Netflix is developing features that would allow members to play its mobile games with one another and competitively rank themselves on gaming leaderboards. The company, starting last month, quietly launched the ability for users to create unique “game handles” in a subset of its mobile games, including Into The Breach, …
Read More »Qualcomm CPU Development
Qualcomm has announced that it will acquire Nuvia, one of several ARM-based startups we’ve had our eye on for some time. Qualcomm’s purchase of Nuvia caps a several-year saga in which the company has been both all-in on its custom CPU designs and conclusively out of that market. Back …
Read More »Nuvia Raises $240M
We’ve been following some of the smaller CPU vendors like Nuvia and Ampere that have emerged as potential challengers to x86 in the hyperscale server industry. This time around, Nuvia is the news — I’ll spare you the pun — for raising a massive $240M in funding as it …
Read More »Unbalanced Skin Microbiome May Be Key to Acne Development, Study Finds
The overall balance of the bacteria on a person’s skin, rather than the presence or absence of a particular bacterial strain, appears to be an important factor for acne development and skin health, according to a study published recently in the journal Scientific Reports. This micrograph depicts the gram-positive bacterium …
Read More »Audi Lunar Quattro Rover Development Finished, Ready For The Moon
Audi has announced that the development of the Audi Lunar Quattro Rover has been completed and the vehicle is ready for the moon. The Audi Lunar Quattro Rover has been developed by Audi and a group of German engineers, the project began back in 2015. “We are proud that we …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 In Development Since At Least 2014 – Rumor
We know Rockstar tend to spend inordinately long on their games- that’s one of the reasons that more than a half decade separates major releases in all of their franchises. For instance, when Red Dead Redemption 2 finally (hopefully) launches next year, seven years will have separated it from the launch …
Read More »New Batman: Arkham Game Might Be In Development- Rumor
Rocksteady may be done with the Batman: Arkham series, but that doesn’t mean that Warner Bros. will let their big cash cow die. On the contrary, it seems like they may already have a new Batman: Arkham game in development. As WCCFTech reports, the new series of videos by Warner Montreal, which discuss …
Read More »Bloodstained development adds DICO and Monobit
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has added DICO and Monobit to its development studios. The game is mainly in development at Azure Striker Gunvolt studio Inti Creates. Here are messages from each studio: Emilio Gallego, DICO COO “Nice to meet you. I’m the COO of DICO, Emilio Gallego. We’ll be …
Read More »Facebook invests $20M to catalyze affordable housing development in Menlo Park
Across the Bay Area, affordable housing remains hard to come by. In a climate where many displaced residents point their blame at the techies, Facebook has decided to invest $20 million in what it calls “A partnership to strengthen our local community.” In just the last six years, San Mateo County …
Read More »This new development kit makes it easier to get started with Alexa hardware design
Building hardware with Alexa included is likely a smart way to go, given interest in Amazon’s voice assistant, but it’s also hard to do well. Consumer electronics industry supplier Conexant is looking to make the early stages of the process easier with a new development kit designed to provide accurate …
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