{"id":3673,"date":"2020-09-14T13:33:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T10:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salehalsaffar.com\/blog\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2020-09-19T21:46:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T18:46:16","slug":"top-tech-stories-of-the-week-september-13th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salehalsaffar.com\/blog\/top-tech-stories-of-the-week-september-13th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tech Stories of the Week \u2013 September 13th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul><li>Oracle reportedly wins bid for TikTok as Microsoft officially drops out | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/microsoft-not-buying-tiktok-233257859.html\">Link <\/a><\/li><li>Nvidia acquires Arm in $40 billion deal &#8211; GSMArena.com news | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/nvidia_acquires_arm_for_40_billion-news-45256.php\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Microsoft xCloud will offer over 150 Xbox games when it goes live tomorrow | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/microsoft-xbox-xcloud-game-streaming-game-pass-ultimate-150917167.html\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Google says its carbon footprint is now zero &#8211; BBC News | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-54141899\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Google confirms 9\/30 event to launch Pixel 5, other products &#8211; 9to5Google | <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2020\/09\/14\/google-pixel-5-september-event\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Electronic Arts doubles down on EA Play brand with EA Desktop app | <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2020\/09\/14\/electronic-arts-doubles-down-on-ea-play-brand-with-ea-desktop-app\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>TikTok: YouTube launches rival to be tested in India &#8211; BBC News | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-54156997\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Apple pilots Express store concept for easy pickup of online orders &#8211; 9to5Mac | <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2020\/09\/14\/apple-store-express-pickup-concept\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Walmart Plus signups officially begin today starting at $98 per year | Engadget | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/walmart-plus-launch-subscription-details-price-123003235.html\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Here\u2019s everything Apple revealed at its September hardware event today \u2013 TechCrunch | <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/09\/15\/apple-september-15-event-roundup\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Backup Driver In Fatal Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Charged With Negligent Homicide | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/rachelsandler\/2020\/09\/15\/backup-driver-in-fatal-uber-self-driving-car-crash-charged-with-negligent-homicide\/#7cef39d95692\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>UK Space Agency funds tech for orbital awareness &#8211; 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CNN | <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/09\/18\/tech\/tiktok-download-commerce\/index.html\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Apple brings online store to India September 23 &#8211; Apple | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2020\/09\/apple-brings-online-store-to-india-september-23\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><li>Sony Apologizes For PS5 Preorder Fiasco, Says More Are Coming Soon &#8211; GameSpot | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/sony-apologizes-for-ps5-preorder-fiasco-says-more-are-coming-soon\/1100-6482385\/\">Link<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FINAL FANTASY XVI \u2013 Awakening Trailer | PS5\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2tBnBAkHv9M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; 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