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Exclusive-US tackles loopholes in curbs on AI chip exports to China
Exclusive-US tackles loopholes in curbs on AI chip exports to China
By Karen Freifeld The U.S. will take steps to prevent American chipmakers from selling products to China that
2023-10-16 08:19
Twitter's API keeps breaking, even for developers paying $42,000
Twitter's API keeps breaking, even for developers paying $42,000
Twitter's new API may now cost tens of thousands of dollars per month, but the
2023-06-30 06:26
TP-Link Archer AX5400 Pro Review
TP-Link Archer AX5400 Pro Review
Designed for midsized houses and moderate budgets, the TP-Link Archer AX5400 Pro ($199.99) is a
2023-08-17 05:20
The Best M.2 Solid-State Drives for 2023
The Best M.2 Solid-State Drives for 2023
Under the hoods of the skinniest laptops, and in the hollows of the latest desktop-PC
2023-05-27 11:18
DDoS Attacks in H1 2023 Up 200% from 2022 According to New Zayo Data
DDoS Attacks in H1 2023 Up 200% from 2022 According to New Zayo Data
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 24, 2023--
2023-08-24 20:15
SicK: Twitch bans Sentinels' Valorant pro streamer for 'erratic' behavior
SicK: Twitch bans Sentinels' Valorant pro streamer for 'erratic' behavior
SicK hasn't released any statement after he received the ban on Twitch
2023-05-14 12:16
Scientists have discovered the 'largest mummy workshop' ever
Scientists have discovered the 'largest mummy workshop' ever
Archeologists in Egypt have discovered what they have called "the largest and most complete" mummification workshop ever at a site near Cairo. As reported by The Telegraph, the site dates back to the 4th century and the 30th Dynasty in the early Ptolemaic era and is near the oldest stone pyramid in Egypt, Djoser's Step. Mostafa Waziri, the secretary general of Egypt’s supreme council of Antiquities is quoted as saying: "Two stone beds for human embalming were found in a number of rooms. The beds were approximately two metres long and one metre wide. They were made of stone blocks and covered with a layer of mortar that sloped down to a gutter. "The mummification beds were used to prepare the body by extracting the human organs, which were placed in canopic jars that were discovered." Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The mud brick site, which was only used for humans, reportedly contains two embalming beds, body organ tools, linen rolls and canopic jars. In a separate workshop, which was dedicated to mummifying just animals, bronze tools were found as well as five limestone beds. Other artifacts that were found were intact wooden and stone statues, funerary objects as well as inscriptions on the tomb walls about various activities including hunting. Perhaps the most interesting element of the find were two tombs believed to belong to high-ranking officials and priests that had been carved into stone. Experts at the site predict that the two tombs are 4,400 and 3,400-year-old respectively. This comes after scientists in Germany found the remains of a lost city dubbed 'the Atlantis of the North Sea' which was swept away by waves more than 600 years ago. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-30 00:28
Micron expects Chinese ban to affect revenue up to high-single digits
Micron expects Chinese ban to affect revenue up to high-single digits
Micron Technology Inc expects China's ban on company's infrastructure chips to impact revenue in the low-single to high-single
2023-05-22 20:30
GameCrate Relaunches
GameCrate Relaunches
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2023--
2023-05-23 20:26
Walmart's sales are surging
Walmart's sales are surging
Target and Home Depot are slumping. But more shoppers are heading to Walmart for groceries and essentials.
2023-08-17 19:15
From MrBeast to MKBHD: 5 YouTube content creators who spent money wisely by serving enormous audience
From MrBeast to MKBHD: 5 YouTube content creators who spent money wisely by serving enormous audience
YouTube is great for content creators to show their creativity, and some who have made it big on the platform know how to spend their money wisely
2023-05-28 13:53
Microsoft takes over Activision Blizzard: Everything you need to know about $69bn deal for Call of Duty maker
Microsoft takes over Activision Blizzard: Everything you need to know about $69bn deal for Call of Duty maker
After nearly two years and $69 billion, Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard is finally complete. The Xbox maker and the game developer are joining together in the biggest purchase in gaming history. It is a vast business undertaking that will define the future of the two companies and the gaming industry more broadly. But what will it actually mean for the gamers who use Microsoft’s platforms and play Activision’s games – as well as those that don’t? What happened in the deal? Microsoft first announced that it wanted to buy Activision Blizzard in January last year. Microsoft makes the Xbox and Activision Blizzard makes many of the worlds biggest games – it is often associated with Call of Duty, but also makes World Of Warcraft, Overwatch and mobile giant Candy Crush, and more. In the time since, the deal has been hit by opposition from rivals, primarily PlayStation maker Sony, and has been undergoing scrutiny from regulators, who worried that it would give Microsoft too much power in the gaming market, and harm players as a result. Regulators across the world expressed those reservations, and in some cases required Microsoft to make changes to the deal. Chief among those changes were Microsoft’s decision to give French gaming company Ubisoft the rights to distribute Activision games in the cloud. This was a response to concerns from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, which expressed concern specifically that the deal would give Microsoft too much power over cloud gaming. But there were a host of less dramatic and expensive commitments. That included signing deals with other companies such as Sony and Nintendo to commit to keep Call of Duty games on their platforms. What will it mean for Xbox players? At least initially, the biggest consequences of the deal are likely to be for Xbox’s Game Pass, the subscription platform that allows players to download and play games in return for a monthly fee. More Activision games are expected to come to that platform as a result of the acquisition. But even that won’t happen straight away, at least with all games. Activision said in a statement this week – before the deal closed – that its big titles won’t be coming to Game Pass this year, and has not made any commitments about which games will do so or when. “While we do not have plans to put Modern Warfare III or Diablo IV into Game Pass this year, once the deal closes, we expect to start working with Xbox to bring our titles to more players around the world,” Activision wrote in a tweet. “And we anticipate that we would begin adding games into Game Pass sometime in the course of next year.” What will it mean for gamers on other platforms? Much of the discussion with regulators has been about this question. And many of the concessions that Microsoft gave over the deal were done with the aim of ensuring that the answer is: not that much, at least at first. Xbox has committed to keep making its games available on other platforms such as PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, as well as on cloud platforms. And Xbox chief Phil Spencer echoed that commitment in the announcement that the deal was completed. “Whether you play on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, PC or mobile, you are welcome here - and will remain welcome, even if Xbox isn’t where you play your favourite franchise. Because when everyone plays, we all win,” he wrote. But the bigger question might be about new games, especially those that come out after the initial commitments are over. Microsoft has committed to keep Call of Duty on rival platforms for 10 years, for instance – but things could change in the years after that, and with other, new games. When Microsoft bought another game developer Bethesda in 2020, for instance, there were questions over what it would mean for players on other platforms, and whether its games would be exclusive to Microsoft. Its most recent game Starcraft was available only on the Xbox and PC, and the upcoming Elder Scrolls VI is likely to be the same. Read More Nasa launches Psyche mission to study an ancient metal asteroid Microsoft buys Call of Duty developer in biggest deal in gaming history Microsoft gets go-ahead to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Nasa launches Psyche mission to study an ancient metal asteroid Microsoft buys Call of Duty developer in biggest deal in gaming history Microsoft gets go-ahead to buy Call of Duty maker Activision
2023-10-13 23:25