Day: August 16, 2021

Walmart wants to hire a digital, cryptocurrency product lead – CNET

Walmart could be looking to add a digital currency payment option. …read more Source:: CNet


Wikipedia temporarily defaced by vandal who edited template to show Nazi flag – CNET

Swastikas replaced Wikipedia articles for a short time on Monday after the online encyclopedia was targeted by a vandal. …read more Source:: CNet


Valve Sells Software, So What’s With All The Hardware?

Steam branding is strong. Valve Corporation has turned their third-party marketplace into the first place millions choose to buy their PC games. The service has seen record-breaking numbers earlier this year with over 25 million concurrent users, so whatever they are doing is clearly working. Yet with all those software sales, last month Valve announced…


Microsoft revamps Visual Studio JavaScript projects in forthcoming version

New templates will use system install for frameworks like React and Vue Microsoft has reworked its JavaScript/TypeScript projects in the forthcoming Visual Studio 2022 to bring them more up to date with modern development.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Sues NASA, Escalating Its Fight for a Moon Lander Contract

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin brought its fight against NASA’s Moon program to federal court on Monday, doubling down on accusations that the agency wrongly evaluated its lunar lander proposal. From a report: The complaint escalates a monthslong crusade by the company to win a chunk of lunar lander funds that was only given…


2022 Ford Maverick 2.0T fuel economy shows up on window sticker preview – Roadshow

Even with all-wheel drive and a towing package, the Maverick returns some impressive numbers. …read more Source:: CNet


The White Lotus season finale: That devastating ending explained – CNET

Warning: Spoilers from the episode “Departures” are coming at you like a massive ocean wave. …read more Source:: CNet


Game Development Hack Chat

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Intel Enters the PC Gaming GPU Battle With Arc

Dave Knott writes: Intel is branding its upcoming consumer GPUs as Intel Arc. This new Arc brand will cover both the hardware and software powering Intel’s high-end discrete GPUs, as well as multiple hardware generations. The first of those, known previously as DG2, is expected to arrive in the form of codename “Alchemist” in Q1…


US agency opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot driver assist system after spate of crashes

Lights, cones and illuminated arrows all involved, say investigators A US government agency has formally opened a probe into Tesla’s so-called Autopilot system following a spate of well-publicised crashes over the past few years.… …read more Source:: TheRegister