Category : Tech news

Americans of all ages are spending more on video games

Video games are seeing a surge in use and spending across all age categories in the United States as people search for entertainment.Read More

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down to make way for the Biden administration

The chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, has announced he will leave his position on January 20 as President-elect Biden is sworn in. Pai’s tenure has been a controversial one, and while he would almost certainly like to be remembered for his effor...

SCOTUS worries about CFAA's sweeping nature, with Justice Gorsuch saying that the US government's view of the law risks "making a federal criminal of us all" (Eric Geller/Politico)

Eric Geller / Politico: SCOTUS worries about CFAA's sweeping nature, with Justice Gorsuch saying that the US government's view of the law risks “making a federal criminal of us all”& —& The Supreme Court on Monday indica...

Facebook buys Kustomer for $1B to expand into customer service tools

Today Facebook made one of its biggest plays yet to build out the services it provides to businesses on its platform: It is acquiring Kustomer, a startup founded with the aim of disrupting the customer services industry with a new approach to provid...

Zoom reports Q3 revenue of $777.2M, up 367% YoY, vs. $694M est., and customers with 10+ employees rose to ~433,700, up 485% YoY, higher than Q2's 355% growth (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Zoom reports Q3 revenue of $777.2M, up 367% YoY, vs. $694M est., and customers with 10+ employees rose to ~433,700, up 485% YoY, higher than Q2's 355% growth& —& - Zoom beat expectations for third-quarter earnin...

Cyber Monday gaming deals: Nintendo Switch bundles, console accessories, subscriptions, and more

BEST CYBER MONDAY GAMING DEALS: Star Wars: Squadrons — $15.99 (save $23 at GameStop) Assassin's Creed Valhalla — $49.99 (save $10 at GameStop) Ghost of Tsushima — $39.99 (save $19.99 at GameStop) Xbox Game Pass 3-Month Membership...

Facebook acquires messaging marketing automation startup Kustomer

Facebook today acquired Kustomer, a large-scale messaging marketing automation startup, for an undisclosed amount.Read More

French administration suspects Wish of selling counterfeit products

A French administration in charge of consumer rights and fraud has investigated Wish, the mobile e-commerce platform that recently filed to go public. While the company generated $1.9 billion in revenue in 2019, the French administration believes Wi...

These LED holiday lights sync to your music — Future Blink

BeatSync lights have a built-in mic to analyze audio frequencies so they can pulse to the beat of your music. They're perfect for hosting your own holiday light show at home. Read more...More about Tech, Holidays, Mashable Video, Led, and Led L...

Dell's best Black Friday laptop deal is back for Cyber Monday

Save $230: The Dell Inspiron 15 5000 laptop is on sale for $549.99 for Cyber Monday 2020 as of Nov. 30. Dell is calling all multitaskers with their latest deal. The new Inspiron 15 5000 laptop is built to make going from project to project si...

Cyber Monday: Up to $12.7B will be spent online, marking biggest-ever US shopping day

Thanksgiving and Black Friday online shopping this year had big gains on 2019, but both still fell somewhat short of expectations in what is proving to be a good if more muted holiday shopping season without the usual physical crowds to help enforce...

Get the 6-quart Instant Pot Max for 60% off

SAVE $119.96: Grab the 9-in-1 Instant Pot Max at an outrageously good 60% off — only $79.99 — for Cyber Monday. Tons of Instant Pots were on sale for Black Friday, but Cyber Monday might have the best Instant Pot deal of the week: nearl...

Object storage for digital-age challenges

When Mastercard wanted to improve the speed and security of credit card transactions, when Baylor College of Medicine was scaling up its human genomic sequencing program, and when toymaker Spin Master was expanding into online video games and televi...

Salut raises $1.25M for its virtual fitness service

This morning Salut, an app-based service that allows fitness trainers to host classes virtually, announced that it has raised $1.25 million in a new financing event. The round was led by Charles Hudson, an investor at Precursor Ventures. Founder Matt...

Immortals: Fenyx Rising review — A link to the vase

Its attempts at humor may flop, but Immortals succeeds at being a fun and engaging Breath of the Wild clone.Read More