Sony hosted a State of Play conference today, where it unveiled a release date for Wattam, the next game from the creator of Katamari Damacy, and offered a deeper look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s campaign. And as we expected from the hints dropped by Sony over the past week, we have a new
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook says it won’t fact-check politicians’ speech or block their content, generally assuming the speech is newsworthy, even if it violates Facebook policies — Facebook confirms it won’t fact-check politicians’ speech or block their content if it’s newsworthy even if it violates the site’s hatespeech rules or other policies. Facebook says
Read MoreBack in the day, when we found ourselves in a situation in which we had to pass some time—which was often, because no cell phones—we practiced our spelling skills by hanging stick figures. Read more… 'Snowman' Is the New 'Hangman' Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCivilization VI, the popular civilization-building game, is coming to the PS4 and Xbox One on November 22nd, marking latest major console port after the Switch launch last year. Civilization VI first launched back in 2016, but Firaxis Games has continued to keep things new since then, with the aforementioned Switch port, an iPad port, and
Read MorePrepare for heartbreak once again. The Last of Us 2 releases in February 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDeath Stranding is this year’s big PlayStation 4 exclusive, and that means one thing: a limited edition console. Today, Sony revealed a new version of the PS4 Pro that comes in a basic shade of white that’s covered in dark handprints, which seems to be a theme in Hideo Kojima’s new game. The real standout
Read MoreThe number of installations has grown from 800 million in March. Windows 10 is on more than 900 million devices, Microsoft says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWater can’t exactly go bad, if what you have is truly just water and it’s in a sealed bottle. There aren’t any nutrients for bacteria to eat, so it’s not like you can get food poisoning. So why does bottled water have a “best by” date on it? Read more… Does Bottled Water Really Expire?
Read MoreNeumann’s leadership has come under fire in recent weeks after a WeWork bid to go public was postponed as the company’s valuation plummeted. Embattled WeWork co-founder and CEO Adam Neumann will step down, company says Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you’re trying to furnish your home for little-to-no money, you quickly learn (maybe while using a plastic storage bin as a coffee table) that it can be a hassle. But you don’t always have money to throw at the problem to quickly get decent furniture in your new place. So you play the back-and-forth
Read MoreRussell Brandom / The Verge: After many years in the lab, Boston Dynamics will begin selectively leasing its four-legged robot Spot, which can keep its balance under extreme circumstances — A new leasing program is putting dozens of robots to work in the real world — Boston Dynamics is letting its first major robot out
Read MoreThe long-awaited sequel to The Last of Us finally has a release date. Today, Sony revealed that The Last of Us Part II will be launching on the PS4 on February 21st, 2020. Sony also announced that the original game will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers in October. Meanwhile, a new trailer provided a
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: AI-based accounts payable platform Tipalti raises $76M Series D led by Zeev Ventures and joined by Dick Costolo and Adam Bain’s 01 Advisors, among others — Accounting is one of the cornerstones to building a business, but for most companies, getting it right is more of a necessity than it is
Read MorePhoto by Mike Pont/Getty Images for AWXII Comscore, the influential analytics firm that measures web traffic, has been formally accused of falsely reporting its own revenue and customer numbers. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Comscore and its former CEO Serge Matta with fraud today. Matta and Comscore agreed to settle the case
Read MoreDan Seifert / The Verge: What to expect from Amazon’s hardware event tomorrow: new Echo devices, Alexa-powered earbuds, updates to the Fire TV and Fire tablet lines, more — New Echo devices? New Fire TV things? We’ll find out — Amazon is hosting an event in Seattle on Wednesday, September 25th … What to expect
Read MoreWhen you’re following a recipe, you’ll probably notice that it provides two pieces of guiding information: how long you should cook an ingredient, and what that ingredient should look like before moving on to the next step (or plating). For the best-tasting food, you should (mostly) ignore that first bit, and focus on… Read more…
Read MoreAbout 80 workers will join the United Steelworkers Union. Google contractors in Pittsburgh vote to join union – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBob Iger’s memoir reveals how Lucas really felt about the first in the franchise’s sequel trilogy. Disney CEO: Star Wars creator George Lucas 'felt betrayed' by sequel approach – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnother remake for 2019. Modern Warfare leaked campaign trailer, release date and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe ability to duplicate keys with a 3D printer is certainly nothing new, but so far we’ve only seen the technique used against relatively low hanging fruit. It’s one thing to print a key that will open a $15 Kwikset deadbolt from the hardware store or a TSA-approved “lock” that’s little more than a toy,
Read MoreiOS 13's launch was, frankly, a bit of a mess—so much so that we, and plenty of others, even recommended iOS users wait a bit before upgrading. Thankfully, you don’t have to hold out any longer: Apple began rolling out the iOS 13.1 patch, meaning the time to upgrade is finally here. And for those
Read MoreToday’s release of iOS 13.1 doesn’t just have bug fixes and some features that missed iOS 13.0 — it also brings updates to the designs of 24 emoji, according to Emojipedia, including changes to make a few of the animals anatomically accurate. The most significant change is probably the squid emoji. Last December, the Monterey
Read MoreE-bikes can be roughly placed along two sides of a spectrum. On one end, you have models that are basically normal bicycles with motors, encouraging you to pedal while providing you with a boost when you need it. Others are more like modern mopeds, encouraging you to pump the throttle and cruise comfortably at city
Read MoreBoston Dynamics today launched its first commercial robot. Well, sort of. A select list of developers will be given the opportunity to lease one or more of the company’s ‘Spot’ units as part of an ongoing development plan. While that means you can’t purchase your own 4-legged robot to keep as a pet (this thing
Read MoreRecently, Northcentral Technical College in Wisconsin said it was launching a varsity team that would compete as a member of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), a governing body for college esports. 6 Colleges Launch or Expand Esports Programs Source: Campus Technology
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