Game investments and M&A totaled $17.5B across 985 deals in 2024 | DDM
Source: Venture Beat As the games industry moves on from “survive til 25,” 2024 games investment and M&A data revealed recovery and improvement, DDM said. Read Full Article
Tech
Read More
Anker’s 58-liter solar fridge is a noisy power-monster
Source: The Verge Anker is pushing portability limits with the launch of its giant 58-liter Solix EverFrost 2 dual-zone refrigerator / freezer. It’s portable because it has wheels, a handle, and slots for two batteries. But this thing weighs 64 pounds (29kg) empty and quickly reached 120 pounds when I filled my review unit with…
Coinbase says the SEC has agreed to drop its crypto lawsuit
Source: The Verge Neither his post nor the one from Coinbase mentioned the funding contributed to political campaigns in the last election cycle, where CNBC noted Coinbase was one of the top corporate donors. It gave over $75 million to Fairshake and other pro-crypto PACs and made a reported seven-figure donation to Trump’s inaugural committee,…
Apple pulls encryption feature from UK over government spying demands
Source: The Verge Apple has stopped offering its end-to-end encrypted iCloud storage, Advanced Data Protection (ADP), to new users in the UK, and will require existing users to disable the feature at some point in the future. The move comes following reports earlier this month that UK security services requested Apple grant them backdoor access…
The OnePlus Watch 3 has an unfixable but endearing typo
Source: The Verge When I received my OnePlus Watch 3 review unit, part of me wondered, “What’s gonna be wrong with this one?” Now, I know. On the backplate, permanently engraved in stainless steel, is a typo. Instead of reading “Made in China,” it reads “Meda in China.” To be fair, this is a minuscule…
Phew! The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has lowered
Source: The Verge Earlier this week, the odds of the asteroid impacting Earth on December 22nd, 2032, were closer to 3.1 percent, which was “the highest impact probability NASA has ever recorded for an object of this size or larger,” according to the agency. The latest trajectory estimates come from new observations made after a…
The GSA is shutting down its EV chargers, calling them ‘not mission critical’
Source: The Verge The General Services Administration (GSA), which manages buildings owned by the federal government, is planning to shut down all of its electric vehicle chargers nationwide, describing them as “not mission critical.” The agency, which manages contracts for the government’s vehicle fleets, is also looking to offload newly purchased EVs. The GSA currently…
Android Auto bug is breaking wireless phone connectivity
Source: The Verge Google told The Verge that its team is “aware of the issue” and is “currently investigating a fix.” No ETA has been provided. We will update this story when more information or a solution is available. In recent weeks, some phones have only worked with Android Auto using a wired connection, according…
The ups and downs of the iPhone 16E
Source: The Verge On the one hand, Apple’s latest iPhone is a huge victory. The iPhone 16E comes with most of what you’d want from a smartphone — modern processor, good camera, nice design — for hundreds of dollars less than you’d typically spend on a brand-new device. On the other hand, it’s a bit…
There’s Nothing left to hide as leaked videos reveal the Phone 3A in full
Source: The Verge The Nothing Phone 3A and 3A Pro have leaked in new images and videos that show off the two phones’ designs and detail the key specs. So far, the two phones appear to be almost identical, with only two camera changes — and slightly different rear camera designs — to pull them…