Ten games are free in January for Twitch Prime members: Dandara, Anarcute, Kingdom: New Lands, A Normal Lost Phone, Splasher, Enter the Gungeon, Ape Out, Witcheye, Gato Roboto, and Heave Ho. The 10 games are available to download for free until early February; some are listed for download until Feb. 1, others until Feb. 3. Alongside the free games, Amazon-owned Twitch is giving away plenty of in-game loot and other stuff for Twitch Prime members. Twitch Prime is free for anyone with an Amazon Pr

If you played Destiny, you may be familiar with Xur, the weekly Exotic item merchant. Its Exotic perk is Shrapnel Launcher, causing the weapon to fire a burst of flaming shrapnel in a line. The exotic perk, Hydraulic Boosters, increases slide and sprint speed, as well as increases jump height. Their exotic perk, Linear Actuators, increases your sprint speed and causes your next melee after sprinting to chain damage to nearby foes. Sanguine AlchemySanguine Alchemy is a gorgeous Warlock chest with

Pokémon Go is having its Adventure Sync Hatchathon to celebrate the new year until Jan 16 at 4 p.m. There’s doubled Stardust and candy from hatching eggs, as well as bonuses for any players who walk a whopping 50 kilometers this week. Party hat-wearing Raticate, Wobbuffet, and Wurmple are making their first-ever appearance, with Raticate and Wobbuffet showing up in raids and Wurmple hatching out of two kilometer eggs. Players can also get a Raichu with a party hat, though you’ll have to evolve y

Platforming aficionados have enjoyed Kaizo levels for over a decade now, with endless Mario deaths simply becoming a routine part of the experience. But with Super Mario Maker 2’s introduction of a Link power-up last month, the rules for extremely hard courses have been rewritten. Link can shoot arrows, he can dash, he has a shield, and he has bombs. But even so, it seems like Mario Maker players are having a good time reconsidering how to approach typical platforming challenges. “The Link power

A U.K. employment tribunal has ruled that ethical veganism is a “philosophical belief” that should be legally protected in the same way as a religion. The ruling, confirmed to CNBC Friday by lawyers acting on the case, means ethical vegans in the U.K. will be protected from discrimination by law. While all vegans eat a plant-based diet, ethical vegans avoid all forms of animal exploitation, such as products made from wool or those tested on animals. Meanwhile, Casamitjana said in a statement tha

A woman holds different colored models of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 at the launch event of the Galaxy Note 10 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, August 7, 2019. Samsung sold 6.7 million 5G smartphones worldwide in 2019, the company announced Friday. The South Korean consumer electronics giant said it took up about 54% of global market share for 5G phones as of November 2019, citing data from industry research firm Counterpoint. Samsung released its latest 5G flagship, the Note 10+ 5G

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the Elysee Palace on May 06, 2019 in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron is under growing pressure from trade unions as he seeks to reform the country’s pension system. The latest dispute doesn’t seem to have an end in sight, with trade unions criticizing Macron for “living in his own bubble.” During his new years’ address, President Macron asked for a “rapid compromise” between his government and workers. President Emmanuel Macron vowed ahe

RBC Capital raised its price target on the stock and said it sees higher customer interest and satisfaction with current iPhones as well as increasing interest in Wearables. “We raise our near-term estimates, as our social media webscraping analysis, through RBC Elements, indicates higher customer interest and satisfaction with the current-year iPhone lineup, as well as sustained and increasing interest in Wearables (AirPods). In addition, we believe better customer reception and our outlook for

Democratic presidential candidatte Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Loyola Marymount University on December 19, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Sen. Amy Klobuchar raised $11.4 million, her campaign announced Friday, more than doubling the $4.8 million raised in the third quarter. This was the Democratic presidential candidate’s strongest fundraising quarter so far, her campaign said. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who leads the money race, raised a who

That’s thanks to the California Consumer Privacy Act, which went into effect on Wednesday, January 1, and deals with how large companies are allowed to collect and use data of California residents. It gives California consumers the ability to request personal data be deleted from a given company, among other protections. The law will make it harder for companies to collect and manage the kind of data about consumers that has powered digital advertising for years. Though the law went into effect

