoftBank Group Corp. is nearing a deal to sell British chip designer Arm
Read MoreThese are the best car rental companies based on price, customer satisfaction, service, rewards and more. Best car rental companies in 2020 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreHead into the weekend with a $50 stabilizer for your smartphone, a $40 Tribit Bluetooth speaker and more. 3 weekend deals: 20% off speakers, 30% off Monos luggage and 44% off a 3-axis stabilizer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFayette County Public Schools, a 24-school district in Georgia, reopened its classroom doors last month. As at many schools around the country, officials in Fayette have concerns about safely bringing students back to school amid a pandemic — and they’re turning to surveillance technology for help. The school district recently made a deal to purchase
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Amazon’s Voice Interoperability Initiative, which lets multiple assistants work on a single device, adds 38 new members including Facebook, Dolby, and Xiaomi — Last September, Amazon unveiled the Voice Interoperability Initiative, a program aimed at ensuring voice-enabled products … Amazon's Voice Interoperability Initiative, which lets multiple assistants work on a single
Read MoreThat’s within $6 of the lowest price ever for this new, fourth-generation smart lock. Put the new August Smart Lock with Wi-Fi on your front door for 9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBack in stock! Stop leaving your best snapshots trapped on your phone and in photo albums. Enjoy beloved photos with this 10.1-inch digital photo frame for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe popular brand has rugged, stylish suitcases, some with pop-out batteries. You can save up to 50% on luggage at Away's first-ever sale – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAngus Loten / Wall Street Journal: Canalys: companies in China spent a record $4.3B on cloud services in H1 2020, up 70% YoY; Alibaba accounted for around 40% of total Q2 cloud spending in China — Businesses in China are accelerating their digitization efforts, helping make local cloud providers into giants to rival Amazon and
Read MoreSmart home platform Wink is having a widespread outage, just over a month after it implemented a paid subscription plan for most of its previously free features. First reported by Android Police, the outage appears to have started Thursday. Users started getting email notices from the company on Friday apologizing for the outage, and Wink
Read MoreFor a lot of people, our relationship with clothing has changed quite a bit this year. Only a few short months ago, we were putting together outfits (and I use that term loosely) to go to work, meet friends, or do other out-of-the-house activities. Now, our daily dressing decisions come down to regular soft pants,…
Read MoreA TaoTronics ceramic heater and oscillating fan, a set of Wanbasion knives, a cheap 2K webcam, a Cornbread Hemp CBD sitewide sale, men’s short and long sleeve JACHS NY tech shirts, luxury hypoallergenic pillows, and a waterproof facial cleansing brush electric massager lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more… Saturday's Best Deals: TaoTronics Heater And Fan,
Read MoreKaye Wiggins / Financial Times: PE firm EQT to buy Madrid-based property classifieds site Idealista for €1.3B from Apax Partners; Idealista was valued at €235M during its acquisition in 2015 — Swedish buyout group to buy company for five times the price rival Apax paid five years ago PE firm EQT to buy Madrid-based property
Read MoreSupercell’s mobile games, Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, are massive: together, the pair has been downloaded more than 3 billion times, according to the developer. Now, the Finnish studio is bringing them together with a new Clash animated short, a 12-minute piece called Lost & Crowned. It’s gorgeous and funny but also part of
Read MoreJust before the coronavirus crisis, CNET went to India to learn about a tiny startup trying to reinvent public health and sanitation. In India, an indestructible toilet may be the key to saving lives – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook launching an effort to recruit poll workers | Facebook Facebook is launching a recruitment drive for poll workers this weekend, putting messages into users’ News Feeds with links to poll worker registration sites in their state. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post announcing the drive that it was part of the company’s larger
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: about a dozen states, mostly led by GOP, are considering joining DOJ’s upcoming antitrust lawsuit against Google, while readying their own complaints — – Democratic states have sought more time for broader probe — States are scrutinizing Google search, advertising, Android Sources: about a dozen states, mostly led by GOP, are considering joining
Read MoreSony may reveal the next-gen PlayStation price and release date, since Microsoft has done so with its Xbox Series X and Series S. PS5 showcase event is happening Wednesday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew Delhi’s Ashwani Aggarwal created the nonprofit Basic Shit to give public toilets a designer appeal. He's a street artist in India. His medium is toilets – CNET Source: CNet
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