| The Morning After: Robinhood, Reddit and Gamestop Posted: 29 Jan 2021 04:15 AM PST  It's been a chaotic couple of days for Gamestop, Reddit (well, subreddit WallStreetBets) and Robinhood. Respectively, a gaming retailer that's recently struggled, a forum for small-scale investors and an app aimed at casual stock traders. It all star... |
| 'Destiny 2' shifts away from weekly bounties to seasonal challenges Posted: 29 Jan 2021 03:45 AM PST  For the latest season of Destiny 2, Bungie is making some changes in how activities, rewards and challenges will work, the company announced. To that end, the company has eliminated the weekly bounty system that forced players to sign in and complete... |
| Disney releases interactive short 'Baymax Dreams' on GeForce Now Posted: 29 Jan 2021 02:55 AM PST  Sundance Film Festival isn't happening this year — not in person, anyway — so creators are finding new ways to showcase their creations. The folks at Disney, for instance, are offering an interactive short through NVIDIA's GeForce Now, a streaming se... |
| Google will soon allow gambling apps on the Play Store in the US Posted: 29 Jan 2021 02:05 AM PST  Android users in regions other than the UK, Ireland, France and Brazil will soon be able to find and download real-money gambling apps from the Play Store. Google has updated its program policy allowing apps that "enable or facilitate online gambling... |
| Tesla's Roadster won't go into production until 2022 Posted: 29 Jan 2021 01:16 AM PST  Since Tesla launched its sleek and wildly fast next-gen Roadster supercar EV back in 2017, we haven't heard a ton about it. In a recent tweet, however, Elon Musk said that Roadster production isn't set to start until next year (2022), confirming that... |
| Facebook is reportedly building a newsletter tool for indie writers Posted: 29 Jan 2021 12:02 AM PST  Facebook is building its own newsletter tools, according to The New York Times. The social network is reportedly working on the initiative to offer more services to independent writers and journalists as part of the Facebook Journalism Project. It's... |
| Robinhood raises $1 billion, will reopen GameStop stock purchases on Friday Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:54 PM PST  Amid complaints from customers, at least one lawsuit and growing criticism from lawmakers in both major parties, Robinhood announced that on Friday, it plans to once again allow "limited buys" of 13 securities it had restricted on Thursday.That clamp... |
| Engadget Podcast: How Reddit day traders blew up GameStop's stock Posted: 28 Jan 2021 08:30 PM PST  If you were confused about how, exactly, a bunch of Reddit finance obsessives turned the beleaguered GameStop into a white hot stock, you're not alone. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Mike Futter, author of the GameDev Business Handbook an... |
| Xiaomi's remote wireless charging powers up your phone from across the room Posted: 28 Jan 2021 08:17 PM PST  Inductive wireless charging that works via pads and coils is still not available everywhere or on every device, but XDA points out that Xiaomi is teasing a leap to the next step: remote wireless charging. Touchless "true" wireless charging could ener... |
| GameStop stock market squeeze attracts attention from Congress Posted: 28 Jan 2021 04:25 PM PST  The Senate Committee on Banking will hold a hearing "on the current state of the stock market," after Reddit's GameStop squeeze ignited a fiery debate that pitted retail investors against hedge funds."American workers have known for years the Wall St... |
| This 2004 iPod can stream music from Spotify Posted: 28 Jan 2021 02:51 PM PST  While it went on to be eclipsed in importance by the iPhone, it's fair to say most people have a special place in their hearts for the iPod. It is in many ways the defining gadget of the mid-aughts. So what better way to honor its legacy than by givi... |
| G4 teases the return of 'Attack of the Show!' and 'X-Play' Posted: 28 Jan 2021 01:16 PM PST  In the lead up to its return later this year, G4 plans to bring back both Attack of the Show! and X-Play. The two will return this summer alongside the network, according to a teaser shared by the official G4TV Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/OnZ... |
| Ninja Theory is done updating multiplayer brawler 'Bleeding Edge' Posted: 28 Jan 2021 11:54 AM PST  Ninja Theory is no longer developing Bleeding Edge, a 4 vs. 4 brawler that arrived on PC and Xbox One less than a year ago. The game will remain playable on both platforms, but there won't be any more content updates. With the studio now focusing... |
