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Source: The Verge Cloudflare has launched a new feature to help people quickly verify the authenticity of online images. The web security and hosting provider has adopted the Adobe-led Content Credentials system, which applies a digital metadata tag to images and video that tracks who owns it, where it’s been posted, and if it’s been…
Source: Venture Beat SuiHub said it has received over 630 applications for its Web3 global accelerator program, which is about to start its first class. This represents one of the largest intakes ever recorded for an ecosystem-specific accelerator program, the company said. SuiHub’s accelerator program attracted interest from over 13,000 individuals from 152 countries and…
Source: The Verge Kobo has increased the price of three of its e-readers following a similar price increase by the company in January 2023. The seven-inch Kobo Libra Colour, as well as the six-inch Kobo Clara Colour and Kobo Clara BW, are all now $10 more expensive, as spotted by TheeBookReader. The prices of the…
Source: Venture Beat Aethir puts under-utilized GPUs to use in its blockchain-based decentralized graphics processing unit (GPU) cloud. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge The Canadian province of Ontario is canceling a $100 million CA (about $68 million USD) contract with Starlink in response to tariffs US President Donald Trump issued on Canada over the weekend, reports The Associated Press. Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote on X today that the region is also “banning American companies…
Source: Venture Beat Thomson Reuters integrates Anthropic’s Claude AI into its legal and tax platforms, enhancing CoCounsel with AI-powered tools that process professional content through secure Amazon cloud infrastructure. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Global games investment rose 38% from $3.1 billion to $4.3 billion in 2024, according to a report by game venture capital firm Hiro Capital. Read Full Article
Source: The Verge Sid Meier developed the first Civilization game in 1991 and has contributed to every iteration since. When I visited Firaxis Games last year, I saw that the company maintains the very computer Meier used to develop the game, which can still be booted up and played. Walking through the halls of the…
Source: The Verge The Beatles have won their eighth competitive Grammy award thanks to a little help from artificial intelligence. The 2023 track “Now and Then” — which Billboard reports is the first song knowingly created with AI assistance to earn a Grammy nomination — was awarded Best Rock Performance on Sunday, beating out competition…
Source: Venture Beat Neopets said its comeback gathered steam in 2024. The gaming brand’s daily active users (DAU) reached a new recent peak of nearly 250,000 and monthly active users (MAU) surpassed 400,000. That reflects three-fold growth since the company rebooted itself in 2023 and became a new independent game studio. The numbers are the…
