Enlarge / Many kids (and adults) don’t much like broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and other types of cruciferous vegetables. Taste perception is complicated, but per a new study, our unique oral microbiomes might be one reason why. (credit: DNY59/Getty Images) For many people, nothing is less tantalizing than a big […]
Daily Archives: November 2, 2021
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Activision Blizzard reports Q3 revenue of $2.07B, up 6% YoY, net bookings of $1.88B, up 6% YoY, as user growth remains flat at 390M — Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. — Activision Blizzard’s […]
Meaghan Tobin / Rest of World: As Microsoft shuts down LinkedIn in China, developers worry GitHub could be next, even though nearly 10% of GitHub’s contributors in 2020 were from China — As Microsoft scales back the Chinese version of LinkedIn, developers worry the code repository could be next.
Mike Minotti / VentureBeat: Activision Blizzard says Blizzard co-leader Jen Oneal is stepping down, leaving Mike Ybarra as sole leader; Oneal says she’ll focus on diversity in the industry — Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.
Clara Molot / Bloomberg: Match Group reports Q3 revenue of $802M, up 25% YoY, with 16.3M paying users, up 16% YoY, but forecasts weaker Q4 growth, citing lingering COVID effects in Asia — – Fourth-quarter revenue comes in short; Ebitda is in line — Third-quarter revenue up 25%, meeting analysts’ […]
Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: Lyft reports Q3 revenue of $864.4M, up 73% YoY and 13% QoQ, but misses with 18.9M active riders vs 19.7M estimated — – Lyft reported third-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the bell, sending shares surging in extended trading. — Lyft CEO Logan Green said driver supply […]
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: Oculus rolls out v34, adding a Space Sense safety feature notifying users when objects, people, or animals intrude on a safe VR space, alongside other features — Version 34 is starting to roll out today — Fresh off of Meta’s Connect 2021 keynote, where Grand […]
Enlarge / Only five Android-only games for now, but Ars Technica is famliar with more Netflix Games projects for smartphones in the pipeline. (credit: Netflix ) After a region-limited tease earlier this year, Netflix’s gaming push officially begins this week in the form of a global update to the streaming […]
Enlarge / A 13-year-old celebrates getting the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 13, 2021. (credit: Getty | JOSEPH PREZIOSO ) A committee of medical experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously (14 to 0) in favor of recommending a low dose of the […]
Enlarge (credit: Raymond Gehman / Getty Images) Earlier this year, researchers found evidence that many wild deer in Michigan had antibodies suggesting that they had been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. That’s a significant cause for concern, as a large population of susceptible animals could act as a […]