A child in a Minecraft character costume. Carlo Allegri/Reuters Mojang Studios, the Microsoft-owned company behind Minecraft, issued a statement on NFTs. NFTs will not be allowed in Minecraft, Mojang said. The company said NFTs are exclusionary and encourage “profiteering.” Mojang Studios, the company behind the wildly popular video game Minecraft, has announced it won’t be…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Top of the morning, markets people. Phil Rosen here, writing to you from a humid and glistening New York. Growing up, when I heard adults talk about “refinancing,” it sounded awfully boring. But since covering Wall Street, I’ve learned that there’s real drama in housing markets. Today I’m breaking down what’s going on with US…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Boris Johnson will be asked to give evidence under oath as part of a new probe into partygate. The outgoing prime minister will be told to answer questions from Parliament’s Privileges Committee. Johnson could be made to stand down as an MP if he is found to…
YouTuber Marlena Stell spoke to CNN about her difficulty accessing crucial reproductive healthcare after the Texan so-called “heartbeat” bill passed. CNN A beauty YouTuber said she had to carry her dead fetus for two weeks before she could remove it. Marlena Stell said a Texas anti-abortion law made doctors wary of giving her miscarriage treatment….
Lyft will stop renting out cars from its own fleet and has laid off around 60 employees, according to The Wall Street Journal. As TechCrunch notes, the layoffs have also been confirmed by the LinkedIn posts of affected workers. The people who lost their jobs, The Journal said, worked in operations and covered 2 percent…
The long-awaited Google Pixel 6a is finally landing, and we’re excited to get our hands on it sooner rather than later. Even better for everyone who’s been looking forward to this is that we have an excellent gift for everyone who’s going to order the Pixel 6a. Pixel 6a brings freebies For a limited period,…
People love to stay in touch. Whether that’s chatting to friends and family on video calls, messaging on WhatsApp or touching base while working remotely with Microsoft Teams or Slack. Gamers are no different. In the old days, gamers would make use of text chat services like X-Fire or VOIP servers like Mumble, Teamspeak or…
Although FIFA (the organisation) and EA Sports will part company soon, FIFA 23 is still on the cards. The series will be renamed EA Sports FC from the 2023/24 season, but the final collaborative effect is well underway. We now have a release date and official details, in fact. Here then are the latest details,…
DICE is delivering a “refreshed art direction” for Battlefield 2042’s Specialists in the game’s next major update due next month. The appearance of Specialists was one of the early criticisms levelled by players, who felt their clean look and rather light-hearted demeanour did not fit with the game’s harsh post-climate change apocalyptic world. Based on…
Curved monitors are a fantastic means of getting yourself immersed, be it for PC games, work or otherwise. But finding the best curved monitors can be tricky with so many specs to consider, This is why we’ve decided to step in and help out. We test a wide selection of curved displays every year, and…