Advanced Micro Devices Inc.shares soared in the extended session Tuesday after the chip maker’s record results and forecasts blew past Wall Street estimates across the board and the company reached a milestone profit margin of 50%. AMD AMD, +5.12% shares soared more than 10% after hours, following a 2.2% gain […]
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Sony Paid Billions for Bungie and ‘Destiny,’ But What Are They Buying?
Image courtesy of Bungie Another week, another massive and completely unexpected acquisition in the video game industry.Just recently, it was Microsoft trying to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion , a bid that’s likely to experience regulator scrutiny in the next year, and now, it’s Sony buying Destiny developer Bungie […]
Sony planning more than 10 live service games before March 2026
Sony’s surprise acquisition of Bungie earlier this week for $3.6 billion was about a lot more than just Destiny .In an investor call today, Sony has revealed it plans to launch more than 10 new live service games by March 2026.That’s a hugely ambitious plan, and marks a major expansion […]
The Teen Tracking Elon Musk’s Jet Also Does Jeff Bezos’ and 125 Others: I Can Make ‘Some Kind of Business Out of This’
When Elon Musk offered Jack Sweeney $5,000 to shut down a Twitter account tracking his flight patterns, a lightbulb lit up in Sweeney’s head: This coding project, set up mostly for kicks, could become extremely profitable.Sweeney, 19, is a freshman studying information technology at the University of Central Florida.In June […]
The Washington Commanders: NFL team unveils new name
Enlarge this image These helmets might be sporting a new logo after the Washington Football Team announces its new name on Wednesday.Kevin C.Cox/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin C.Cox/Getty Images These helmets might be sporting a new logo after the Washington Football Team announces its new name on Wednesday. […]
After a decade, blood cancer treatment deemed a ‘cure’ in two patients
Doug Olson was thrilled a month after his treatment when a bone marrow biopsy showed he had no more cancer cells.His doctors were happy, too, of course, but were less convinced that the experimental therapy they’d given him would prove effective long-term.”We did not think this would be a curative […]
NASA plans to retire the ISS by 2031 by crashing it into the Pacific Ocean
(CNN) NASA intends to keep operating the International Space Station until the end of 2030, after which the ISS would be crashed into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean known as Point Nemo, according to newly published plans outlining its future. Launched in 2000, the space lab has orbited […]
Pair of monster lightning strikes shatter records for distance and duration
Enlarge this image A lightning bolt strikes near the Uruguayan Yacht Club during a thunderstorm in Montevideo in November 2021.The year before, the Americas saw two record-breaking megaflashes of lightning.Mariana Suarez/AFP Mariana Suarez/AFP via Getty Images A lightning bolt strikes near the Uruguayan Yacht Club during a thunderstorm in Montevideo […]
Pfizer requests authorization of COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5: What to know – ABC News
Pfizer requests authorization of COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5: What to know Children ages 5 and older are currently eligible to receive Pfizer’s vaccine. By Katie Kindelan via February 1, 2022, 9:54 PM • 10 1:58 Pfizer asks for vaccine authorization for kids under 5 The pharmaceutical company asked […]
Tesla recalls ‘full self-driving’ feature that was designed to roll through some stop signs
Washington, DC (CNN Business) Tesla will recall all 53,822 vehicles with its “full self-driving” driver-assist feature after it was intentionally programmed to slowly roll through stop signs in some scenarios. The recall will impact Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles that have its beta version of the “full self-driving” […]