January 25 - January 28, 2021

Apple’s next iOS 14 beta will begin forcing developers to ask for permission to track you
theverge.com

Send This to Anyone Who Wants to Know WTF Is Up With GameStop Stock
vice.com

Apple Reports First Quarter Results
apple.com

The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum has been delayed to next year
rockpapershotgun.com

The Medium reviews round-up - all the scores
vg247.com

RuneScape devleoper Jagex has been bought by a private equity firm
rockpapershotgun.com
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Scavengers CEO steps down, suspends creative director after abuse allegations
gamasutra.com

Netflix Announces Tomb Raider Anime Series
80.lv
Netflix Announces Tomb Raider Animated Series
allgamesdelta.net

Tencent Buys Stake In Life Is Strange's Creators
kotaku.com

GitLab removes its 'starter' tier: Users must either pay 5x more or lose features
theregister.com

IKEA Buys 11,000 Acres of U.S. Forest to Keep It From Being Developed
goodnewsnetwork.org

Game On: A Plex Blog Story | Plex
plex.tv

Making Twitter a better home for writers
blog.twitter.com

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum release pushed into 2022
vg247.com

BioWare confirms Dragon Age 4 will be set in Tevinter
rockpapershotgun.com

Konami Has Not Shut Down Its Video Gaming Division
kotaku.com

Konami Will Dissolve the Production Divisions
80.lv

Dan Riccio begins a new chapter at Apple
apple.com

Invincible – First Look Clip | Prime Video
youtube.com
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Report: Scavengers Studio co-founder allegedly groped, screamed at employees
gamasutra.com

The Battle of GameStop
paranoidenough.com

SpaceX launches a record-breaking mission, sends laser-linked Starlink satellites to the polar orbit - Tesla Oracle
teslaoracle.com

Gabe Newell says brain-computer interface tech will allow video games far beyond what human 'meat peripherals' can comprehend
tvnz.co.nz
Italy consumer association sues Apple for planned iPhone obsolescence
reuters.com

WhatsApp loses millions of users after terms update
theguardian.com

Global sales of electric cars accelerate fast in 2020 despite pandemic
theguardian.com

Former Xbox exclusive Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is getting a remake - reports - VG247
vg247.com
January 18 - January 24, 2021

Godzilla vs. Kong – Official Trailer
youtube.com

Larry King on Twitter
twitter.com

Italy Blocks Users On Tiktok After A 10-year-old girl Died In A Blackout Challenge - Relay Vibes
relayvibes.co

Patch 1.1
cyberpunk.net

Report: Vicarious Visions Is Working On A Diablo II Remake
kotaku.com
Xbox Live Gold Will No Longer be Obligatory for Free to Play titles, Price Hike Cancelled
allgamesdelta.net

Microsoft Reverses Course On Xbox Live Price Increase
kotaku.com

Microsoft Doubles Cost Of Xbox Live From What It Was A Year Ago
kotaku.com

Codemasters one step closer to being acquired by EA
vg247.com

Fox News controversy impacted Mass Effect 2's non-straight relationships - VG247
vg247.com

Raspberry Pi Enters Microcontroller Game With $4 Pico
hackaday.com

Playdead's Next Game: New Details and Art
80.lv
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Tencent acquires majority stake in Klei Entertainment
gamasutra.com
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Vicarious Visions is now a part of Blizzard Entertainment
gamasutra.com

Judge Refuses To Reinstate Parler After Amazon Shut It Down
npr.org

Twitter refused to remove child porn because it didn’t ‘violate policies’: lawsuit
nypost.com

Gabe Newell: Valve Has Multiple Games in Development
80.lv

Russia Starts Banning Death Note And Other Anime
kotaku.com

Trump permanently banned from Twitch
rockpapershotgun.com

Apple to Develop an Expensive VR Headset
80.lv
Trump pardons former Google self-driving car engineer Levandowski
reuters.com

The Lady and the Dale: Official Trailer | HBO
youtube.com

Valve, Capcom & Bethesda Fined $9.5 Million For "Geo-Blocking" PC Games
kotaku.com

'Realistic possibility' $48m esports tournament could be held in NZ, says gaming tycoon Gabe Newell
tvnz.co.nz

Yes, Valve “definitely have games in development”, Gabe Newell says
rockpapershotgun.com

