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November 12, 2014
The Massive Creative Collaboration Behind Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed: Unity"
Ubisoft studios in six countries worked on Assassin's Creed: Unity—which presented major challenges. Here's how the company made it work.
Ten teams in six countries spanning 13 international time zones worked on Assassin's Creed: Unity—a massive, four-year undertaking that presented the game's maker, Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. of Montreuil, France, with major practical and logistical challenges—and some serious creative and technical hurdles, as well. The video game maker's modern, innovative approach to international collaboration overcame one of its greatest challenges in a fictional French assassin stalking his prey in Paris circa the French Revolution in 1789.
Internet Advertiser Nightmare: DoubleClick Outage Briefly Removed Ads From Websites
Without Google's ad server, many popular websites couldn't display ads today—The Horror! The Horror!
Let it forever be remembered that Wednesday, November 12, 2014, was the day the Internet got faster—for a few hours at least.
Square Will Ship Secure Chip Card Readers In 2015
The accessory for the Square Stand will expand the footprint of the all-in-one register.
As American consumers transition to more secure credit cards with chips, merchants will have to upgrade their card readers as well. Square said Wednesday that it will sell a new reader for $29 that will be available next year.
Amazon Beefs Up R&D In The U.K.
The Cambridge-based operations are focusing on drones and speech tech.
Amazon is staffing up a research lab in Cambridge, using the university to poach young talent to work on its drone delivery project Prime Air and speech tech projects, according to TechCrunch. The article cites sources close to the company, as well as job listings for the Cambridge area on the company's site. New hires can expect to work on "brand new projects using cutting edge technology" if one such posting is to be believed.
Dramatic Increase In Drone Sightings Raises Concerns
FAA officials are concerned about unauthorized drones colliding with airplanes.
While drones are cleaning solar panels, delivering condoms, flying into tornados, and taking dramatic selfies, they're also getting dangerously close to airplanes, helicopters, and airports, according to a report from the AP on Wednesday.
Congress Sure Loves Taking Uber
A new report suggests congressional employees are spending a growing chunk of their budgets on Uber.
Uber is cozying up to Congress. A new report by Hamilton Place Strategies, a policy research firm that has worked with candidates like President George W. Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney, takes a close look at the transportation spending habits of congressional employees, and one thing is clear: Congress seems to really like getting its Uber on.
Verizon Is Giving Away Free Wi-Fi, Movies, Magazines, And More On November 26
You don't even need to be a customer to get these freebies.
Verizon has announced that the day before Thanksgiving will hereby be called "Connection Day." In an effort to make things a bit more palatable for holiday travelers stuck at airports and people stuck with family with nothing to talk about, Verizon is giving away freebies, even to non-subscribers.
This Band's Instruments Are Made From Old Electronics
Do you have a junk drawer filled with old phones and gadgets? Here's an idea.
If you're reading this, chances are you have a graveyard of defunct gadgets at home. Phones. Old audio equipment. What are you going to do with all that junk? You could always ship it off to get recycled, but that's boring.
Yale Grad Student Argues iPhones Are Causing Kids' Injuries
The paper reads like a don't-text-and-drive ad for the swingset set.
News for parents (or babysitters) who take their smartphones to the playground: Your kid is going to get hurt!
Starbucks Gave Its Design Team Carte Blanche To Reimagine The Green Dot
A possible holiday gift idea for the Starbucks junkie in your life.
The green mermaid you see on white Starbucks cups is one of the most instantly recognizable logos on the planet. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the logo means a lot to the company. Internally, they call it "the dot."
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