Spanish retiree fights digital divide, seeks ‘human’ help
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish retiree campaigning to keep in-person customer services at bank branches because he felt “left out” by the shift to online banking on Tuesday is handing government officials a petition with more than 610,000 signatures, amid a…
Mythical Games expands overseas and acquires assets of U.K. game studio Shortround Games
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat’s latest event? Head over to the GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit & GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 On Demand page here. Mythical Games has acquired tech and staff from Shortround Games, a game…
It’s official: Nvidia calls off $40 billion deal to buy Arm
TL;DR Nvidia has announced that it will no longer buy chip designer Arm. The graphics company cited major regulatory hurdles as a reason for the deal being called off. Back in September 2020, Nvidia announced a $40 billion deal to buy influential chip…
Play the Starring Role in the World’s First Set of Metaverse Movies Right from Your Smartphone | News
LONDON, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Visualax founder Amith Lankesar has beaten Hollywood to create the world’s first set of metaverse adventure-style movies. Better still, the user can take on the leading role in the three-dimensional…
Review: Chuck Klosterman deep dives into ’The Nineties’
This cover image released by Penguin Press shows “The Nineties,” by Chuck Klosterman. (Penguin Press via AP) AP “The Nineties” by Chuck Klosterman (Penguin Press) Few things make a book reviewer feel older than reading a book — words on…
Cut your energy bill with these 11 money-saving tips
It’s always a worry when we see the prices of our gas or electric bills going up. And with energy costs soaring, it’s vital that we learn how to save money on our energy bills right now. In fact, making an effort to include a few energy saving tips into…
Top scientist resigns over treatment of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top science adviser Eric Lander resigned Monday, hours after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level…
Dying Light 2’s strong start highlights gaming’s soaring player counts
Zombies-and-parkour game Dying Light 2 had a huge launch last week, and one big number shows how big it was: 274,983. Why it matters: That was the new game’s peak concurrent player count on the PC gaming service Steam over the weekend — and the kind of…
Samsung Will Now Provide Four Years of Annual Updates for Select Smartphones, One Year More Than Google
Samsung previously committed to rolling out software updates for three years, along with five years of security updates. These updates would be available for the company’s high-end list of smartphones, and now, you have a greater incentive of picking up…
Why multi-chip GPUs are the future of graphics power
Multi-chip module (MCM) graphics cards just might be the future, bringing upcoming generations of GPUs to a whole new level. Combining multiple dies instead of relying on a single chip could provide better performance without being hindered by the…