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Some of the key moments and characters of God of War, the winner of at The Game Awards, might have been very different. Kratos might have gone on a journey with his wife, Faye, rather than his son, Atreus. He might have always used his blades, rather than an ax. Kratos might have been much […]

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It’s a few days into January, meaning you’re procrastinating from implementing your New Year’s resolution. Maybe you want to get “totally ripped, bro” or simply want to make a habit of leaving your bed/couch/chair trifecta. Regardless of how active you want to get, let technology help. The trick is to find the right combination of […]

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Sony made a big bet on , putting a team of 300 people to work for years (and nearly five for the game’s creative director) on the PlayStation 4 exclusive. And it all seemed worth it when the game debuted to accolades in April 2018, and then won at in early December. Cory Barlog  on camera […]

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Amazon just over a year ago launched its first in-home furniture brands, with private labels Rivet and Stone & Beam. This past fall, it began experimenting with a new, more visual way to shop for furniture and other merchandise with its Pinterest-like recommendation service Scout. Now, Amazon is venturing further into home furnishings with the debut […]

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DiscountMugs.com, a large online custom mug and apparel store, had a four-month long data breach just before the busy Christmas holiday season. The company said in a letter to state attorney generals that hackers siphoned off credit card numbers from customers who made orders through its site between August 5 and November 16, 2018 using […]

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If you think times are bad at Apple, spare a thought for HTC, the once king-of-hill phone maker that continues to struggle very badly. The Taiwanese smartphone company, which offloaded a portion of its business to Google for $1.1 billion and is pivoting to VR, laid off yet more staff in 2018 and had its worst […]

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Starwood’s data breach just got both better and worse at the same time. Marriott, the parent company of hotel chain giant Starwood, said it has revised down the number of customers affected by its recently disclosed data breach from 500 million to “fewer than 383 million unique guests.” That doesn’t mean all those 383 million guests […]

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has become the latest car company to explore serious open source alternatives for developing its in-car services. Ahead of , the South Korean automotive giant today announced that it has joined the and the nonprofit’s seven-year-old (AGL) effort as it looks to contribute to — and reap benefit from — software developed by over 140 […]

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Presented by Think Americans are looking for the quickest route to Easy Street? Think again. With an economy that is in many ways still recovering from the crash of 2008, many people have become entrepreneurs out of sheer need, due to issues like mass layoffs and entire industries being disrupted by tech. However, more and […]

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Next week I’ll head off for my annual holiday from gaming as I focus on covering technology at the event in Las Vegas. Gary Shapiro, the CEO of the , the lobbying group that puts on the , told me that the event will draw 180,000 attendees and 4,500 exhibitors. The show will cover 2.8 million […]

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