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The undersea volcano near the island nation of Tonga erupted on Saturday with an explosive force that was more than 600 times as powerful as the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan , according to scientists and reports.James Garvin, the chief scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, told NPR […]

Work from home guidance, COVID passports and mandatory wearing of face masks are being scrapped in England, as Boris Johnson announced the lifting of Plan B measures. The prime minister said people will no longer be told to work from home “from now on”, and from Thursday next week mandatory […]

Enlarge this image André Leon Talley, a former editor at large for Vogue magazine, speaks to a reporter at the opening of the “Black Fashion Designers” exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York on Dec.6, 2016.Seth Wenig/AP Seth Wenig/AP André Leon Talley, a former editor at large […]

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 U.S.airports. On Tuesday, AT&T and Verizon both confirmed to CBS News that they have voluntarily agreed to […]

Mile-long, slow-moving diesel trains loaded with cargo chugging slowly across the U.S.could be a thing of the past one day if stealth startup Parallel Systems has its way.The Los Angeles company thinks the future of freight lies in autonomous battery-powered trains that squeeze far more capacity out of existing rail […]

Telecoms companies AT&T and Verizon have delayed turning on new mobile phone towers around runways at some US airports in response to airlines warning of an impending aviation “crisis” that could disrupt flights and strand thousands of passengers every day.For months now, US airlines and the aviation regulator have been […]

Games Welcoming the Incredible Teams and Legendary Franchises of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming by Phil Spencer, CEO, Microsoft Gaming • Jan 18, 2022 @ 5:25am Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new […]

Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device With three billion people actively playing games today and fueled by a new generation steeped in the joys of interactive entertainment, gaming is now the largest and fastest-growing form of entertainment.Today, Microsoft […]

Microsoft Corp.agreed to buy Activision Blizzard Inc.in an all-cash deal valued at $68.7 billion, using its largest acquisition by far to grab a videogame heavyweight that has been roiled by claims of workplace misconduct . The deal, if completed, would sharply expand Microsoft’s already sizable videogame operation, adding a stable […]

Microsoft is acquiring gaming giant Activision Blizzard in a deal worth just shy of $69 billion—which the Xbox owner says will allow it to gain access to hundreds of millions of gamers and position it as “the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony.”nnIn a press release, […]