Do you remember when Fast Travel in games wasn’t a thing, and you would spend hours wandering barren scenery between locations with very little to do? It even spawned a whole new generation of ‘walking simulators’ Fortunately in games where we need to level up quickly and hit a high-level...
The wait is over and we finally have our hands on Final Fantasy Rebirth after all the crossovers with other games, and the grind to get to the game’s max level can begin in earnest. But what are we looking at, how long is it going to take, and, more...
The CEO of fintech giant Klarna has warned that the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is "happening right now" as he confirms the company's AI-powered chatbot is already handling the work of 700 human employees, reports tech.eu. Klarna announced a partnership with OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT, last year and...
DraftKings, the American daily fantasy sports betting app that recently collaborated with LeBron James and themed Superbowl bets around Taylor Swift, is set to acquire the daily lottery app Jackpocket for $750 million. The deal is expected to generate $340 million in additional revenue annually. After announcing in its Q4...
Google has said it blocked or removed over 170 million fake reviews that violated its policies in 2023. According to a recent blog post, the tech giant stated that this was over 45% more than in 2022. It also removed more than 12 million fake business profiles from its search...
New York has generated more than 37% of the total tax revenue across all betting in the United States, according to a government department study. The US Census Bureau is responsible for the Quarterly Survey of State and Local Tax Revenue (QTAX), with sports betting recently added to the list...
Three students share the grand prize for using artificial intelligence (AI) to translate Pompeii scrolls found by an eighteenth-century Italian farmer. The $700,000 Vesuvius Challenge grand prize was awarded by an international team of papyrologists (ancient paper specialists) to students Luke Farritor from the U.S., Youssef Nader from Egypt, and Julian...
The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, is seeking a $7 trillion investment to overhaul the world's semiconductor industry, reports The Wall Street Journal. Semiconductor chips are a hugely limiting factor in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) development due to the extremely high computing power needed to train AI models....
India is aiming to collect around 140 billion rupees ($1.7 billion) in tax over the next financial year from online gambling operations. As reported by Reuters, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra set out the proposed return on tax in the 2025 financial year. He indicated the government expects to receive around...
We already know that Activision rotates the development studios it uses for its Call of Duty titles to give extra time on each project for a team, and now we also know who is in the lineup for Call of Duty games for the next few years at least. News...
Apple has paid a fine of $13.65 million (1.2 billion rubles) for reportedly violating anti-monopoly laws in Russia, the country's FAS antitrust agency has said. In a statement on the FAS agency website, Russian authorities said that the tech giant's App Store rules prohibit iOS application developers from informing customers...
If you have been around computer gaming since the days of the Atari ST and the Commodore Amiga, or even earlier you are duty-bound to have heard of MicroProse.The simulation kings of the 1990s brought in-depth thinking simulations to computers in the days when they could barely handle them. If...
The communication platform Discord reportedly plans to lay off 170 staff. This amounts to 17% of its workforce. CEO Jason Citron said in an internal memo obtained by The Verge that this move is designed to “sharpen our focus and improve the way we work together to bring more agility...
Google has announced it is removing 17 features from Assistant in a shakeup of its virtual software application. Given the advances in artificial intelligence (AI), Bard could be considered to be the future of Google Assistant and as part of ongoing changes to the tech giant's service offering, it is...
In the world of free-to-play games, the balance between offering enticing in-game purchases and maintaining player satisfaction is a delicate one. This balance seems to have been disrupted with the recent Apex Legends x Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth event, where the pricing of new cosmetic items has led to significant...
When Cyberpunk 2077 was released all those years ago back when the pandemic was just a microscopic figment of horror writers' imaginations, it was rounded upon by players and companies alike. The bug-ridden monstrosity always had something though and CD Projekt Red’s determination to finally make it into the game...
Fidelity Investments, a major mutual fund company, has significantly reduced its valuation of X Holdings, the parent company of X (formerly known as Twitter), now under the ownership of Elon Musk. According to TechCrunch, the latest disclosure reveals a drastic 71.5% markdown from the original investment value, signaling potential concerns...
When history looks back at gaming in 2023, it will say. ‘Wow, that was a big year”. The stars aligned to bring us a huge feast of big titles. We had ones that had always been planned for release, plus a few that slipped into the year after delays from...
You probably won’t find anyone who claims being a landlord is inherently easy, but there are things landlords can do to make their lives easier. Streamlining property management has never been easier, thanks to the ever-evolving landscape of tech tools. In this guide, discover seven indispensable tech tools that every...
Google has agreed to pay out $700m and for greater competition to be present on the Google Play App as a result of a federal court verdict. The outcome in San Francisco states Google will pay $630m into a settlement fund for users to receive compensation. A further $70m will...
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