Samsung is adding Amazon's Luna and Twitch to its smart TV gaming lineup. The Samsung Gaming Hub lets gamers access cloud gaming services using only their Bluetooth controller. Twitch is available today, while Luna is coming soon. Gamers will also be able to access Xbox Game Pass, NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Google Stadia and Utomik apps.
Samsung Electronics has begun mass production of 3-nanometer chips. The South Korean tech giant is the first to do so globally. It aims to beat Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, or TSMC, the world’s most advanced foundry chipmaker. Samsung has been competing with Apple chipmaking partner TSMC.
Major League Baseball will introduce an Automated Strike Zone System in 2024. The so-called robot umpires may call all balls and strikes then relay the information to a plate umpire. The comments come in the wake of fan outrage over umpire's missed calls.
Drako Motors previewed the 2,000-horsepower Drako Dragon Super-SUV. The San Jose, California-based automaker said the Dragon zips from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds. The company declined to say whether all 25 of the Drako GTE supercars it produced have been sold and delivered to customers.
Google today announced an update to its password manager for Chrome and Android. Users will soon see a new unified user experience that will automatically group multiple passwords for the same sites or apps together. Google is also adding a new password-related feature to Chrome on iOS, which can now generate strong passwords for you.
Meta is preparing for a leaner second half of 2022, according to an internal memo. Chief product officer Chris Cox outlines the company's priorities and challenges to its business. He says monetizing Reels, the company’s short-form video TikTok copy, “as quickly as possible” is a key priority.
Micron Technology says it expects smartphone sales to be lower than previously expected. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says he expects smartphone unit volume to decline by around 5%. Micron also warns that it believes that PC sales could decline 10% versus last year. Micron shares fell more than 2% in extended trading on the company’s report.
Amazon has restricted search results related to LGBT people and issues on its website in the United Arab Emirates. The firm took the step after reportedly coming under pressure from authorities in the Gulf state. Same-sex sexual relations are illegal in the UAE and expressing support for LGBT rights could also be deemed an offence.
China has been signaling an easing of its regulatory campaign against the technology sector, but the country’s tech giants are moving ahead with more job cuts as growth stalls. Companies including Tencent and ByteDance are implementing fresh layoffs affecting thousands of employees in their latest round of cost-cutting, current and former employees said. These job cuts come on top of the tens of thousands of employees already axed by Chinese internet companies since late last year after Beijing’s regulatory crackdown swamped the sector.
NFT marketplace OpenSea says it's the victim of another data breach. This time the target is one of its vendors, Customer.io. An employee allegedly downloaded and shared stored email addresses associated with OpenSea accounts and newsletter subscriptions with an unknown third party. The company sent emails to users who they suspected
Microsoft has indefinitely delayed the end date for legacy subscriptions moving to its “new commerce experience,” crediting more migrations and giving partners more time to adopt the change. The original deadline for partners to move subscriptions of popular Microsoft offerings including Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 to the new commerce experience (NCE) was July 11. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant in an online post called the delay “a business decision.”