Stranger Things 4 has racked up 1.15 billion hours of viewing time within the first 28 days of each part's release. The streaming giant has yet to reveal whether the series' popularity has had a significant impact on its subscriber numbers. In April this year, Netflix admitted that it lost about 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022.
IBM has acquired Tel Aviv-based Databand, a startup developing an observability platform. Databand crunches various pipeline metadata including logs, runtime info and data profiles. The goal is to give engineers a view of where bottlenecks or anomalies are appearing.
Ubisoft is decommissioning online services in 15 games on September 1st 2022. The company says it's doing this to "focus our resources on delivering great experiences for players" Affected games include Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Ghost Recon Future Soldier and more. Depending on the title, gamers will no longer be able to access multiplayer modes or download and install additional content.
Delivery Hero and Glovo targeted for EU antitrust inspections. European Commission says it has carried out unannounced inspections of online food, grocery and consumer goods delivery businesses. Concerns over potential breaches of EU competition laws against forming cartels and other restrictive business practices. Competition in the on-demand delivery space is facing challenging operational conditions.
Apple is reportedly planning to launch an "extreme sports" version of the Apple Watch this year. The extreme sports model is expected to have the company's largest smartwatch display to date. It will also have a stronger metal casing and a shatter-resistant screen, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
According to a new blog post by the company, Apple will begin taking orders for its newly redesigned 13.6-inch MacBook Air on Friday, July 8, at 5 am PT. The laptop will arrive at buyers' doorsteps and be available for same-day retail purchase a week later on July 15.
An average crypto asset holder in Great Britain would be young, male and a hodler. The report revealed that 10% of the U.K. citizens hold or have held crypto, with 55% never having sold any (equivalent to 5% of the adult population). Only 7% are currently holding more than £5,000 in value, while 52% of current owners have holdings of up to £1,000 ($1200).
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Northvolt’s announcement comes at a time when European economies are laying out plans to move away from vehicles that use diesel and gasoline. As the number of electric vehicles on our roads increases, the competition to develop factories capable of manufacturing EV batteries at scale is intensifying. Northvolt recently said its first gigafactory, Northvolt Ett, had started commercial deliveries to European customers.
After several quarters of impressive growth, Tesla is starting to feel the pinch. The US automaker announced on Saturday that, between April and June, it has produced only 258,580 electric vehicles and delivered only 254,695 cars. By comparison, it was able to build 305,407 EVs and deliver 291,189 of them in the first three months of 2022. However, it claims that it produced more cars in June 2022 than any previous month in its history.
Lamborghini Squadra Corse GT racing team Vincenzo Sospiri Racing announced that it will begin using non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to certify and authenticate factory car parts, the team announced on Tuesday. The move is part of a pilot scheme by the company Go2NFT, which specializes in creating corporate NFTs for businesses.