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Cobalt raises $29 million to bring its ‘pentest as a service’ platform to more software teams

August 20, 2020
Cobalt.io, a “pentest-as-a-service” platform that lets any business access ethical hackers to stress-test their software, has raised $29 million in a series B round of funding led by Highland Europe. Penetration testing, or “pentesting,” is a process that strives to identify vulnerabilities and exploit them as a real-world hacker might. The pentesting market is pegged at a $1.7 billion…
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March Gaming Fund debuts with $60 million for game startups

August 20, 2020
March Capital has launched its March Gaming Fund with $60 million to invest in game startups. The fund is headed by managing director Gregory Milken, who has been responsible for most of March Capital’s investments in game companies since the fund originally started in…
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Twitch star Timthetatman finally won a game of Fall Guys

August 20, 2020
While the world writhes in the clutches of a seemingly never-ending wave of chaos, one Twitch streamer’s heartwarming struggle to win a game of the new battle royale sensation Fall Guys is a story we can all happily rally around. Timothy “TimTheTatMan” Betar, a streamer best known for playing popular battle royale games and his tight friendships with other well-known names in the Fornite and…
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Microsoft’s Xbox Series X dashboard has a new rounded design and speed improvements

August 19, 2020
Microsoft is revealing the dashboard and software UI that it plans to use on the Xbox Series X. The software giant is mostly sticking to the same guide and interface that exists on the Xbox One today, with big promises of speed improvements and some new rounded UI elements. While these new dashboard design changes will also be available on the Xbox One, the home section of the upcoming Xbox Series…
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EA Play hits Steam on August 31st

August 19, 2020
After a delay, EA Play, the subscription service formerly known as EA Access, will be available on Steam starting August 31st. The platform allows you to play Electronic Arts&apos back catalog of titles as much as you want and check out its newest games before buying…
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Go read this oral history of The Simpsons’ iconic ‘Steamed Hams’ sketch

August 19, 2020
In 1996, a 2.5-minute short sandwiched between a bunch of other shorts premiered in an episode of The Simpsons. No one thought much of it at the time, but over the last couple decades, “Chalmers vs. Skinner” — rebranded to “Steamed Hams” — would go on to become one of the most iconic Simpsons moments. A new oral history of the short published on Mel Magazine by Brian VanHooker dives…
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