Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google is shutting down its internal Stadia game development division, the company announced today, as it refocuses Stadia to be a home for streaming games from existing developers instead of developing its own games for the service. “Creating best-in-class games from the ground up takes many years
Read MoreThe Raspberry Pi is a fine machine that appears in many a retrocomputing project, but its custom Linux distribution lacks one thing. It boots into a GNU/Linux shell or a fully-featured desktop GUI rather than as proper computers should, to a BASIC interpreter. This vexed [Alan Pope], who yearned for his early days of ROM
Read MoreBeginning today, the CDC officially requires travelers to wear masks on trains, planes, buses, taxis, ride shares and other forms of “public conveyances.” The order, which you can read here, provides a tight definition of what counts as a “mask”—bandanas and face shields do not count. Read more… Masks Are Now Mandatory on Public Transit
Read MoreKellen Browning / New York Times: Microsoft’s head of IR says Xbox will be in short supply through at least June, after it sold every unit it had last quarter and topped $5B in gaming revenue — A month after the holiday season, gamers are still contending with scalpers, bots and immense demand as they
Read MoreChris Velazco / Engadget: Apple releases the first iOS 14.5 beta with the ability to unlock their iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask if they are also wearing their Apple Watch — The feature debuts in a new developer beta, available now — While the full release won’t arrive for some time …
Read MoreGerman lawmakers recently passed legislation allowing child sexual abuse investigators to deploy artificially-generated images in their efforts to snare online predators. Recent crackdowns in the European nation have resulted in several arrests amid nationwide investigations. This comes on the heels of reports from mid-2020 indicating authorities were “overwhelmed” by the number of reported incidents. In
Read MoreKhari Johnson / VentureBeat: Databricks, which provides services for data analytics and AI workloads, announces it has raised $1B and the company is now valued at $28B — Databricks today announced the close of a $1 billion funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $28 billion after post-money valuation, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat. Databricks,
Read MoreIn a recent survey focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students in introductory-level courses this past fall, faculty reported increases in DFWI rates (the number of students who receive a D or F grade, withdraw or fail to complete a course) — particularly at two-year institutions or those serving Pell-eligible students. Survey:
Read MoreIllustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge An interview with the founder of Backstage Capital Continue reading… Arlan Hamilton is building a new kind of VC Source: New feed
Read MoreWe are accustomed to medical devices being expensive, but sometimes the costs seem to far exceed reasonable expectations. At its most simplistic, a hearing aid should just be a battery, microphone, amplifier, and speaker, all wrapped in an enclosure, right? These kinds of parts can be had for a few dimes, so why do modern
Read MoreCES went digital for obvious reasons this year. I missed the serendipity associated with strolling up and down alleys of startups and wandering around corporate booths. It was much more difficult to feed my curiosity and discover unexpected products, services, materials, partnerships, or old friends, all online. However, I did not miss having achy feet
Read MoreGoogle is updating its search results with a major new feature: an “about this result” menu that will let you pull up information from Wikipedia about a website in your search results, making it easier to vet sites that you’re not familiar with. To see the new information boxes, just tap on the three-dot icon
Read MoreBefore turning 18, Amber Kelley had already won Food Network Star Kids, written her own cookbook, launched a successful YouTube show, and been a finalist in Jamie Oliver’s “Search for a FoodTube Star” competition. But she got started as a chef by hanging out with her parents in the kitchen. Read more… How to Introduce
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Demand for Microsoft’s latest Xbox Series X console is high, but supply isn’t likely to keep up until at least through June now. In an interview with The New York Times, Microsoft’s head of investor relations, Mike Spencer, revealed supply of its new Xbox consoles will be constrained
Read MoreYoung video game pros from abroad are being lured to play in the United States. America Stinks at Video Games? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreElon Musk claims his startup Neuralink has connected a chip to a monkey’s brain that the primate is now using to play video games with its mind. Musk said Neuralink is currently developing brain implants that help people with paralysis control devices with their thoughts. He added that the tech could also enable people to communicate through their minds or save their brain state so
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Ford says “millions” of its vehicles will run on Android starting in 2023, as it signs a six-year deal for Google Cloud to provide connected vehicle services — Google bags its latest automotive partner — Ford is the latest automaker to turn its vehicle operating systems over to Google.
Read MoreI hate tiny garlic cloves. I hate them so much. Nothing disappoints me more than peeling the papery outer skins away from a bulb of garlic only to discover it is comprised of many tiny cloves, rather than a smaller number of beautiful, fat cloves. Read more… Save Tiny Garlic Cloves for Stock Source: Life
Read MoreHow it Ends. | Photo: Sundance Institute. From cult films to VR experiences Continue reading… Sundance Film Festival 2021: reviews, analysis, and more Source: New feed
Read MoreCryptozoo. | Photo: Sundance Institute. Like most recent events, the 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has shifted from an in-person showcase to a virtual one. Despite the change, we’ll still be bringing you reviews on the most interesting experiences we find, from indie films to VR experiments. Halfway through Cryptozoo, a hypnotizing and
Read MoreMaggie Fitzgerald / CNBC: Robinhood eases trading restrictions on GameStop, AMC, Express, and some other stocks; users can now buy four shares of GameStop, up from one — Robinhood started easing trading restrictions on Monday, raising its trading limit on GameStop to four shares from a single share. Robinhood eases trading restrictions on GameStop, AMC,
Read MoreNintendo’s hybrid console has outsold the 3DS. Switch marks best quarter, Animal Crossing: New Horizons sells 31 million copies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday, February 3 at noon Pacific for the Mechanical Timekeeping Hack Chat with Clickspring! The reckoning of the passage of time has been of vital importance to humans pretty much for all our history, but for most of that time we were stuck looking at the movements of heavenly bodies or noting
Read MoreAzure Quantum shows the growing commercial possibilities for the revolutionary form of computing. Microsoft's quantum computer cloud service now open to the public – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Redmond giant has expanded Azure Quantum to the wider ecosystem. Microsoft's quantum cloud computing plans take another big step forward Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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