Sony could be holding a PlayStation 5 game showcase next Wednesday

In context: If you are ready for a glimpse of upcoming PS5 games, your wait might be over next week. Barring a scheduling SNAFU, Sony could be holding its first official games reveal for its next-gen console. Get ready for the hype to commence in full.

Sony might be ready to unveil some upcoming PlayStation 5 games as early as next Wednesday anonymous sources with knowledge of the event told Bloomberg. Like many other presentations we have seen, particularly during the Summer Game Fest season, it will be

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Nvidia launches new Quadro Experience desktop software


Nvidia released today a variant of the GeForce Experience software for Quadro cards. The new Quadro Experience offers 4K recording capabilities, alerts for updates, per-application optimization, and access to a variety of desktop management tools.

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Ford's software update for police interceptors combats Covid-19 by cranking the heat

In a nutshell: The feature is meant to supplement existing sanitation methods, not replace them. Heat, Ford said, has the ability to penetrate crevices and other hard-to-reach areas that could get overlooked when humans manually apply chemical disinfectants.

Ford on Wednesday announced it is piloting a software solution to help law enforcement curb the spread of Covid-19 inside police interceptor utility vehicles.

When activated, the feature triggers the vehicle’s powertrain and climate control system to work together to elevate the temperature in the

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Nvidia introduces 'opt-in' policy for GeForce Now to prevent game removals

In context: Nvidia's GeForce Now platform is one of the more popular game streaming services on the market. Instead of forcing consumers to buy titles they already own, GeForce Now links up with their existing digital libraries. This lets consumers play a plethora of games at no additional cost, and without the need to install any titles locally.

Unfortunately, it hasn't all been smooth sailing. In GeForce Now's early days, Nvidia jumped the gun a bit in terms of game availability by serving games they

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Amazon is in advanced talks to purchase self-driving vehicle start-up Zoox

Bottom line: Under Amazon ownership, Zoox's mission statement would almost certainly change as Amazon likely doesn't have much of an interest in the robo-taxi business. Although, given the recent pandemic and associated social distancing measures, the driverless vehicle industry could see renewed interest.

Amazon is reportedly in advanced talks to purchase self-driving vehicle start-up Zoox . Sources familiar with the matter tell The Wall Street Journal that the deal would value the company under $3.2 billion, the valuation its 2

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General Electric is selling off its home lighting business after nearly 130 years

In context: General Electric (GE) is one of the most well-known corporations around, and for over a century, it's been responsible for helping to keep the average American home well-lit thanks to its lighting business. However, the GE of the past is not the same GE we have today -- gone are the days of founder Thomas Edison's influence in corporate operations.

After cycling through multiple CEOs, each with their own priorities, the company now has its hands in several different


Texas Instruments borked programming support for its calculators and hobbyists are mad

In brief: Texas Instruments graphing calculators have supported custom scripts for decades, even supporting more advanced programming languages like C and assembly. A community of hobbyists has grown up around this and has created all kinds of software for TI devices. However, a recent firmware update bricked programs running in those languages, and enthusiasts are not happy about it.

Last week, Cemetech reported that Texas Instruments had patched out the ability to execute programs written in assembly language (ASM) or C. The move threw the TI-enthusiast community

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Samsung's new debit card is tightly integrated with Samsung Pay

In brief: Setting up an account is easy and you’ll gain access to a virtual card upon approval. Once you get your physical debit card in the mail and activate it within the app, it’s ready to use. Physical cards don’t display your card number, expiration date or CVV number for added security. Should you need it, this data can be found under the
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Blizzard cancels BlizzCon 2020, will consider an online variant next year

In brief: It seems like just about every major gaming conference scheduled for 2020 has been re-scheduled, shifted to an online format, or even canceled entirely due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Unfortunately, another major event has fallen into that final category: BlizzCon 2020 has been officially shut down.

This news likely won't be coming entirely out of left field for some of our more avid readers. As we reported last month, Blizzard has expressed uncertainty about BlizzCon

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Apple iPhone 11 remains popular, surpasses iPhone XR sales

Editor's take: With iPhone 12 inching closer to its release later this year, it's interesting to look at how well Apple's current generation of iPhone has performed, especially in the context of the lockdown measures that have put a lot of strain on the global supply chain of tech companies, as well as people having less disposable income for expensive purchases.

Apple turned in a record holiday quarter in 2019 thanks to strong demand for the iPhone 11, and it looks like that

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