Month: September 2020
Teenage Engineering’s next product is probably a Bluetooth speaker
When Teenage Engineering started teasing it was working on a "magic apparatus," people got understandably excited. After all, this is the company that has released some of the most offbeat but capable synths (and IKEA products) in the last couple of… Source
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The Pentagon says Microsoft should still get its $10B JEDI contract following an investigation
Following an investigation by the Pentagon, the Department of Defense says it is standing by its decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, not Amazon, the latest in an ongoing legal battle over the lucrative infrastructure project. On Friday, the Department of Defense said in a…
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Read Apple’s commitment to freedom of expression that doesn’t mention China
On Friday, Apple published a new human rights policy committing to “freedom of information and expression” after facing years of criticism over the company’s willingness to follow mainland China’s censorship laws. As first reported by the Financial Times on Friday, Apple’s four-page policy document commits to “respecting the human rights…
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Riot Games adds to its world of virtual influencers who promote ‘League of Legends’
“Seraphine” first appeared on social media in late June, posting selfies to Instagram and tweeting about her desire to “share music and hopefully connect with people.” By August she was releasing songs to a Soundcloud account. But Seraphine isn’t a t… Source
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T-Mobile details its plan to give free internet to 10 million students at home
Last year, T-Mobile announced a plan to provide 10 million low-income households free broadband internet to close what then-CEO John Legere called “the homework gap,” pitching it as one of the reasons that the company should be allowed to merge with Sprint. The company has now revealed that it has…
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After 27 years, ‘Doom’ and ‘Doom 2’ get widescreen support
Later this year, Doom and Doom 2 will turn 27 and 26 years old, respectively. Yet id Software still somehow found time while working on the new expansion for Doom: Eternal to update the two games (via Polygon). The update adds substantial enhancement… Source
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