PortalOne, a play-to-win interactive service that touts itself as “the world’s first hybrid games platform,” has today revealed it has raised $60 million via an oversubscribed Series A funding round, attracting the support of big-name investors and one of gaming’s most iconic publishers. Founded in Norway in 2018 and scheduled […]
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Meta Unwisely Kills Off The Oculus Name For VR Headsets Once And For All
Well, we probably all saw this coming, and yet that doesn’t make it a good idea.Facebook, which has now rebranded itself as Meta, has now also rebranded its entire VR division the same way. Officially, the Oculus name is no more.Announced yesterday, Oculus is dead, and has now been replaced […]
Stop encasing your old gaming hardware in resin to make furn
Stop encasing your old gaming hardware in resin to make furniture, there is a better way to honor the handheld systems that came before.Art studio Grid is taking apart old Game Boy, PSP, Nintendo DS, and Game Gear consoles, and transforming them into stunning technological dioramas you can hang on […]
Valve will start selling the Steam Deck on February 25th
Valve announced that the Steam Deck will go on sale starting February 25th.According to the company’s blog, customers who have reservations will get an email on that day and have three days to place an order.Valve also says that it’ll release new batches on a weekly basis, so if you’ve […]
Originally slated to ship out last December, Valve is back o
The past few years have been testing gamers’ patience, with everything from the OLED Nintendo Switch to the PS5 to the Analogue Pocket seeing delays as a result of the pandemic.Valve’s Steam Deck also fell victim—the company announced shipping delays back in November—but today the company said that the eagerly […]
The best wireless earbuds
We’ve had a chance to listen to virtually all of the major models as well as tons of lesser-known brands.And while there’s no such thing as the best true wireless earbuds for everyone, we think the Jabra Elite 7 Pro are the best all-around, with an accessible price and a […]
Gas stoves in kitchens pose a risk to public health and the planet, research finds
Gas-burning stoves in kitchens across America may pose a greater risk to the planet and public health than previously thought, new research suggests.The appliances release far more of the potent planet-warming gas methane than the Environmental Protection Agency estimates, Stanford University scientists found in a study published Thursday in the […]
U.S. economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021, fastest full-year clip since 1984, despite ongoing pandemic
The U.S.economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021, the fastest full-year clip since 1984, roaring back in the pandemic’s second year despite two new virus variants that rocked the United States.The growth was uneven, with a burst of government spending helping propel a fast start, even as a surge in new […]
As new variants emerge, US government turns attention to a universal coronavirus vaccine – ABC News
As new variants emerge, US government turns attention to a universal coronavirus vaccine The Army is working on a so-called pan-coronavirus vaccine. By Sony Salzman January 26, 2022, 10:15 PM • 5 4:36 Could there be a universal vaccine for any type of coronavirus? Dr.Jen Ashton has the latest on […]
Moderna launches clinical trial for HIV vaccine that uses mRNA technology – ABC News
Moderna launches clinical trial for HIV vaccine that uses mRNA technology The first participants were given doses of the vaccine Thursday. By Mary Kekatos January 27, 2022, 8:08 3:12 On Location: January 27, 2022 Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Maddie Meyer/Getty Images, FILE Moderna announced Thursday that it’s […]