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Four questions with the founder of Fnatic

@ 2016/10/08 read/post comments(0)

Sam Mathews founded the European esports organization Fnatic in 2004, after selling his car to send a group of players to a competitive gaming event in Las Vegas. A dozen years ago, esports were barely a blip on the mainstream… Go To Full Article

Alexa can now lock your BMW and feed it directions

@ 2016/10/08 read/post comments(0)

Remember when James Bond drove his BMW in a parking garage from the back seat by remote control? Yeah, the automaker's latest Connected app won't do that. But, it'll at least make you feel like "007 lite" with Alexa, Apple… Go To Full Article

It's not easy being Yahoo

@ 2016/10/08 read/post comments(0)

Remember when Yahoo was great? Yeah, I'm having a hard time, too. Especially in light of the past few weeks, during which the company's house of cards collapsed -- and afterward those cards were set on fire and then pooped… Go To Full Article

Silicon Valley bro sues Yahoo for reverse discrimination

@ 2016/10/08 read/post comments(0)

This week hasn't been particularly kind to beleaguered internet company Yahoo. CEO Marissa Mayer, former chief marketing officer Kathy Savitt and editor-in-chief of Yahoo News Megan Liberman have been accused of engaging in gender discrimination. Acc... Go To Full Article

Russia was behind the DNC hack and others, US says

@ 2016/10/08 read/post comments(0)

Russia directed the hack of the Democratic National Committee and other recent invasions of state elections systems, according to the US Department of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security. The US... Go To Full Article

Gears of War 4 PC Game Analysis

@ 2016/10/08 read/post comments(0)

Back at the start of 2016 it was starting to look like Microsoft had completely forgotten how to deliver a solid PC game. Efforts like Quantum Break underperformed on PC hardware and the early days of the Universal Windows Platform… Go To Full Article

Why 'teleportation' makes sense in virtual reality

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Getting around in virtual reality is a bit tricky right now. Even in room-scale VR, players are restricted by the physical size of their play space. Trying to walk to a point on a digital horizon might cause you to… Go To Full Article

Gigabyte surrounds Kaby Lake CPUs with Brix

@ 2016/10/08 read/post comments(0)

Now that the first Kaby Lake CPUs are out, everyone's got new versions of their toys to show off. Gigabyte is getting in on the fun by updating its popular Brix mini-PCs to the latest Intel processors. The company is… Go To Full Article

Google Assistant is gender-neutral(ish), but it's not feminist

@ 2016/10/08 read/post comments(0)

In a world occupied by Siri, Cortana and Alexa, Google Assistant is a bit of an anomaly. It's the first widely used voice assistant to eschew a female name, which the company reportedly did to avoid giving it a personality.… Go To Full Article

Alphabet is working to squash the Zika virus, too

@ 2016/10/08 read/post comments(0)

There are a few ways to kill off a pest: eliminate its food supply, or, make sure it can't effectively procreate. Since the pest in question for this post is mosquitos, the former solution isn't an option. So, Verily, the… Go To Full Article

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