FAU-G is a made-in-India PUBG Mobile alternative that is being published by Bengaluru-based nCore games, and Indian game industry veteran Vishal Gondal and actor Akshay Kumar have also taken to Twitter to promote FAU-G. FAU-G is short for Fearless and United-Guards, and tweets promoting the game say it will donate 20 percent of its revenue
PUBG is no longer available on Google Play and App Store, days after it was banned alongside 117 Chinese-origin apps. At the time of writing, the game — be it PUBG Mobile or PUBG Mobile Lite — continue to work for those who already have it downloaded. Gadgets 360 has reached out to Tencent for
For tens of millions of gamers in India, Tencent’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) video game was a welcome distraction from the coronavirus pandemic. Then the government said it was pulling the plug. “When everything was under lockdown, PUBG’s interactive features gave me a semblance of real-world social interaction. It was a stress-buster for me,” said Mustafa
An Indian firm is set to launch a battle royale mobile video game in partnership with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, capitalising on the void left by a ban on Chinese tech firm Tencent’s popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). nCore Games, based in the Bengaluru, will launch its Fearless and United: Guards (FAU-G) game by the end
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, wearing a face mask, testifies before the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee during a hearing on oversight of the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve response to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 30, 2020. Tasos Katopodis | Reuters Interest rates are
Busted: microscope image of simulated lunar dust. (Courtesy: IMPACT lab/CU Boulder) The Moon is a dusty place, and this could be a real problem for future colonists. “Lunar dust sticks to all kinds of surfaces — spacesuits, solar panels, helmets — and it can damage equipment,” explains Xu Wang, who is a research associate in
With Labor Day weekend approaching, top U.S. health officials are pleading with the American public to maintain public safety precautions, such as mask-wearing and social distancing. The U.S. is headed into the fall with a troubling level of spread if the country can’t bring the daily numbers down through September, White House coronavirus advisor Dr.
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet launched in the Middle Kingdom on Friday grossing RMB 62.3M, which included previews, translating into a $9.2M take. Pic’s day, at $8.6M, bested local epic The Eight Hundred which is estimated to have grossed $8.2M for a running total of $323.9M. It’s not certain yet if Tenet will best Eight Hundred for the top spot at China’s weekend box
WASHINGTON — The White House released a new space policy directive Sept. 4 intended to improve cybersecurity of space systems. Space Policy Directive (SPD) 5 is billed as the first comprehensive government policy related to cybersecurity for satellites and related systems, and outlines a set of best practices, but not firm requirements, that agencies and
WASHINGTON — A furious Joe Biden demanded Friday that President Donald Trump “humbly apologize” to the families of fallen U.S. service members following reports that Trump called them “losers” and “suckers.” Biden, the Democratic nominee, invoked the military history of his own son — Beau Biden, who died of cancer in 2015 — as he
Washing over me pulling me I wait for the click in my head longing for things to make sense… a time will come… when? Everything on hold, I waited, don’t know for what… should I pull or push? Locked in, locked out, locked down, knocked down…. A police man sat on a man’s neck until
The U.S. economy added more jobs than economists expected last month, but the diminishing rate of monthly new hires is ominous, National Urban League CEO Marc Morial said Friday on CNBC. The August Labor Department employment report shows payrolls increased by 1.37 million with most hires coming in government and retail. “There ought to be a
They don’t call her America’s Mom for nothing. TikTok’s beloved mother-daughter duo Tabitha Brown and Choyce Brown, who’ve gone viral for their vegan recipes and witty banter, are taking ELLE inside their kitchen for a brand-new tutorial. This time, Choyce is learning to make Tabitha’s expert vegan alfredo for the first time. For Tabitha, it’s
The Batman production is still on pause, despite rumors stating otherwise. Earlier this morning, it was reported that Matt Reeves was soldiering on without his leading man after Robert Pattinson tested positive for coronavirus. It was believed that halting the production would cost Warner Bros. up to $6 million per day, but studio insiders have
Alan Ritchson has lined up his next TV role, and it’s a big one. He’s landed the title role on Amazon’s Jack Reacher. Ritchson is currently starring on DC Universe drama series Titans in the role of Hank Hall, aka Hawk. He recurred on Titans Season 1, but was promoted to series regular for Titans
By: Hannah Pell The Starting Line As I write this, twenty cars are sitting at the starting line of the Formula One (F1) 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone based in the UK. The drivers have just finished their formation lap, and the $10 million engines are idling at roughly 5000 rpm (for comparison, the
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Niraj Shah, CEO, Wayfair Ashlee Espinal | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Tesla shares whipsawed in midday trading, trading higher by 0.5% after falling as much as 8.5% and into bear-market territory earlier in the session. The stock of the electric car maker has come under marked pressure