BuzzFeed is selling Hot Ones

BuzzFeed is selling Hot Ones

Source: The Verge After months of searching for a buyer to take First We Feast — the production company behind Hot Ones — off its hands, BuzzFeed has finally secured an $82.5 million all-cash deal to sell First We Feast to “a consortium led by an affiliate of Soros Fund Management LLC” The consortium’s list…

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Kia drivers are going to get Google Maps data soon

Kia drivers are going to get Google Maps data soon

Source: The Verge Hyundai and Kia will integrate Google Maps data into their current vehicle infotainment platforms ahead of a switchover to the Android Automotive operating system, the automakers announced today. Hyundai, Kia, and the luxury nameplate Genesis will use Google Maps Platform’s Places API to inject 250 million points of interest into the existing navigation…

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Flockerz Token Hype Surges Amid VC Investments

Flockerz Token Hype Surges Amid VC Investments

Source: Bitcoinist Last month, crypto startups received hefty funding boosts, nearly garnering an impressive $800M through VC investments. Among those, a whopping $583M was granted to crypto startups developing crypto-related infrastructure, contributing to utility-based presale tokens like Flockerz ($FLOCK) to gain notable traction. According to DefiLlama data, this marks the fourth-highest financial support this year…

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Sora’s AI video revolution is still a ways off

Sora’s AI video revolution is still a ways off

Source: The Verge The first version of OpenAI’s Sora can generate video of just about anything you throw at it — superheroes, cityscapes, animated puppies. It’s an impressive first step for the AI video generator. But the actual results are far from satisfactory, with many videos so heavily plagued with oddities and inconsistencies that it’s hard to…

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The Game Awards 2024: how to watch

The Game Awards 2024: how to watch

Source: The Verge This year, we know at least a few of the major reveals, which will include the first gameplay trailer for Borderlands 4 and the next release from Hazelight Studios, the team behind surprise hit It Takes Two. Games like Palworld, Dying Light, and Mafia: The Old Country, are all confirmed to make…

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