The company’s new funding announcement identifies two previously unknown board members.

If you’ve been experiencing issues trying to access Google or YouTube, you’re not alone.

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Google’s engineers aren’t having a good day today. This afternoon, a number of Google services went offline or are barely reachable.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, America’s roughly 640 billionaires have seen their fortunes soar by $845 billion in combined assets or 29% collectively, widening the already yawning gap between the very richest and the rest of U.

It’s hard to hide anything in your game when thousands of players can search through it with a fine-toothed comb.

The technology has been designed to automatically detect abnormal activities in electrical recordings.

The red and black bank has launched a cyber bug bounty program in partnership with Bugcrowd.

Sometimes when I’m scrolling through my timeline, it feels like I’m the only person who didn’t pick up a new hobby during quarantine.

Connectivity is vital to a future managed and shaped by smart hardware, and Chinese startup Showmac Tech is proposing eSIMs as the infrastructure solution for seamless and stable communication between devices and the service providers behind.

It won’t come as a surprise just how much work went into The Last of Us 2‘s characters.

Hey, Flight Simulator is out, and Squadrons is on the way. What better time to be playing games that require expensive dedicated peripherals! Only the economy sucks and you’ll never use those flight sticks for anything else, so maybe try this cool mod that’ll do kinda the same thing, only for your Xbox controller.

Amazon unveiled a radically redesigned $49. 99 fourth-generation Echo Dot smart speaker today that doesn’t look like a dot at all — instead, the new Dot is shaped like a ball, or maybe an orb.

Filming for season two of Netflix’s Witcher series had got underway earlier this year before, you know, everything went to shit.

Palmer Luckey’s young defense company has been selected by the Air Force for work on a cutting-edge, multibillion dollar nervous system for war.

Call it Apple Bandgate, if you must. It’s the latest online dustup, following Apple’s recent Watch Series 6 release.

This is Eero’s first all-new product since Amazon acquired the router manufacturer in early 2019.

Amazon’s annual product event introduced a host of new hardware and service updates, including a markedly different Echo Show design.

Launch Center Pro, an iOS utility that offered widgets and custom icons long before they were allowed on the iPhone’s home screen, is bringing its design tools to iOS 14.

One of the notable changes in iOS 14 is that it finally allowed users to set new default apps for their web browser and email.

CISA didn't name the attacker but it published an in-depth incident report detailing the hacker's every step.

Amazon announces a new game service and plenty of hardware upgrades, tech companies team up against app stores and United Airlines tests a program for rapid COVID-19 testing.

The Justice Department released—and later retracted—a statement on Thursday saying it had opened an inquiry into the discarding of nine military ballots cast for President Trump in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Someone is mailing QAnon-themed material to residents of Minneapolis suburbs, the Intercept reported on Thursday, and it’s not clear who’s doing it or why.

It also released a new Ring car alarm, a car cam to monitor break-ins, a new version of the Echo, and more.

VPNs are in high demand as Americans scramble to keep access to TikTok and WeChat amid a looming government ban.

Should we invite Amazon’s internet-connected cameras and voice assistants into our homes? That’s been a contentious topic for years — but today, Amazon effectively said “screw it” and announced an entire automated flying indoor robot security system.

Tesla says Nikola failed to acknowledge the origins of its 2016 truck design.

The Versa helped Fitbit reverse its fortunes after a long, gradual slide.

An estimated 127 people have been arrested since protesters took to the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday after a grand jury chose not to charge three officers for Breonna Taylor’s death.

Earlier this month, Netflix announced that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.

When it comes out on November 24th, Football Manager 2021 will the first entry in the popular simulation series to make its way to Xbox consoles in more than a decade.

Amazon revealed its new cloud gaming service, officially called Luna, at its annual Alexa hardware event today.

You wanted a security drone flying around inside your home, right?.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip usually costs $1,380 if you buy it new, but Back Market is selling refurbished units for $799.

Azure AD apps were abused by the Gadolinium (APT40) group to attack Microsoft Azure customers.

