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IBM partners Stronghold for new digital stable coin
International Business Machines Corp is backing a new cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, in a partnership with U.S.-based financial services provider Stronghold that adds stability to a sector known for its volatility, the companies said.
This $20 DIY kit makes your NES, SNES, or Mega Drive controller wireless
I have to hand it to 8BitDo. At first I thought they were just opportunistically hawking cheap hunks of plastic in an era of unparalleled nostalgia for retro games, but… well, who am I kidding? That’s exactly what they’re doing. But they’re doing it...
The 359, Ep. 428
Good morning from CNET NY Studios while we record the daily news-bite podcast: The 3:59. Hangout while we cover a multitude of stories from around the tech ...
Blue Origin counts down to high-altitude escape test of New Shepard spaceship
Blue Origin is preparing its New Shepard suborbital spaceship for a test flight that’s expected to push the envelope. (Blue Origin Photo)
News Brief: Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it’ll push its New She...
The Sonos Beam soundbar is now available
It took more than a month, but its new home theater speaker is now available. You can buy it on for $399 (or €449 if you live in Europe). It’s also available on Amazon and other retailers.
The Beam is an affordable soundbar for your TV. This isn’t th...
Amazon in the dog house for Prime Day 2018 outages (The 359, Ep. 427)
Plus: Netflix's less-than -stellar earnings report. Good morning from CNET NY Studios while we record the daily news-bite podcast: The 3:59. Hangout while we ...
JPMorgan Chase invests in artificial intelligence startup Volley
JPMorgan Chase & Co has made a strategic investment in Volley.com, a San Francisco-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to help large enterprises automatically generate training content for employees, the companies said on Tuesday.
Ubisoft now auto-bans Rainbow Six Siege players who use toxic language
Ubisoft has implemented a new system in Rainbow Six Siege that bans players for using toxic language in the text chat, according to .
Yesterday, a number of players started whining about being temporarily banned from the game after using a racist or...
U.S. lawmakers urge Google, Facebook to resist Vietnam cybersecurity law
Seventeen U.S. lawmakers have urged the CEOs of Facebook and Google to resist changes stipulated by a new cybersecurity law in Vietnam, which critics say gives the Communist-ruled state more power to crackdown on dissent.
Communist-run Cuba starts rolling out internet on mobile phones
Communist-run Cuba has started providing internet on the mobile phones of select users as it aims to roll out the service nationwide by year-end, in a further step toward opening one of the Western Hemisphere's least connected countries.