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Left 4 Dead zombie shooter sequel aims to live up to fans' expectations

Described as the next-gen zombie shooting experience, Back 4 Blood will force players to work together to survive various levels, and come up with new, collaborative ways to overcome ever-changing challenges.

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Plant-based cereal startup OffLimits pours $2.3M into new products

For Emily Elyse Miller, founder and CEO of OffLimits, launching during a global pandemic was “interesting to navigate,” but in the end, worked out.“Unfortunately, ‘fun cereal’ is associated with being

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Outschool is the newest edtech unicorn

Outschool, a marketplace providing small-group, virtual after-school activities for children has raised a $75 million Series C led by Coatue and Tiger Global Management. TechCrunch first learned of th

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How Roblox’s creator accelerator helps the gaming giant build new platform opportunities

As Roblox eyes what could be a historic debut on public markets in the coming months, investors who have valued the company at $29.5 billion are certainly eyeing the gaming company’s dedicated a

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Elon Musk said it was ‘Not a Flamethrower.’

After two days locked up in an Italian prison, American Max Craddock was finally able to make his case to a judge.“It’s not a weapon of war,” his lawyer told the investigating magist

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3 reforms social media platforms should make in light of ‘The Social Dilemma’

“The Social Dilemma” is opening eyes and changing digital lives for Netflix bingers across the globe. The filmmakers explore social media and its effects on society, raising some crucial p

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UK video games sector grows to record levels despite pandemic

Despite the growth, studios and publishers say they are finding it difficult to access funding due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sony’s PlayStation 5 arrives November 12, priced at $500

If in-person events were still a thing in 2020, there’s a pretty good chance we’d know a lot more about the PlayStation 5 by now. With tech companies setting their own event schedules, how

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'Unprecedented' Arctic wildfires produced record emissions this year

Wildfires raging across the Arctic Circle this summer, many still ablaze, have created record levels of carbon pollution as smoke plumes covered an area the size of more than a third of Canada, ac

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Global Business Daily: Australian recession, Swiss trouble

"An awful and heart-breaking blow to Australians and their families."That's the straightforward way Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addressed the country's first recession since 1990 and its

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Too risky? Fed pressed to expand aid to some businesses

With the economy still in the pandemic’s grip, the Federal Reserve is facing a decision on whether to stretch an emergency lending program in a way that could bring mor

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New Xbox to launch in November... but without long-awaited Halo game

The "most powerful ever" games console will feature twice the processing power of the current generation Xbox One X.

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Microsoft showcases gameplay from ‘Halo Infinite’ and other other Xbox Series X titles

Last month Sony showcased gameplay from a slew of upcoming PlayStation 5 titles, including Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Stray and NBA 2K21. Today it was Microsoft’s turn. The company announced 13 titles

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The limits of extreme COVID-19 monetary policy

A grocery store in Manhattan of New York City, U.S., May 29, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Paola Subacchi isProfessor of International Economics at the University of London's Queen Mary Global

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Warm weather threatens to reignite Arctic wildfires

The risk of wildfires is significantly enhanced by abnormal arid conditions. /Maja Suslin/TT/AP Active wildfires are being detected in the Arctic Circle as an unusually warm and dry spring thr

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China moves to further lower financing costs for enterprises

China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission in Beijing, China, 2018. /VCG Chinese authorities have unveiled a guideline to further reduce financing costs for enterprises, according to an

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Taking the German Constitutional Court seriously

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses a press conference at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Marcel Fratzscher, fo