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It’s rumored that Xbox plans to release its own exclusive games on rival PlayStation. Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, promised a “business update event” to clarify the situation. The controversial rumors came weeks after Microsoft announced layoffs in its gaming divisions. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while …
Full Transcript Laurel Ruma: From MIT Technology Review, I’m Laurel Ruma, and this is Business Lab, the show that helps business leaders make sense of new technologies coming out of the lab and into the marketplace. Our topic today is blockchain. Technology has changed how money moves around the world, but the opportunity and …
In wargame simulations, AI chatbots often choose violence guirong hao/Getty Images In multiple replays of a wargame simulation, OpenAI’s most powerful artificial intelligence chose to launch nuclear attacks. Its explanations for its aggressive approach included “We have it! Let’s use it” and “I just want to have peace in the world.” These results come …
Intel launched its first six Alder Lake-S processors on Wednesday evening. The SKUs forming the initial roaster of 12th gen Intel Core processors can be found detailed below in a table. Briefly, they are the Intel Core i9-12900K/KF, the Intel Core i7-12700K/KF, and the Intel Core i5-12600K/KF. From the suffixes, seasoned Bit-Tech-ies will know …
For as long as HBO has been a brand, it’s been associated, at least in part, with crime dramas. Everything from True Detective: Night Country to The Sopranos to The Wire has emerged from the network, and all those drama series live on Max now. In addition to all of the great drama series on Max, though, the streaming …
In brief: The Nintendo Switch has closed the gap on the PlayStation 2 for the title of best-selling video game console of all time. Nintendo’s newly published financial results reveal that the hybrid handheld sold 139.36 million units as of December 31, 2023. That means it needs to sell around 15 million more to …
The flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has been grappling with bearish pressure following the ETF-engineered rally in early January. However, despite the depressing short-term outlook, many believe BTC could hit $100,000 after the upcoming Bitcoin halving. BTC trades at $43,100 with a 2% price increase in the last seven days. As the speculations remain, the following …
Apple is being forced to make major changes to iOS in Europe, thanks to the European Union’s “Digital Markets Act.” The act cracks down on Big Tech “gatekeepers” with various interoperability, fairness, and privacy demands, and part of the changes demanded of Apple is to allow competing browser engines on iOS. The change, due …
First, a story. When I returned to being a software industry analyst in 2015 or thereabouts, I had a fair amount of imposter syndrome. I thought, everyone’s now doing this DevOps thing and all problems are solved! Netflix seemed to have come from nowhere and said, you just need to build these massively distributed …
Most of us have returned to work for 2024, and now might be the time you’re realising your work laptop is desperately due for an upgrade. If you fall into that camp, HP has just launched up to AU$550 off select business laptops, so we’ve dug out some of the highlights. We think the …