In context: In what can only be described as an unorthodox marketing maneuver, Riot Games' new competitive shooter Valorant is seeing its first esports tournament this week. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, ESPN Esports will be live streaming an eight-team event consisting of 40 pro gamers and Twitch personalities.

ESPN revealed a partial roster of names for its Valorant Invitational, including Rainbow Six Siege reigning world champion Troy "Canadian" Jaroslawski, Counter-Strike world champion Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham and Fortnite World Cup runner

In context: Not all that long ago, Uber was viewed by many as a side hustle to generate some extra income. With many having since lost their main jobs due to lockdown orders, putting idle drivers to work is now more important than ever. For Uber, that means revisiting a business it abandoned a couple of years back.

Some of the businesses hit hardest by the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak are those that deal directly with people. As this whole thing drags on, it is becoming increasingly clear that

Something to look forward to: Many people might feel like time isn’t moving these days, but we really are edging ever closer to September and the release of Cyberpunk 2077. As such, we’re seeing more tie-in products being revealed, the latest of which is a set of headsets featuring the game’s distinctive aesthetic.

The headsets aren’t brand new; they’re actually SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless cans with Cyberpunk 2077-themed decals and colors. Usually

Bottom line: Notably, Facebook said the map is not intended for diagnostic or treatment purposes, nor should it be used for guidance on any type of travel. Zuckerberg did say, however, that understanding how Covid-19 is spreading is critical for local governments and public health officials to help allocate resources and to assist in determining when it is safe to start re-opening the economy. “Researchers believe these symptom survey maps can be an important tool in making these decisions,” he added.

Facebook has partnered

In a nutshell: Streaming services have experienced a surge in new members since the lockdowns began, and criminals are taking advantage of it. A cybersecurity firm has found that more than 700 fake websites imitating Netflix and Disney+ signup pages have been created to steal people’s personal data.

Mimecast identified around 700 suspicious websites mimicking Netflix that appeared between April 6 and April 13. The world’s most popular streaming service has predicted it will add seven million new customers in Q1, though the

Why it matters: Amazon has never had the best reputation when it comes to the way it treats employees, and that appears to be especially true during the Covid-19 crisis. Two workers who were fired after criticizing the company over its actions during the pandemic are calling for staff to phone in sick this Friday to protest work conditions.

A Medium post by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ) explains that the group sent meeting invitations internally on April 10, so warehouse workers could talk about the conditions they

WTF?! Buying a jacket isn’t a high priority for most people right now, so you might be surprised to learn that one costing $1,900 sold out as soon as it became available. While it’s certainly a nice jacket, the tie-in with Death Stranding was doubtlessly behind its popularity.

We’ve seen plenty of products that have come about through partnerships with games, though few are as expensive as the Death Stranding jacket from Acronym. The company’s range of

Something to look forward to: While Intel hasn't made any official announcements, the constant leaks suggest we’re moving ever closer to the launch of its 10th-generation Comet Lake-S desktop CPUs. Those interested in buying one of the upcoming processors will need a new motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket, and we might now have an idea of how much they