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As we know, when you play the Game of Thrones, you win, or you die. And in Reigns’ stylized adaptation of the HBO series, I died. A lot. Over and over again. And beginning in October, so will you. Reigns: Game of Thron...

High-end audio company Bang & Olufsen today announced its BeoSound 1 and BeoSound 2 smart speakers will go on sale this fall. At $1,750 and $2,250 respectively, the BeoSound 1 will go on sale in mid-September and BeoSoun...

Olay's AI-powered Skin Advisor has had about 5 million visitors globally now, upped the conversion rate 2x, increased basket sizes by 30 percent, and was the source of the company's biggest product launch in 10 years.

Nvidia revealed its next-gen RTX video cards in an event on Monday, and it has spent the rest of the week taking preorders for the cards that launch September 20. But enthusiasts that jumped at the chance to get in on th...

Shenzhen, China-based company DJI, which accounts for more than 70 percent of the world's drone market, announced two new additions to its product family: the Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom. DJI calls them its "most techno...

Facebook’s Oculus Creators Lab is launching three new virtual reality experiences on the Oculus Store today that challenge bias in society. Creators Lab, which is part of the Oculus VR for Good initiative, is now in it...

Developer Felix Rieseberg has turned Microsoft's famous operating system into a free app that runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux computers, each requiring nothing more than a sub-130MB download from GitHub.

Livestreaming service Twitch is partnering with The Pokémon Company International to run a Pokémon movie and TV show marathon. The Pokémon: The Series extravaganza will feature 16 movies and 19 television seasons span...

Carmera, a startup supplying 3D map data to autonomous car companies, universities, and municipalities, announced a $20 million funding round led by GV (formerly Google Ventures).

Epic Games released a new update for Fortnite today. The 5.30 patch adds a new item, the Rift-To-Go, and a new limited time mode, Score Royale. Fortnite is a massive hit on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, and mobile...

In order to gain further market share in the household robotics space, Sony is teaching an old dog new tricks. The company announced at a press event in New York City today that it’s bringing Aibo, it’s consumer robo...

A comprehensive teardown from iFixit today has revealed all of the components powering the Magic Leap One headset, including a unique multi-layered display designed to bring the company's "spatial computing" vision to l...

Jobs with AI or machine learning in their description rose 99.8 percent between June 2015 and June 2018, according to Indeed.com. The data was shared today in a report highlighting the performance of jobs related to AI o...

If you’re moving to a new city, finding a place to live is only half the battle. There’s also the challenge of finding roommates you click with and figuring out which neighborhoods have the type of housing that fits ...

Now you can use Indiegogo to find out how to invest in a hotel, via cryptocurrency. Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has amassed nearly 10 million investors over the past decade as it launched thousands of crowdfunding pr...

Bandai Namco has a new free-to-play game in the works, and no, this isn’t for your smartphone — it’s for your Xbox One. The Japanese publisher announced Bless Unleashed today. It’s a massively multiplayer online ...

Spaces is opening the doors to its first virtual reality entertainment center in Orange County, California today with its Terminator: Salvation-themed VR experience. Spaces is adding more sensors to a typical VR headset,...

LONDON (By Kate Holton, Reuters) – Europe's new data privacy law has put a small army of tech firms that track people online in jeopardy and is strengthening the hand of giants such as Google and Facebook in the $200 b...

Lead Edge Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, has closed its fourth fund at $520 million. Founded in 2009, Lead Edge Capital backs growth-stage companies, and has previously invested in a number of well-known ...

LG Electronics has announced the development of a connected robotic suit that won’t turn you into Iron Man, but will help you do stuff like lift heavy boxes. And while we can imagine all sorts of fun and fantastic uses...

TuneMoji has built an audience of 20 million people who use its MusicGIFs, or music-inspired looping images that make people laugh. And today the company is integrating its MusicGIFs into Snap to make it easier to create...

RHA has unveiled the CL2 Planar, a Bluetooth in-ear headphone that the company says is the first to use planar magnetic technology, putting high-quality audio in a small device. I’m not sure what that is, but it’s en...