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Source: The Verge Amazon is developing smart glasses for delivery drivers, Reuters reports. The aim is to give drivers turn-by-turn directions, thereby shaving seconds off of each delivery. Citing anonymous Amazon sources, Reuters says the project is part of Amazon’s efforts to increase efficiency in the last 100 yards of a delivery. Codenamed “Amelia”, the…
Source: Venture Beat This year’s Diversity in Gaming Lunch at GamesBeat Next 2024, presented by Xsolla, tackled game funding, and how developers from endemically overlooked groups have found success in an already competitive industry. Bridget Stacy, vice president, marketing at Xsolla welcomed Sheloman Byrd, CEO of Open Ocean Games, Jenny Xu, CEO of Talofa Games and Jessica Murrey, CEO and co-founder of Wicked Saints…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25725897/DCD_Harvey_Mason_Jr.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. on diversity, streaming, and AI")
Source: The Verge Today, I’m talking with Harvey Mason Jr. He’s the CEO of the Recording Academy, which is the nonprofit organization that puts on the Grammy Awards — the most prestigious awards in music — and runs the MusiCares charity, which helps artists in need. Harvey is a fascinating guy — as a musician…
Source: Venture Beat Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is inching nearer to its December 9 release and Microsoft is releasing a deep dive trailer about the gameplay. I had a chance to preview the game recently in San Francisco (my preview is here) and while there I interviewed game designer Jens Andersson of Machine…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25725896/ss_8221cf729bc6491919a8532679be64f1c67dcdaf.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gameplay trailer: 15 minutes of action")
Source: The Verge The wait for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is almost over — the game launches on December 9th — so developer MachineGames is providing a deeper look at how the archaeological adventure will actually play. The Wolfenstein studio released a nearly 15-minute-long video, which seems to give a very good idea…
Source: Venture Beat Northflank raises $22.3M to simplify cloud deployment, offering developers a third path between inflexible platforms and costly internal tools, with backing from Bain Capital Ventures. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge The estate of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao in a bid to recover $1.76 billion. FTX alleges these funds were fraudulently transferred to Binance, Zhao, and other Binance executives in July 2021 as part of a shares repurchase deal with FTX…
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Source: The Verge For such a simple game, Tetris has a wild history. Developed in the mid-1980s by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union, Tetris’ global expansion involved a complex web of software copyright, clandestine meetings, handshake deals, and someone stretching a tourist visa to the very limits. It’s a story that inspired a feature…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23906795/VRG_Illo_STK022_K_Radtke_Musk_Void.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "The push for Elon Musk to lead American AI policy is already starting")
Source: The Verge Efforts to influence President-elect Donald Trump’s policies via Elon Musk are already beginning. On Friday, nonprofit AI advocacy group Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) launched a public petition asking Trump to make Musk his special adviser on AI, saying he is well-positioned to protect the US lead on the technology while ensuring…
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Source: The Verge Boost Mobile has announced it is on its way to meeting FCC coverage deadlines by the end of the year and says it has earned the title of MNO — Mobile Network Operator — rather than MVNO, which is a virtual network operator mainly reselling service from other carriers. Mission… accomplished? Sort…