In what is certain to be one of the least promising moves in console gaming in 2020, Atari has partnered with a company called Ultra Gaming to offer blockchain-based game streaming to its forthcoming VCS console.

Several developers and organizations have banded together to lead a campaign against Apple’s App Store policies.

Seagate will charge $220 for an external Storage Expansion Card for the Xbox Series X and Series S, a necessary add-on if your Series X-optimized games exceed the capacity of the console's internal SSD.

Scientists are learning important new things about the first-ever directly imaged black hole, including behaviors consistent with Einsteinian theory, but it’s also showing an unexpected feature in the form of a very wobbly ring.

If you didn’t get a chance to snag a PlayStation 5 when initial pre-orders went live last week, you’ll have a chance to try and buy one tomorrow.

FDA's new standards are meant to shore up public confidence in future vaccine.

People still think of open-source software as general programs for general problems.

One of the nice new features of iOS 14 was the ability to set your own default mail and browser apps.

The ban was never straightforward—and it's getting more complex by the day.

With every passing day, Facebook gives us more evidence that it’s incapable of running itself responsibly, and every day it faces zero consequences.

The eight-episode horror comedy series launches October 30 on Amazon Prime.

Facebook has uncovered yet another network of fake accounts with ties to Russia’s intelligence services.

Ring’s flying drone camera, the Always Home Cam, was easily the most surprising hardware announcement at today’s Amazon event.

The launch of Sharepoint Syntex as part of Project Cortex reflects Microsoft’s ongoing investment in intelligent content services and graph APIs to proactively explore and categorize digital assets from Microsoft 365 and other connected sources.

On Tuesday, a listing for a new game, Kirby Fighters 2, mysteriously showed up on the Nintendo eShop.

Let’s be honest: trying to preorder a PS5 has been anything but easy.

An increasing chorus of developers take issue with Apple's App Store policies.

Sega is developing a live-action adaptation of its popular Yakuza game series, according to Variety.

Zerologon vulnerability lets hackers access network crown jewels almost instantly.

The 10-inch screen rotates around its base so it always faces you.

Microsoft's getting ready to release another feature update for Windows 10.

Amazon launches its Luna cloud gaming service in early access for $5.

Left 4 Dead 2, Valve’s iconic zombie shooter, turns 11 next month.

Everything you need to know about Amazon's latest devices.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars is pretty dang good, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways in which its games differ from the originals.

Digital currency exchange Coinbase has probably done more than most to push cryptocurrencies closer to the mainstream, earning an $8 billion valuation by private investors along the way.

"At worst, I fear we are pushing ourselves to the brink of a civil war," he added.

Twitter’s experiment that prompted people to read an article before tweeting it out has succeeded in getting more people to read before they tweet, the company said.

Miles Morales: Spider-Man is set to bring all sorts of new characters and next-gen gaming elements to Insomniac’s Spider-Man franchise in a way that makes Miles’ early days as a hero feel distinct from Peter Parker’s path in the previous game.

The new Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Dot Kids Edition are here, and they’re much more well rounded—literally.

Amazon is expanding its line of Ring security cameras to cover your car and hallways.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.

After disagreements within the company spilled over into public controversy, Hootsuite says it won’t go forward with a contract with U.

TC Sessions: Mobility is back and we’re excited to give the final look of what and who is coming to the main stage.

Facebook suspended the accounts of more than 200 people on September 19th who were connected to an event protesting the construction of the contested Coastal GasLink pipeline.

$5. 99 subscription for a "growing" game library, includes iOS support via browser.

Microsoft is rebuilding its Microsoft Stream video service over the next several months and will be moving it to use SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business for storing and managing videos across Microsoft 365.

The planet is in full-on meltdown, but the brands would like you to know it’s OK.

Cambridge Analytica’s former CEO has been banned from running another company in the United Kingdom for seven years.

Amazon’s hardware event today was unsurprisingly filled with new Echo devices that let you talk to Alexa without looking at an ugly puck.

