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Source: The Verge The company’s new Retail Ad Service beta will let other online stores “Deliver contextually relevant ads by leveraging Amazon’s two decades of ad tech expertise, driven by machine learning models trained on trillions of shopping signals” across their product, search, and browsing pages. It also plugs the retailers into Amazon’s existing advertising…

Source: The Verge Ubisoft announced a “strategic update” today, and the changes include a delay for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the upcoming entry in the franchise that takes place in feudal Japan, from February 14th to March 20th. “As part of the renewed focus on gameplay quality and engaging Day-1 experiences, it has been decided to…

Source: The Verge First announced at CES four years ago, My Arcade’s Super Retro Champ was a chunky handheld that could play classic 16-bit titles using original Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges. The console didn’t end up launching, but at CES 2025, My Arcade is reviving it with an expected release later this year….

Source: The Verge Mercedes-Benz said that its electric vehicles will be able to access Tesla’s Supercharger network starting in February. By now you should be familiar with how this goes: a manufacturer announces Supercharger access, first through the use of NACS-to-CCS adapters and then later with native NACS integration. The adapters are available to purchase…

Source: The Verge The AI search engine Perplexity is launching an integration with Tripadvisor that will add more information about hotels. Now, when you search for places to stay, Perplexity will present you with a neatly organized list of hotels, alongside summaries of why it chose them using information sourced from Tripadvisor. In an example…

Source: The Verge Microsoft is holding another Xbox Developer Direct event on January 23rd. It’s the third Developer Direct in a row, making it an annual look at what’s ahead for Xbox for the year. Like last year’s event, Microsoft will provide some updates on Xbox games that are planned for release in 2025, including…

Source: The Verge Though Yuto Suzuki’s manga Sakamoto Days hasn’t been publishing for all that long, an animated adaptation of the series is already making its way to Netflix in just a few days. Set in a world where it’s not uncommon for people to have superhuman abilities, Sakamoto Days tells the story of Taro…

Source: The Verge Smart lock companies have spent 2024 crafting nifty ways for you to gain entry into your front door, including iPhone-tapping Home Key ones from Aqara, a palm scanner from Philips, keypad and fingerprint options from August, and even a Face ID-style one from Lockly. These all sound pretty futuristic already… but does…