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Source: The Verge Apple has “made progress” on a chip for potential smart glasses that would be competitors to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, according to Bloomberg. The chip is apparently based on the chips Apple uses for the Apple Watch, though the company has removed parts and is being designed in such a way…
Source: The Verge If you’ve been harboring complaints about Ticketmaster, now’s the time to let it all out. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are inviting the public to submit comments about harmful practices in live ticketing as part of efforts to “identify unfair and anticompetitive” behavior in the industry. In March,…
Source: The Verge Ecobee has announced an update to its Smart Doorbell Camera that finally adds integration with Google’s Home app and smart displays. The company’s video doorbell debuted with support for both Apple Home and Amazon Alexa when it launched in late 2023, but integration with Google’s smart home ecosystem was promised as a…
Source: Venture Beat Here’s our full agenda for our GamesBeat Summit 2024 event on May 19-20 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Los Angeles. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge If you’re tired of spending your weekends cleaning, you might want to check out today’s deal on Roborock’s S8 MaxV Ultra. It’ll take care of the vacuuming and mopping for you so you can reclaim your free time, and is currently available at an all-time low price of $999.99 ($800 off) from…
Source: The Verge OpenAI has hired Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart and former Facebook app chief, as the head of the company’s apps business. In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says introducing the new role will allow him to “focus on research, compute, and safety.” Simo has served as an OpenAI…
Source: The Verge The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, the new LOTR movie that will feature Andy Serkis as both its star and director, will premiere in theaters on December 17th, 2027, Deadline reports. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, who were all key to the original film trilogy and The…
Source: The Verge The high-profile defendants, sued by a group of FTX investors, include Tom Brady and his ex-wife, the model Gisele Bündchen; Shark Tank judge Kevin O’Leary; Larry David; Shohei Ohtani; Udonis Haslem; David Ortiz; Naomi Osaka; and Steph Curry, as well as the entire Golden State Warriors franchise. A group of “YouTuber defendants”…
Source: The Verge Meta was working on built-in Threads features for Instagram first to compete with Twitter, which pioneered text-first social media apps. But Mosseri says the team made the “very contentious decision internally” to move the features out of Instagram. Meta’s team, according to Mosseri, found having Instagram host text posts could be confusing…
Source: Venture Beat Game developers rejoice. Defender, GoldenEye 007, Quake, and Tamagotchi have joined the World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play. These four games—which have significantly influenced popular culture and the video game industry—emerged from a field of finalists that also included Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call…
