GamingNews

EA Never Knew What It Had With BioWare, and It’s All of Our Loss

This is an IGN opinion piece from Matt Purslow, who has played BioWare’s RPGs for almost his entire life. “My hotel’s as clean as an elven arse!” remains one of his favourite NPC voice lines almost 30 years later. In 2012 and 2013, EA was named the “Worst Company in America” in public polls held by Consumerist, beating out the likes of big oil, big pharma, and any…
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CryptoNews

VC Giant Andreessen Horowitz Drops ‘Crypto’ Branding From $9.8B Investment Arm

Venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz is dropping the word “crypto” from the name of its dedicated cryptocurrency investment arm, rebranding the business as a16z Frontier as it expands its focus to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Key Takeaways Andreessen Horowitz is renaming its crypto investment arm “a16z Frontier,” expanding its focus to AI, robotics…
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NewsSpace

The 2027 total solar eclipse will plunge these 10 ancient Egyptian temples and monuments into darkness

The total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027, has an ancient feel. It will certainly be a celestial event for the ages — at 6 minutes 23 seconds, it will feature the longest totality on land of the 21st century and the longest anywhere until 2114. However, its point of greatest eclipse occurs just a few miles from Thebes, the magnificent religious and political capital of ancient Egypt’s Middle…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose

Spotify had a strong third quarter, reaching 788 million monthly active users and generating nearly €5 billion (around $5.6 billion USD) in revenue. But the more interesting takeaway from its earnings call was how the company sees people listening to music in the future, and why the rise of AI agents could be good news for its business. Co-CEO Gustav Söderström thinks the music streaming giant…
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