Technology News for Sunday 1st September 2024

1. A tunable transition metal dichalcogenide entangled photon-pair source

Solutions to create entangled photon pairs are typically based on the interference of two distinct SPDC processes and range from using two crossed nonlinear crystals via a combination of different down-conversion paths in Sagnac and linear interferometers ...

2. Only Microsoft Can Save Windows-Powered Handheld Game Consoles

The Nintendo Switch is a miracle. The Steam Deck doubly so. In both cases, their respective manufacturers attempted something that seemed impossible: cramming AAA games into hardware you can play on the bus. Both pulled it off by performing a delicate ...

3. Taxation of influencers: Gifts with strings attached?

This growing form of marketing can result in taxable income to individuals. By Kaitlin Newkirk, CPA, and Sarah Webber, CPA, J.D., LL.M. 3 hours ago.

4. China's first global gaming hit sells millions in a week. An early investor shares what's next

Black Myth: Wukong, an action game set in mythological China, sold more than 10 million units three days after its launch on Aug. 20. Dino Ying, chairman of Hero Games, which co ...