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Hogwarts, Moon Studios, and the game mess | GB Decides
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! We need some ground rules for the GamesBeat Decides podcast! But first, Moon Studios sounds like an insufferable place to work. Also, The Initiative and Gran Turismo 7 are a mess.... Read more
Facebook Locks People Out of Accounts for Not Activating Protect Feature
The message some Facebook users are seeing when locked out of their accounts. CNET If you’re wondering why you can’t get into your Facebook account today, the social media giant is locking out some users who were required to activate Facebook Protect with two-factor authentication by the March 17... Read more
Review: Netflix’s ‘Windfall’ Is a Perfect Class-Rage Noir
Ever notice how the houses of the ultra-wealthy look like nobody lives in them? There’s an eerie quality, the opposite of hominess. Netflix’s new movie Windfall opens with a long, lingering shot of a mansion’s poolside patio furniture, straight out of an Architectural Digest spread. Birds chirp, flowers bloom,... Read more
Where organizations are automating decisions
Did you miss a session at the Data Summit? Watch On-Demand Here. This article was contributed by Hassan Lâasri, consultant in data strategy, data governance, and data activation. Decisions are at the core of every organization, be it a Fortune 100 company, a start-up, or a governmental agency. In... Read more
Sabotage: Code added to popular NPM package wiped files in Russia and Belarus
Getty Images The developer of a popular open source package has been caught adding malicious code to it, leading to wiped files on computers located in Russia and Belarus. The move was part of a protest that has enraged many users and raised concerns about the safety of free... Read more
Academy Awards: Movies you probably didn’t know won Oscars
1994 action flick Speed, with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, may not be the Academy’s idea of a best picture contender but it still took home an Oscar. Ullstein Bild/Getty Images The nominations for the 2022 Oscars have been announced, including heavyweight contenders like The Power of the Dog,... Read more
Apple’s 14- and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Laptops Hit Their Lowest Price Ever
Apple hardware is expensive, which is we try to highlight whenever there’s any kind of a discount. Well, if you’re in the market for a new laptop, you’ll be happy to hear that Apple’s latest high-end MacBooks (8/10, WIRED Recommends) are at their lowest price ever at Amazon. That’s... Read more
The DeanBeat: What to expect at GDC 2022
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! I’m very much looking forward to going in person to the Game Developers Conference 2022 event next week at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. And just a year ago,... Read more
How Russia’s war against Ukraine could make the chip shortage worse
Neon, a colorless and odorless gas, is typically not as exciting as it sounds, but this unassuming molecule happens to play a critical role in making the tech we use every day. For years, this neon has also mostly come from Ukraine, where just two companies purify enough to... Read more
Porsche Confirms Next-Gen 718 Will Be All-Electric
The electric 718 is going to look amazing if it’s even remotely based on the Mission R. Porsche When we drove the Porsche Mission R electric race car prototype late last year, it felt pretty obvious that the car was a motorsport-themed preview of what to expect when the... Read more