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Do You Love Them, Or Fear Them? Watch Boston Dynamics Robots Dance to Contours Classic
You’ve forwarded all the memes, bought every mask and washed your hands so much they look like a couple of shiny beets. After months of outgoing one-term president Trump spreading disinformation about the election and the scary news about a new COVID-19 variant capping arguably the worst year in recent memory, is there anything left that can stir fear in your heart? Cue the dancing robots. In the latest video featuring Boston Dynamics robots Atlas and Spot, the creepily life-like bots up the ante on their gymnastics and parkour tricks by doing a loose-hipped jig to The Contours’ signature 1962 hit “Do You Love Me?” Both awe-inspiring and a possible impending sign of the robot apocalypse, the clip has a quartet of remarkably agile bundles of wires and motors hopping ...
Tidal 2.0?: Meek Mill Teaming Up With Lil Durk, Lil Baby & 21 Savage To Start Their Own Music Platform
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Hmmmmm, where have we heard this idea before? Meek Mill’s Twitter fingers have been active during the Christmas holiday weekend, but this time it hasn’t gotten the Philly rapper in trouble. In a series of tweets, he raised his 10.5 million followers’ eyebrows. After one particular announcement, he made via his Twitter account. The Dreams & Nightmares and crafter revealed that he is teaming up with Lil Baby, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage to start their own music platform and essentially put out the bat signal for some help from Silicon Valley. “Me lil baby Durkio tryna get somebody in Silicon Valley to build us our own music platform we can be majority owner in! We will pay!! We need top Silicon Valley steppers please!” “21 gone link in too we need some...
HHW Gaming: Ex-Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé Details Meeting With Kanye West
Source: Neil Mockford / Getty Kanye West and Nintendo? Ex-Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé detailed a discussion about a possible collaboration that took place. Nintendo Life reports that in a recent Talking Games With Reggie and Harold podcast, Fils-Aimé detailed a meeting with the “free-thinking” rapper plus Super Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto at an E3 show several years ago. The former president and COO of Nintendo of America would eventually end up at West’s fashion business office where the rapper tried to sell him on a piece of video game content he was working on, and he ultimately told West that the idea of Nintendo working on a Kanye collaboration “just wasn’t there.” Per Nintendo Life: “Part of it was talking about what he was up to. He was ...
On To The Next One?: Square Is Reportedly Trying To Cop Tidal From JAY-Z
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Is JAY-Z’s time as the owner of Tidal coming to an end? Bloomberg reports that Square, the payments company ran by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is reportedly trying to buy Tidal from JAY-Z, who acquired the music streaming service from Aspiro, a Norwegian-based company, back in 2015 for $56 million. According to a source who requested not to be named because the talks have been private and that the deal has not been guaranteed, Dorsey has been discussing with Jigga to purchase Tidal to diversify Square’s business. This news is intriguing because Tidal has been “struggling” to compete with direct competitors like Spotify and Apple Music. The company hasn’t been forthright when it comes to sharing subscription numbers, so it remains a mystery about exactly how w...
HHW Gaming: KFC’s KFConsole Is Indeed Real, Plays Games & Can Warm Up Your Chicken…Seriously
Source: KFC / KFC Gaming Honestly, this is the most 2020 thing ever. KFC, formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, has been doing a lot this year. Earlier this month, the fast-food chain announced a soap opera called A Recipe For Desire starring Mario Lopez as a “sexy” young version of the Colonel airing on Lifetime. On Tuesday (Dec.23), KFC announced its next eyebrow-raising venture, a video game console. KFC is hoping to give gamers desperately trying to get either a PS5 or Xbox Series X a new finger likin’ option, the KFConsole, and if you’re wondering, yes, it’s real. KFC first teased its console a day after Sony unveiled the PS5. Yesterday they finally confirmed it does indeed exist. See it for yourself. Find out more about the new #KFConsole @CoolerMaster: https://t.co/omZWuIhBG8 pi...
Clubhouse Killer?: Twitter Is Now Testing Its Latest Voice Chat Feature Called Spaces
Source: LIONEL BONAVENTURE / Getty Clubhouse is currently the wave right now, but it looks like Twitter might be coming to steal the social media apps thunder already. Yesterday (Dec.17), Twitter has begun testing the new Clubhouse-like feature it announced back in November called Spaces. In a thread, Twitter explained how the test would work, revealing that a small number of users will be allowed to create their own spaces and that anyone can join them to experience how the feature works. But it’s entirely up to the person who created the space to allow you in. aye we’re live! what up y’all, we’re the team behind Spaces––a small experiment focused on the intimacy of the human voice🧵 — Spaces (@TwitterSpaces) December 17, 2020 In the light reveal of Spaces, Twitter revealed t...
