Google’s X Development announces fish project Tidal
The semi-secret tech project is aiming to help humanity better understand ocean life, allowing for more sustainable fishing and reservation of resources. You may not have heard of X Development, a tech company that’s owned by Alphabet and founded by Google, but it’s one that’s worth knowing about. Comprised of...
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Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri to step down, leaving doubts over 5G
The famous telecommunications company’s investment into 5G still remains uncertain, as its current CEO is to be replaced by Pekka Lundmark in September. It was once hard to believe that Nokia could ever be in a position of financial struggle. Only twenty years ago, nearly every handheld mobile phone...
LinkedIn to test stories feature over next few months
Remember the meme that everything will eventually include the stories feature? Well, that reality is finally upon us - even LinkedIn is throwing its hat into the ring. Stories originally began as a novel feature on Snapchat. The idea that you could post exclusive content that was viewable at...
Valve drops ten minutes of gameplay for Half Life: Alyx
I’m still a little sad that this isn’t Half Life 3, but Alyx certainly looks impressive. Could this be the killer app that VR’s been in need of? Gimmicks are a tricky business in the video game industry. Time and time again, big publishers vow that their new iteration of...
Death Stranding and Control dominate BAFTA Game nominations
The nominees for the BAFTA Game awards are just in, and Death Stranding and Control feature in 11 categories each. It’s almost the time of the year where game developers the world over receive the plaudits they deserve from the mainstream media for continually raising the bar for gaming creatively...
Team FaZe’s reality TV hunt for new member
If you’re looking for some filler between Love Island, The Voice, and Strictly, revered gaming clan FaZe is launching a reality show to find their next team member. One of esports’ OG clans FaZe has devised a unique way of scouting the gaming talent pool for new teammates while extending its brand reach...
YouTube bags rights to all Activision E-sports
As if it wasn’t big enough already, YouTube has just nabbed the rights to all Activision e-sports events including Call of Duty and Overwatch. Over the weekend YouTube secured its first major coup of 2020. The video sharing mecca revealed it’s signed an exclusive partnership with Activision meaning all e-sports tourneys will now be hosted on YouTube for the foreseeable future – including two of the...
Why it’s terrifying that Twitter is introducing stories
Social media’s most unique platform is dabbling in disappearing stories, giving politicians dangerous access to ephemerality. Twitter has been criticised by its shareholders for lagging behind its competitors for a while now. Investors have been calling for the resignation of its CEO, Jack Dorsey, alleging he’s been neglecting the network’s growth in favour of rival projects. One of these investors, Elliott Management Corp., recently took...
Amazon removes fake Coronavirus ‘cures’ from site
Over one million products that claim to protect against the coronavirus or ‘cure’ the infection altogether have been pulled. Whenever there’s a global panic, you can bet that companies will find a way to capitalise on people’s fears before things get properly sorted out. The coronavirus has caused havoc on international economics, stocks, and transportation, with little signs of things slowing down in the coming weeks. Some of us are avoiding...
Possible cancer killing cell discovered by Cardiff scientists
A new type of immune cell has been discovered that appears to make a beeline for most cancers. It’s difficult to report on breakthroughs in cancer research because it seems that every time a discovery hits the headlines it amounts to nothing. So I want to preface this by saying that, no, a cure for cancer has not been found. It remains one of the most elusive and incurable phenomenons...
