Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard is facing another walkout of sorts; this time, it’s players in the regional Overwatch Contenders tournament. After a competitive ruling ended a match prematurely, players in the European Overwatch Contenders Summer Series tournament refused to play. In the off-week of the Overwatch League as teams rest up from the beautiful chaos of…
Folders of a sort are finally hitting the PS5 system software later this year. [credit: Sony ] Sony has begun testing a software update that adds some key features users have been requesting for almost two years. While there’s a lot going on in this update—it’s one of the most significant since the PS5 first shipped—two…
Enlarge / The back. (credit: Ron Amadeo) Google’s budget-friendly juggernaut, the Pixel 6a, officially released on Thursday, but you can already snag a $50 deal on it. From now until August 7 at 11:59 pm PT, buying the $449 smartphone from one of several retailers—including Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and Google itself—will net you a $50 gift card in…
A new report from Ithaka S+R explores the multi-faceted role of the library in higher education. The research and consulting firm’s US Faculty Survey polled 7,615 faculty members at four-year colleges and universities across the country about topics such as the value of the library, instructional support, equitable and holistic teaching practices, and more.Read More
In this current climate, Roku needed a win. Despite the company reporting total net revenue growth of 18% year over year to $764 million– a nice increase from $737.7 million last quarter — the company missed Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts expected revenue of $805 million, which would have reflected 25% year-over-year growth. What is to…
Blow up the number balloons and frost a cake with “100M,” because MrBeast just broke 100 million subscribers on YouTube. The creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has only the fifth channel on the platform to hit the massive following benchmark, coming in after T-Series, Cocomelon, SET India, and the only other individual account…
Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., arrive for the closed briefing on election security in the Capitol on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images On Wednesday night, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin dropped a surprise spending deal. The package will put billions towards climate, and close a tax…
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito testifies about the court’s budget during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee March 07, 2019 in Washington, DC. Members of the subcommittee asked the justices about court security, televising oral arguments and codes of ethics for the court. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images…
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House January 6 hearings are expected to put Donald Trump at the center of efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Chet Strange/Getty Images The Justice Department’s Jan. 6 probe continues to zero in on former President Donald Trump. CNN reported Thursday that the agency is gearing up for a legal battle over forced testimony about…