Dow Jones climbs over 600 points. Retail sales data helped lift a buoyant U.S. stock market. Geopolitical tensions and the pandemic continue to lurk in the background. The Dow Jones gapped higher at the open of trade on Tuesday. An impressive retail sales number helped sentiment, while Donald Trump remains confident about a vaccine by…
Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Warren Buffett en route to become the world’s third-richest person. Zuckerberg’s fortune soars as Facebook stock prints fresh all-time highs. Facebook’s stock is soaring despite controversial reports about its ‘divisive’ algorithms. Mark Zuckerberg is now the third richest person on the planet as shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) print fresh all-time highs. The…
The next-gen vision came to life this week during Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 tech demo running on PS5. The showcase was in stark contrast to Microsoft”s disappointing cache of Series X ‘gameplay’ trailers. A next-gen console is only as good at its latest showcase, and by that measure, PS5 is winning the early next-gen…
Jon Evans is the CTO of the engineering consultancy HappyFunCorp; the award-winning author of six novels, one graphic novel, and a book of travel writing; and TechCrunch’s weekend columnist since 2010. More posts by this contributor Two years ago I attended an “Innovation in Immersive Storytelling” event at Industrial Light & Magic, featuring the Chief…
