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Video Game Sales in the USA Drop: January Data Shows Decline for All Consoles
The well-known analyst, Mat Piscatella from Circana, shared the sales data for the video game market in the USA for January 2025. Piscatella explains that consumer spending on video games (hardware, software, accessories) has decreased by 15% compared to last year. However, this is not a direct comparison since last…
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14% of American Gamers Still Play on Consoles Released Before 2000, Survey Reveals
The retro gaming industry is now well-established and continues to grow every year. The ways to play classic titles have increased over time, with many options available today. These include official outlets such as classic games sold in digital stores (think of the variety available for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation…
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TSMC May Produce 2nm Chips in the U.S., Marking a Shift in Taiwan’s Industrial Policy
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a global leader in semiconductor production, might soon start producing 2-nanometer chips in the United States. This potential move marks a significant shift in Taiwan’s industrial policy and follows ongoing investments in TSMC’s Arizona facility. According to recent statements by the Taiwanese government, the final…
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Tencent Threatens Legal Action Against U.S Department of Defense Over Blacklist Inclusion
Tencent CEO Ma Huateng has issued an official statement responding to the inclusion of Tencent Holdings, including its gaming division Tencent Games, on the U.S. Department of Defense’s blacklist of “Chinese military companies.” The company has threatened legal action if it is not removed from the list. What Happened? On…
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Google Must Sell Chrome and, Perhaps, Android, for the US Department of Justice
In a motion filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, November 19, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked Google to separate itself from its Chrome browser, which it considers a key entry point for web search. This request is part of a broader set of remedies…
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Huawei Chairman Says US Govt. Has “A Loser’s Attitude”
Company Gloats Following Reports of $100B in Sales Huawei has finally crossed over the $100B sales figure for the first time. To celebrate the event, Huawei chairman Guo Ping took the opportunity to speak to reporters about their success. It also includes some pretty sharp words for the United States…
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Group of Engineers Submit Hyperloop Design Proposal for Trump’s Border Wall
Part of President Donald Trump’s campaign promise is to build a border wall between the United States and Mexico, and his administration is now in the process of reviewing the design bids submitted for its construction. The Department of Homeland security estimates that the entire project could cost around $21…
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China Bans Supercomputer and UAV Exports Based on National Security Concerns
The Chinese superpower seems to be a bit concerned about its latest tech getting into the wrong hands and has banned the export of unlicensed supercomputers and some UAV models. The ban seems to forbid any company attempting to export machines capable of outputting eight TFlops of data or more…
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Secret Service Agencies Wanted to Put Malware on Your Android Phones
I don’t think it will be a shock to hear about yet another way government agencies try to spy on people, but they are getting bolder day after day it seems. A recently leaked document by Edward Snowden, dubbed IRRITANT HORN, reveals how agencies from the United States, United Kingdom,…
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Samsung Rumoured to Start Making Chips for Nvidia
A week ago, Samsung reportedly won a contract to make chips for Apple’s upcoming iPhones using their latest 14nm FinFET technology. However, it seems that the South Korean manufacturer has been busy scooping up more contracts in the meantime. The latest points to a “few million dollars” contract between Samsung…
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Intelligence Agencies Point to Russian Involvement in Recent White House Hacking
The recent White House power outage has turned into being something more than that. CNN reports that US officials have admitted that the White House’s network has been hacked in the process, but the affected computers were part of a non-classified network serving the executive office. Still, the attackers were…
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Super Smash Bros Reach 1.5 Million Sales, Amiibo Sitting at 3.5 Million
For those of you who thought Nintendo stopped making profits, prepare to be amazed. Wii U’s mega hit, Super Smash Bros, is making a lot of buzz in the United States with a sales figure of 1.5 million. The rate is based on worldwide sales of the Wii U, but…
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Iowa Creating App For Digital Driving Licenses
The state of Iowa in the US is developing a smartphone app that will allow citizens to display their driving license on their devices. The new app is intended to make it easier for drivers to carry their license, as many people simply don’t bother carrying it anyway. Besides driving,…
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No More FCC Labels on Your Devices
Today President Obama signed into US law the E-Label Act, an act introduced by two Senators earlier in 2015, ending the mandatory requirement for physical FCC labels on devices. The law allows manufacturers to include the FCC labels in their software rather than having to etch them onto the device’s exterior.…
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Comcast and Verizon Lowered Speed to Cogent below 0.5Mbps
New detailed measurements have been released displaying exactly how much throttling of traffic was done by major US ISP’s Comcast and Verizon through to Cogent – a backbone operator of Netflix traffic. As almost everyone in the United States discovered over the span of the last year, traffic through to…
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