Uber Gets UberCheats Pulled From Google

From PC Mag: A tool that helped Uber drivers determine whether their pay was calculated fairly has been removed from the Chrome Web Store. UberCheats creator Armin Samii said the corporation claimed his extension violated the Uber trademark.

The ride-hailing/food delivery service has landed in hot...

Tesla Lowers Base Model 3 and Model Y Prices

From PC Mag: Fully-electric cars still command a premium price, but Tesla is slowly but surely making its vehicles more affordable. Today, the price of the Model 3 and Model Y fell, but only for the base models.

As Business Insider reports, the Model 3 is $1,000 cheaper, costing $36,990 for the...

Nvidia says GeForce RTX 3060 is meant for gamers, not crypto miners

From CNET: Nvidia on Thursday said it's taking steps to make sure its upcoming GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card ends up in the hands of gamers. The RTX 3060 will be able to detect aspects of the Ethereum cryptocurrency mining algorithm and limit its hash rate by around 50 percent, the company said in...

YouTube Shorts beta will launch in the United States in March

From The Verge: YouTube is gearing up to launch a beta version of its TikTok competitor, Shorts, in the United States beginning in March, chief product officer Neal Mohan announced today.

In a blog post announcing a number of features coming to YouTube in the coming months, Mohan said the YouTube...

Epic Games Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in the EU

From PC Mag: Even though Apple decided to reduce its cut of app store sales to 15% this year, Epic Games is continuing to fight the company in a bid "to advance fairer digital platform practices for developers and consumers." The latest shot fired in this battle is an antitrust complaint filed in...

Google inks landmark agreements with Australian media giants

From CNET: Google has been in a highly publicized spat with the Australian government in recent months over a bill -- the News Media Bargaining Code -- that would force the company to pay news publishers for stories that surface in Google Search inquiries. The conflict almost turned into a...

CORSAIR Acquires Visuals by Impulse

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR is pleased to announce it has acquired Visuals by Impulse, the world’s premium design platform for creators, which will join CORSAIR under its existing Elgato brand.

Founded in 2015, Visuals by Impulse (VBI) provides professional design for creators on Twitch...

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