The food delivery industry is witnessing two of its most popular apps become one massive entity as Uber acquired Postmates in a $2.65 billion deal. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, Uber’s food delivery arm UberEats has been the company’s biggest money-maker. By acquiring Postmates, Uber will now occupy 30% of the entire food delivery
Kobe Bryant became the third of three cover athletes for NBA 2K21 with two separate “Mamba Forever” editions — one current and one “next-gen.” The late Lakers legend was also the cover athlete for NBA 2K10 and the Legend edition for NBA 2K17. Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was the first cover star announced this week, as he
Netflix announced that they are putting 2% of their cash holdings into financial institutions and organizations to “directly support Black communities in the U.S.” The initial commitment is expected to be as high as $100 million. $25 million will be moved to a new fund called the Black Economic Development Initiative, which invests in Black
Amazon is purchasing the self-driving company Zoox for $1.2 billion. The company made the announcement via a statement this past Friday. Zoox is a company that has been testing autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas and San Francisco, and many have referred to it as a “robotaxi” service. While no immediate plans for the company were
Apple iPhone users now have the capability of recording their encounters with police during a traffic stop. By simply saying, “Hey Siri, I’m being pulled over” will pause any music that’s playing, lower the screen brightness, turns on the “Do Not Disturb” mode to block any incoming calls, and opens up the front-facing camera and
Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings, along with his wife Patty Quillin, have donated $120 million to support scholarships for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The donation will be divided among Spelman College and Morehouse College, both located in Atlanta, as well as the United Negro College Fund. Hastings said that the contribution is to
As the NBA gears up for its proposed July return, the league is looking to use technology to monitor players’ COVID-19 symptoms. According to CNBC, players will begin wearing “smart rings” that can track symptoms up to three days in advance. The report states that the new “Oura smart ring is capable of predicting COVID-19
During Sony’s June 11 PlayStation 5 event, the studio revealed Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales as a launch title for the next-gen console. The game is coming to PS5 in Holiday 2020, the same period of time that the PlayStation 5 is scheduled to release. Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the follow-up to 2018’s Marvel’s Spider-Man, a PS4-exclusive starring Peter Parker as the
Check out the first official look at the new PlayStation 5 console in all of its glory.
Via an Instagram post, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos addressed the current Black Lives Matter movement while addressing an angry customer who emailed him saying “All Lives Matter!” The customer said seeing the “Black Lives Matter” banner placed on the front of Amazon’s website was “offensive” and “disturbing,” which caused Bezos to address the person with
