Microsoft Expects Xbox Gaming Sales To Slide Further
The craze for gaming on Xbox consoles is diminishing as Microsoft now expects revenue to decline in the low to mid-single digits, driven by declines in first-party gaming content on Xbox. In its June quarter, gaming revenue declined 7 percent and 5 percent in constant...
Apple Our Deepest Competitor On Metaverse: Mark Zuckerberg
Apple and Meta are in a “very deep, philosophical competition” to build the metaverse, according to Mark Zuckerberg. In a meeting with employees, he said that Meta would position itself as the more open, cheaper alternative to Apple, which is expected to announce its first...
Hackers Steal $6 Million From Blockchain Music Platform Audius
The decentralized music streaming platform Audius was hacked over the weekend, with threat actors stealing over 18 million AUDIO tokens worth approximately $6 million. Hello everyone – our team is aware of reports of an unauthorized transfer of AUDIO tokens from the community treasury. We...
Amazon Is Raising Prime Prices In Europe By Up To 43 Percent A Year
Amazon is raising the price of its Prime subscription across Europe in September by up to 43 percent a year. In an email to customers overnight, Amazon revealed its annual Prime cost will jump 20 percent in the UK from £79 to £95 from September...
Google Play Gets New Logo On Its 10th Anniversary
Google's Play Store officially completed 10 years, it is now getting a new logo to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Samsung Begins Shipping Most Advanced 3nm Chips
Samsung Electronics on Monday marked the first shipment of 3-nanometer semiconductors at a ceremony, a key milestone in the race to build the most advanced and efficient chips to date.
SpaceX Launches 53 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit
Billionaire Elon Musk's space venture SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites -- the sixth launch for the program in July alone, and the company's 33rd launch of 2022.
YouTube Music Test Feature To Offer Content Based On Listening Behaviour
Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music has started testing a new feature, Dynamic queue, that will help get queue and radio updates based on users listening behavior. As per initial reports, YouTube Music will change the playback queue if users skip to a new track...
SpaceX Sends 46 Starlink Satellites Into Space, Sets New Record
Elon Musk-run SpaceX has made it through its second attempt to launch 46 Starlink satellites into Earth's orbit successfully.
Snapchat Loses $10 Billion As Stock Hits New 52-Week Low
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, suffered a nearly $10 billion loss after its shares hit a new 52-week low over disappointing quarterly results (Q2) amid poor future forecasts.
Netflix Rolls Out External Sign-Up Page For iOS Users
Popular video streaming platform Netflix has started directing users on iPhones and iPad to an external webpage where they can sign up for the service. The change comes just months after Apple started letting “reader” apps that provide access to digital content, like Netflix and...
Whatsapp May Soon Display Past Participants Of Group Chat
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will soon display past participants of group chat on the iOS platform.
Elon Musk Questions Twitter’s ‘Monetizable’ Daily Active User Numbers
After scrapping the $44 billion Twitter deal over the presence of fake/spam accounts, Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday questioned the company's way of measuring its user base, which it uniquely calls "monetizable daily active users" (mDAUs).
Apple Diversifies Suppliers Ahead Of iPhone 14 Launch
In a bid to avoid potential supply chain shortages when mass production of the devices begins, tech giant Apple has added to its list of suppliers for the iPhone 14 series.
Hacker Selling Data Of 5.4 Million Twitter Users For 30k
A threat actor known as ‘devil’ is selling database containing phone numbers and email addresses belonging to 5.4 million twitter accounts for $30,000. The database contains info about various accounts, including celebrities, companies, and random users. “Hello, today I present you data collected on multiple...
T-Mobile Agrees To $350 Million Settlement Over Its Massive 2021 Data Breach
T-Mobile has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from the 2021 hack that it says exposed around 76.6 million US residents’ data. According to the proposed agreement filled on Friday, T-Mobile will put $350 million into a settlement fund to...
Youtube To Crack Down On Abortion-Related Misinformation
Google-owned streaming platform YouTube has announced that it will pull videos with information on unsafe abortion methods on its platform. On the microblogging platform, YouTube said it will launch an information panel under all abortion-related videos. “Starting today and ramping up over the next few...
Snapchat Reports $422 Million Loss In Q2, Shares Tank 25%
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, saw its shares plunging over 25 percent in after-hours trading after it reported a net loss of $422 million compared to $152 million in the prior year as the company “substantially” reduced hiring. “Our financial results for Q2 do...
Zoom Brings E2EE For Its Cloud Phone Service
Zoom has announced that it is bringing an end-to-end encryption feature to its cloud phone service Zoom Phone and it will soon be available on Breakout Rooms. The platform said that users will have a new option to upgrade to end-to-end encryption during one-on-one Zoom...
My Big Coin Founder Convicted Of Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a New York man today in connection with a scheme to defraud investors by marketing and selling fraudulent virtual currency. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Randall Crater, 51, of East Hampton, founded My Big Coin Pay Inc....
