Earlier this week, Google reportedly offered to spin off parts of its ad tech business into a separate firm that would have operated under Alphabet. The concessions came in the response to reports that stated that some U.S. senators were planning on introducing a new bill that would have targetted the company’s tech business. Google’s ad tech platform works as a sort of an exchange for selling and placing ads on the web as well as mobile apps....

Meanwhile, let us know what you think of this arrangement between both companies and whether or not it will benefit you. It certainly is a step in the right direction considering how Google is letting go off the power it holds over other manufacturers, even by a smaller degree. 

Tensor G2 Also Features Samsung’s Exynos 5300 5G Modem, Though Little Data Is Available on It It should be noted that Samsung has two 4nm technologies; one is the LPE variant, while the other is LPP. Sammobile reports that the Tensor G2 is mass-produced on the 4nm LPE node instead of LPP, and it could be due to lowered manufacturing costs. Google is not known for ordering a large amount of Pixel smartphone shipments from suppliers, so it is possible that when demand for future models increases, the company will be able to give higher orders to Samsung and for better chip technologies....

Your Next Phone Could Survive Some Severe Drops Thanks to Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, but We Would Not Suggest That The Gorilla Glass Victus 2 has a new glass composition that should offer the same level of scratch resistance as the original model but this time around, with added drop protection against concrete and other rough surfaces. Corning even offered a press release and talked about how the Gorilla Glass Victus 2 managed to come out unscathed out of a one-meter drop test on a simulated concrete surface....

The new trailer, highlights some of the features that will be exclusive to the PC release, such as ray traced reflections, Intel XeSS, ultrawide and multi-monitor support, and much more. The Gotham Knights PC official PC trailer can be watched below. Gotham City is yours to explore and protect. See the city in all its glory on PC as you traverse from the streets to the rooftops stopping criminal factions and solving Gotham’s best kept secrets....

A Pack of 4 Color Smart Bulbs from Kasa is Selling for Just $31.99 - Cycle Between 16 Million Colors with Brightness up to 800 Lumens With a saving of 20%, this pack of bulbs from Kasa is everything you need to smarten up your current home. It’s super simple to set up and there is no hub required either, which means you can start building your smart home instantly. These bulbs are energy efficient and consume just 9W per bulb....

Insiders from the GPU industry report improvement in graphics card shipments during this upcoming summer season A recent DigiTimes report shows that industry insiders are planning to see a shift in the summer of 2022. Over the last several years, manufacturers of graphics cards have depended on Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Company to produce Ajinomoto build-up films substrates or ABF substrates. Intel utilized these ABF substrates to connect to the company’s PCB designs....

The new feature, being the Combo Maker, allows players to record combos or various set play routes for others to utilize in their own sessions. How does this work, exactly? Well, thankfully, Arc System Works has provided a new trailer covering exactly that, and you can watch it below. In essence, the player can use the Combo Maker to create staple combos and set play routes for others to use, upload them to online servers, and other players can utilize them at no charge to either player....

Elon Musk and Twitter’s board had carried out extensive negotiations over the past weekend to hash out a material definitive agreement that would see Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) merging with X Holdings I, a holding company of the CEO of Tesla. However, with the document’s proverbial ink barely getting the opportunity to dry out, the agreement might already be in jeopardy as a result of a seemingly well-meaning tweet from Musk. To wit, Musk recently touted the Trump-linked social media platform TRUTH Social for featuring at the apex position on the Apple Store’s Top Charts ranking, beating the likes of Twitter and TikTok....

Intel Arc Alchemist Graphics Card Pictured Once Again, ES Sample Shows Detailed Cooler & PCB The Intel ARC Alchemist graphics card was first visually demonstrated by YouTuber Moore’s Law Is Dead. Intel’s new card originally showcased a black cover with an elongated green printed circuit board back when we first saw it as an engineering sample. Later, it was showcased with a modern silver aesthetic but the latest shots once again show a black-colored shroud....

Intel LGA 1851 Socket For Meteor Lake-S Desktop CPUs Confirmed Along With LPDDR5X-7500 Memory Support The new LGA 1851 socket will house the new Intel Meteor Lake-S desktop CPUs. The socket is the exact dimensions as the LGA-1700 socket, with one slight difference. The IHS of the socket protrudes higher than previous sockets, which could ensure adequate room for Intel’s new multi-tile technology. Another reason could be to avoid issues seen before with Intel’s Alder Lake CPU deflecting and overheating due to strain from warping....

Intel Confirms Raptor Lake, Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake Client Desktop CPU Platforms While we did provide a brief look at Intel’s CPU and GPU roadmap in our articles yesterday, this article solely focuses on the architecture, design, technologies, and specs that are incorporated within the upcoming client CPU lineup. The hybrid design philosophy that Intel has adopted in its 12th Gen Alder Lake lineup will be extended & refined in future generations so let’s see how Intel will be achieving that....

As Final Release Nears, Apple Seeds iOS 16.1 Beta 4 and iPadOS 16 Beta 11 to Developers and Public Beta Testers Apart from the above-mentioned updates, Apple has also released macOS Ventura beta 10 and tvOS 16.1 beta 4. If you are a registered developer, you can download these updates over the air, provided you have a previous beta already installed. In order to download iOS 16.1 or iPadOS 16 beta, go to Settings > General > Software Update while connected to Wi-Fi....

The Less Expensive iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus Will Still Feature USB-C, but Data Transfer Speeds Will Be Significantly Slower On Twitter, Ming-Chi Kuo also talks about the less premium iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, claiming that while Apple intends to bring USB-C to these models, both of them will not get the same data transfer upgrade. Kuo states that the non-high-end versions will continue to support the USB 2....

Note that Windows 10 version 20H2 is reaching the end of service on May 10, 2022, for devices running the Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations editions. Today’s Windows 10 update KB5012599 brings security fixes and improvements to the operating system, making it a mandatory monthly update. This update is available through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, Windows Update for Business, Microsoft Update Catalog, and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)....

64GB iPhone SE, Fully Unlocked Available for Just $189 - Available in Limited Quantities Only The iPhone SE 2 packs everything an iPhone needs for the full iOS experience. This includes the powerful A13 Bionic chip, a great set of cameras and a design which everyone surprisingly loves to this day. This particular model features 64GB of onboard storage which is plenty for day to day use. This phone is fully unlocked as well, meaning you can pop in a SIM card of your choice and this iPhone SE will work just fine with support for 4G LTE....

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What this program does is that it trains non-industry professionals and experienced industry workers to become game developers full-time. The Level Up U program is the first major program funded through the above diversity fund. Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, had some comments to offer relating to it. So, what’s the process here? Level Up U, after it accepts a trainee, puts them through a twelve-week program consisting of on-site and online training....

Car Owner Mistakenly Left His AirPods in the Vehicle, Which Ended up Aiding in Its Retrieval Once More As reported by WMUR, Mike McCormack, the owner of the vehicle, had forgotten his water bottle in the car, and when he came back to get it, his expensive possession had gone missing. Thankfully, even though it did not take long for the car to be stolen, McCormack realized that he had left his AirPods there, which meant that by taking advantage of Apple’s Find My technology, he could locate it once again....

Alan Wake 2 is in the full production stage and the game will be launched as planned in 2023. There is still a lot of work to be done, but the game is coming together on all fronts. User testing continues and the feedback from the user research has been encouraging. After seeing how the elements are coming together, I’m confident we will launch an excellent game. First announced at last year’s The Game Awards, Alan Wake 2 promises to be the studio’s first survival horror game featuring a ‘chilling experience’ packed with psychological horror elements....