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Valve's inner workings always feel a little shady. It works on secretive projects we don't hear about for years at a time, has a strange, horizontal team structure – it's hard to figure out how it all works. We do know one thing though, and that's that it's run out …

Kim Dotcom has been making headlines again recently following on from the announcement that he is reviving Megaupload, with a launch date set for January 2017. Since then, he has revealed a little more information on how the new Megaupload will work and as it turns out, every file transfer …

Although the Tesla Model 3 has a lot going for it in terms of pricing, fuel economy and clever engineering, one area where it may really stand out is its ability to operate autonomously. While expected to have some form of Tesla Autopilot, it may be that by the time …

Earlier this year, Microsoft officially began selling its first Hololens devkit, though there were some hoops to jump through before purchasing one. For a start, you had to be a developer and you had to register for approval with Microsoft. Oh, and you also had to have $3000 handy. Now, …

One of the world's largest Counter Strike: Global Offensive betting sites, CSGO Lounge, has announced that it is applying for an official gambling license, in order to legitimise itself. This comes after it received a cease and desist letter from Valve, as well as a lot of negative attention from …

Comcast has found itself on the wrong end of a $100 million lawsuit, with the state of Washington suing the provider, claiming that it illegally deceived customers with a ‘near-worthless protection plan’ and received $73 million over five years for it. According to the lawsuit, Comcast failed to disclose the …

For years, plenty of cord cutters have managed to avoid paying for the UK’s antiquated TV license by using on-demand services like BBC iPlayer instead of watching live. However, it looks like the rules are set to change soon as from the 1st of September, BBC iPlayer watchers will apparently …

SolarCity, one of the U.S.' largest solar panel providers, has accepted a bid from Tesla Motors to merge the two entities together. Both were founded by Paypal billionaire Elon Musk, so this might not seem like a big move, especially considering the crashing share prices, but in the long term …

Google gets millions of DMCA takedown requests per day for search results but once in a while, we come across specific requests that really stand out. This seems to be the case this week as it looks like Warner Bros latest batch of link removal requests contained a link to …

Getty Images might be facing a potentially $1 billion lawsuit after it allegedly breached a photographer's copyright, but it won't be rolling over any time soon. It's now warned that if the dispute cannot be settled, it will hit back hard. With a worth in the low billions, it has …

Ever since acquiring Nokia, Microsoft has been routinely cutting down on its workforce. First the company planned to cut 18,000 jobs by the end of March 2015, then shortly after that a further 7,800 job cuts were announced. In May of this year another batch of 1,850 jobs were cut …

Although the U.S. has a more entrenched two party system than even the UK, it does have other parties, they just don't have much of a voice. This general election cycle however has seen the Libertarian party gain quite a lot of traction and its head, Gary Johnson, has said …

After a troubled 2015, Space X has been landing first stage boosters from its Falcon 9 rocket all year. But the only way these recycled boosters can save the company money is if they can actually be re-used. On the road to that first re-usable rocket system, Space X has …

If there is one big advantage to taking on a famous and inflammatory client, it's that if you do a good job, people will hear about it. That's what seems to have happened with Kim Dotcom's lawyer, Ira Rothken, who has now been hired by the man accused of founding …

Elon Musk and Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, may like to spar over Twitter in only the way fellow billionaires can, but financially they aren't in the same ballpark. While Musk may have a personal fortune around $12 (£9) billion, Bezos' stockpile of Amazon shares has now made him the third …

It looks like bendable smartphone displays might be the future as not only is Samsung working on the technology, but LG has also stepped into the ring, with a massive £1.3 billion investment, hinting that we may see a big push for bendable smartphone displays over the next few years. …

We already know that Google has another pair of Nexus smartphones planned for release later this year but one more recent rumour pointed towards an additional pair of Nexus smartwatches too. Now, a leaked render seems to confirm the wearables, giving us an early look at what is coming this …

A photographer has targeted Getty Images with a business ending $1 billion (£760 million) lawsuit, after it mistakenly attempted to extort compensation from her for using one of her own images. Getty initially demanded she pay up $120 for illegal use of the image, despite the fact that the original …

Be careful relying on automated gadgets too much, as they don't always work as intended. Take the case of the $150 (£110) automatic pet feeder, PetNet. The iOS powered smart-feeder is supposed to automatically dispense a pet's meal, but a recent server outage saw many of the devices fail to feed …

Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney has been a vocal opponent of Windows 10 and its Windows Marketplace, which he sees as Microsoft's attempt to lock down the entire ecosystem. Although his comments are often factually debatable, he's still not a fan of either and thinks Microsoft could drop W32 to try …

Although the movie adaptation of The Division might be one Ubisoft is keen on shopping around to studios, it's biding its time and taking things slowly. It wants to get all its ducks in a row before pitching it, so the fact that Interstellar and The Martian star Jessica Chastain, …

Space X is looking to build two new landing pads at the Cape Canaveral Air Force base in California, so that it can attempt to land all three Falcon 9 rockets used to make up a Falcon Heavy launch. However, it needs to receive approval first and as part of …

Facebook has been accused of deliberately blocking links to Wikileaks after it revealed secretive collusion between U.S. democratic presidential hopeful, Hilary Clinton and the Democratic Party. This lead many users to accuse the social network of censorship, though Facebook has now claimed it was an accident. Although the general election is still months …

Yahoo is a name that many of you might not have heard for some time, but it was once one of the biggest players in the online world. But like many of those old guard, it too is now somewhat irrelevant, so it is perhaps fitting that this week it has …

With the launches of Android Wear and the Apple Watch, for a while it looked like Smartwatches might become the next big thing. However, that has yet to happen and the smartwatch market just got hit with its first decline, which was largely caused by a big drop in sales …

Although there's been a lot of political turmoil in the UK recently, with the U.S. presidential election ramping up, things are getting a little crazy there too. The latest scandal involves an email dump from the Democratic party, specifically relating to collusion with Hilary Clinton and according to Kim Dotcom, …

Although a number of organisations, companies and entities have been vying to buy up long-term online property, Yahoo, the latest rumour suggests that Verizon is the clear front runner. So much so in-fact, that a deal may be announced later today, with a suggested purchase price of around $5 billion. …

The online torrent world was shocked this week when it was announced that the alleged founder of the biggest P2P site in the world, KickassTorrents, had been found and arrested and the site shut down. Much like when IsoHunt disappeared though, mirrors have already begun to spring up in its …

The alleged founder of KickAss Torrents (KAT), one of the largest torrent sites on the web, has been arrested in Poland this week following an operation spearheaded by the US government to track down the head of the site. More interestingly, the US was able to track him using information …

Founder of both Tesla and Space X, Elon Musk, takes his tongue-in-cheek role as the world's good-guy super-villain quite seriously. 10 years ago he released his ‘Master Plan' which he's mostly achieved since and now it's time for “Master Plan Part Deux,” which will take electric cars and solar power …