Microsoft is exploring the idea of putting ads in your Windows 11 Start menu. To be specific, it’s looking to place advertisements for apps you can find in the Microsoft Store in the menu’s recommended section. I could hear you sighing in defeat if you’ve used Windows 10 extensively before — the older OS serves … Read more
On Friday, people around the web noticed a new addition to their Instagram: Meta AI, the company’s general-purpose, AI-powered chatbot that can answer questions, write poetry and generate images with a simple text prompt. The move isn’t surprising. Meta revealed Meta AI in September 2023 and has spent the last few months adding the chatbot … Read more
The price of a monthly subscription to Tesla’s (kind-of) self-driving software has just been cut in half. Tesla’s Full Self Driving (Supervised) subscription now costs $99 per month, a reduction from the previous standard of $199. Tesla instituted the $199 monthly upgrade fee in 2021, back when its self-driving system was still in beta. It … Read more
As Threads has grown to more than 130 million users, one of the major remaining “missing” features users often complain about is the lack of direct messaging abilities. But those missing out on DMs may soon have a new option to message other Threads users. Meta is starting to test messaging features that rely on … Read more
The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ artist and the ‘Emily in Paris’ actor have sparked dating rumors since he appeared in her ‘Punteria’ music video. The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ artist and the ‘Emily in Paris’ actor have sparked dating rumors since he appeared in her ‘Punteria’ music video.
Possibility Space, an independent game studio with employees distributed across the globe, was abruptly shut down today by its CEO Jeff Strain, former employees revealed on Twitter. The studio launched in 2021 with the goal of creating a AAA title, and it had also hired industry notables like Waypoint’s Austin Walker and Ubisoft designer Liz … Read more
Back in December, Epic Games won an antitrust case against Google. A jury found that Google held an illegal monopoly on in-app billing and app distribution on Android devices, and that it engaged in anticompetitive practices with certain gaming companies and device manufacturers. At the time, it was unclear what Epic actually won as the … Read more
Z also gushed about her boyfriend’s upcoming role in the West End production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in a red carpet interview. Z also gushed about her boyfriend’s upcoming role in the West End production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in a red carpet interview.
Google, the search giant that brought in more than $73 billion in profit last year, is protesting a California bill that would require it and other platforms to pay media outlets. The company announced that it was beginning a “short-term test” that will block links to local California news sources for a “small percentage” of … Read more
Late last year, over 100 employees of Avalanche Studios, the makers of Just Cause, announced an intent to unionize. The workers have officially ironed out a collective bargaining agreement with the Swedish labor unions Unionen and Engineers of Sweden. The agreement goes into effect during the second quarter of 2025. While specifics of the agreement … Read more