Football wins two months in a row as Madden sweeps August sales | Circana
Source: Venture Beat The latest Circana report shows that Madden NFL 25 has topped sales charts for August, but hardware sales are not so favorable. Read Full Article
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The Internet Archive is still down but will return in ‘days, not weeks’
Source: The Verge The Internet Archive will come back within “days” following a cyberattack that brought down the organization’s vast digital library and the Wayback Machine, according to an update from founder Brewster Kahle. It’s been struggling due to a data breach and DDoS attack earlier this week that revealed the email addresses, screen names,…
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Steam now says the ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license
Source: The Verge Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam online store. The company has added a note on the payment checkout screen stating that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,” as reported earlier by Engadget. We confirmed…
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Xbox Cloud Gaming will let you stream your own games next month
Source: The Verge Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the company is getting ready to test the ability to stream games that you own that aren’t part of the existing Xbox Game Pass library. As part of a long-running…
The future of surgery is here: Dr. Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro’s MARS surgical system transforms minimally invasive procedures
Source: Venture Beat CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: MARS is empowering surgeons with enhanced control, reducing patient recovery times, and streamlining hospital operations through innovative magnetic technology. Dr. Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro is advancing minimally invasive surgery with his innovative technology, the MARS Surgical System. “Our purpose as a company is to develop… Read Full Article
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You must watch this amazing presentation about a bespoke McDonald’s mural
Source: The Verge I know there’s a lot to do on the internet, but you really should stop what you’re doing and watch this 19-minute talk about a bespoke mural that once lived inside a McDonald’s. The talk, given by Cabel Sasser of Panic at XOXO Fest 2024, was filled with silliness and deep dives…
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Marques Brownlee says ‘we failed on the price’ with Panels
Source: The Verge Marques Brownlee published a video on Friday addressing the criticisms around Panels, his new wallpaper app, saying that he and the team “failed on the price front” at launch. The app received an outpour of criticism from fans, both on the MKBHD YouTube channel and across social platforms. Discussing the app, Brownlee…
Changing the game: Fundraising for schools’ extracurricular programs gets a software upgrade
Source: Venture Beat CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: The landscape of school funding has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, with technology emerging as the pivotal force in its evolution. Educational institutions across the nation are grappling with a perfect storm of financial challenges: budget cuts that strain resources, staff shortages that stretch existing… Read Full Article
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Mosseri acknowledges ‘mistakes’ in Threads and Instagram’s broken moderation
Source: The Verge Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri is acknowledging recent mistakes in Meta’s moderation processes on Threads and Instagram. For example, Meta unexpectedly deleted my account this week because it thought I was underage, the company locked my colleague’s account because she joked about dying in a heatwave, and others have seen their posts…
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Imgur is going to be less strict about memes with adult humor
Source: The Verge Memes on the image-hosting service Imgur “containing references to adult humor” will no longer be considered mature, the company announced in a post addressing changes to its content moderation policies. The changes announced this week could mean that you see spicier memes on the platform more easily. Under the previous rules, memes…