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Microsoft’s DirectStorage 1.1 arrives to boost PC game load times with GPU decompression

[ad_1] Microsoft is releasing DirectStorage 1.1 this week, and the biggest new addition is GPU decompression for Windows PC games. GPU decompression is the next natural step in an industry-wide effort to improve game load times on modern PCs. Microsoft originally launched DirectStorage earlier this year, but developers have been calling out for GPU decompression […]

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Nintendo and DeNA to establish joint venture company called Nintendo Systems • TechCrunch

[ad_1] Nintendo and mobile games company DeNA are forming a joint venture company called Nintendo Systems that will aim to enhance the digitization of Nintendo’s business. The joint venture builds on Nintendo’s years-long partnership with DeNA that began in 2015. The two have since worked together to develop a handful of titles, including Super Mario

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Razer made a customizable PS5 controller that — you guessed it — is very expensive

[ad_1] PlayStation 5 owners have yet another pricey, customizable wireless controller to consider. Razer’s Wolverine V2 Pro is launching today with PS5 and PC support for $249.99, $50 more than Sony’s DualSense Edge, which is coming in early 2023. The Wolverine V2 Pro includes fewer goodies than the Edge, besides lacking rumble and active triggers.

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Peacock adds live TV from all local NBC stations to its Premium Plus tier • TechCrunch

[ad_1] Peacock announced that, on November 30, its Premium Plus subscribers will get 24/7 access to their local NBC station in all of NBC’s 210 markets, including live TV programming like local news, sports, weather, and entertainment. Subscribers will soon be able to livestream popular programs like “The TODAY Show,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy

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Affinity Version 2 launches as an alternative to Adobe Creative Suite

[ad_1] Software developer Serif has launched V2 of its Affinity creative suite, bringing new features and enhancements to its trio of graphic design and content creation applications that undercut Adobe on price. Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2, and Affinity Publisher 2 have all been visually redesigned and introduce some new features for designers and

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Web3 messaging infrastructure Notifi raises $10M seed round co-led by Hashed, Race Capital  • TechCrunch

[ad_1] Notifi, a communication infrastructure platform for Web3, said Tuesday it has raised $10 million in an oversubscribed seed funding co-led by previous backers Hashed and Race Capital. Other investors include Struck Capital, HRT Capital, Wintermute, Superscrypt founded by Temasek, bringing its total funding to $12.5 million.    The ten-month-old startup wants to address the

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Here are our favorite ways to survive Thanksgiving

[ad_1] Now that Halloween, the first of the major fall holidays in the US, has passed, everybody is going to rush to take down their ghosts, ghouls, and jack-o’-lanterns and replace them with turkeys, cranberries, and other symbols of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving is an interesting holiday. Some celebrate it as an American tradition.

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Akamai leads $38M round in Macrometa as the two strike partnership • TechCrunch

[ad_1] Edge computing cloud and global data network Macrometa has raised $38 million led by Akamai Technologies, as the two announce a new partnership and product integrations. The funding also included participation from Shasta Ventures and 60 Degree Capital. Akamai Labs CTO Andy Champagne will join Macrometa’s board. Macrometa founder and CEO Chetan Venkatesh told

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Hackers start leaking health data after ransomware attack • TechCrunch

[ad_1] Medibank has urged its customers to be on high alert after cybercriminals began leaking sensitive medical records stolen from the Australian health insurance giant. A ransomware group with ties to the notorious Russian-speaking REvil gang began publishing the stolen records early Wednesday, including customers’ names, birth dates, passport numbers, and information on medical claims.

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Meta announces huge job cuts affecting 11,000 employees

[ad_1] Meta has announced it will lay off 11,000 employees or around 13 percent of the company’s total staff. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the news in a blog post, saying he was at fault for being overoptimistic about the company’s future growth based on a pandemic surge. “At the start of Covid, the world rapidly

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