David Pierce / The Verge: After Beeper Mini’s recent outage, Apple says it took steps “to protect our users by blocking techniques that exploit fake credentials” to gain iMessage access — A few days after the team at Beeper proudly announced a way for users to send blue-bubble iMessages directly … Source link
The Game Awards 2023 wrapped earlier today, marking an epic conclusion to this year’s video game season and celebrating the best games released in the past year. The lengthy ceremony was once again hosted by Geoff Keighley, live from Los Angeles, with Baldur’s Gate 3 taking home the coveted Game of the Year award. As
The Game Awards 2023: Hideo Kojima’s OD, Monster Hunter Wilds, Blade, More Announced Read More »
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: How parametric insurance startups use data science and AI to limit their liability, as climate change makes typical kinds of coverage unprofitable — A new breed of insurer is finding opportunity as larger companies exit some markets — If floodwaters outside a warehouse in Freeport … Source link
PlayStation VR2, Sony’s current-gen virtual reality headset, is finally available in India. The news comes nearly 10 months after its launch in the US and costs a bit more than the standard PS5 in the country. The visor and Sense controllers alone cost Rs. 57,990, albeit one could also opt for the Horizon Call of
PlayStation VR2 Finally Launched in India after 10 months, Priced at Rs. 57,990 Read More »
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon sues an “international fraud organization” for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in merchandise from the company through a series of refund scams — – Shoppers took gaming consoles, smartphones, tires and gold — Scammers live in US, five other countries, according to suit Source link
WhatsApp rolled out support for HD (high definition) photos and videos in August this year. Now, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform seems to be in the process of improving this functionality. WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature that will allow users to share HD images and videos in their status updates. The upcoming security feature
WhatsApp Might Soon Let You Post HD Videos, Photos in Status Read More »
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Sydney-based Leonardo.Ai, which lets users generate AI images for use in creative industries, raised $31M, and says it has 7M users and generated 700M+ images — Sydney, Australia-based Leonardo.Ai is the one of the latest generative AI startups to raise funding. Source link
What are the biggest TV shows and web series coming to streaming in December 2023? Berlin, a Money Heist spin-off show, leads a somewhat muted month, charting an origin story for the notorious jewel thief who leads a series of heists across Europe with an all-new crew. His death in the mainline cult show left
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon plans to cut seller fees on clothing items under $15 to 5% in January 2024 and $15 to $20 items to 10%, down from 17%, in a bid to compete with Shein — Amazon.com Inc. is sharply cutting fees for merchants selling clothing priced below $20, a sign it’s hunkering
Meta will soon discontinue its cross-platform messaging service that you to message accounts on Facebook from your Instagram account. Three years after the ability to chat across services was announced by the company, you will once again be limited to messaging users on the platform you are currently using. The company has not specified a reason
Meta to Drop Support for Instagram-Messenger Cross App Communication Chats Read More »