Google has introduced Stadia, its streaming game platform that will let you play graphics-intensive mainstream games from within a Chrome browser window using a basic internet connection, no hardcore hardware needed. These are big claims, but if Google can pull it off, Stadia could change the gaming landscape. Here’s why it might take a chomp out of the marketshare from the upcoming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Two.First up: we know very little about either next-generation console... not even their release dates. Some rumors have suggested a PS5 could be coming some time in 2019, others say we won’t get it ‘til 2021. Yet more rumors about the Xbox Two consoles (plural!) have them coming possibly in 2019 but likely 2020, though news has been thinner about Microsoft’s consoles.In other words, they’re coming so soon that it’s doubtful that either Sony or Microsoft could make dramatic changes to their consoles in response to Stadia before their release … [Read more...] about Why Google Stadia could have the PS5 and Xbox Two running scared
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A company run by former Israeli spies reportedly tried to influence a local US election — and courted Trump’s campaign
Benjamin Goggin, provided by Published 11:01 pm PST, Monday, February 11, 2019 Ron Jenkins/Getty Images An Israeli private spy company attempted to influence a local US election as part of a larger attempt to infiltrate American politics, according to a report from The New Yorker. They used fake websites, social-media posts, and staged interactions as part of an effort to influence the public perception of specific targets, the report said. The group tried numerous times to work with Donald Trump's campaign in 2016 and engaged in other efforts that targeted the US State Department, the report said. Psy-Group, a defunct private intelligence agency staffed with former Israeli spies, attempted to influence at least one local US election and other domestic affairs, according to a report from The New Yorker's Adam Entous and Ronan Farrow. The company even courted President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and is now under investigation by the special counsel Robert Mueller, the … [Read more...] about A company run by former Israeli spies reportedly tried to influence a local US election — and courted Trump’s campaign
More companies want to pay off your student loan debt
By The Washington Post | PUBLISHED: January 15, 2019 at 8:51 pm | UPDATED: January 15, 2019 at 8:52 pm By Danielle Paquette | The Washington Post Mike Schabel remembers eating peanut butter and tortillas to save money while he and his wife paid off about $100,000 in student loan debt. So when the chief executive of Kiswe, a video-streaming start-up, found himself trying to compete for recruits against technology giants such as Amazon and Google two decades later, he adopted a novel approach: offer to help chip away at student loans. “Trying to get and keep top technical talent is important,” said Schabel, whose firm employs 45. Kiswe lacks a Silicon Valley powerhouse budget, but Schabel hopes the perk will help his company stand out to job seekers in a historically tight labor market. The country has more job openings than available applicants, so finding the right fit for open positions is tough, he said. Kiswe began making $50 monthly contributions for staffers with … [Read more...] about More companies want to pay off your student loan debt
Ars takes a first tour of the length of The Boring Company’s test tunnel
th St. The ride was hardly a finished product; judging the success of The Boring Company's tunnel-digging vision would be impossible at this point. What today's demo did, though, was offer a proof-of-concept. Entering the tunnel Across the street from SpaceX, journalists were ushered down a ramp to the original opening of The Boring Company's first tunnel. We got into a modified Model X—modified in that it had bumpers added to the wheels to prevent the vehicle from too much undesirable movement while in the tunnel. Then, a driver (who Boring Company employees told us we were strictly not allowed to speak to) drove us up to the mouth of the tunnel, onto the raised curbs that flanked either side of the tunnel walls. (We were also strictly not allowed to take pictures or video, but the company-provided photos below give you a sense of what we saw). Through the tunnel We paused at the entrance of the tunnel until a string of LED lights along the zenith of the tunnel turned green. … [Read more...] about Ars takes a first tour of the length of The Boring Company’s test tunnel
Struggling Houston oil company is warned it could be delisted
Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle Updated 2:22 pm CST, Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Richard Azar II, the former CEO of Camber Energy, in a 2005 photo. The company is now being lead interim CEO Louis Schott. Richard Azar II, the former CEO of Camber Energy, in a 2005 photo. The company is now being lead interim CEO Louis Schott. Photo: LISA KRANTZ, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Photo: LISA KRANTZ, STAFF / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Richard Azar II, the former CEO of Camber Energy, in a 2005 photo. The company is now being lead interim CEO Louis Schott. Richard Azar II, the former CEO of Camber Energy, in a 2005 photo. The company is now being lead interim CEO Louis Schott. … [Read more...] about Struggling Houston oil company is warned it could be delisted