Author: Tech Support

    • Tencent reports Q3 revenue of $18.4B, up 29% YoY, profit of $5.71B, up 85% YoY, and online game revenue was $6.2B, up 45% YoY; WeChat MAUs were up 5% to 1.21B (Patrick Frater/Variety)

    Patrick Frater / Variety: Tencent reports Q3 revenue of $18.4B, up 29% YoY, profit of $5.71B, up 85% YoY, and online game revenue was $6.2B, up 45% YoY; WeChat MAUs were up 5% to 1.21B  —  But third quarter financial data from social media and entertainment titan Tencent instead showed that the company continues to

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    • How the PS5’s DualSense controller makes games like Fortnite and NBA 2K21 better

    Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Ever since the introduction of dual sticks, video game controllers haven’t changed that much. There’s been the addition of share buttons and some ergonomic tweaks, but the way you interact with and experience games is largely the same. That’s what makes Sony’s DualSense controller so interesting. Introduced alongside

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    • Railsbank, which aims to be a "utility" on which other companies can build financial services, raises $37M led by MiddleGame Ventures and Ventura Capital (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch)

    Steve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Railsbank, which aims to be a “utility” on which other companies can build financial services, raises $37M led by MiddleGame Ventures and Ventura Capital  —  Railsbank, the London-headquartered Banking-as-a-Service platform, has raised $37 million in new growth funding. Railsbank, which aims to be a "utility" on which other companies can build

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    • Sonos launches Sonos Radio HD, an ad-free lossless-quality tier of its radio service for $7.99 per month, available today in the US and UK (Chris Welch/The Verge)

    Chris Welch / The Verge: Sonos launches Sonos Radio HD, an ad-free lossless-quality tier of its radio service for $7.99 per month, available today in the US and UK  —  Sonos Radio is already the fourth-most-listened-to service on the platform  —  After spending years as a platform for showcasing other music and audio services …

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    • Netflix signs David Fincher in a 4-year exclusive deal

    It’s official: Netflix has signed revered filmmaker and director David Fincher in an exclusive four-year deal. The artist, which has directed cult classics like Fight Club, Se7en, The Social Network, Zodiac, and Gone Girl, revealed the news in an interview with French outlet Premiere. There aren’t many details as to what the partnership involves, but the move makes perfect sense

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    • Inside the world’s first AI-powered satellite — and its fight against clouds

    On September 2 in French Guiana, an AI satellite was launched into the Earth’s orbit for the first time in history. PhiSat-1 is now soaring at over 17,000 mph about 329 miles above us, monitoring polar ice and soil moisture through a hyperspectral-thermal camera, while also testing inter-satellite communication systems. Onboard the small satellite is an AI system

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    • Apple HomePod mini review: has a compact design, is priced accessibly, and Siri is fast, but doesn't sound as good as similarly priced competitors (Dan Seifert/The Verge)

    Dan Seifert / The Verge: Apple HomePod mini review: has a compact design, is priced accessibly, and Siri is fast, but doesn’t sound as good as similarly priced competitors  —  Apple’s newest smart speaker is way more affordable but still chasing Amazon and Google  —  Two and a half years ago, Apple finally entered the

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    Cheating-detection companies made millions during the pandemic. Now students are fighting back.

    Some described intense stress as remote proctors watched them take tests, worrying they would be labeled as cheats. Others said they had urinated at their desks for fear that leaving for the bathroom would hurt their chances of a post-graduation career. Cheating-detection companies made millions during the pandemic. Now students are fighting back. Source: Washington

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    • Tencent bounces hard after President Xi spooks market into $200B tech selloff

    Tencent stock jumped 5% on Wednesday after the Chinese gaming giant posted an 89% jump in quarterly profits, Reuters reports. Tencent pocketed 38.5 billion yuan ($5.8 billion) between July and September this year to eclipse analyst estimates by nearly 25%. The company’s total quarterly revenue increased 29% year-on-year to 125.45 billion yuan ($18.4 billion), powered by

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