Monthly Archives: August 2022

Mobot secures capital to grow its fleet of robots that bug-test mobile apps

Mobile apps have to be bug-tested across countless devices to ensure they work as intended. Users don’t look kindly on poor experiences — 88% say they’ll abandon apps based on minor glitches, according to software testing vendor Qualitest (which admittedly has a horse in the race). Testing is a time-consuming and expensive process, with 31%…

Marvel’s Spider-Man had a scrapped multiplayer mode and it sounds amazing

Insomniac Games seemingly scrapped a multiplayer mode for Marvel’s Spider-Man, according to a recent datamine.  Having arrived on PC last week, fans quickly began datamining Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered’s code. Discovered by Twitter user DniweTamp (via Reddit), this dataminer uncovered files pointing towards co-op and multiplayer notifications, part of which reads ‘If set and in co-op’. It…

Putin and Kim Jong Un pledge closer relations as Russia courts non-Western allies in the wake of its Ukraine invasion

Russian President Vladimir Putin with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in April 2019. ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Russia and North Korea exchanged messages of mutual support on Monday, per state media outlets.  Kim Jong-Un emphasized their ability to thwart “hostile forces’ military threat and provocation.” The pledges come as both leaders are increasingly…