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* ![Microsoft Agrees To Buy Video Game Publisher Activision Blizzard](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2e23b7580db276e/698a219e929fad4916bf82f0/xbox-activision.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2022  
### [What Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Buy Means for Gamers](https://time.com/6140197/what-microsoft-buying-activision-blizzard-means/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5ae794590fceddd/698a214eb21a9cd9f65059a2/CES2022-homepage.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 7, 2022  
### [The 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2022](https://time.com/6137628/ces-2022-best-of/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![EV Maker Rivian Raises $11.9 Billion In Year's Biggest IPO](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltded026b2405546cd/698a20cfd07533e6a1e6c5d3/GettyImages-1236479683.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 16, 2021  
### [Amid Scaling Challenges, Rivian Announces Plans to Build New $5B Factory in Georgia](https://time.com/6129563/rivian-georgia-factory/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt972b22c6ab107dc6/698a2089b3fce3ca000c8bca/top-10-2021-Videogames_r1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 14, 2021  
### [The 10 Best Video Games of 2021](https://time.com/6126797/best-video-games-2021/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae5cc998d30bff58/698a205c86f68e5f396f0adb/HaloInfinite_MP02_3840x2160.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 13, 2021  
### [Halo Infinite Made Me Love Gaming With Friends Again](https://time.com/6125766/halo-infinite-review/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd662eeeceb9a4142/698a1fd38fd2ee79e736337e/tech-gift-guide-SWAP.gif?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 18, 2021  
### [The 20 Tech Gifts We'd Give Our Loved Ones This Year](https://time.com/6114276/best-tech-gifts-holidays-2021/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![Rivian Reveal Ahead Of The Los Angeles Auto Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75d935743e882f14/698a1e9609208f3886418717/rivian-scaringe.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2021  
### [Everything to Know About Rivian, the Next Electric Vehicle Darling](https://time.com/6114915/rivian-electric-vehicles/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![Google Demonstrates Project Wing Drone Delivery](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd960e2b02d2e51aa/698a1c574ee262ee97319441/drone-wing-delivery.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 2, 2021  
### [Whatever Happened to Amazon's Drone Delivery Service?](https://time.com/6093371/amazon-drone-delivery-service/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![Facebook Covers Sign At Menlo Park Headquarters](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ad396369a00b534/698a1e344ee2623c6f319758/facebook-name-change.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 28, 2021  
### [Facebook Changes Name to Meta](https://time.com/6111389/facebook-new-name-meta/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf5dd34d639bc1c30/698a1dc2b3fce33b3f0c8699/Wondows-11-Start.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 15, 2021  
### [The Biggest Changes in Microsoft Windows 11](https://time.com/6107013/microsoft-windows-11-features/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde220c24b5790863/698a1d61b21a9c6d7050533d/Apple_macos-monterey_facetime_06072021.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 1, 2021  
### [MacOS Monterey: Best Tips and Tricks](https://time.com/6103380/macos-monterey-features-apple/)  
Universal Control, Low Power mode and increased password protections are on the way  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c2a0c597c23e0ba/698a1d37b3fce349470c859c/Apple_iOS15-avail_hero_09202021.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 24, 2021  
### [iPhone iOS 15: Best Tips and Tricks](https://time.com/6101495/iphone-ios15-tips-tricks/)  
While a new iOS version has become an annual event, Apple's iOS 15 brings some notable changes to th...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt96231617cbbaef54/698a1d1c656a3f6b53bdba63/1-1.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 21, 2021  
### [The iPhone 13 Is Perfectly Fine](https://time.com/6100076/iphone-13-review/)  
The iPhone 13 is no longer the cool smartphone choice, more like the pragmatic one  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5b4a8ffbc8d3bfd/698a1cea09208f5158418460/1-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 14, 2021  
### [5 Big Takeaways From Apple’s iPhone 13 Event](https://time.com/6097970/apple-event-iphone-13/)  
The slight updates add up if you’ve been waiting to upgrade, especially with the company's smallest ...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36f0f770d4d36d47/698a1bf8457a529929d6569b/MPV16-.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 20, 2021  
### [Creator Hideaki Anno on 'Neon Genesis Evangelion’s Final Film](https://time.com/6090247/neon-genesis-evangelion-thrice-upon-a-time-hideaki-anno/)  
Hideaki Anno says 'Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time' has plenty to enjoy for long time fans or...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)

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