So, Is Call Of Duty Going Xbox-Exclusive? Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard, but does that mean Call of Duty will become an Xbox-exclusive series? Microsoft made the shocking announcement on Monday that it plans to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal , the richest ever for […]
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Microsoft to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Microsoft to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion Gaming “will play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms.” By Catherine Thorbecke January 18, 2022, 2:22 PM • 5 2:45 On Location: January 18, 2022 Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Jae C.Hong/AP Microsoft Corp.announced plans […]
Nick Saban and Jerry West sign letter asking Joe Manchin to support voting rights legislation
Several major sports icons have signed a letter calling on Senator Joe Manchin to support election integrity legislation.The letter — signed by University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban, former NBA star Jerry West, former NFL star Darryl Talley, and former commissioner of the NFL Paul Tagliabue — urged Manchin […]
Major airlines warn of “catastrophic disruption” to travel and shipping from 5G debut set for Wednesday by Verizon and AT&T
The chief executives of America’s largest airlines warned of a “catastrophic disruption” to travel and shipping operations if telecommunication companies roll out their 5G technology as planned Wednesday without limiting the technology near US airports. Verizon and AT&T have already delayed the launch of their new C-Band 5G service twice […]
There’s no Victorian lockdown, but Melburnians are choosing to stay home anyway
Two months ago, Premier Daniel Andrews said Victorians could expect a summer filled with the “normality we’ve all craved” due to the state’s strong vaccination coverage.”If you’re fully vaccinated … then your life will be back to normal, you’ll be able to enjoy all of the things that you have […]
35 Instagram Stats That Matter to Marketers in 2022
35 Instagram Stats That Matter to Marketers in 2022 Instagram experienced a huge amount of growth in 2021.These Instagram statistics prove just how valuable the network is to your business. When Instagram company head Adam Mosseri announced this year that Instagram was no longer a “ square photo-sharing app ,” […]
Larry Fink: Next 1000 billion dollar start-ups will be in climate tech
The next wave of successful start-ups will be those that help make the transition to a carbon-free energy affordable, said BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in his most recent highly anticipated annual letter .”The next 1,000 unicorns won’t be search engines or social media companies, they’ll be sustainable, scalable innovators – […]
How Republicans are driving the national agenda
(CNN) Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country are approving a wave of new voting restrictions on virtually party-line votes that require only a simple majority to pass.The US Supreme Court has likewise decided the key voting rights rulings that helped trigger this surge of state legislation on a party-line, majority-vote […]
Now You Can Rent a Robot Worker—for Less Than Paying a Human | WIRED
+++lead-in-textnn[Polar Manufacturing](http://polarmfg.net/) has been making metal hinges, locks, and brackets in south Chicago for more than 100 years.Some of the company’s metal presses—hulking great machines that loom over a worker—date from the 1950s.Last year, to meet rising demand amid a shortage of workers, Polar hired its first [robot](https://www.wired.com/tag/robotics/) employee.nn+++nnThe robot […]
NASA scientists estimate Tonga blast at 10 megatons
NPR subscribe to Short Wave podcast NPR One Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Alexa RSS link Science NASA scientists estimate Tonga blast at 10 megatons January 18, 2022 2:27 PM ET Geoff Brumfiel Facebook Twitter Instagram Enlarge this image The island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai as imaged by the […]