The esports partnership between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Saudi Arabia is no more. On Thursday, the IOC said that it and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) have "mutually agreed" to part ways. The breakup comes weeks after Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and other investors bought EA for $55 billion.
The IOC and SOPC agreed on a 12-year esports partnership i
Creative Labs, the maker of Sound Blaster audio cards, has launched a Kickstarter for a modular audio hub called Sound Blaster Re:Imagine. The universal hub, which is reminiscent of Elgato's Stream Deck, is meant to allow routing from any input to any output with the press of a button. Users can connect their gaming consoles, PC and musical instruments to the Re:Imagine, as well as speakers, wired
Hope you've caught your breath after mid-October's Prime Day sales. For the first time ever, Best Buy has dropped some early Black Friday deals on Halloween.
"We know it’s early, but Halloween has been knocking on our holiday door for a while now and we’re ready to let it join the party," the company said in an Oct. 20 press release. "This year, we’re putting the creep in 'holiday creep.'"
SAVE $100: As of Oct. 31, the Bose Ultra Open earbuds are on sale for just $199 at Amazon (in several colors) instead of $299. That's a savings of 33% and their best price ever.
The Republican-led FCC has voted on and approved a proposal that would make it harder for consumers to receive itemized bills with accurate information from their ISPs, as originally spotted by CNET. This proposal revises previous "unnecessary" requirements on the grounds that a fact-based list of charges "may confuse customers."
These changes would minimize the benefit of the so-called "nutrition
Tessa Thompson is winning rapturous praise for her sizzling turn in Nia DaCosta's Hedda, a sexy and sapphic spin on Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler. But fret not. Their daring film isn't just for theater kids familiar with the classic play. This exclusive featurette from Prime Video welcomes audiences into the rich and scandalous world of Hedda in under four minutes.
Thompson, who headlines and
Perplexity AI has agreed to a multi-year licensing partnership with Getty Images that will allow its users to access the latter’s extensive library of images. Leveraging Getty’s API, Perplexity will integrate the visual media distributor’s huge collection of stock and editorial imagery within its AI search and discovery tools, with correct attribution being a key part of the agreement.
In a press
