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Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 29/11/2022

Adam G
4 min readNov 29, 2022

Quote of the day:

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Maya Angelou

Jokes of the day:

I’m reading a book on the history of glue — can’t put it down.

“We messed up the keming again guys.”

Top 10 news of the day:

Microsoft “likely to make EU concessions” in Activision Blizzard deal soon

Microsoft is reportedly readying to make a number of formal concessions to EU regulators investigating its proposed $69…

Microsoft is reportedly readying to make a number of formal concessions to EU regulators investigating its proposed $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard, including the guarantee Call of Duty will be availalble on PlayStation for the next ten year… [2124 chars]

Getting into World Of Warcraft in 2022 reveals a disjointed MMO struggling under the weight of its expansions

Welcome to Inventory Space, a new video series we’re doing here at RPS which explores how much the biggest live-service games eat into your daily schedule..

I’m extremely excited to announce Inventory Space! A new video series in which Liam and I spend our precious free time with massive live-service games to see how much they demand from our schedules. Are we able to truly experience everything these ga… [5245 chars]

Sony Poised to End 2022 without Major Press Conference

Show and tell — Sony is poised to end 2022 without a major press conference. Before we elaborate, it’s important to clar…

Sony is poised to end 2022 without a major press conference. Before we elaborate, it’s important to clarify what we mean here: we’re excluding shorter livestreams like State of Play or major events the platform holder has participated in, like Gamesc… [3325 chars]

5 Chromebook productivity features I couldn’t live without

Chromebooks are becoming more and more functional as time goes on. Here are 5 of the productivity features I use daily that I couldn’t live without.

As a daily Chromebook user for over 10 years at this point, I’ve been around long enough to see features come and go. Generally speaking, the ChromeOS team has done a great job of adding new features without detracting from the core experience of Chr… [6651 chars]

AI invents millions of materials that don’t yet exist

‘Transformative tool’ is already being used in the hunt for more energy-dense electrodes for lithium-ion batteries

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed … [1933 chars]

Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Board Game is 6,000% over its Kickstarter target

Classic old-school RPG Heroes Of Might And Magic III has been transmuted into a board game, with its Kickstarter campaign currently on over 2.6 million pounds.

Classic RPG Heroes of Might and Magic III has been transmuted into a board game, with its Kickstarter campaign currently on over 2.6 million pounds. That’s 6000% over its £43,000 funding goal. You people want this. Are you sure you want this? The boa… [2186 chars]

Red Dead Redemption 2 player count hits all-time high on PC

Three years after it released on PC, Red Dead Redemption 2 broke its all-time peak of concurrent players yesterday.Sing…

Three years after it released on PC, Red Dead Redemption 2 broke its all-time peak of concurrent players yesterday. Single-player DLC for the game looks unlikely, and the bundled multiplayer offering Red Dead Online was pronounced “dead” by its commu… [1070 chars]

Man’s best friend to get own console and games thanks to UK startup

There are plans afoot (or should that be, apaw) to introduce a console, complete with its own video games, that is tail…

There are plans afoot (or should that be, apaw) to introduce a console, complete with its own video games, that is tailored exclusively to dogs. After all, who says man should have all the fun. The brainchild of the UK-based startup Joipaw, the Joipa… [1608 chars]

PlayStation Picks Up Publishing Rights to Fantastical Third-Person Shooter

Sony signs Convallaria to roster — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teXIy2zzOWk Sony is strengthening its Chinese game publ…

Subscribe to Push Square on Sony is strengthening its Chinese game publishing efforts, and it’s picked up the rights to publish co-op shooter Convallaria worldwide. Scheduled to release on both PS5 and PS4, this one reminds us a little bit of Lost Pl… [1135 chars]

Details surface of an F-Zero Switch game prototype

New details have surfaced of an F-Zero Switch game prototype. YouTube channel DidYouKnowGaming interviewed ex-Nintendo …

New details have surfaced of an F-Zero Switch game prototype. YouTube channel DidYouKnowGaming interviewed ex-Nintendo programmer Giles Goddard, who now runs his own studio (Chuhai Labs — Cursed to Golf, Carve Snowboarding). Previously he worked on S… [2242 chars]

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Adam G

Founder of www.businessideas.directory Tech enthusiast, currently entrepreneuring — regularly sharing content on startup stories.