Online Marketplace StockX Valued At $2.8B After Receiving $275M Series E Funding
Source: Cody Glenn / Getty StockX’s stock just went up…literally, and you could possibly get a piece of it very soon. Online marketplace StockX where you can cop anything from classic Jordans, designer clothing, and PS5 consoles, just announced its $275 million Series E funding, which will now push the company’s value to about $2.8 billion. Hypebeast reports that the company intends to use its new funding to expand further its global reach and new “product development efforts.” But, there are whispers that StockX’s new financing is helping the company prepare to go public. StockX’s CEO, Scott Cutler, spoke on the company’s new partners adding in a statement: “The quality of investors joining us is a clear signal that the market recognizes that there is an incredible opportunity in e-commer...
HHW Gaming: ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’ Season 1 Is Live, Here Is What To Expect
Source: Activision / Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season One Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War’s first massive update has arrived, and it’s a doozy. Here is what you can expect after the update is complete. Our biggest complaint was the multiplayer’s lack of maps in our review of the latest installment in the famed Call of Duty franchise. In Battle Pass Season 1, that issued is finally addressed in a big way with the addition of new 6v6 maps like The Pines, which will have you battling out in a 1980s New Jersey mall, The Raid from Black Ops II, and Nuketown’84 Holiday which gets a festive makeover. There will also be new weapons players can get just by playing the game. The season 1 patch will see the arrival of the Mac-10, a compact SMG with a high rate of fire and can be unlocked by re...
Pinterest overhauls harassment policy following discrimination complaints
A five-month investigation into Pinterest’s company culture published on Wednesday recommends broad changes to how the firm handles workplace conflicts, including harassment and retaliation. Produced by the law firm WilmerHale, the report details how the company can improve its workplace conditions and prevent discrimination, specifically recommending the creation of an internal ombudsman’s office that can field employee complaints. The law firm spoke with 350 current and former Pinterest employees over the course of its five-month investigation. Pinterest’s board has already unanimously voted to adopt the recommendations, which were shared with employees on Wednesday and posted publicly on the company’s website. In recent months, a number of Pinterest employees have come forward with comp...
HHW Gaming: Dr.Dre, DJ Pooh, Jimmy Iovine & More Make Appearances In New ‘GTA Online’ Update The Cayo Perico Heist
Source: Rockstar Games / GTA V: The Cayo Perico Heist We still don’t have Detox, but we do have a Dr.Dre sighting in the latest GTA Online update. GTA V first arrived on consoles in 2013, and now as we close out this sh*tty year, heading into 2021, the game is still going strong thanks to GTA Online. Its latest update, The Cayo Perico Heist, will take players to a new island location to do something we can’t do in real life at the moment, and that’s hit the club. In the update, which is described by Rockstar Games as its “latest cultural event,” the uber-popular online component will build on the in-game nightlife component first introduced with the After Hours update in 2018 with its latest immersive new virtual nightclub experience, The Music Locker. When players press the start button t...
HHW Gaming: Amazon’s Luna Cloud Gaming Service Launches On Android
Source: Amazon / Amazon Luna Good news for Android smartphone users you can now enjoy Amazon’s Luna gaming streaming service. Despite jokes when Amazon first announced Luna was happening, the company is still pushing on with its gaming streaming service. The Verge reports that Luna is now available on Android-powered devices, and like the iOS version of the streaming service, it won’t require the download of a separate app to use it. The service, which works by offering users different “channels” they can subscribe to separately, first launched back in October on PC, Mac, Fire TV, and iPhone and iPad through web apps. As of right now, there are only two channels available, Amazon’s $5.99-per-month Luna Plus and Ubisoft’s new $14.99 a month channel, Ubisoft+, which launched on Google ...
HHW Gaming: Ubisoft+ Formerly Known As Uplay+ Arrives On Google Stadia In Beta Mode
Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Google Stadia’s library of games has just gotten a significant boost from Ubisoft. Not to be left and forgotten in a video game world where PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and Nintendo Switch currently dominate, Google Stadia is quietly trying to make its mark. Google’s ambitious video game streaming service just got a significant shot in the arm from Ubisoft that should please those gamers who have taken a chance with the still new video game service. Android Central reports that Ubisoft’s subscription service, Ubisoft+ (formerly known as Uplay+), is now available for both free Stadia and Stadia Pro subscribers. The subscription service will roll out to US Stadia customers in a “BETA” format. It will cost $15 a month, which will give them access to AAA titles like Assas...