Amazon announced a load of new devices today at its hardware event, as expected.

The company's two-screen device offers a different proposition than the Galaxy Z Fold II and the Surface Duo but relies even more on developer support.

Given the advantages the systems already offer in terms of speed and reliability, companies making mesh wireless networking hardware have been slow to jump on the wifi 6 bandwagon.

Apple announced a new Solo Loop band with no clasps or buckles last week, but some customers found that if the watch band they ordered didn’t fit, Apple would ask them to return the entire Apple Watch.

With two new physical gaming consoles less than a month and a half away from release, Amazon announces Luna, a new paid game streaming service aimed at allowing subscribers to play PC games remotely on computers, phones, and tablets.

The Lanmodo Vast Pro night vision camera shows you the detail you need when driving in the dark.

From new Ring flying indoor drone cameras to an adorable new kids version of one of its most popular Amazon home products, Jeff Bezos’ Seattle retailer unveiled a slew of new hardware goodies just ahead of the holiday shopping season.

A strange skyscraper filled with lots of enemies and an always-changing floor layout is the star of the new Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 update, which also kicks off the game’s third season.

Amazon’s annual products and services event is always a dizzying carousel of shiny new Alexa-enabled gadgets.

The update addresses iOS and iPadOS 14's most widely reported bug.

Privacy is the big thing that gives people the heebie-jeebies when it comes to digital assistants like Alexa.

Amazon announced the Echo Show line in 2017, and today, it’s finally gaining access to Netflix.

Amazon today announced a redesign Fire TV experience along with an updated Fire TV Stick and a new, lower-cost Fire TV Stick Lite.

Amazon has announced Guard Plus, a premium version of its Guard service that turns Echo speakers and smart displays into home security devices.

Among an avalanche of new Echo and Ring devices announced by Amazon today, there’s one that stuck out as a clear step towards our dystopian future: the Ring Always Home Cam.

Newly sequenced Neanderthal Y chromosomes hint at a complex history of mixture.

On the device-side of Amazon's security product updates, the company is announcing the Ring Car Alarm, the Ring Car Cam and Ring Always Home Cam.

Amazon just wrapped up its fall hardware event, and it was packed with a number of big announcements.

As expected, Amazon just announced a new low-cost streaming media player.

Amazon finally has a game streaming service. It’s been rumored for years now and it’s finally here.

There is no one-size-fits all model for building a startup. At TechCrunch Disrupt, we heard from a handful of founders about alternative approaches to creating a sustainable company that ensures more than just VCs and early founders benefit from its success.

Apple has released the first update to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. The point release (14.

At its Devices and Services event, Amazon launched its own cloud gaming competitor to Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud.

While we’re waiting for the release of macOS Big Sur 11, we still have Macs on macOS Catalina to take care of.

Amazon has announced its latest video streaming devices for the TV: today the company introduced an upgraded, more powerful Fire TV Stick for the same $39.

Amazon today announced a lot of new products including the new Echo speaker line.

Amazon's new Echo devices are more like edge computing hardware in enterprises where the AI processing is going local.

Fans of Amazon’s Echo Show smart speakers will be glad to know that the company is finally adding Netflix capabilities to the device.

At its 2020 hardware event today, Amazon announced a cloud gaming platform called Luna.

So this is crazy. Amazon’s new Echo Show 10 swivels on its base to follow you around the room.

Luna is what happens when you take the subscription model of Prime Video, mash it up with Twitch, plug that into Amazon Web Services, and wrap it all in an Alexa-powered gamepad.

Amazon today revealed Luna, its cloud-gaming platform and the latest competitor to xCloud and Stadia.

For the fourth year running, Amazon has a new smart display. The Echo Show 10 has a rotating base that can turn the screen to face you whereever you are in a room.

Amazon has unveiled a new Alexa-powered security service called Alexa Guard.

The updated smart speaker lineup also features a sleek new design and new capabilities for kids.

Amazon unveiled the AZ1 Neural Edge processor, a silicon module that will speed up Alexa’s ability to answer your queries and commands by hundreds of milliseconds per response.

