Square Enix president is a secret boss in Final Fantasy 15 promo livestream

Square Enix implemented its president and CEO Yosuke Matsuda as a special lvl.99 boss for its Final Fantasy 15 promotional livestream.While not in the actual retail game, a recent presentation of Final Fantasy 15 included the publisher's executive as part of a "mystery disc" uniq … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Uphold’s Virtual MasterCard to Make Online Payments with Bitcoin Easier

The adoption rate of Bitcoin leaves a lot to be desired. The slow rate of adoption is attributed to limited spending options when it comes to making payments for regular, everyday needs. Uphold, the cryptocurrency platform has made spending digital currency a bit easier by introd … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

'Colt Express', the Award-Winning Board Game, Is Now on Mobile

If you've been watching Westworld recently or just like your westerns, you should check out Colt Express [$6.99], the digital adaptation of the award-winning board game with the same name. Colt Express is a turn-based strategy game where you plot your actions using cards that hav … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

A Peter Thiel ally will steer Trump’s Pentagon policy

Silicon Valley has largely been averse to Donald Trump, but a venture capitalist with close ties to Peter Thiel will now be helping the president-elect. Trae Stephens, a principal at Thiel's Founders Fund firm, has been tapped to join the Trump transition team. Continue read … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

ZTE wants you to name its upcoming eye-tracking and self-adhesive phone

ZTE has started a new contest to name its upcoming eye-tracking and self-adhesive phone, which was the winner of its recent Project CSX design contest. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Facetune 2 puts a powerful photo editor in your pocket

The original Facetune app made it easy and fast to make your selfies look next-level awesome. Lightricks just released a fully revamped version 2 of Facetune, complete with automatic 3D meshing built in, which makes it possible to have another level of editing prowess at your fin … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is getting ready to skim Saturn’s rings

After 12 years of touring the Saturn system, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is about to enter a new orbit — one that will take the probe up close to the planet’s famous rings. These Ring-Grazing Orbits, as NASA is calling them, will bring Cassini within nearly 5,000 miles of Saturn’s … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Skype for Business on iOS now lets you answer calls from the lock screen

Microsoft today announced that it has updated its Skype for Business app for iOS such that the app now takes advantage of optional improvements for third-party VoIP calls that Apple introduced in iOS 10 earlier this year. Formerly known as Lync 2013, Skype for Business lets peopl … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

No Man's Sky files suggest land vehicles are on the way

No Man's Sky just received a colossal Foundation Update, drastically expanding the space exploration game's feature list, and developer Hello Games has promised much more to come. While it's been cagey on the details of what that entails, recent signs suggest that the sci-fi game … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

To think like humans, researchers are teaching robots to dream

When a robot goes to sleep, what does it dream about? Atari games, apparently. In humans, nocturnal sleep (or even daytime naps) helps to consolidate memory, shifting short-term memory to long-term storage. Through three distinct processes — stabilization, enhancement, and integr … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Walmart is doing a Cyber Monday live stream, and I can't look away

Walmart is promoting its Cyber Monday deals today with a QVC-style, four-hour stream. If you missed its live run from 9AM to 1PM ET today, good news! It’s looping all day. Yes, you too can partake in this bizarre collection of corny jokes, caroling, holiday beats, and sales onlin … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Despite recent setbacks, LeEco has big retail ambitions in China

LeEco may have had some high-profile setbacks in recent weeks, with news coming from the company that it had overextended itself financially in some areas, but the Chinese electronics maker and service provider is still doing ambitious things in retail, starting with a new flagsh … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

German Central Bank Tests Blockchain Trading Prototype

Germany’s central bank has built a new blockchain prototype focused on securities trading and settlement.Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 7 years ago

There’s more than one way to share your car

Over the past several years, the popularity of “sharing economy” models has skyrocketed. The key to success has been finding a category with high demand but low capacity utilization, then relentlessly focusing on the customer experience. Although vehicles are among the most expen … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

All-Time Classic 'Tiny Wings' is Heading to Apple TV with Split-Screen Multiplayer

When we look back at the history of mobile games and pinpoint the titles that helped define the platform, Andreas Illiger's Tiny Wings [$0.99] will most certainly be near the top of the list. It took the world by storm following its release in early 2011, and continued the tradit … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Charge trucks tackle race tracks

