For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Booking.com will reduce its 17,000-person workforce by around 25% due to the coronavirus pandemic‘s impact on its business, the company confirmed to CNET via email on Tuesday. The travel website’s parent company is based in Norwalk, Connecticut, and …

You won’t be able to use your PS4 controller to play PS5 games when Sony’s next-gen console arrives this holiday season, the company revealed in a blog post Monday. The DualShock 4 will work if you’re playing PS4 titles on the backward-compatible console, but only its new DualSense controller will work on games made for PS5. “We believe that PS5 …

Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire chipmaker Arm from SoftBank, according to Bloomberg, which cited anonymous sources. The companies apparently aim to reach a deal in the coming weeks, and the graphics card maker is the only suitor at the moment. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that Japanese conglomerate SoftBank was looking to sell the UK-based …

Halo Infinite will offer its multiplayer segment in a free-to-play package and support 120 FPS on Xbox Series X, developer 343 Industries said in a tweet on Friday. The confirmation comes after the Irish branch of UK retailer Smyths Toys briefly included details about Microsoft’s upcoming shooter on a promotional page, as previously reported by The Verge. “Halo is for everyone,” …

Huawei shipped more phones worldwide than any other vendor for the first time in 2020’s second quarter, tech market analysts Canalys, Counterpoint and IDC reported. It’s the first time in nine years anyone other than Samsung or Apple has been market leader, Canalys said. The embattled Chinese phone-maker shipped 55.8 million devices, down 5% year on year, compared to Samsung’s …

TikTok is under review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said Wednesday, confirming a Reuters report from late 2019. He told reporters outside the White House that President Donald Trump will get a recommendation on the Chinese-owned video app this week. CFIUS reviews foreign acquisitions for potential national security risks; TikTok …

We might be seeing the Microsoft Surface Duo foldable phone within weeks, if a recent regulatory filing is any indication. On Wednesday, Microsoft filed papers for the Surface Duo with the US Federal Communications Commission, and it’s also sought Bluetooth SIG certification, as previously reported by Gizmodo. An imminent launch fits with a May report in Windows Central that Microsoft was …

Slack filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft in the European Union on Wednesday. The workplace messaging company said Microsoft linking its Teams collaboration software to its Office programs violates competition law. Microsoft forces people using Office to install Teams, stops them from removing it and won’t let the software work with some of its rivals’ programs, Slack alleged. It wants …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale has been delayed worldwide, the company confirmed Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sicken millions of people and close down borders. In a typical year, the Prime Day dates would have been announced in June and the …

Spotify on Tuesday launched video podcasts for a select few shows, letting its free users and Premium subscribers access the new feature. In a cool touch, the podcasts will transition seamlessly between video and audio-only if you leave the app, the company noted. “The creator-made videos will start automatically and sync immediately with your audio feed,” it said in a …