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‘Feel the burn’ marketing tag ages very poorly — and very quickly — following Xbox studio closures

Microsoft has changed the tagline for a new Xbox wireless controller due to significant backlash after it closed down four studios. The tagline “Feel the Burn Today” appeared in a Xbox blog post for the new Fire Vapor Special Edition … Continue reading

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Pokémon GO! May Community Day details announced

Pokémon GO! May Community Day Details have been announced, and the lineup includes a new fruit-based monster, Bounsweet. It’s the day Pokémon GO! fans from all corners of the globe eagerly anticipate as they prepare to fully charge up their … Continue reading

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Google brings a variation on ‘Circle to Search’ to iPhone users

Google has found a way to bring a variation of its clever “Circle to Search” gesture to iPhone users. The new interaction, launched in January, allows Android users to search from anywhere on their device by circling, highlighting, scribbling or … Continue reading

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Always-on video portal lets people in NYC and Dublin interact in real time

A new sculpture going live on Wednesday in the Flatiron South Public Plaza in New York is not your typical artwork. It combines technology, sociology, anthropology and art to let people interact with one another in real time in two … Continue reading

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Google Unveils AI for Predicting Behavior of Human Molecules

The system, AlphaFold3, could accelerate efforts to understand the human body and fight disease.

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FTX Customers Poised to Recover All Funds Lost in Collapse

Bankruptcy lawyers for FTX said that customers of the cryptocurrency exchange were set to get all their money back, plus interest.

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TechCrunch Minute: When did iPads get as expensive as MacBooks?

Apple’s iPad event had a lot to like. New iPads with new chips and new sizes, a new Apple Pencil, and even some software updates. If you are a big fan of Apple hardware, well, it was probably a good … Continue reading

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Bye-bye bots: Altera’s game-playing AI agents get backing from Eric Schmidt

Autonomous, AI-based players are coming to a gaming experience near you, and a new startup, Altera, is joining the fray to build this new guard of AI agents. The company announced Wednesday that it raised $9 million in an oversubscribed … Continue reading

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Uber promises member exclusives as Uber One passes $1B run-rate

Uber plans to deliver more perks to Uber One members, like member-exclusive events, in a bid to gain more revenue through subscriptions.  “You will see more member-exclusives coming up where members have exclusive access to events and experiences, which will … Continue reading

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EU seeks information from X on content moderation amid first major probe under new tech rules

The EU Commission is requested information from X under the Digital Services Act, a ground-breaking law that aims to crack down on illegal and harmful content.

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