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Riot starts the second act of Valorants Episode 2 with a different character who can bend the rules of reality. The developer has revealed Astra, a Ghanaian agent who does the "Energies of the cosmos" control the battlefield …
A delivery driver loads packages at an Amazon distribution facility. (Amazon photo) What happens when Amazon becomes an integral part of a community’s economy and culture? And what does the result say about the tech giant’s larger impact on the world? This week, on the GeekWire podcast, we’re exploring the double-edged sword of the company’s … Read more
Storm Ventures, a venture firm focused on early stage B2B start-ups, announced this week that it has promoted Pascale Diaine and Frederik Groce to partner with the company. The two new partners have worked their way up over the past few years. Groce joined Storm in 2016 and has invested in SaaS startups like Workato, … Read more
Just one day after a massive Xbox Live outage, Sony’s PlayStation Network has been having problems for several hours. The problem in this regard is slightly different and based on reports it may only affect certain games. Sony’s PSN status page reports that platforms such as PS Vita, PS3, PS4, and PS5 may have issues … Read more
Erin Quick and her adopted son and daughter. (Courtesy photo of Quick) After Erin Quick and her husband tried having their own baby for four years – including $ 70,000 for fertility treatments and three miscarriages – they turned to adoption. “It felt like falling off a cliff,” said Quick. The couple struggled to navigate … Read more
Facebook introduces another experimental app, Atlassian acquires a data visualization startup and Newsela becomes a unicorn. This is your daily crisis for February 26, 2021. The big story: Facebook launches rap app The new BARS app was created by the NPE team (Facebook’s internal R&D group), which allows rappers to choose from professionally created beats, … Read more
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team independently of our parent company. Some of our stories contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may receive an affiliate commission. As of late February, we had a number of solid devices for sale this week – including … Read more
At the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Renton, Washington (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Hasbro, the parent company of Wizards of the Coast, is reorganizing its business structure to further expand the audience for Dungeons & Dragons. The Wall Street Journal reported that Wizards of the Coast, based in Renton, Washington, had sales of … Read more
Raena’s team from left to right: Chief Operating Officer Guo Xing Lim, Chief Executive Officer Sreejita Deb and Chief Commercial Officer Widelia Liu Raena was founded in 2019 to create personal care brands with top social media influencers. However, after several startups, the Singapore-based startup quickly noticed an interesting trend: customers ordered batches of products … Read more