Mozilla has announced that it is laying off 250 employees, the company is restructuring its business and it will be closing some of its offices including ones in Taipei and Taiwan. Mozilla is another business that has been affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic and you can see a statement from … [Read more...] about Mozilla is laying off 250 employees
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Mozilla announces “significant restructuring” plans
Mozilla has announced that it is carrying out "significant restructuring" of the Mozilla Corporation, laying off 250 employees, and apparently shuttering the team responsible for most of its web-focused XR development. "This will strengthen our ability to build and invest in products and services … [Read more...] about Mozilla announces “significant restructuring” plans
Fantastical calendar app launches family premium subscription option
Flexbits, the development team behind the excellent Fantastical calendar application, have this week announced the launch of a new premium subscription option designed specifically for families. Building on the launch of Fantastical Premium earlier this year, the new option brings Fantastical … [Read more...] about Fantastical calendar app launches family premium subscription option
Daybreak Games acquires Cold Iron Studios
Daybreak Games the company now responsible for pushing forward H1Z1, Planetside 2, Everquest, DC Universe Online and other games has this week announced it has acquired Cold Iron Studios, although terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Cold Iron Studios was established in 2015 by the creators of … [Read more...] about Daybreak Games acquires Cold Iron Studios
Intel Optane Persistent Memory DAOS sets new world record
Intel's open-source distributed asynchronous object storage (DAOS) solution and Intel Optane persistent memory (PMem), have together sets a new world record, taking top place on the Virtual Institute for I/O IO-500 list. Using 30 servers of Intel Optane PMem, Intel's DAOS solution defeated today's … [Read more...] about Intel Optane Persistent Memory DAOS sets new world record
Google launches virtual business cards in Google Search in India
Google has added a new feature to Google Search in India, virtual business cards that the company called People Cards. You will be able to use these people cards to highlight your business, website or social media profiles in Google Search. If you search for famous people on Google, it’s easy to … [Read more...] about Google launches virtual business cards in Google Search in India
EA Access soon coming to Steam
Valve and EA have this week announced that EA Access will soon be available on Steam. Membership to EA Access provides access to EA titles for $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year and includes : - Unlock exclusive challenges and rewards, member-only content, early trials of new releases, and access to … [Read more...] about EA Access soon coming to Steam
Here is another look at the Boston Dyanmic Spot Robot (Video)
Boston Dynamics started selling their Spot Robot back in June, the device will set you back $74,500 and we have already seen a range of videos of the device in action. Now Marquess Brownlee has released a new video featuring the Spot Robot and it gives us a good look at the device and some of its … [Read more...] about Here is another look at the Boston Dyanmic Spot Robot (Video)
Parallels Desktop 16 now available
Parallels 16 has this week been released enabling Mac users to run Windows, Linux and even older MacOS versions all on one machine, simultaneously. Upgrades are available for existing users and single and annual Pro licenses are now available for Parallels 16. Features of the new Parallels … [Read more...] about Parallels Desktop 16 now available
TikTok is planning to sue the Trump administration in the US
TikTok is intending to take the Trump administration to court in the US after the recent executive order by President Trump to ban the app in the US. The executive order will see the app banned in the US in 45 days because it is owned by a Chinese company and Trump says this raises national … [Read more...] about TikTok is planning to sue the Trump administration in the US
Firefox Reality VR web browser preview now available on PC
PC virtual reality users may be interested to know that the made-for-virtual-reality web browser, Firefox Reality, is now available as a preview for PC users. The VR web browser has been available for some time on stand-alone headsets such as the Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, HTC Vive Focus, and others … [Read more...] about Firefox Reality VR web browser preview now available on PC
AI virtual fighters take on Air Force pilot on August 18th 2020
If you have ever wondered how a professional Air Force pilot would fare against virtual fighters, you may be interested in the final DARPA AlphaDogfight trial, which will be taking place online due to the ongoing pandemic. The artificial intelligence-controlled virtual fighters will battle it out … [Read more...] about AI virtual fighters take on Air Force pilot on August 18th 2020
