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Destiny 2 Prestige Raid goes live; Beat in 2 hours
At this point, most hardcore Destiny 2 players know the Leviathan Raid very well, and the changes introduced in the Prestige Difficulty aren't that significant. By equipping The Wardcliff Coil (an exotic rocket launcher), then picking up power ammo, then switching to a different power weapon, you immediately get full power ammo. [Full Article...]
Lyft says Alphabet leads latest $1 billion round of funding
Google has made a decision to take a Lyft. With the extra billion, Lyft would be able to ensure its independence for the near future, something co-founder John Zimmer has said is a priority. The relationship began to crumble as Uber invested in self-driving cars , a key area of interest for Google, and Google began to experiment with ride-sharing , Uber's bread and butter. [Full Article...]
VW to compete at Pikes Peak hill climb with all-electric race vehicle
There's even a teaser video, but that one doesn't include any details about the upcoming racer, only a reminder that VW is not heading up hill for the first time. The race against the clock takes place over a 12.4-mile course that climbs up a now fully-paved road to an altitude of 14,100 feet. Volkswagen last competed at Pikes Peak in 1987 with a 480kW twin-engined Golf sporting 1.8-litre engine... [Full Article...]
HTC U11 Plus renders show a small refinement of the familiar design
The "confirmed" specifications, while respectable for all intents and purposes, felt a little too similar to what the "regular" HTC U11 brought to the Android high-end table back in May . There's no word on when the HTC U11 Plus might be officially announced, but rumors have suggested that HTC is holding an event on November 2nd , so that's one possibility. [Full Article...]
Samsung DeX will soon run full desktop Linux
Additionally, Samsung has announced that it joined forces with a number of developers in order to allow users to play Android games on the big screen with the help of DeX . Samsung is hoping to pull more users away from their laptops/desktops into committing to their ecosystem, though Linux on Galaxy is still experimental. [Full Article...]
Microsoft and Qualcomm open a new pathway to possibilties
Microsoft first announced Windows 10 on ARM back in December 2016 at WinHEC, saying at the time that the first devices running Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 were expected to hit the market in late 2017. "The final numbers aren't in, but the battery life is really, really good", Pete Bernard, a program manager at Microsoft, told the publication. "We've had some conversations with other OEMs too... [Full Article...]
Samsung 360 Round has 17 lenses and captures 4K 3D streaming video
The single vertical lens on the Samsung 360 Round is capable of live streaming 4K UHD 3D video and spatial audio . The Samsung 360 Round combines high-quality images with a durable design and a content management software solution that allows VR directors to transform virtual reality through a complete set of advanced features. [Full Article...]
DeepMind AlphaGo Zero learns on its own without meatbag intervention
And that creates two limitations. Others in the field say that the simplicity of the approach was surprising, which bodes well for the algorithm being applicable to other areas. In fact, AlphaGo Zero is now working on figuring out how proteins fold, one of the major scientific challenges of our time. On average the system took 0.4 seconds of thinking time before making a move. [Full Article...]
Motorola launches Moto Mod with in-built Amazon Alexa
It is also available in essentially three variants, one is the Android One model that is for Project Fi, then there's the Amazon Prime Exclusive model with lockscreen ads, and then the regular old Moto X4 . You can pre-order the Moto X4 at Amazon, Motorola.com and a few other retailers starting today, and it'll officially launch on October 26th. For comparison, the Amazon Echo sells for $9... [Full Article...]
Facebook to introduce 'Explore Feed' for desktop
Instead, this feed surfaces recommended content it thinks you might find interesting, including posts, articles, photos and videos from sources you haven't followed yet - like Facebook Pages and other posts from publishers or news organizations. [Full Article...]
WhatsApp will Soon Let You Share Your Live Location
Facebook-owned popular instant messaging app WhatsApp has just launched a useful "Live Location Sharing " feature on the app that is aimed towards helping the women and kids especially. If you are using WhatsApp Web and someone shares a live location with you, you will be shown a placeholder that will indicate that the live location can be seen on the phone. [Full Article...]
Oil pares gains as USA fuel stockpiles rise
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch said last week the spread, or difference, between WTI and Brent, the global benchmark, is what made US crude oil competitive. Prices on Tuesday added 1 cent to close at $51.88, the highest since September 27. Data from the Energy Information Administration Wednesday is forecast to show a 3.25 million-barrel slide. [Full Article...]
Magic Leap raises another $502 million in financing
The announcement confirms a report last month by Bloomberg on the company's talks for its latest round of funding . Magic Leap said new investor Temasek was joined by other new backers in the round, including Brazilian media giant Grupo Globo, fund management firm Janus Henderson Investors, and the EDBI - the corporate investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board. [Full Article...]
HP targets artists and designers with its new ZBook x2 detachable PC
The HP ZBook x2 features quad-core Intel Core processors and 32GB of dual channel RAM-at least double the memory of other detachable solutions now in the market, the release said. That includes HP Sure Start Gen 3 for BIOS protection, TPM 2.0 for hardware-based encryption to secure credentials, Smart Card Reader for secure authentication methods, and HP's Client Security Suite Gen 3 to protect d... [Full Article...]
Mersal Full Movie Leaked Online on the Tamilrockers Torrent Website?
Prithviraj Sukumaran's Adam Joan has collected Rs 17.15 crore in 40 days and the Malayalam version of Dulquer Salmaan's bilingual anthology movie Solo has nearly dropped at the box office with earnings of Rs 8.3 crore in 10 days. So the audience feels happy. The rating of the Movie Mersal is 4 out of 5 (4/5). SJ Suryah who impressed everyone with his magnificent performance of a baddie in Spy... [Full Article...]
McLaren Has Confirmed Its Fastest Road-Legal Car Ever
It will be road legal, but will sacrifice daily usability and comfort in the name of raw speed and track performance. Its official 0-62mph time of 2.8 seconds makes it one of the fastest production road cars to be built. The automaker says both vehicles will be produced in "very limited" numbers and all examples have already been spoken for. With a focus on uncompromised performance, McLaren say... [Full Article...]
What Are Analysts Report About Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Microsoft Corp now has $599.53B valuation. The stock appeared $77.87 above its 52-week highs and is up 1.70% for the last five trades. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT ) have shown a high EPS growth of 6.30% in the last 5 years and has earnings rose of 29.10% yoy. [Full Article...]
DOVES recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The first step is making a phone call at any time of day to get help beginning that process. "I want people to not ignore the red flags", said Sturdivant. Labour MP Jess Phillips, who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on Domestic Violence, said: "The Government keep saying that they are investing tens of millions into domestic violence services but this is not being felt on the ground". [Full Article...]
Halo Wars 2 Getting Xbox One And PC Crossplay Later This Month
He added that Microsoft had so many reasons to change the name of Halo franchise and months went on for deciding the name for the game. Halo: The Master Chief Collection , the Xbox One anthology including Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 , 3 and 4 will also be enhanced for the Xbox One X and get new patches to fix remaining issues with the game and more. [Full Article...]
These Lenovo Phones will get Android Oreo Update after 9 months
Yes, we know that Lenovo is not good with delivering updates to their phones and it has proved it once again. Android Oreo was released a couple of months back, it is already available on Google Pixel and Nexus devices. The K8 will get the update in June 2018 and the K8 Note and K8 Plus will get the update in July 2018. The update timeline is especially baffling because these phones run ... [Full Article...]