Charge, an Oxford-based electric vehicle company in the UK, is testing its prototypes in the most time-honored way: at the races. Since the dawn of the automotive age, inventors and manufacturers have taken their cars to the track to test their capabilities. These trucks aren’t r … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Predicting Westworld: our pre-finale theory blowout

Every week, Chris Plante swings for the fences with one massive theory about the future of Westworld. But he’s out with food poisoning — we’re going to try to take that as proof that he isn’t secretly a bot — and we only have one episode left in season 1, so it’s time to air all … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

What did you pick up on Black Friday? [Poll of the Week]

With all the great Black Friday deals that went on, we want to know - did you buy anything this Black Friday? Be sure to cast your vote in our latest Poll of the Week! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Nine Injured, Suspect Killed in Attack at Ohio State

A suspect was shot and killed after a Monday morning attack at Ohio State University in Columbus that left at least nine people injured, according to the university. Photo: AP | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 7 years ago

Welcome to the future of work

With advances in information technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence developing at a rapid rate, workforce dislocations are happening now and are here to stay. As existing trends accelerate and irreversibly change the workforce as we know it, the question to be answered … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Building a Strong Foundation for Change

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down and have a chat with Will Sherlin of 3PillarGlobal about my latest book Charting Change on The Innovation Engine podcast. In this conversation we focused on how to make change efforts stick … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@bradenkelley.com | 7 years ago

Uber drivers join nationwide strike to demand $15 minimum wage

Uber riders may find the availability of rides in short supply on Monday as “hundreds” of drivers in two dozen U.S. cities go on strike. The action is intended to raise awareness of a desire by not only Uber drivers, but fast-food cooks, airport baggage handlers, home care worker … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Hearthstone’s Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion launches December 1

Blizzard is moving on to the fourth expansion for its popular digital card game, and now we know when you can expect it. The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan will debut December 1, which should make it easy for me to figure out what to get GamesBeat editor Jason Wilson and writer Mike M … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

10 gifts for the data-driven driver or car lover

Welcome to the 2016 TechCrunch Holiday Gift Guide! We’ll be rolling out a bunch of guides leading up to Christmas, hopefully making your holiday shopping a little easier. Looking for gifts for others on your list? Check out our full 2016 Gift Guide Hub. Cars are okay on their own … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

The new Gilmore Girls is weirdly hostile toward fans, women, and storytelling in general

After years of anticipation, Netflix has produced and released six new hours of Gilmore Girls. These new episodes should be enjoyable to watch, if only because they let us all revisit beloved characters and familiar settings. But they’re also six terrible hours of television. The … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Should You Still Start a Podcast? (Ask Yourself These 3 Questions)

On this week's episode of The Showrunner, Jerod and Jonny discuss one of the more recent and more popular articles aimed at today's Showrunner. | Continue reading


@copyblogger.com | 7 years ago

Deal: Verizon prepaid Moto G4 Play for just $35 at Best Buy (no activation required)

Best Buy is currently selling the Verizon prepaid version of the Moto G4 Play for just $34.99, with no service required from the carrier. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

San Francisco transit system hit with ransomware

San Francisco’s public transit riders were greeted with an unusual message at ticket kiosks over the weekend: “You hacked.” The city’s light rail system, MUNI, was compromised in what appears to be a non-targeted ransomware attack, and riders were given free transit on Saturday u … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

‘DroneGun’ takes down rogue aircraft from over a mile away

With the boon in drone sales, the likelihood that they’ll be used to commit criminal acts rises. ISIS has even begun using them to shuttle explosive devices around war-torn Iraq. There’s no shortage of devices built to take down drones. But current technology requires the gadget … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s What’s On This Evening

Action in the bitcoin price today has been relatively lackluster, once again. We managed to get in a little earlier on a breakout scalp trade, but apart from that, things have been pretty flat. We’re heading into this evening’s session with some degree of optimism, however, based … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Castro's Death May Pressure Trump on Cuba Relations

The death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has put the spotlight on President-elect Donald Trump, who promised to reverse recent economic openings by President Barack Obama. WSJ's John Bussey explains on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: AP | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 7 years ago

6 tips for defeating writer’s block and enhancing SEO

Certain strategies will not only help you combat writer’s block, but also ensure your posts are up to snuff where search engine optimization is concerned. | Continue reading


@brafton.com | 7 years ago

Submit your product for Mashable's 'Top Picks of CES 2017'

