80 LEVEL·4yMicrosoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Microsoft announced they decided to acquire Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Diablo. The company also announced plans to add Activision’s games to Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft notes it will be the "third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony" when the deal is closed.
Hacker News·4yI make $3K/mo from a browser extension! (+ December 2021 updates)
After 2 months of beta program, the total free users was ~9,800. That’s not a small audience at all, and the success of the beta program and the launch are heavily affected by the existing audience I have. Free users require a lot of resources to serve (server cost, support, etc.), but there are a lot. of potentials to convert people to paid customers. The launch announcement also helps to gather more attention/support.
Hacker News·4yHow I took my SaaS from idea to sold in 14 months
Joe Masilotti built Mugshot Bot in one month and grew the product for a year. After four months of parental leave, he officially posted MugshotBot for sale in November. He hopes to use the money to spend as much time as possible with his family.
Hacker News·4yFacebook collecting people's data even when accounts are deactivated
When people deactivate their accounts, their profile disappears from view of other people, but not Facebook. Facebook views deactivation as a sign that a user may return to reactivate the account at some point. While deactivated accounts are not visible to others, Facebook handles them just like an active account.
Product Hunt·4yAdadot - Fitness tracker for work, for developers
Adadot is the world’s first fitness tracker for work, for developers. Integrate with Gitlab & Slack. We leverage data hiding in productivity and collaboration software to help you improve how you work and feel. Rooted in science. Back to Mail Online home.back to the page you came from.
TechCrunch·4yApple’s biggest scandal of 2022 is already happening – TechCrunch
This week, we’re talking about what I’m sure could be one of Apple’s biggest scandals of the decade thus far: the itty bitty AirTag. The trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reached a resolution, and we wait for sentencing as well as further guidance on whether Holmes will be retried.
Lambda·4yLearnings from code review
Coding is nothing less than an art form, which builds on one’s practice and skills. With experience, an engineer becomes sharper and more effective. Here are some of the learnings in throwback – Blinkit is hiring! If you want to be part of the Tech team featured above, we’d love to hear from you.
80 LEVEL·4yPlanet of Gloob: An Upcoming Unity-Based Roguelike
Planet of Gloob is a new game that's being developed by a team of developers. The developers have been posting behind-the-scenes videos on Twitter. The videos show how the game's mechanics are implemented to make it more immersive. There's no release date for the game yet, but it's expected to be out in 2015.
