Facebook settles with Justice Department over H-1B hiring practices
Facebook has reached separate settlements with the Department of Justice and Department of Labor over its hiring practices related to foreign workers. The settlements stem from allegations the Trump...
View ArticleFacebook announces ‘small pilot’ to test cryptocurrency wallet Novi
Facebook is finally testing Novi, the digital wallet it’s been teasing for more than two years. Facebook’s payments chief David Marcus announced that the company is launching “a small pilot” of Novi in...
View Article'Flight Simulator: GOTY Edition' adds new aircraft and locations on November...
Microsoft is spicing up Flight Simulator with an expanded re-release, although this one may be more ambitious than some. It's releasingFlight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition on November 18th with...
View ArticleRoland's free mobile studio app helps you record fresh ideas
The inspiration for a song can surface whether or not your full studio is available, and Roland has a solution for those spur-of-the-moment sessions. The music pioneer has introduced a free Zentracker...
View ArticleActivision Blizzard says over 20 employees have 'exited' following harassment...
Activision Blizzard has confirmed that more than 20 employees have "exited" the company as part of its efforts to change its internal culture following allegations of fostering a "frat boy" workplace....
View Article'LEGO Star Wars: Castaways' arrives November 19th on Apple Arcade
Another LEGO Star Wars game is heading to Apple Arcade, and it's the first social, action-adventure title in the franchise. The upcoming game, entitled LEGO Star Wars: Castaways, will have you building...
View ArticleThe Talli Baby tracker is a one-touch system for logging kids activities
Never in my life did I think it would be important for me to know when someone else had pooped, but then I became a mom and here we are. The amount of stuff that mom’s need to keep track of is, in a...
View ArticleWhatsApp users can now shop for items by category using 'Collections'
Facebook, ever on the search for ways to monetize its apps, recently introduced Catalogs and a basic cart to WhatsApp so users could shop directly from their chats. Now, the company is refining that...
View ArticleThe new Assassin's Creed educational tour lets you explore the Viking Age
Assassin's Creed Discovery Tours can offer valuable educational insights into historical periods, and that may be particularly true for the latest instalment. Ubisoft has released a Discovery Tour:...
View ArticleIs Apple’s M1 Max really the fastest laptop chip ever?
After months of rumors, Apple has revealed not one but two new processors, along with a pair of new Macbook Pro laptops. The original M1 processor paired four high-performance and four low-power cores...
View ArticleSamsung's Galaxy Z Flip 3 Bespoke Edition offers 49 possible color combinations
On Wednesday, Samsung held its last Unpacked presentation of the year. The company headlined the event with the announcement of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 Bespoke Edition, a version of its clamshell foldable...
View ArticleRazer reveals new mics for pro and casual streamers
Razer has refreshed its lineup of microphones aimed at streamers with new versions of two Seiren models. The Seiren V2 Pro and Seiren V2 X are both plug and play mics with a high pass filter to...
View ArticleSquare Enix opens a new studio dedicated to mobile games
Square Enix is ramping up its mobile game efforts by opening a studio devoted to phone titles. The publisher has launched a Square Enix London Mobile location that will focus on free-to-play games....
View ArticleAmazon adds 60 more stations to its Fire TV local news app
The free news app on Amazon Fire TV now offers local channels in another 60 cities, including Charleston, Wichita, Tucson, Reno, Raleigh-Durham and Honolulu. That means live and on-demand local news...
View Article'God of War' heads to PC on January 14th
Nearly four years after debuting on PlayStation 4, God of War is heading to PC. Sony will release its 2018 exclusive on Steam and the Epic Games Store on January 14th, the company announced on...
View ArticleFacebook will punish rule breakers by down-ranking their posts in groups
Facebook is taking new steps to crack down on groups users who break its rules, even when they have done so in other parts of the app.Under the new policy, Facebook will downrank content posted in...
View Article'Cyberpunk 2077' PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrades delayed until 2022
Despite CD Projekt Red insisting at the beginning of September it was still on track to release the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by the end...
View ArticleWindows 11 beta users can start testing Android apps
You finally have a chance to try Android apps in Windows 11 — provided you're willing to live on the bleeding edge for a while. Microsoft has released an Insider Preview beta that enables the Amazon...
View ArticleDJI's Ronin 4D cinema camera has a built-in gimbal and LiDAR focus system
DJI has revealed the Ronin 4D, a cinema camera system with a built-in 4-axis gimbal, 8K resolution and LiDAR rangefinder that promises "sharper, faster and more reliable focusing." With a price...
View ArticleCommerce Department limits sale of hacking tools to Russia and China
The US Commerce Department has announced new rules related to the export and resale of cyber intrusion software. Once the limits come into effect in 90 days, companies that want to sell their hacking...
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