Ready or not, CES 2017 is coming.As always, the Mashable tech team will be in Las Vegas to bring you the definitive guide to all of best tech products and services announced at the show, which starts on Jan. 5 and runs through Jan. 8.SEE ALSO: The best tech of CES 2016It's easy t … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Wes Anderson directed a Christmas commercial for H&M and it is great

You probably know filmmaker Wes Anderson from his meticulous, quirky, and outrageously charming movies like Rushmore, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. What you may not know is that he’s also brought his unmistakeable style to the world of commercials for years, an … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

'Mean Streets', Priest, Shaman, Devolve, and More 'Hearthstone' Weekly News in 'Touchstone' #74

Hello once more and welcome to another Touchstone Tavern, our weekly column that covers everything that happened in the world of Hearthstone [Free] this past week. As you can probably guess, the world of Hearthstone currently revolves around the upcoming expansion, Mean Streets o … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Logitech’s G933 Artemis Spectrum Snow is one of the best all-around gaming headsets

REVIEW: Logitech launched one of the best wireless gaming headsets last year with its G933 Artemis Spectrum. A year on, the company is updating that device with a new color while competitors introduce a number of improvements.  Logitech G933 Artemis Spectrum Snow Pricing: $200 Av … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Final Fantasy XV is finally here, celebrate with a branded Walkman

What better way to celebrate the passage of a decade or so spent waiting for the new installment of a popular video game franchise than with a commemorative Sony Walkman? A fitting homage to a series that dates back to the late-80s. Sony’s marking tomorrow’s long awaited release … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Number 539

People are networks of desires, needs, outlooks, and experience. We all have stories of where we came from, and ideas of where we're going. Sometimes we talk about our dreams, sometimes we make plans, and sometimes we just show up. Rob Lawless is interested in learning where peop … | Continue reading


@conversationagent.com | 7 years ago

Instagram will notify users if you take a screenshot from their stories

People are deeply worried that Instagram is tattling on them whenever they take a screenshot. See this inflammatory tweet as an example:Instagram sends alerts when you take screenshots now: https://t.co/ZGnSEzcPil pic.twitter.com/n13nuc6uSF— Esquire (@esquire) November 28, 2016Th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

The Season One Recap of StudioPress FM

On this episode of StudioPress FM, Brian Gardner and Lauren Mancke discuss their favorite moments and guests from Season One of the show. | Continue reading


@copyblogger.com | 7 years ago

Don't be a Blabbermouth

No matter the forum, choose your words wisely. That's the advice of 17th century Jesuit Balthasar Gracian in The Art of Worldly Wisd... | Continue reading


@blog.themightycopywriter.com | 7 years ago

It’s not just you, iCloud calendar spam is on the rise

If you’re using iCloud to sync your calendar across your devices, chances are you just received a bunch of spammy invites over the last few days. Many users are reporting fake events about Black Friday “deals” coming from Chinese users. If you’re looking for cheap Ray-Ban or Loui … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

BlackBerry among 3 organizations set to test self-driving cars on Ontario roads

Canadian self-driving vehicle tests are about to kick off on Ontario public roads, with three groups approved to take part in a pilot licensing program that allows autonomous testing with a safety driver behind the wheel. BlackBerry is one of the three, along with the University … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Google Pixel review: a technical deep dive

The Pixel has "Phone by Google" engraved on it, which is something new! So lets take a look at the tech, the geeky stuff, that Google built into it. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Get your Waze directions from the hosts of Amazon’s The Grand Tour

Google's navigation app Waze now has a way to access driving directions from the hosts of Amazon's latest TV series The Grand Tour. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

A Major Insurer is Developing a Policy to Cover Bitcoin Exchanges

A Japanese insurance firm is reportedly planning to launch a new policy line aimed at bitcoin exchanges.Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 7 years ago

Peculiar Platformer 'Egggg' Getting Christmas Update With New Level, Apple TV Support and More

When I first heard about Eggggg [$2.99], I couldn't help but agree with the developer's own assessment that the title was 'ridiculous' and 'crazy'. After all, Eggggg is a game where you literally propel your protagonist around a variety of colorful environments with their own vom … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Inside now has a free demo on Steam

UPDATE 28/11/2016 9.24pm: The Inside demo is available on PS4 as well, where it's also on sale for £7.39. The Xbox One version is likewise on sale for… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago