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One of the most exciting initiatives out of Microsoft this year is Microsoft Viva.  What makes this effort so interesting is that Microsoft and employee development have historically been an oxymoron.  Employee care and development didn’t seem to be a priority for the company for much of its existence but, if the pandemic has taught […]

Apple has made so many improvements to the Maps app in iOS 15 that it’s almost an entirely different experience. There are better driving directions, improved transit directions, and more immersive AR-based walking directions. The Maps design has once again been updated, and you can see everything at an incredible level of detail that wasn’t […]

Source: Blizzard Entertainment This week, a round of fresh allegations hit the beleaguered publisher. A three-year investigation from California’s department of employment and housing kicked off legal proceedings against Activision Blizzard, alleging a culture of sexist attitudes towards women, pay disparity, and harassment — which may have even contributed to an employee’s suicide. Another report […]

Want to take a break from watching the actual Olympic Games to play a virtual recreation of them? Well, thanks to the fine folks over at Sega, you can this weekend without spending a penny. On Xbox One, Xbox Series X & S, and Steam, players can try out the official Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 […]

Source: Xbox Game Studios Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has been giving monthly updates on different aspects of the upcoming game all year via a series of blog posts called Inside Infinite. In the July 2021 installment of Inside Infinite, 343 Industries explains just what players can actually expect from the Halo Infinite flighting tests […]

Valve’s upcoming Steam Deck handheld device is a simple pitch, one of allowing a player to take their Steam library with them on the go. When you look at the Steam Deck specs list, it packs some solid hardware considering the form factor, but players should know that Valve is targeting 30 FPS for the […]

Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central Lemon Duck is causing more trouble than ever. Originally, it was primarily a cryptocurrency botnet that enabled mining on machines. It then began a transition into being a malware loader, which brings us to the latest update from Microsoft on the state of the malicious, citrus-infused digital duck. “Today, […]

Facebook announced today on the Oculus developers blog that it’s finally deprecating its old proprietary Oculus APIs in favor of using the OpenXR standard moving forward. This move has been building steam since the Oculus Quest began supporting the OpenXR platform last July and is now in line with Steam’s move to the OpenXR platform […]

Apple’s iOS 15 website lists “improved recognition for individuals” as one of the new Photos features, and in a machine learning blog post shared this week, Apple gave more information on what exactly that means. Apple says that on-device machine learning improvements have led to significantly better person recognition. The iOS 15 ‌Photos‌ app is […]

Source: Electronic Arts Inc. The Dead Space remake is being handled by Motive Studios, a team that’s been a part of Electronic Arts ever since it was founded in 2015 by Ubisoft veteran and current Haven Studios head, Jade Raymond. The team shared more about how it’s treating this remake with care and respect. Motive […]

Apple Confirms iOS 14.7 Fixes WiFi Bug and Many Other Vulnerabilities Following the release of iPadOS 14.7 this morning, Apple has shared details on the security updates that are included in iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7, macOS Big Sur 11.5, watchOS 7.6, and tvOS 14.7, all of which came out this week. Notably, Apple’s documentation confirms […]