AirPods Max one-month review: heavy, pricey and not worth it
wired.co.uk
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Updated: Opera buys GameMaker Studio maker YoYo Games for $10 million
gamasutra.com

IPFS Support in Brave
brave.com

Inexpensive battery charges rapidly for electric vehicles, reduces range anxiety | Penn State University
news.psu.edu

Firefox to block Backspace key from working as "Back" button | ZDNet
zdnet.com
Apple knew a supplier was using child labor but took 3 years to fully cut ties, despite the company's promises to hold itself to the 'highest standards,' report says
businessinsider.com

Scoop: Google is investigating the actions of another top AI ethicist
axios.com

Scalper group claims it's scored another 2,000 PS5s - VG247
vg247.com

Game Maker developer YoYo Games bought by browser developer Opera
rockpapershotgun.com
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Jack Ma Emerges for First Time Since Crackdown on Ant, Alibaba - BNN Bloomberg
bnnbloomberg.ca
Parler partially reappears with support from Russian technology firm
reuters.com
Turkey slaps ad ban on Twitter under new social media law
reuters.com

CD Projekt faces another class action lawsuit over Cyberpunk 2077 - VG247
vg247.com

Nintendo Switch: 2020 Sees the Second-Highest Annual Dollar Sales in US Console History - IGN
ign.com

Nintendo Switch accounted for 87% of consoles sold in Japan last year | Japan Annual Report
gamesindustry.biz

Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced
theguardian.com
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Neil Armstrong's bootprint (and other lunar artifacts) are now protec
astronomy.com

Massive blackouts have hit Iran. The government is blaming bitcoin mining.
washingtonpost.com
January 14 - January 17, 2021

Apple Plans Upgraded MacBook Pros With Return of Magnetic Charging
bloomberg.com

Apple Plans First iMac Desktop Redesign in Nearly a Decade
bloomberg.com

Apple Considers Foldable iPhone; Minor Changes Planned for 2021 Models
bloomberg.com

Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2°C
nature.com

Ethan Hawke Is Going to Be the Villain In Disney's Moon Knight Series
io9.gizmodo.com
Apple CEO Tim Cook Defends Parler App Suspension: ‘We Don’t Consider That Free Speech’
msn.com

Cyberpunk 2077 staff didn't think game should ship in 2020, the 2018 demo was 'entirely fake' and more – report - VG247
vg247.com

GitHub admits ‘significant mistakes were made’ in firing of Jewish employee
theverge.com

Signal outage is keeping messages from sending
theverge.com

HBO Has Tapped a Russian Indie Director for The Last of Us's Pilot
io9.gizmodo.com

Parler CEO John Matze, family forced into hiding over death threats, security breaches: court filing
foxnews.com
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EXCLUSIVE: Official Show Synopsis for Amazon’s LORD OF THE RINGS Series | Lord of the Rings on Amazon Prime News, JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit and more | TheOneRing.net
theonering.net

Intel has to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs, says new CEO
theverge.com

GitHub still won’t explain if it fired someone for saying "Nazi," and employees are pissed
theverge.com

Inside Cyberpunk 2077's Disastrous Rollout
bloomberg.com
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Epic submits claims against Google and Apple to UK Competition Appeal Tribunal
gamasutra.com

Sony Scrubs Release Dates From Trailer Fine Print
kotaku.com
Apple fails to overturn VirnetX patent verdict, could owe over $1.1 billion
reuters.com

WhatsApp delays privacy changes following backlash | DW | 15.01.2021
dw.com

Giving More Time For Our Recent Update
blog.whatsapp.com

Google says it’s closing the Fitbit acquisition—uh, without DOJ approval?
arstechnica.com

Kuo: New MacBook Pro Models to Feature Flat-Edged Design, MagSafe, No Touch Bar and More Ports
macrumors.com

All the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Films to Look Forward to in 2021
io9.gizmodo.com

Cherry — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
youtube.com

Bethesda Delays Elder Scrolls Online Reveal To Get Out Of The Way Of Presidential Inauguration
kotaku.com

New Evangelion Film Delayed Once Again Due To Covid-19
kotaku.com

Apple reportedly scrapped plans to fully secure iCloud backups after FBI intervention
theverge.com

Google completes Fitbit acquisition
blog.google

Twitter shuts down account of Sci-Hub, the pirated-papers website
sciencemag.org
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Fitbit Joins Google
view.e.fitbit.com