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Tetris Effect Connected Will Include Multiplayer
Along with the news that Tetris Effect is coming to Xbox during the 2020 holiday season, we also learned that Tetris Effect is getting expanded multiplayer! In summer 2021, the multiplayer expansion will be made available as a free update to Tetris Effect for PlayStation 4, Epic Games Store, and Oculus Quest . [Full Article...]
Strongest storm on Earth expected to weaken as it approaches Hawaii
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for Oahu. Regular weakening is envisioned to continue for the next two times as the storm approaches Hawaii, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu . NWS Honolulu writes, "Damaging winds may begin as early as late tonight across parts of Maui and the Big Island, possibly spreading westward to the rest of the state on Sunday". [Full Article...]
0casio-Cortez, Dems assail men's abusive treatment of women
Ocasio-Cortez followed up Thursday by saying that Yoho's apology had made "excuses for his behavior". The representative from NY noted that Yoho wasn't alone when they interacted earlier this week, and was in fact walking alongside another Republican congressman when he made his offensive comments. [Full Article...]
Microsoft Revenue Increases With Demand For Cloud Computing Products
Microsoft reported fourth-quarter and total fiscal 12 months earnings at market place close on Wednesday, beating Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines. "By harnessing the power of Azure and its AI capabilities, together with MSCI's expertise and position within the investment ecosystem, we will be able to accelerate new innovations that help investors better optimise their clients... [Full Article...]
Mnuchin says coronavirus relief bill will not include payroll tax cut
Iowa Senator Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Finance Committee Chairman on the Senate floor said: "I call on my colleagues to once again work together and not let partisan politics or gamesmanship get in the way of delivering for the American people". [Full Article...]
Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" Release Postponed Indefinitely
Though a date may be imminent for Tenet , it's still a blow for the film, which was the last summer holdout among the industry's theatrical hopes. He mentioned that after studying the health situations and theaters re-opening the plan, they would announce the date imminently. [Full Article...]
White House privately warns 11 cities must take "aggressive" action against coronavirus
Deborah Birx , the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said Friday. Officials from two of the cities she mentioned as areas of concern, Baltimore and New Orleans, originally told CNN they were not invited to the call and were not aware it was happening. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom to open citizenship path to Hong Kongers from January
The high-profile measures taken by the British government on the pretext of the national security law for the HKSAR are purely made out of political maneuver. Wong said Canada's strong connections to Hong Kong - almost 300,000 ex-pat Canadians live in Hong Kong and Canada has the second largest Hong Kong diaspora after the US - and its familiarity as an English-speaking Commonwealth country with... [Full Article...]
Corning Claims Newest Smartphone Glass Is Stronger and Twice as Durable
Corning told The Verge that at least one smartphone manufacturer found Victus to be so much better than Gorilla Glass 6 that it has made a decision to put a thinner layer of the new glass on its devices instead of maximizing durability, but there's no word on which manufacturer this was. [Full Article...]
Nvidia shows interest in buying chip designer ARM
The report further adds that there's a possibility that the acquisition bid by NVIDIA may not materialize and ARM could opt to get listed publicly. An Apple spokesman declined to comment. SoftBank has been selling off assets to endure the COVID-19 pandemic. SoftBank has since dialed back some of its ambitions as it seeks to pay down debt and fend off pressure from activist investor Ellio... [Full Article...]
California sets record for coronavirus cases, hospitalizations
There have been 166,475 confirmed cases of coronavirus in IL and 7,540 deaths. Newson says 12,807 new cases were confirmed, Tuesday, bringing the state's total to 413,576. The state of play: California is one of a number of hotspots that has seen a surge of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to slam the brakes on the state's reopening plan and tighten restriction... [Full Article...]
Trump targets congressional representation for undocumented immigrants
Trump had not worn a face mask in public until his visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on July 11. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday decried President Donald Trump's executive order which will exclude Illegal aliens from being counted for purposes of congressional apportioning. [Full Article...]
Trump says Florida convention event cancelled after coronavirus spike
The formal nominating process with delegates is still scheduled to take place in Charlotte. Trump said the Republican National Convention will consist of tele-rallies and more components not in-person that haven't been decided yet. The Democratic National Convention - which was pushed back a month and is scheduled to start on August 17 - is still being held in Milwaukee. He said he ordered h... [Full Article...]
De violents incidents éclatent entre manifestants et police [Vidéo — Portland
Offre d'été: Profitez de l'offre spéciale 2 mois pour 1€. Fini le campement qu'avaient dressé en juin des manifestants contre les inégalités raciales devant la mairie de New York: la mairie a fait nettoyer le site mercredi, sous pression croissante notamment de Donald Trump, qui menace d'envoyer des agents fédéraux. [Full Article...]
Esper says he has issued no orders to withdraw forces from ROK
South Korea's Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo spoke on the phone with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper . Rotational deployments appear to be a major component of a concept security planners in the Trump administration, including Esper and his predecessor, Jim Mattis, have pushed for in recent years, called "dynamic force employment". [Full Article...]
Darmanin se dit "victime d’une chasse à l’homme" — Accusation de viol
Lors de son interview télévisée tenue ce mardi à l'Elysée, Emmanuel Macron a fait comprendre que la suppression totale de la taxe d'habitation pour les 20 % de Français les plus aisés - qui était attendue d'ici à 2023 - devrait être reportée à plus tard en signe de solidarité. [Full Article...]
Chinese 'dark fleets' observed fishing off North Korea despite sanctions ban
The report's authors utilized numerous satellite innovations to examine marine traffic in northeast Asia in 2017 and 2018 and discovered that hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels were cruising in waters off NorthKorea The Chinese ships seemed fishing there unlawfully, pressing North Korea's own fleet, which is inadequately geared up to take a trip fars away, even more far from the North Korean ... [Full Article...]
Intel chip delay forces shift to using more outside factories, shares drop
KitGuru Says: It looks like we should brace for a lengthy period of 10nm CPUs next, although hopefully Intel will manage to make the upgrade to 7nm quicker than it made the transition from 14nm to 10nm . The delay is a result of low yields from its 7nm manufacturing process, the company said during the call. "The unthinkable may not be that far away when Intel is forced to acknowledge that the... [Full Article...]
Trump orders voting districts to exclude people in U.S. illegally
However, four states with with Republican governors are cooperating, with Iowa, South Carolina and South Dakota recently joining Nebraska in agreeing to share state driver's license information with the U.S. "We'll see him in court, and win, again", he said, referring to the earlier citizenship question case. The agency's operational plan for the 2020 census includes specially designed efforts... [Full Article...]
US defense secretary says he plans to visit China this year
Beijing has sought to make its claims to much of the South China Sea a de facto reality by building up small shoals and reefs into sizable military bases with long airstrips and deep port facilities. In his speech on July 22, Esper outlined the USA vision for security in the Indo-pacific region. "We are not in search of conflict". The United States on July 13 formally rejected almost all of Beij... [Full Article...]