Riot creates its own publishing label, will produce single-player games in the League of Legends universe

Why it matters: Riot Games is best known for its work on the ever-popular online MOBA League of Legends, but a couple months ago, the studio announced the existence of six new in-development titles, three of which are still shrouded in relative mystery. This announcement proved to the world that Riot is more than just a one-trick pony, and the studio's latest news further reinforces this fact.

Riot Games has expanded into the upper levels of video game production with Riot Forge , a "

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Magic Leap sales are reportedly way off target and a successor could be years out

Why it matters: Magic Leap wowed onlookers with mind-blowing demonstrations of its augmented reality tech in the years leading up to its launch. The first iteration finally arrived in August 2018 but according to a new report, sales have fallen way short of company expectations.

Early reviewers weren’t exactly blown away by the AR googles’ performance and neither was teardown specialist iFixit . Unsurprisingly, these factors – combined with the steep $2,300 price tag – apparently kept many potential buyers at bay


AI driven text adventure game give players true non-linear gameplay

In context: When it comes to video game AI, we tend to think of it in terms of how the computer-controlled enemies and NPCs react to our actions. But what if AI drove the narrative as well? Imagine an open world with endless possibilities generated by machine learning algorithms.

Artificial intelligence creating the narrative on the fly in a video game would genuinely open up the possibilities of real non-linear gameplay. If it could not only create the story, but also learn from the player's actions,

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Former Razer employees describe CEO as over-ambitious and volatile

In brief: A number of former Razer employees describe the company in a new light that's hardly favorable for CEO Min-Liang Tan, who is said to have a short fuse that cultivates a culture of fear whenever high expectations aren't met, sometimes even with a display of "curse words" and sudden terminations of contract for those who didn't measure up to the management's standards.

Razer is well-known among gamers who have developed an appreciation for the company's stylish products,

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Limited edition Star Wars Coke bottles sport glowing lightsaber

In a nutshell: Coca-Cola's new Star Wars bottles with glowing lightsabers are sure to be coveted by collectors - that is, if they can get their hands on them. The OLED-equipped beverage containers are sold only in Singapore and in extremely limited quantities. Good luck finding one.

Star Wars is a merchandising juggernaut and Coca-Cola is cashing in on the fandom. The beverage maker’s Singapore division has partnered with the marketing specialists at Inuru to produce a limited run of interactive Star Wars Coca


Labor union accuses Google of wrongfully terminating workers attempting to unionize

The big picture: Google's internal conflicts with employees has spilled outside the company with a labor union formally filing a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. If the NLRB finds merit in the case, parent company Alphabet will have to seek settlement or have its day in court.

As tensions between Google and its staff continue to mount, a labor union has filed federal labor charges against parent company Alphabet, claiming that it wrongfully terminated employees to discourage other workers from organizing union activities. The action stems from the firing


Samsung's Galaxy S11 to feature 5x telephoto lens and 5,000 mAh battery

Rumor mill: Details about Samsung's upcoming devices have a tendency to leak well in advance of the official reveal, and this time is no different. The Galaxy S11 will reportedly have an impressive camera module with a 5x telephoto lens that might just make up for the downgrade in the aesthetics department.

Thanks to a very active rumor mill, we already know what to expect from Samsung

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What was the first consumer desktop CPU to achieve 4GHz out of the box?


Was it the Pentium 4, Core i7 Haswell, AMD FX Bulldozer or Ryzen 7?

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Bernie Sanders aims to break up ISP and cable monopolies

The big picture: Bridging the so-called digital divide is a hot issue in America right now and one that several politicians are actively tackling in their campaigns. Senator Bernie Sanders believes that access to high-speed Internet is a basic human right and if elected president, he vows that every household in the US will have access to affordable broadband by the end of his first term.

To get there, Sanders aims to provide $150 billion in grants to help municipalities and states build their own broadband networks.

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Windows on ARM gets two new Qualcomm chips for budget laptops

What just happened? Qualcomm presented this week two new chips for its made-for-PC lineup at the annual Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii. The processors will power budget and mid-range Windows laptops once they trickle down into the market.

The new Snapdragon 8c compute platform , built on a 7nm process, is said to deliver up to 30 percent faster CPU performance compared to the Snapdragon 850 it replaces. It packs an octa-core Qualcomm Kryo 490 CPU alongside Adreno 67

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