The latest Alexa-powered smart display isn’t content with sitting still.

Ring built its entire business on reinventing the doorbell – and now it’s taking a similar approach to the humble home security camera, with the Ring Always Home Cam, set to be available sometime next year.

Ring will be stepping up its efforts to make its security products secure for users by enabling end-to-end video encryption later this year.

The company that helped pioneer and popularize Mesh routers finally has a WiFi 6-compatible model in its lineup.

Amazon -owned Ring is expanding from home and neighborhood security to the automative world, with three new products it debuted today at Amazon’s expansive devices and services extravaganza.

2020 has seen Ring come in for plenty of criticism about the security of its products and the closeness of its leadership with law enforcement.

Ring knows that it’s conquered the world of home security, and now it’s setting its sights on protecting your car.

Ring knows that there are only so many places in your home that you want to permanently put a camera, and sometimes that isn’t enough.

At its annual hardware event, Amazon today announced new capabilities for its Alexa personal assistant that will allow it to become more personalized as it can now ask clarifying questions and then use this personalized data to interact with the user later on.

In addition to a new orb-shaped Echo speaker and a slew of other news today, Amazon announced new Alexa capabilities that might make the assistant seem more human.

Amazon today introduced a redesign of its best-selling smart speaker, the Echo Dot.

Ring latest home security camera is taking flight, literally. The new Always Home Cam is an autonomous drone that can fly around inside your home to give you a perspective of any room you want when you’re not home.

Ring has announced its first foray into products meant for use outside of the home with a new line of security cameras designed for cars.

Amazon has debuted the $129. 99 Eero 6 and the $229.. 99 Eero Pro 6 mesh Wi-Fi routers, along with the $89.

During Amazon’s event today, the company announced a range of improvements that are coming to Alexa.

During its Devices and Services event on Thursday, Amazon’s Dave Limp, SVP of Devices, recommitted the company’s commitment to The Climate Pledge and announced a pair of new energy saving features for its wall-powered Echo and Fire TV equipment.

Twitter has also rolled out hardware security keys to all employees to prevent social engineering and phishing attacks.

Amazon kicked things off at today’s big (virtual) hardware event in Seattle by introducing a very new and very round take on the Echo.

Amazon has upgraded its Echo Dot, its smaller-sized Alexa device, giving it the spherical design and fabric covering of the new, larger-sized Echo.

A number of top app makers have banded together to fight against Apple’s control of its App Store and, to a lesser extent, Google’s control of the Play Store — a topic of increased regulatory scrutiny in recent months.

Amazon has revealed is newest iteration on the Echo Dot, once a puck-shaped companion to the larger Echo smart speaker line and now a spherical smart speaker.

Twitter’s experiment to get people to actually read the content they’re sharing is going so well the company plans to expand it to the platform at large “very soon.

Survey shows dev team productivity has held up very well through the crisis.

The Senate Commerce Committee has asked the CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter to appear for testimony on October 1, according to a new report from Politico.

Last year’s Echo was a complete home run for Amazon — it delivered excellent sound quality and responsive microphones for a relatively inexpensive $100.

Amazon has announced the fourth-generation version of its main Echo smart speaker, bringing a new spherical design and better sound performance.

A Massachusetts man’s fateful switch to licorice candy seems to have sent him to an early grave.

At an online event today, Daniel Ek, the founder of Spotify, said he would invest 1 billion euros ($1.

Enterprise business intelligence is thriving. Here are five trends that will shape its future.

Book clubs can be magical. Bring together a group of friends, tear apart a book and all of a sudden the words have a second, paperless, life.

Twitter’s years-long battle over government surveillance and transparency isn’t over yet.

LG’s Wing — with its rotating dual-display system — is one of 2020’s most interesting-looking smartphones.

Every year, Amazon holds an event where it announces a litany of new devices at once.

Dreams do come true—but sometimes, they also get you in deep shit.