| Super Bowl LV comes to 'Rocket League' with gridiron mode Posted: 28 Jan 2021 11:37 AM PST  With Super Bowl LV coming up next month, Rocket League developer Psyonix has announced a new celebration event that'll let you play a new limited-time gameplay mode. Dubbed Gridiron and only available between February 2nd and 8th, it's a four-on-four... |
| Robinhood hit with class action lawsuit after it restricts GameStop stock Posted: 28 Jan 2021 11:17 AM PST  Robinhood can now add a class action lawsuit to its growing list of headaches after it said it would restrict users from trading GameStop and other stocks. A class action lawsuit was filed in New York Thursday, alleging that Robinhood "deprived their... |
| Sony pushes PS5 exclusive Returnal's release date to April 30th Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:57 AM PST  Returnal, the upcoming PS5 exclusive from Resogun studio Housemarque, will arrive a little later than expected. The studio and Sony have pushed back the release date from March 19th to April 30th to give Housemarque more time to "polish the game to t... |
| Tim Cook takes aim at Facebook's practices during privacy conference Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:43 AM PST  In a wide-ranging keynote delivered at the (online-only) 2021 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference this morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook called for greater scrutiny of businesses "built on misleading users" and data exploitation."The fact is... |
| Razer claims the Viper 8K is its most responsive mouse ever Posted: 28 Jan 2021 10:19 AM PST  In the constant arms race that is the PC gaming peripheral market, Razer believes it's obtained an edge against its competitors with its latest mouse, the Viper 8K. The peripheral features the company's second-generation optical switches and 20,000 D... |
| YouTube is testing its own version of Twitch clips Posted: 28 Jan 2021 09:47 AM PST  YouTube is finally allowing users to create and share clips from videos. A small number of creators will have access to the clipping tool during the initial test, including some gaming channels. The feature is now available on desktop and Android and... |
| Facebook is reportedly preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple Posted: 28 Jan 2021 09:05 AM PST  Facebook has reportedly been preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple for months, centering around an allegation that the company is forcing developers to follow App Store rules that its own apps don't have to abide by. According to The Informati... |
| GM plans to exclusively sell electric vehicles by 2035 Posted: 28 Jan 2021 08:44 AM PST  GM isn't just planning to electrify many of its cars in the years ahead — it's ditching combustion engines entirely. As CNBC reports, GM has unveiled plans to completely eliminate tailpipe emissions from new "light-duty vehicles" (read: everyday cars... |
| Microsoft's sustainability report is a lot more interesting as a 'Minecraft' map Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:46 AM PST  Let's face it: sustainability reports are important, but they're usually quite dry reads. Microsoft might have a way to reel you in, however. According to The Verge, Microsoft has released a free Minecraft map that brings the goals of its latest sust... |
| ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ update fixes game-breaking bug from the last patch Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:22 AM PST  CD Projekt Red has whacked the latest mole it inadvertently added to Cyberpunk 2077. Following last week's major update, some players found that they were unable to progress past a certain point. Six days later, CDPR has rolled out a fix for that gam... |
| Telegram makes it easier to import your WhatsApp chat history Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:28 AM PST  Telegram is still dealing with a influx of WhatsApp users upset over a new privacy policy, and it's making sure those converts will feel more at home. WABetaInfo has noticed that the latest version of Telegram for iOS (Android users had to wait as of... |
| Apple's latest 27-inch iMac is $200 off at Amazon Posted: 28 Jan 2021 06:26 AM PST  While the new M1 MacBooks are getting all of the attention as of late, Apple's still producing machines with Intel chips, with one of them being a recently updated iMac. That new 27-inch desktop is on sale at Amazon right now, coming in at $1,799 for... |
