Ubisoft games originally purchased on Google Stadia have started to appear on users’ Ubisoft Connect accounts. | Image: Ubisoft Ubisoft has started handing out PC versions of games originally purchased on Google Stadia in preparation for Stadia’s shutdown on January 18th, 2023. Ubisoft previously announced back in September that any Ubisoft titles purchased on the
Read MoreWall Street Journal: A profile of OpenAI, which raised $1B from Microsoft after Sam Altman demoed an AI model to Satya Nadella in 2019, as some remain skeptical about its revenue — Behind ChatGPT and other AI breakthroughs was Sam Altman’s fundraising—but skeptics remain — ChatGPT, the artificial-intelligence …
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority OnePlus has revealed when it plans on releasing the OnePlus 11. The company’s earbuds and other products will also launch on the same date. The launch event will take place in New Delhi, India in February. We’re slowly getting closer to the end of 2022. But as this year
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Every week on Twitter, we run an event called AA Home Screens to see the best custom Android home screens from our readers for the week. Using the hashtag #aahomescreens, readers from around the world submit their designs for the chance of being publicly congratulated (and retweeted) to
Read MoreAssociated Press: The DOJ says Karl Sebastian Greenwood, who co-founded the $4B+ fraudulent OneCoin scheme, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and other charges — A co-founder of the fraudulent cryptocurrency OneCoin, a pyramid scheme that conned billions of dollars from investors worldwide …
Read More(Photo: HTC/The Verge)For the past several years Meta hasn’t had to face much competition in the virtual reality (VR) market. Sure, there’s been a few companies with headsets, but none have been able to hit the price-to-performance target like the Meta Quest 2. Valve tried with its Index, but its high price tag made it
Read MoreReuters: Analysis: Binance’s filings in 14 jurisdictions show its operations are mostly opaque, do not disclose where Binance.com is based, offer little data, and more — The world’s biggest crypto exchange, Binance, is battling to shore up confidence after a surge in customer withdrawals and a steep drop in the value of its digital token.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Twitter owner Elon Musk published a poll asking people whether he should step down. The final results show that 57.5% of polled users voted ‘yes.’ Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a poll on the platform today, asking users whether he should step down as head of the company. Unfortunately
Read MoreThis UK-based EV conversion company took the Holy Grail of American ICE sports cars, and made it suitable for modern-day racers—so we tried the prototype.
Read MoreKurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says the company plans to devote ~20% of its overall costs and expenses to Reality Labs in 2023, up from 18% in Q3 2022 — Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. will continue to devote about 20% of its overall costs and expenses to Reality Labs in
Read MoreCasey Wagner / Blockworks: Binance says Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, and PwC are “currently unwilling” to conduct audits on private crypto companies, after Mazars stopped providing such audits — Ren Protocol, the Alameda-funded crypto platform that issues wrapped bitcoin under renBTC, is remodeling itself after the FTX crash.
Read MoreNerve cells. Computer artwork of nerve cells or neurons firing. Nerve cells are difficult to heal after disease or trauma, but UCSF’s research might change that. (Credit: PASIEKA/Getty Images)Despite how efficient the cells in our bodies can be, they still need something to hold them all together and form tissues. This job goes to adhesive
Read MoreGoogle is working with pharmacists to create a tool that can decipher the handwriting of doctors, detecting medications mentioned in otherwise hard-to-read prescriptions. | Image: Google Google is developing an AI model that can decipher difficult-to-read handwriting, with a focus on notes and prescriptions written by doctors. The search giant announced during its annual conference
Read MoreAnthropomorphism was once considered a danger to the animal world. It’s not so simple.
Read MoreYou won’t need a nightlight in the bathroom with this toilet. | Image: Kohler Have you ever sat on the toilet, pondering your day, using your phone even though that’s kind of gross to do on the john, avoiding everyone in the house, and thought, “I wish Alexa was in here with me?” That is,
Read MoreElon Musk has vowed to step down from Twitter if a public opinion poll on the platform calls for it. Nearly 60% of people said yes…
Read MoreDownloading a copy of Windows from shady online sources is never a good idea, but it was even more dangerous in Ukraine recently. Cybersecurity firm Mandiant identified a trojanized version of Windows 10 being distributed online, and it was modified specifically to gain access to Ukrainian computer systems. While there are no clear fingerprints on
Read MoreRosie Perper / CoinDesk: Yuga Labs names former Activision Blizzard president and COO Daniel Alegre as CEO, starting in H1 2023 and replacing Nicole Muniz; Yuga develops the BAYC NFTs — The Bored Ape parent company said Alegre’s previous gaming experience will help advance the brand’s Otherside metaverse and propel …
Read MoreClaire Boston / Bloomberg: Binance.US agrees to acquire Voyager Digital’s assets out of bankruptcy in a deal worth $1.022B, subject to approval at a hearing on January 5 — Binance.US will buy Voyager Digital’s assets out of bankruptcy in a deal worth $1.022 billion. — Voyager selected Binance.US as the highest …
Read MoreMicha Huigen / The Verge The Nintendo Switch’s lousy performance is as enduring as the console itself. Grainy, stuttery graphics are synonymous with playing games on the 2017 system, which hasn’t gotten a spec upgrade to boost how games look and run. And in the five-plus years since the Switch was released, remarking on disappointing
Read MoreThe AirPods Pro 2 have been reduced more than you might expect over the last couple of months, especially for the latest AirPods. This marks another return to their lowest-ever price.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Epic Games agrees to pay the FTC $520M to resolve two complaints over allegedly breaking kids’ online privacy rules and tricking users into unintended purchases — The agency alleged that the company invaded children’s privacy and tricked players of all ages into making unintended purchases
Read MoreA UK man who spent £1,200 on a MacBook Pro for his daughter was instead sent two boxes of dog food by Amazon.
Read MoreThe moment in season 2 captured exactly what it was like to be alive in another wearying year.
Read MoreThe US is more alert to the risks of strep infections, but the UK has better data. It’s not clear which makes more difference in controlling disease.
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