Facebook grows user base thanks in part to the pandemic


Facebook for the quarter ending June 30, 2020, reported revenue of $18.69 billion, an increase of 11 percent compared to the $16.89 billion generated during the same period a year earlier. Net income climbed to $5.18 billion, a healthy 98 percent increase over the $2.62 billion haul in the year-ago quarter.

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Retailer listing shows Halo Infinite's multiplayer is free-to-play


Information on Halo's free multiplayer component arrived via a webpage on the Irish version of UK toy retailer Smyths. Before the listing was removed, it mentioned Halo Infinite's "groundbreaking free-to-play multiplayer experience" with "120 FPS and greatly reduced load times" on the Xbox Series X.

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Apple confirms iPhone 12 will be delayed by a few weeks


Apple has confirmed what many thought might be the case leading into the latter half of a tumultuous 2020 – a delay in launching new iPhone models this fall.

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Microsoft's Surface Duo could launch in three weeks


News of the release date comes courtesy of Windows Central, which writes that the Surface Duo will launch during the week of August 24, 2020, and that production of the device has already begun.

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Beware of fraudulent Cyberpunk 2077 beta invites


CD Projekt Red took tweeted a warning about what appears to be an email phishing scam disguised as invitations to a Cyberpunk 2077 beta that doesn't exist. The developer insists that if you've received such an email, it's not from them, and should be treated as malicious.

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No Nvidia Killer? Big Navi's best could match the RTX 2080 Ti, fall short of the RTX 3080 Ti


Coreteks, citing sources in Asia, reports that AMD has started sharing details of the RDNA 2-based GPUs with its Add-In Board (AIB) partners. They say the performance level of the high-end card—codenamed Sienna Cichlid—is just 15 percent better than Nvidia's RTX 2080 Ti, and that’s only in select AMD “optimized”...

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Amazon's online retail dominance may be partly explained by high seller fees


When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Wednesday, US Congress members brought into question the retail giant's apparent power over third-party sellers, which seems to extend beyond its own marketplace.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's military Twitch ban voted down by House of Representatives


Speaking on the House Floor before yesterday's vote, AOC said: "Children should not be targeted in general for many marketing purposes in addition to military service. Right now, currently, children on platforms such as Twitch are bombarded with banner ads linked to recruitment signup forms that can be submitted by...

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Netflix has reportedly landed a deal to produce a Splinter Cell anime


The series has proven incredibly popular, with seven main entries in total. Though later games bring various twists on the core experience, each title emphasizes stealth, espionage, and the clever use of fancy spy gadgets, such as Fisher's iconic night-vision goggles, smoke grenades, and much more.

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TechSpot is looking to hire writers that are driven and self-motivated when it comes to computers and consumer technology. If you're familiar with what we do, then you know we require profound understanding of technical matters and the ability to write about them with accuracy and authority.

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