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Sneaked Mindr onto The Verge

Thanks Setapp for including it into the marketing materials.

There's even a hint of MonAI visible 😂

TikTok confirms that its own employees can decide what goes viral.

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Sentiment Sanction Benny Bolick JerryRigEverything Tesla Yeah flawless in any weather conditions .. ( Not just sunny Californian daytime roads) ☀️ 🌧️ snow & Night 🌙 or day. Cant wait to sit in back of a Robotaxi in August n get whisked anywhere to my hearts desires.. HELLO FUTURE!!!! theverge.com/2024/4/26/2414…

Looks like Sonos has consciously decided to keep saying fuck you to their most loyal customers. Suggesting it takes 'courage' to release an app that removes the most basic functionality those users expect is a weird way to phrase, 'It wasn't ready.'

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Gamma - Game Emulator (PS1 emulator) is available on iOS apps.apple.com/us/app/gamma-g…

Apparently has data tracking for people who care (seemingly because it uses Google SDK)

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Microsoft argues that “Xbox has lost the console wars.”

They add that “its rivals are positioned to continue to dominate,” as Microsoft attempts to convince the FTC to let them acquire Activision Blizzard.

(Source: theverge.com/2023/6/22/2376…)

Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio.

“We need smaller games that give us prestige and awards,” Matt Booty (head of Xbox Game Studios) told employees in a town hall today.

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How to watch the possible aurora borealis this weekend trib.al/LZkiZSQ

Pagaría $200 USD o su equivalente en taquitos de pastor por ver el postmortem theverge.com/2024/5/14/2415…

-Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees
-Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves the company
-Blizzard chief design officer Allen Adham leaves the company
-Blizzard's previously announced survival game is cancelled

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Google announces that Gemini Advanced subscribers will soon be able to make personalized Gemini chatbots, called Gems, with distinct personalities and abilities (Umar Shakir / The Verge)

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this could be the 'holy shit' moment of AI. OpenAI has just announced Sora, its text-to-video AI model. This video isn't real, it's based on a prompt of 'a cat waking up its sleeping owner demanding breakfast...' 🤯 theverge.com/2024/2/15/2407…

Microsoft, geliştirici stüdyosunu kapattıktan bir gün sonra Hi-Fi Rush tarzı oyunlara ihtiyaçları olduğunu söylüyor.

'Bize prestij ve ödül kazandıracak daha küçük oyunlara ihtiyacımız var.' - Matt Booty (Xbox Oyun Stüdyoları başkanı)

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Microsoft, Hellblade 2'yi PlayStation 5'e getirmeyi planlıyor!

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Google open sources code for Project Gameface, its hands-free gaming 'mouse' controlled by head movement and facial gestures, to Android developers (@sheenavasani / The Verge)

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💠Microsoft, Game Pass Ultimate'ın fiyatın,yeniden artırmayı düşünüyor.

💠Ayrıca yeni Call of Duty sürümlerinin Game Pass'e eklenip eklenmeyeceği konusunda şirket içi tartışmalar da yaşandı.

Kaynak: TheVerge

Sonos releases a broken app that strips away core functionality and then pats itself on the back for its 'courage?' 🤔

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Microsoft, Game Pass Ultimate'in fiyatını yeniden artırmayı düşünüyor.

Yeni Call of Duty oyunlarının Game Pass'e eklenip eklenmeyeceği konusunda da şirket içinde tartışmalar döndüğü söyleniyor.

Ayrıca Microsoft Hellblade II'yi PS5'e çıkarmayı düşünüyor.

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