Backbone One revision with improved D-pad announced, alongside new carrying case

The Backbone One, comfortably one of the best mobile controllers on the market, is receiving a small revision that features a handful of welcome improvements. Unveiled in a press release, this new version of the Backbone One controller uses USB-C and is therefore compatible with the best Android phones and the recent iPhone 15 line … Read more

The Epic Games Store isn’t profitable after five years, growth is still Epic’s “goal”

Epic Games has admitted that its digital storefront still isn’t profitable after launching five years ago. As The Verge reports, during the first day of the Epic vs. Google court case on November 6, Epic Games Store boss Steve Allison said on the witness stand that the digital PC store isn’t profitable despite its debut … Read more

What to know about Fortnite maker Epic Games’ antitrust battle with Google, starting today

Match may have settled its antitrust lawsuit with Google last week, but Fortnite maker Epic Games is still set to go to trial with the tech giant today, November 6, in hopes of convincing a jury that Google engages in anticompetitive behavior with regard to its Android app store, Google Play, and its commission structure. … Read more

The first AI nation? A ship with 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs worth $500 million could become the first ever sovereign territory that relies entirely on artificial intelligence for its future

A floating data center containing thousands of Nvidia GPUs has raised questions over whether the practice could result in the creation of sovereign AI states in the future. The BlueSea Frontier Compute Cluster (BSFCC), created by US firm Del Complex, is essentially a gargantuan barge containing 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs worth a combined $500 million.  … Read more