Month: August 2021
HP and Dell see revenues rise as remote working demand continues business typing
The resurgent PC market has meant good news for both HP and Dell, which have both revealed encouraging financial results. Driven by demand for new devices to help facilitate the growth in remote and hybrid working necessitated by the pandemic, both companies saw strong performance across their hardware and cloud…
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Elon Musk: ‘Bezos retired in order to pursue a full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX’
Elon Musk has criticized fellow centibillionaire and space cowboy Jeff Bezos for filing lawsuits against the former’s aerospace company SpaceX. Earlier this month, Bezos’ space firm Blue Origin sued NASA after it lost a critical government contract to put astronauts on the Moon to SpaceX. This has had the effect…
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A new Xbox Series X|S dynamic background is available, and it’s perfect for Halo fans Master Chief holding his helmet
Halo Infinite fans, rejoice. A new Xbox Serie X|S dynamic background has stealth dropped onto the console like a cloaked Covenant Elite – you know, the ones with the Energy Swords that ruin a perfectly good Legendary run. The dynamic background, which is only available on Microsoft’s current-gen consoles –…
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Puma is releasing official ‘Animal Crossing’ sneakers and clothing
Nintendo's colorful, character-filled island life sim Animal Crossing: New Horizons lends itself to merchandise collabs. On the heels of its Uniqlo and Monopoly crossovers, the game is getting the footwear treatment. Puma is releasing an Animal Crossing collection featuring sneakers and apparel. The company teased the new drop on Twitter…
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Microsoft Azure cloud vulnerability is the ‘worst you can imagine’
Microsoft has warned thousands of its Azure cloud computing customers, including many Fortune 500 companies, about a vulnerability that left their data completely exposed for the last two years. A flaw in Microsoft’s Azure Cosmos DB database product left more than 3,300 Azure customers open to complete unrestricted access by…
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China proposes strict control of algorithms
China is not done with curbing the influence local internet services have assumed in the world’s largest populous market. Following a widening series of regulatory crackdowns in recent months, the nation on Friday issued draft guidelines on regulating the algorithms firms run to make recommendations to users. In a 30-point…
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