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Source: Venture Beat PlayVS, which pioneered esports at high schools and middle schools in North America, announced its Stadium product, a digital-first esports competition platform. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25606948/2164857015.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Summer 2024 is already the hottest on record")
Source: The Verge The Northern Hemisphere just experienced the hottest summer on record since at least 1940, even topping last year’s record-breaking season, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. “The temperature-related extreme events witnessed this summer will only become more intense.” Scorching temperatures so far this year also put 2024 on track to…
Source: Venture Beat Spaceport announced that Toei’s choice for a developer to create a Roblox Hypergalactic experience is Twin Atlas. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25606145/all_features_four_up.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Instagram is adding new features for DMs")
Source: The Verge Instagram is adding a handful of new features to direct messages, including photo editing capabilities and stickers. Users will be able to edit photos by drawing on them or adding stickers before sending them via DM, similar to editing features that already exist for Instagram Stories. The company also said users will…
Source: Venture Beat OpenAI released its Enterprise product in August last year, and since then, usage has grown across ChatGPT Enterprise, Team and Edu. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25606772/midea_1.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Midea’s new kitchen appliances are the first to use Ki wireless power")
Source: The Verge Days after the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced it had finalized its Ki wireless power transfer standard, Midea has debuted its first line of cordless kitchen appliances that wirelessly draw all the power they need using the Ki induction technology. Cooktops that use electromagnetic induction to heat pots and pans have been…
Source: Venture Beat Etermax launched its hit game Trivia Crack in 2013, and now the company is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24016885/STK093_Google_04.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Google and DOJ return for round two of their antitrust fight — this time about ads")
Source: The Verge Google and the Justice Department are set for a rematch of sorts on Monday when they return to court to argue about Google’s alleged monopolistic behavior over how ads are bought and sold on the internet. The DOJ is fresh off a win in its search antitrust case against Google, where a…
Source: Venture Beat Mike Milanov is now head of gaming at Qiddiya, a dreamy “Giga Project” under way near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25589995/STK207_STK085__PAVEL_DUROV_TELEGRAM_B.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Telegram will start moderating private chats after CEO’s arrest")
Source: The Verge “Telegram’s abrupt increase in user count to 950M caused growing pains that made it easier for criminals to abuse our platform,” he wrote in the statement shared on Thursday. “That’s why I made it my personal goal to ensure we significantly improve things in this regard. We’ve already started that process internally,…
