Bottom line: Chinese companies like Alibaba are doing fine as a result of the pandemic, which is spearheading the country's economic recovery. However, many of them face the threat of being victims of the US "Clean Network" initiative, which is already affecting ByteDance and Tencent.

Alibaba's latest quarterly report is out, and it looks like it has once again managed to impress with better than expected performance. The company posted revenues of 153.6 billion yuan ($22.1 billion

Why it matters: We already know that the PlayStation 5 is getting a refreshed controller called the DualSense. Sony has shared a little about what new features it brings to the table, like a new haptic feedback system, "adaptive triggers," and 3D sound. However, it has been a bit vague about how the latest tech will change gameplay.

On Thursday, PS5 game developers took to the PlayStation blog to give a bit more detail about how the DualSense will make gaming on the PS5 more "

In brief: Lyft on Thursday confirmed that at the end of today – at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, to be exact – the company will suspend all rideshare operations in the state of California. The move comes after months of uncertainty for freelancers in the Golden State.

Back in January, lawmakers in California enacted Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) which impacts how businesses in the state can classify independent contractors and freelancers. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in May sued ridesharing providers Uber and Lyft over

In context: Last week, 505 Games announced the Control Ultimate Edition bundle. It's a $40 package consisting of the game, all DLC, and a free upgrade to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions. Purchasers of the original game were a bit miffed at being left out. 505 heard the backlash decided to clear the air a bit.

In a Thursday morning blog post, 505 Games explained it did not take the decision to exclude original Control purchasers from the

What just happened? Razer, best known for producing some of the top peripherals for gamers and enthusiasts, is shifting gears a bit with its latest offerings. The company has partnered with ergonomic office furniture provider Humanscale on a new line of productivity-minded accessories for the workplace, which for many is now their home.

The Razer Pro Click was designed to minimize the risks associated with long-term computing, like carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis, by positioning the user’s wrist at a “neutral 30-degree

Editor's take: Extreme overclocking of this nature is more about the thrill of the chase than securing stable settings for long-term use. Like auto tuners, there’s something addictive about tweaking hardware and squeezing the absolutely maximum amount of performance from components that were never meant to go that fast. Anyone can milk a few extra clock cycles out of a CPU, GPU or memory subsystem but it takes a true tactician to reach the stratosphere.

Asus’ ROG overclocking team has managed to set a new DDR4

Editor's take: Traditional mechanical hard drives are still more than adequate for most local back up jobs but if you plan to take your data with you on the go, the durability and speed of flash memory like the kind used in Western Digital's new My Passport SSD is an invaluable asset.

Western Digital on Thursday introduced a new generation of its My Passport portable solid state drive that is faster than ever.

The company’s new NVMe-based drives, compatible with PC and Mac, boast read speeds

Forward-looking: The next few months are going to be a boom time for the games industry, and nobody knows this better than Jensen Huang. The Nvidia boss said his company is “expecting a really large second half for gaming,” referring to the second half of 2020.

Speaking on a conference call after Nvidia posted its quarterly financial results (via VentureBeat ), Huang highlighted how the pandemic has seen the number of people playing games, and the hours spent on them, skyrocket. Spending on