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Source: Venture Beat Niantic and Capcom unveiled that the location-based game Monster Hunter Now will get an update with new content and a monster related to Monster Hunter Wilds. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge It’s been nearly four years since Spotify announced a HiFi tier for its music streaming service that would support lossless audio. That wait could end this year, Bloomberg reports, as the company works to finalize details, including streaming rights. Spotify could charge as much as $5 or $6 extra per month for…
Source: The Verge It being winter and all, there’s a high probability that many of us are spending more time bingeing TV shows and movies indoors than we might otherwise. And while it’s true that most streaming services don’t cost much in comparison to most of the tech we cover, we all know monthly subscription…
Source: The Verge The Department of Government Efficiency has requested access to the Internal Revenue Service’s taxpayer data system — potentially giving it access to highly sensitive information, including Social Security Numbers and tax returns — according to a report from CNN. DOGE has also launched an IRS-specific account on X and is soliciting “insights…
Source: The Verge A team from Elon Musk’s SpaceX is visiting the Air Traffic Control Command Center in Virginia Monday to help overhaul the system in the wake of last month’s deadly air disaster in Washington, DC, US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced. The news comes after CNN reported that the Federal Aviation Administration…
Source: Venture Beat Security leaders and CISOs are discovering that a growing swarm of shadow AI apps has been compromising their networks for over a year. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat AGBO, the artist-led independent studio started by the Russo brothers of Avengers fame, has appointed Pete Wanat to a tech position. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge Violent metaphors abound for what’s happening in Washington: Elon Musk and his allies have taken a “slash-and-burn” approach to the government and a “sledgehammer” to government institutions, doing away with supposed waste and excess while leaving the fundamental structure intact. All of this is being done with the stated goal of ridding…
Source: Venture Beat Shu Yoshida left Sony on January 15. He spent 38 years at Sony, including 31 years at PlayStation, and managed many of its big hits. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Replit partners with Anthropic’s Claude and Google Cloud to enable non-programmers to build enterprise software, as Zillow and others deploy AI-generated applications at scale, signaling a shift in who can create valuable business software. Read Full Article
