TechCrunch has spilled much digital ink tracking the fate of VMware since it was brought to Dell’s orbit thanks to the latter company’s epic purchase of EMC in 2016 for $58 billion. That transaction saddled the well-known Texas tech company with heavy debts. Because the deal left VMware a public company, albeit one controlled by…
Almost exactly a month ago, Peloton CEO John Foley wrote an open letter about the the company’s treadmill. “I’m reaching out to you today because I recently learned about a tragic accident involving a child and the Tread+, resulting in, unthinkably, a death,” it begins. “While we are aware of only a small handful of…
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Say it louder for the people in the back: As tech grows bigger by the minute and venture capital adds dollar signs by the day, a startup hub’s success is not an either/or situation. The next Silicon Valley is a tired narrative, when in reality startups look, innovate and create differently all over the world.…
In the second episode of our new podcast Found, our guest is Brie Code. Code is the founder and CEO of TRU LUV, a startup based out of Toronto that has its roots in the game industry, but that is taking a radically different approach to designing interactive experiences based on a historically-overlooked motivating paradigm…
Home News Gaming (Image credit: Microsoft/Future) Our Xbox Series X restock tracker is ready for Target, Walmart and Best Buy to have the Microsoft console back in stock this week, and if that happens on the dates and times projected, Matt Swider will alert you – if you follow his account. When is the next…
Home News Entertainment (Image credit: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) The New York Yankees-Tampa Bay Rays rivalry is the gift that just keeps on giving, and tempers once again boiled over last weekend, as the Yanks’ pitchers hit the Rays’ batters four times over the course of their juicy first encounter of the season at The Trop.…
Home News Gaming (Image credit: Future) Sunday update: Our PS5 restock Twitter tracker, Matt Swider, is tracking where the PS5 if for sale at US retailers, including GameStop, Walmart, Best Buy and Target, among others. Today, April 18, is unlikely to see a major restock, as has been the case over every weekend in 2021…
Home News Gaming (Image credit: Capcom) My mother never let me play horror games. In our house, if something was rated R then it was less of a suggestion and more of a rule. I pretended to understand when friends boasted about watching their older siblings play Silent Hill in the schoolyard and, in my…
Home News Televisions (Image credit: Future) Upgrade your current set and save money with this stunning QLED TV deal that we’ve spotted at Best Buy. For a limited time, you can get this Samsung 65-inch QLED 8K TV on sale for $1,999.99 (was $2,699.99). That’s a massive $700 discount and a fantastic price for a…