Monthly Archives: September 2022

How hobbyist hackers are preserving Pokémon’s past—and shaping its future

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Earlier this year, Pokémon Legends: Arceus reinvigorated developer Game Freak’s iconic series by shaking up a formula that had gone largely unchanged for more than 25 years. But that recent bout of experimentation doesn’t diminish just how long the Poké-formula has remained mostly static. For two and a half decades, the…

Fairphone adds fully refurbished handsets to its modular reuse mix

Away from the premium smartphone feature-utility hyperbole swirling around dynamic islands, mobile devices remain much of a muchness. But ethical mobile brand Fairphone has always done innovation differently — applying attention to supply chain conditions and novel modularity to support repairability and lifespan longevity, with a dual mission to make consumer electronics more ethical and…

Aiven’s first acquisition is Kafkawize, an open source data governance tool for Kafka

Aiven, which provides fully-managed and hosted services for major open source projects including Kafka, Cassandra, and Grafana, has announced its first ever acquisition — the Finnish company has snapped up Kafkawize, a self-service open source data governance tool for Apache Kafka. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition comes amid a renewed focus…

Amazon pushes remote working once again as call centers look set to close

Amazon is reportedly encouraging some of its call center employees to work from home as rumors swirl around possible closures. According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, the move signals a shifting preference by the tech giant towards remote work in instances where it could save on physical real estate.  The unnamed source said the shift…

FreedomPlus personal loans review: Competitive rates, but most borrowers will pay a 4.99% origination fee

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. With a FreedomPlus personal loan, you should get your money within 72…

Key trends helping payments disruptors take on financial services

Payments service providers are building an array of financial services to compete with financial institutions (FIs). The surging popularity of service providers has given firms huge client bases to whom they can push financial solutions.  Do you work in the Ecommerce and Retail industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and…

Mark Zuckerberg’s old camp counselor just sold the Meta CEO’s Little League baseball card for $105,000

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Mark Zuckerberg’s Little League baseball card sold for $105,000 on Wednesday evening. Zuckerberg’s ex-camp counselor, Allie Tarantino, sold the card at a Comic Connect auction. In August, Zuckerberg posted a photo of the baseball card on Instagram saying it would be an NFT. Mark Zuckerberg’s Little League baseball…