NVMe storage speed (in a proprietary format) does not come cheap.

The Tribeca Film Festival will shine a brighter spotlight on games starting next year.

We’re expecting many new devices.

Alexa, show me some hardware.

Yesterday I wrote about downloading the entire Xbox Game Pass library to one external Xbox One hard drive.

Gizmodo has a podcast! Again!.

What seems to be an Amazon-made game controller has appeared in FCC filings (credit to Dave Zatz for spotting this first).

Since the pandemic began, gaming has offered a way for people to stay connected, but even Microsoft knows that too much of a good thing can be harmful and that “gaming should be part of a balanced life.

Sega is in talks to adapt the Yakuza games into a movie, according to a new report by Variety.

Mobvoi continues to develop compelling smartwatches that run Google's Wear OS.

Your CDP feeds your AI, and AIs love a big data feast. The more data you give it, the more accurate the predictions will be.

While contact tracing flails in the U. S.. thanks in part to government dysfunction, Google’s deploying a feature to at least help us avoid covid-19 hotspots.

Benchmarking is a crucial step in developing ever more sophisticated artificial intelligence.

The Grandmother and Matriarch quickly became staples of the modern Moog era when they were released.

As advertised, each episode in Hulu’s new horror anthology Monsterland contains a supernatural creature.

View COVID data as easily as you view traffic or satellite data.

A new way of producing powerful X-ray beams—the brightest on Earth—is now making it possible to create 3D images of matter at astounding resolutions.

The Google Pixel 5 is rumored to launch in a new green color (green-ish? green-like?) in addition to black, but you don’t have to wait until later this month to see what that will look like.

Several electric vehicle startups, including Canoo, Fisker Inc. , Lordstown Motors and Nikola Corp.

The hackers also distributed Windows and Android malware, and even ran 50 fake online stores where they defrauded buyers.

eBay workers allegedly harassed journalists with threats and gruesome deliveries.

Need further proof of podcasting's immense cultural value? Earlier this morning, Spotify announced a multi-year deal giving the production house Chernin Entertainment first crack at adapting its podcasts into movies and television shows.

BlackBerry CEO John Chen has his reservations about productivity and innovation if everyone worked from home, but the trend is helping his business.

Premium email client Superhuman has introduced a cheaper plan for teachers and students.

As I interviewed founders about the most valuable learning resources that allowed them to grow into the leaders they are today, I realized that many leaned heavily on carefully-crafted approaches to asking questions.

Google is asking users to help teach its AI how to speak. A new “Experiments with Google” called LipSync asks users to lip sync a small part of “Dance Monkey” by Tones and I, Android Police reports.

Democratized access to startups yields more opportunity for investors to find ventures that align with their values while diversifying their profiles can provide tremendous results.

The Apple Watch is arguably the best smartwatch available today and while the Series 6 looks about the same as previous models there are improvements inside that demonstrate Apple's desire to help you stay healthy during these difficult times.

Wikipedia, a platform beloved by nerds the world over for its seemingly endless buffet of scholarly rabbit holes, is finally getting a facelift.

Adobe has been hyping its Sensei AI for a while now, and it finally has a use case for the tech that might make the average user’s life a little easier.

Microsoft made some waves with the release of the Surface Earbuds: from their distinct design shape to their comfortable fit and quality sound, they were intended to make a real impact on the wireless headphone market.

Spotify wants to turn more of its original podcasts into TV shows and movies.

More Spotify podcasts could soon become TV shows or movies thanks to a new, multi-year partnership announced today between the streaming music provider and film and television production company, Chernin Entertainment.

The crackling sound you hear as you separate two socks fresh out of the dryer are the result of the triboelectric effect generating static electricity.

Greenlight Financial Technology, the fintech company that pitches parents on kid-friendly bank accounts, has raised $215 million in a new round of funding.

If you, like me, woke up one day in your 30s and decided that seltzer was suddenly your thing, I have some bad news.

YouTube already has a few election protection measures in place, like removing videos that encourage election meddling and banning claims that could mislead voters.

