Amazon Has been delayed his upcoming open world MMO New world, one of two tentpole games from the burgeoning game studio from August 25th to an undefined date in spring 2021. The announcement will be made less than two weeks after Amazon released its other tentpole game, the free-to-play shooter …
Read More »"Dragon arrives": Astronauts reach the space station in the SpaceX capsule for the first time
A camera mounted on the International Space Station shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor capsule connected to a connector on the station's Harmony module. (NASA on YouTube) For the first time in almost nine years, astronauts have arrived on the International Space Station in a spacecraft made in the United …
Read More »The Tonic Games Group will manage several game studios and publishing processes
Tonic Games Group is the new parent company for game development studios Mediatonic and forceand it will monitor the release label The irregular society. This is a sign that the company has moved the gaming grocery chain up and wants to build a broad and sustainable long-term business. The London-based …
Read More »As uncertainty whirls around Seattle's Cinerama, Netflix is exhausting historic Hollywood cinema
At the Seattle Cinerama Theater. (GeekWire File Photo / Frank Catalano) While Seattle is waiting to see what the future holds for the beloved Cinerama Cinema, an interesting development in Los Angeles, gives the theory the belief that Amazon will one day own such a venue. Netflix has entered into …
Read More »DMarket raises $ 6.5 million for the blockchain market and adds Trip Hawkins
Blockchain-based games market DMarket has raised $ 6.5 million in risk finance and added video game pioneer Trip Hawkins as a board member. Funding will help DMarket Extend the decentralized, cross-game marketplace where players can trade freely in the game and sell assets to add real value to these virtual …
Read More »Amazon will offer permanent jobs to 70% of workers hired in response to the pandemic
Amazon's fulfillment center in Dupont, Washington (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Amazon plans to offer 70% of the 175,000 agency workers the company hired to cope with the increasing demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The enterprise Reuters confirmed its long-term hiring plans. In June, Amazon will invite 125,000 warehouse …
Read More »Childcare crisis: tech startups want to help working parents cope with the chaotic new realities of life
Like many working parents, Maria Hess felt the stress of taking care of her three children at home while performing at work during the COVID 19 crisis. (Photo courtesy of Maria Hess) Crying in the closet, ending sibling fights, zoom glitches. Maria Hess takes care of everything while taking care …
Read More »Civil rights groups are urging companies to suspend Facebook advertising
(Reuters) – Several US civil rights groups called on some of the world's largest companies to stop advertising on Facebook in July, saying the social network isn't doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms. The groups, which include the National Association for the Promotion of Colored People (NAACP) …
Read More »AI Weekly: Limiting surveillance technologies is an important first step, but it is not enough
In a letter to the House of Representatives leaders on Wednesday, over 100 racial and civil liberties groups called on Congress to end federal funding for surveillance technologies that police used to spy on activists and demonstrators. In New York City Council voted for the Law on Public Supervision of …
Read More »Scientists are following the detour that the coronavirus has taken from bats and scaly spots to humans
A transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and was isolated from a patient in the United States. Virus particles emerge from the surface of the cells cultivated in the laboratory. The tips on the outer edge of the virus particles are key to their ability …
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