Normally savvy investors forked over nearly $8 million in hopes of gaining access to what they thought was Gignac’s untold wealth. Or a fascination with royalty,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Saima Mohsin said in an interview with CNBC’s “American Greed.” It’s not the truth,” she told “American Greed.” “Most of us can be conned at some point as long as that person is giving us something we want.” To spot the fakers, Wentz urges people to be on the lookout for some of the telltale communication styles

The Food and Drug Administration would consider restricting the sale of menthol-flavored vaping products if teens start using them as the agency moves to ban most other flavors, an FDA official said Friday. Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that if kids start to “migrate” to menthol-flavored pods, then the federal agency will “revisit” its rules. The FDA announced Thursday it is banning most fruit- and mint-flavored nicotine vaping products

The Apple logo is seen on the window at an Apple Store on January 7, 2019 in Beijing, China. Two major analysts hiked their price targets on Apple to near the highest on Wall Street on Friday, a day after the tech giant surpassed $300 a share for the first time. “In short, 11/11 Pro interest has been higher and higher-for-longer, which we expect to support Dec-qtr sales results,” Muller said in the note. Bank of America, which previously had a target price of $290 per share, projected strong per

Allianz’s El-Erian: Short-term effects of Soleimani killing are not the issueStocks moved pre-market Friday on the news that the U.S. killed Iran’s top general Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike in Baghdad. Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, and Mike Santoli, CNBC’s senior markets commentator, join “Squawk Box” to discuss the market impact.

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Apple – Bank of America raised its price target on the stock to $330 per share from $290, pointing to continued strength in revenue growth. At the same time, RBC Capital raised its price target for Apple to $330 from $295, saying it sees higher customer interest and satisfaction with current iPhones as well as positive reception for AirPods. Anixter had agreed Thursday to a sweetened takeover deal from private equity firm Clayton Dubilier

Safe-haven assets rallied Friday after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general sparked fears of a broader conflict that could disrupt energy production and drag down the global economy. Gold rose more than 1% to $1,547.19 per ounce, inches away from hitting a six-year high reached in September. The U.S. dollar index popped 0.2%, while the Japanese yen hit a two-month high of 107.92 against the greenback. Investors flocked to safe assets after the U.S. airstrike ordered by President Donald Trum

Samsung on Friday announced two new budget-friendly phones, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite, which includes Samsung’s popular S Pen stylus, and the Galaxy S10 Lite. Samsung did not announce pricing or release dates for either phone, but they are expected to be cheaper than the flagship versions. The phones were announced ahead of CES 2020 and, importantly, ahead of Apple’s rumored iPhone SE 2 phone that’s expected sometime in the first quarter of this year, according to TF securities analyst Ming-Chi Ku

The first monthly Social Security check was issued to a 65-year-old legal secretary named Ida May Fuller in 1940. Today, Social Security represents about 33% of all income for older Americans. Remember: Social Security was not envisioned as your sole source of money for retirement, and the totals are always changing. So how much should you expect from Social Security if you make $40,000 a year? Watch this video for a breakdown of how much you will get and how your monthly benefit will be calcula

TradingAnalysis.com founder Todd Gordon said Thursday the charts are pointing to an even bigger rally for AMD. On a daily chart of AMD, Gordon emphasized that a “well-established uptrend” suggests there’s more room to run for the stock. Su’s tenure as CEO has actually strengthened the stock’s fundamentals, Sanchez said. “They had solid Q3 2019 numbers with 9 percent growth and they are expected to continue to take market share away from Intel.” Shares trade at 42 times forward earnings, more tha

Manufacturing activity in the U.S. contracted to its lowest level in more than a decade last month even as China and the U.S. showed progress on the trade front. The Institute for Supply Management said Friday its manufacturing index fell in December to 47.2. That’s its lowest level since June 2009, whet it hit 46.3. December also marked the fifth straight month of contraction for the U.S. manufacturing sector. Still, ISM said new orders in the manufacturing sector dropped 0.4 percentage points