Roli is cool startup that makes fascinating music products. The Seaboard led the way, with a clever take on the keyboard that allowed players to bend notes like guitar strings.

Every aspect gets touched, but some are more revolutionary than others.

During the week’s news cycle one particular bit of reporting slipped under our radar: Root Insurance is tipped by Reuters to be prepping an IPO that could value the neo-insurance provider at around $6 billion.

With the employment market remaining sluggish as the world continues to struggle with Covid-19, a company that has built its popular businesses largely around recruitment is launching a redesign that pushes engagement in other ways as it waits for the job economy to pick up.

Cryptocurrency meets carbon trading. That’s the pitch from Nori, a new Seattle-based startup, that just raised $4 million in funding from cryptocurrency focused investors including Placeholder, North Island Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, and a big, privately held agriculture multinational that the company declined to disclose.

The upcoming OnePlus 8T will support 65W fast charging via the company’s new Warp Charge 65 standard, OnePlus confirmed today.

Blue Origin is set to launch its reusable New Shepard rocket on a suborbital mission today (September 24th) and test sensors for a vehicle that could one day land on the Moon.

Apple’s eighth-generation iPad is $299 at Amazon, which is $30 less than its retail price.

Bangalore-based Rephrase. ai has an ambitious vision for reshaping how movies and videos are made.

A remaster of the original Nier video game will be released in the West on April 23rd, 2021.

LinkedIn is the latest platform to embrace the disappearing Stories format.

Pre-orders for Roli’s crowdfunded Lumi keyboard are now open. The small, light-up keyboard pairs with a companion app and is meant to help you learn how to play music, whether you want to dive right into your favorite pop songs (Beyonce) or start wit.

Q: Not too long ago, you’d buy a used Intel Xeon processor to get more than four cores in a CPU without going broke.

The TicWatch Pro 3 is the latest smartwatch from Mobvoi and the first Wear OS smartwatch to use Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Wear 4100, which promises faster performance and better battery life.

From budget to 4K, here are the best projectors to replace your TV.

A diverse variety of companies including Epic Games, Spotify, Match Group, Tile and others have formed an alliance to pressure Apple, Google and others to change their app store rules.

Bungie announced yesterday that dynamic blizzards will be waging across the Jupiter’s frosty moon of Europa and they’ll be so bad at times you might need a new thermal scope to keep enemies at bay.

Jai Courtney talks the shifting dynamics of The Suicide Squad. Rob Paulsen teases what and what not to expect from The Animaniacs’ return.

Experts are still unclear on what material will make the best quantum computer, but one obscure candidate is gaining traction: infrared light.

Researchers at Avast detail adware being distributed via official app stores - with users being encouraged to download them via posts on TikTok and Instagram.

Climate change is on everyone’s minds these days, what with the outer Bay Area on fire, orange skies above San Francisco, and a hurricane season that is bearing down on the East Coast with alacrity (and that’s just the United States in the past two weeks).

The tech services firm cited the loss of reimbursable travel costs as part of the reason for its quarterly miss.

Cloud Gaming with Xbox Game Pass, originally called Project xCloud back when the streaming service was in preview, launched last week on Sept.

Exclusive ZDNet interview: If you thought you understood the opportunities offered by 3D printing, think again.

Whitebox, a startup that manages e-commerce logistics and fulfillment for a variety for brands, has raised $18 million in Series B funding.

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is currently running Facebook ads with “real people” who support the president.

Bowery Farming has added to its executive team as it expands its retail footprint to 650 stores, the company said.

Airship is announcing that it has acquired mobile commerce startup ReplyBuy.

With the US presidential election now 40 days away, all eyes are focused on how online conversations, in conjunction with other hallmarks of online life like viral videos, news clips, and misleading ads, will be used, and often abused, to influence people’s decisions.

Sometimes raising venture capital can be as simple as talking to your existing investor and having them wire over another check.

Ava Max is holding an album launch party in an unexpected place: the virtual realm of Roblox.

