• CNBC

    This 35-year-old had 5 failed businesses before starting her grocery store chain – now it brings in over $8 million a year

    Success didn't come easy for Pang Gek Teng, the 35-year-old founder and CEO of Surrey Hills Grocer, an Australian-inspired grocer and café brand in Singapore.

    • Neowin

    Orcs Must Die 3 and Cat Quest II are free to claim on the Epic Games Store right now

    The latest giveaway for PC gamers from the Epic Games Store brings copies of Orcs Must Die 3 and Cat Quest II to claim, two titles with cooperative play. The giveaway lasts for seven days.

    • VG247

    Claim Cat Quest 2 and Orcs Must Die 3 free on the Epic Games Store now through May 9

    Cat Quest 2 and Orcs Must Die 3 are the latest freebies on the Epic Games Store.A sequel to The Gentlebros’ rather fun Cat Quest, Cat Quest 2 is a 2D open-world action RPG set in a fantasy realm of cats and dogs.The game expands on the original with more spells, expanded weapon options, a new character switch mechanic, and local co-op.

    • VG247

    Xbox games revenue surges with Activision boost and Game Pass users rack up millions of hours playing Diablo 4

    Microsoft has announced its third quarter earnings for the period ending March 31, 2024, noting a 62% revenue increase in Xbox content and services.As part of the More Personal Computing sector, Microsoft said the increase was driven by 61 points of net impact from the Activision acquisition. Thanks to the latter, revenue for the sector was up 17% to $15.6 billion year-over-year (yoy). However, taking Activision Blizzard King out of the equation, revenue for Xbox content and services was only...

  • Motorists have forked out millions for unexpected repairs in the last year

    A study of 2,000 UK drivers has found 68 per cent have been hit with a hefty repair bill in the last year that they didn’t anticipate. Warning lights on the dashboard have led 22 per cent to fork out for pricey fixes, and 15 per cent have had to cough up in the event of a damaged or cracked windscreen. And 31 per cent of those hit by unexpected repair bills have been caught off guard within the first six months of purchasing their vehicle. It comes after reports show the number of...

  • Motorists have forked out millions for unexpected repairs in the last year

    A study of 2,000 UK drivers has found 68 per cent have been hit with a hefty repair bill in the last year that they didn’t anticipate. Warning lights on the dashboard have led 22 per cent to fork out for pricey fixes, and 15 per cent have had to cough up in the event of a damaged or cracked windscreen. And 31 per cent of those hit by unexpected repair bills have been caught off guard within the first six months of purchasing their vehicle. It comes after reports show the number of...

    • Neowin

    Industria and LISA: Definitive Edition are free on the Epic Games Store

    This week, the Epic Games Store is offering copies of Industria and LISA: Definitive Edition to keep for free to PC gamers. The double freebie drop will run until next Thursday, May 2.

    • Neowin

    Zuckerberg reveals Threads now has 150 million monthly active users

    Instagram's text-focused social media app Threads has achieved a new milestone. Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company's Q1 2024 earnings call that Threads has reached 150 million monthly users.

  • New Mexico’s seniors lost over $17 million to scams last year

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) received more than 750 complaints about scams directed towards the elderly in New Mexico in 2023. The issue is detailed in the FBI's latest report on elder fraud. "These are our grandparents. These are people that have been pillars of our community, who have done great things, []

  • Google defends app store, fighting Epic Games' bid for major reforms

    Google has asked a U.S. judge not to impose sweeping changes to the Alphabet unit's app store Play that were proposed by Fortnite maker Epic Games in the companies' closely-watched antitrust fight. Google made its filing late on Thursday in San Francisco federal court, where Epic last year persuaded a jury that the tech giant unlawfully stifled competition with its controls over apps downloads on Android devices and payments to developers for in-app transactions. Epic's proposal would make it...

    • ZDNet

    Two years in, Google says passkeys now protect more than 400 million accounts

    It's World Password Day, but Google wants you to know that the days of the password are numbered.Passkeys consist of two cryptographic keys, a public key that's registered with the online service or app, and a private key that's stored on a device, such as a smartphone or a computer. That might sound complicated, but passkeys have been designed to be easy to use. In fact, to log in with a passkey, you use your face, a fingerprint, or a PIN in much the same way that you unlock your smartphone. In...

  • $44.8 million spent on medical marijuana in Arkansas in last two months

    Arkansans spent nearly $45 million on medical marijuana throughout February and March, according to a report from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.