[ad_1] The company didn’t elaborate any further on the next-gen PlayStation, aside from an “increase in development expensed for the next generation console.” It expects profits from the gaming business to drop almost 10 percent next year, even if sales remain “essentially flat” during 2019. The PlayStation 4 isn’t expecting any major, standout games this […]
Category: business
Cryptocurrency exchange accused of covering up $850 million loss
[ad_1] The AG says Bitfinex lost access to funds it had transferred there after regular banks stopped handling its business and subsequently dipped into $900 million of Tether’s cash reserves. According to the filing, Crypto Capital Corp. told Bitfinex the funds were “seized by governmental authorities in Portugal, Poland, and the United States” but the […]
iFixit pulls its Galaxy Fold teardown at Samsung’s request
[ad_1] The Galaxy Fold won’t make its planned launch date as Samsung looks into problems experienced by several reviewers with test units. In the meantime, the folks at iFixit did what they do best and pulled one apart, but on Thursday explained their choice to “withdraw” the teardown. While iFixit usually gets a device specifically […]
Sinemia’s theater subscription shuts down in the US
[ad_1] Dear Customer, Today, with a heavy heart, we’re announcing that Sinemia is closing its doors and ending operations in the US effective immediately. As Sinemia, we set out our journey with the vision to help as many moviegoers as possible to enjoy an affordable and better experience at the movies by a creating a […]
Amazon Prime shipping could shrink to just one-day
[ad_1] One of the perks of Amazon’s Prime membership is free two-day shipping on Prime-eligible purchases. That, however, might change. In a call to investors following Amazon’s first quarterly earnings report today, CFO Brian Olsavsky said that the company is working on changing the two-day default to just one. Amazon already offers one-day Prime shipping […]
Google makes it easier for employees to report harassment
[ad_1] She said the new site will provide employees with a simpler, clearer way for them to raise concerns. It’s setting up a similar site for its vendors and temporary workforce, which should be ready in June. Following a four-month trial period, the company is expanding its Support Person Program, which allows employees to bring […]
Nintendo Switch passes the N64 in lifetime sales
[ad_1] In its latest earnings report, Nintendo was quick to highlight its always-strong software sales. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokemon, Let’s Go have sold 13.81 million and 10.63 million units respectively. Nintendo says 23 titles have now hit the all-important one million milestone. These numbers helped the company to report revenue of 1.2 trillion […]
Amazon tries hiring lawyers for sellers claiming patent infringement
[ad_1] For $4,000, the program will match a seller and an accused merchant with a neutral, third-party lawyer. If the merchant doesn’t respond to claims that it violated the seller’s utility patent — which details how a product is used — the product will be removed from Amazon, and the seller will get its money […]
Slack is adding email conversations and calendar integrations
[ad_1] The expanded search function is perhaps the most exciting addition. If you’ve ever used Slack — or any chat app, for that matter — you know that it can be a pain to find things that happened days, weeks or months earlier. The universal search bar now displays a list of unread channels and […]
Tesla promises ‘one million robo-taxis’ in 2020
[ad_1] To kick things off, the company shared that it had built its very own computer for self-driving cars. The neural network chip was built from the ground up; the project started back in 2016. Each computer (which is stored behind the glove box) has redundancy so that if one chip fails, the second chip […]