Nvidia says its monstrous $1,500 GeForce RTX 3090 delivers “the ultimate gaming experience.

It’s a fundamental truth that is deeply human (and Vulcan, and Andorian, and Klingon, and Betazoid, and Trill, and so on): Pobody’s nerfect?.

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3090 delivers exhilarating graphics prowess--the fastest possible gaming frame rates at extreme resolutions, and outstanding performance in professional applications.

The UK company sent cold texts offering products “effective against coronavirus.

Ever since the Blaze launched its first watch-sized tracker with a color screen just months after Apple unveiled its first Watch, Fitbit has seemingly been happy to be the “other” smartwatch maker.

Rocket League, the multiplayer soccer game played with rocket-powered cars, took the world by storm over the last few years, complete with proper esports leagues and world championships.

Between 1966, when abortion was outlawed in Romania, and 1989, when the revolution overthrew the communist government, many parents turned over children they couldn’t care for to state-run institutions.

Amazon joins Walmart with a new sale on the latest 8th-generation iPad — yes, the one that only came out last week.

Let’s face it. Microsoft’s track record in Japan with the Xbox has not been good.

Amazon is gearing up for its latest hardware event where it’s expected to announce its latest smart home gear.

The price for 1TB of expandable storage on Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and S consoles has finally been revealed and it’s a whopping $219.

There’s still no clear path back to any sense of ‘business-as-usual’ as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but United Airlines is embarking on a new pilot project to see if easy access to COVID-19 testing immediately prior to a flight can help ease freedom of mobility.

Faceboook has confirmed that it’s Oversight Board set up to rule on moderation disputes across the company’s platforms will begin to hear cases as early as mid-October, just ahead of the November US elections (via the Financial Times).

At its Tokyo Games Show event, Microsoft today announced a major free update to Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Microsoft reckons the upcoming Edge browser feature will significantly cut CPU and memory use.

Two of Google’s products that will almost certainly be announced next week have seen their packaging leak.

ShareChat, an Indian social network that focuses entirely on serving users in non-English languages, said on Thursday it has raised $40 million from a clutch of investors after the Indian startup added tens of millions of new users in recent months.

Within3, a collaboration and communication service for the biotech and pharma industries, has raised over $100 million in new financing, the company said.

Rich people have the money to think of everything. Even how they have their packages delivered.

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make.

Two vulnerabilities in SAP ASE's Cockpit component leaves some sensitive information available to anyone on the network and other data susceptible to brute-force attacks.

iOS 14 became available last week. We talk about our experiences with five of the major features of the new iPhone operating system.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Microsoft has decided to change the price of the Xbox Series S in Japan.

Apple's pincer movement - features AND price - is a direct attack on Wintel.

Potential hydrogen fueling station partners reportedly have second thoughts.

This afternoon, Amazon’s going to unveil a bunch of new devices, and while we assume many of them will be Alexa-connected, one of them has already leaked.

Drugs and weapons are not the only criminal evidence police dogs are on the hunt for.

The global pandemic has accelerated digital transformation and automation in financial services, and many firms have launched chatbots to deal with the unusually high volume of customer service requests.

Wikipedia's design refresh aims to make the site easier to read and less confusing for new users.

Switzerland-based machine learning code review startup DeepCode — which bills itself as ‘Grammarly for coders’ — has been acquired by Snyk, a post-unicorn valuation cybersecurity startup which is focused on helping developers secure their code.

The new app uses Apple and Google's contact-tracing tech and features a QR check-in system for UK venues.

Mac and iOS calendar app Fantastical has updated its software with 12 new customizable widgets.

An AI-powered two-way translator to fulfill every Trekkie's dream.

When it comes to dedicated tablet devices, there's the iPad and there's everything else.

Several of Apple’s biggest critics — including Epic Games, Spotify, Basecamp, Match Group, Tile, Blix, and Deezer — have banded together to create the Coalition for App Fairness, a new group aiming to “create a level playing field for app businesses and give people freedom of choice on their devices.