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Source: The Verge To celebrate the day almost 30 years ago when Pikachu pika’d his way into our hearts and minds, the Pokémon Company held a Pokémon Presents showcase highlighting what games and experiences to expect in the coming months. There were updates on Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a new season of Pokémon Concierge, and a…
Source: Venture Beat Social Discovery Group said it is starting SDG Lab, a $20 million corporate venture fund that will invest in social discovery startups. The mission is to transform virtual intimacy into the new normal. Led by Alex Kudos, former CMO of Social Discovery Group, SDG Lab is more than just an investor—it is…
Source: The Verge Sony is cutting the price of its PlayStation VR 2 headset in March. The VR 2 will be discounted to just $399.99, down from the original $549 pricing when it launched in February 2023. The headset will also see a price cut in Europe (€449.99), the UK (£399.99), Japan (¥66,980), and other…
Source: The Verge Each Pokémon Presents stream is special in its own way, but we’re expecting big things from this year’s showcase given the imminent arrival of the Switch 2. A new console means a new generation of games like Pokémon Legends: Z-A and the franchise’s next mainline title. But there should also be some…
Source: The Verge Instagram is reportedly considering spinning its Reels feature into a standalone short-form video app to take advantage of TikTok’s uncertain future in the US. Instagram head Adam Mosseri was overheard discussing the plans with staff this week according to an anonymous source cited by The Information. The Reels app is reportedly part…
Source: Venture Beat Amazon Web Services has unveiled its Ocelot chip based on a hardware-efficient quantum computing architecture. Fernando Brandão and Oskar Painter of AWS said in a blog post that the pair of silicon microchips that compose the Ocelot logical-qubit memory chip represent the company’s first-generation quantum chip, and it could reduce the costs…
Source: The Verge Xiaomi has announced its 15 Ultra flagship phone at a launch event in China, where it’s going on sale starting at 6,499 yuan (around $893). The Android phone joins the company’s Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro, which went on sale there in October 2024. It is a mostly iterative upgrade on last…
Source: Venture Beat You.com launches ARI, a cutting-edge AI research agent that processes over 400 sources in minutes—revolutionizing market research and empowering faster, more accurate business decision-making. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge Europe has an electric bike problem. Direct-to-consumer e-bikes from inexpensive Chinese brands like Engwe and countless others can be easily purchased online despite openly flouting EU restrictions. They feature throttles and powerful motors that can be easily unlocked to far exceed the 25km/h (16mph) legal speed limit — no pedaling required. Here…
Source: Venture Beat Microsoft’s new Phi-4 AI models deliver breakthrough performance in a compact size, processing text, images, and speech simultaneously while requiring less computing power than competitors. Read Full Article
