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Source: Venture Beat Sony reported its sales for its game and network services division were 1,071.5 billion yen ($7.01 billion) for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, up 12% from a year ago. Operating income for the G&NS division was 138.8 billion yen ($908 million), up 2.8 times from a year ago. Much of…
Source: Venture Beat Sony reported its quarterly results tonight and it said that third-party games helped it grow operating profits by 2.8 times in the quarter compared to a year ago. The games that took off included Astro Bot, which debuted on the PlayStation 5 on September 6 and generated 1.5 million copies sold. So…
Source: Venture Beat The dismissal of Raw Story’s lawsuit is more than a win for OpenAI—it’s an indicator of how courts may handle similar copyright claims. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat ByteDance’s new AI tool, X-Portrait 2, transforms still photos into realistic video animations of famous movie scenes with uncanny detail, raising questions about the future of AI-driven animation and digital content creation. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat While PuppyGraph is less than a year old, it is already witnessing success with several enterprises, including Coinbase, Clarivate, Dawn Capital and Prevelant AI. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25345078/STK468_APPLE_ANTITRUST_CVIRGINIA_J.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Apple is finally letting green bubbles send message reactions")
Source: The Verge Apple is showing some love to Android users by finally displaying their message reactions correctly. Now when an Android user reacts to an RCS message from an iOS user, the selected emoji will appear in line with the message bubble on iOS — instead of archaically appearing as a separate line like…
Source: Venture Beat Published by Electronic Arts, the well-loved Mass Effect series is reportedly set to be adapted into a TV show by Amazon MGM. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24016888/STK093_Google_01.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Google Photos is getting an Updates page to help you follow changes to shared albums")
Source: The Verge Google Photos is making it easier to follow activity in your shared albums with a new “Updates” section. In the new section, you’ll be able to see notifications like updates to a shared album and updates to a conversation within Google Photos, according to a support post from Google. The Updates section…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25323424/12_Rivian_R2.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "The Rivian R2’s next-gen batteries will be made in the US by LG Energy")
Source: The Verge Rivian’s R2 vehicles will be powered by batteries made domestically in the US by South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, the company announced in its third quarter earnings report. Rivian first revealed the new batteries back in March when it announced the R2 as its more affordable electric SUV that would start at…
Source: Venture Beat Unity reported that its third-quarter revenues and adjusted profits beat expectations, with revenue falling 2% to $429 million. Read Full Article
