From The Verge: Spotify’s making another big podcasting acquisition. This time, it’s buying podcast hosting company Megaphone for $235 million, according to a source close to the companies. The deal doesn’t affect Spotify’s own podcasts — it already hosted its shows on Megaphone — but it does mean...
From PC Mag: Take-Two Interactive, which already owns high-profile developers including 2K and Rockstar Games, has announced its intention to acquire UK-based publisher and developer Codemasters.
An agreement between the two companies has been reached which values Codemasters at $994 million, with...
From CNET: Uber is now letting riders book a trip in advance with a new feature called Uber Reserve. The ride-hailing company says the idea is to make it as easy as possible for people to manage their schedules. Uber Reserve is different from the company's scheduling feature in that it now has a...
From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR is pleased to announce it has acquired Gamer Sensei, the world’s biggest esports coaching platform.
Founded in 2016, Gamer Sensei connects gamers of all skill levels, from rookies to aspiring professionals, with experienced coaches who are more than just top...
From The Verge: Amazon is rolling out a new rewards program that gives its Flex delivery drivers easier access to shifts based on the amount of work they’ve done for the company. A spokesperson from Amazon confirmed to CNBC that the Flex Rewards program is in its early stages, but is being rolled...
From PC Mag: In a move that's sure to frustrate a lot of Yahoo Mail users, owner Verizon has decided to remove the ability to automatically forward emails. The decision affects anyone who uses a free Yahoo Mail account.
As ZDNet reports, the removal of the feature happens on Jan 1, 2021. As the...
From CNET: Apple has frozen the signing of any new business contracts with Pegatron, one of its key suppliers, after the Taiwanese company was found to be breaking the iPhone maker's supply chain rules. Apple discovered that Pegatron had falsified paperwork and misclassified workers in order to...
One of my friends entered university this fall and decided to take a first-year programming course. As this is under the computer sciences department, he is now learning Python. I am not entirely sure what engineering kids are learning now, but I know I started with C++ and I have not looked back since. My friend is not in engineering nor is he pursuing a degree in computer sciences, but I have always said everyone should learn a bit of...
Lately, I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping for some unknown reason, so I decided to invest in a weighted blanket. When I was ordering the blanket, I decided I wanted to order a queen-sized blanket. What is received was the correct dimensions, but those dimensions were not that of a queen-sized bed. To paint the picture clearer, my blanket fits my double sized bed perfectly. Given how the blanket fit my bed perfectly, I did not mind too...
From The Verge: Facebook is rolling out its WhatsApp payment service for users in India after receiving approval from the country’s regulators. The service first launched in India as a beta in 2018, but a full rollout was delayed for years by concerns about data storage and sharing. It’s an...
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