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Sony, it seems, will not acquire Kadokawa outright. Instead, the giant Japanese organisations have today announced a strategic capital and business alliance, which will see Sony b… [+4193 chars]

Hopes to further expand publishing of Kadokawa's games

Push Square

Sony Becomes Kadokawa's Biggest Shareholder As Companies Form Alliance - Push Square

Nihon Falcom just announced Ys X: Proud Nordics for 2025 release in Japan as a significantly upgraded version of the original game. Platforms for this version of Ys X: Nordics have not been revealed.… [+1222 chars]

Ys X: Proud Nordics will feature a new location, new bosses, Mana Ride races, some new story content, and much more when it releases in 2025 for Japan.

RPG Site

Ys X: Proud Nordics announced for 2025 release in Japan; significantly upgraded version - RPG Site

<ul><li>Reliable tipster Evan Blass has leaked fresh Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25 Ultra renders.</li><li>The images show the design differences between the two upcoming Samsung flagships.</li><li>Samsu… [+1463 chars]

Samsung is taking strong action against employees leaking the Galaxy S25 series, but new there's no stopping the information overflow.

Android Authority

Samsung fires staff over leaks, but new S25 Plus and Ultra renders emerge anyway - Android Authority

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, formerly The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st, will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch, and PC via Steam as a simultaneous worldwide release in fall 2025, deve… [+2698 chars]

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, formerly The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st, will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch, and PC via Steam as a simultaneous worldwide release in fall 2025, de…

Gematsu

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter launches in fall 2025 worldwide for PS5, Switch, and PC - Gematsu

Apple on Wednesday hit out at Meta Platforms , saying its numerous requests to access the iPhone maker's software tools for its devices could impact users' privacy and security, underscoring the intense rivalry between the two tech giants.

Reuters

Apple hits out at Meta's numerous interoperability requests - Reuters

Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series S users have 24 hours to grab a popular Star Wars game for free, however, those interested will need to meet some requirements. The new free Xbox game hails f… [+2469 chars]

Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X users have 24 hours to download a popular Star Wars game for free and keep it.

ComicBook.com

Xbox Users Have 24 Hours to Get Popular Star Wars Game For Free - ComicBook.com

Generative AI may look like magic, but behind the development of these systems are armies of employees at companies like Google, OpenAI, and others, known as “prompt engineers” and analysts, who rate… [+2143 chars]

Internal guidelines passed down from Google led to concerns that the AI model could be prone to inaccurate outputs on topics like healthcare.

TechCrunch

Exclusive: Google’s Gemini is forcing contractors to rate AI responses outside their expertise - TechCrunch

OpenAI has been announcing a lot of new features and enhancements for ChatGPT in recent days, and the company still has a few more cards up its sleeve. Now OpenAI is introducing an intriguing feature… [+1793 chars]

OpenAI has been announcing a lot of new features and enhancements for ChatGPT in recent days, and the company still...

9to5Mac

You can now call ChatGPT using your phone line when cellular data is not available - 9to5Mac

An ongoing phishing scam is abusing Google Calendar invites and Google Drawings pages to steal credentials while bypassing spam filters.
According to Check Point, which has been monitoring the phish… [+2013 chars]

An ongoing phishing scam is abusing Google Calendar invites and Google Drawings pages to steal credentials while bypassing spam filters.

BleepingComputer

Ongoing phishing attack abuses Google Calendar to bypass spam filters - BleepingComputer

The Nintendo Switch 2 and its dock, as described by the mystery Reddit leaker
The Nintendo Switch 2 and its dock, as described by the mystery Reddit leaker
 / I am now largely convinced that NextHa… [+5750 chars]

We’ve seen information about Nintendo’s successor to the Switch that leads us to believe it will be called the Switch 2.

The Verge

The Nintendo Switch 2 and its dock, as described by the mystery Reddit leaker - The Verge

I'm really not sure where to begin with this one, so I'm just going to lay it out and then try to explain later: A recent update to Zenless Zone Zero made it impossible to get a good look at characte… [+3336 chars]

PC Gamer

'Gooner 9/11' averted as Zenless Zone Zero's butt-obfuscation technology is rolled back in the face of horny outrage - PC Gamer

Elden Ring Nightreign is a cooperative spinoff with an asterisk. You can play it with a group of three or by yourself, but not in a duo, according to an IGN interview with director Junya Ishizaki. Th… [+2342 chars]

FromSoftware won’t have a two-person cooperative mode in its Elden Ring spin-off because of the challenging combats, the director says.

Polygon

Elden Ring Nightreign director says ditching 2-player co-op is a ‘balancing decision’ - Polygon

The second developer preview of Android 16 is available today, and we are looking at DP2 to find what new features have been introduced. So far, this isn’t a big release.
Over the coming hours, we’l… [+1618 chars]

The second developer preview of Android 16 is available today, and we are looking at DP2 to find what new features have been introduced...

9to5google.com

Here’s everything new in Android 16 Developer Preview 2 [Gallery] - 9to5Google

A new software update is now rolling out to Rivian electric vehicles with support for Google Cast and a new YouTube app.
Rivian’s electric vehicles are powered by Android Automotive under the hood, … [+1674 chars]

Rivian is rolling out a new software update that delivers Google Cast support and a YouTube app, as promised earlier in 2024.

Google Cast and YouTube app rolling out to Rivian EVs with latest update - 9to5Google

Story HighlightsIntel’s Battlemage GPU is proving a winner, though there may not be so many others to follow.

This is not the kind of news we get every day for chip stock Intel ($INTC), so we should probably just be glad it is here. Not to put too
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Tipranks.com

Intel’s (NASDAQ:INTC) New Battlemage GPU is a Winner - TipRanks

"It cost us about $600, and it is a GAME-CHANGER."

Buzzfeed

Homeowners Are Sharing The "1,000% Worth It" Purchases And Splurges They Made In 2024 - BuzzFeed

Epic Games has announced it is taking legal action against a Fortnite player for cheating during a tournament. The publisher recently filed a lawsuit against against Sebastian Araujo, due to multiple… [+1568 chars]

Epic says the cheater in question has "pocketed thousands" as a result of cheating in tournaments.

GameSpot

Epic Games Sues Fortnite Tournament Cheater - GameSpot

<ul><li>According to the latest IDC data, global shipments of wrist-worn devices dipped slightly compared to last year.</li><li>HUAWEI has overtaken Apple to become the top brand in overall wrist-wor… [+3382 chars]

According to the latest IDC report, Apple got knocked down a peg from its leading position among global shipments of fitness wearables.

An Android phone maker just topped Apple in wearables (and it's not Samsung) - Android Authority

Apple today seeded the first public betas of upcoming iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 updates, allowing the public to test the software ahead of when it launches early next year. The pu… [+902 chars]

Apple today seeded the first public betas of upcoming iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 updates, allowing the public to test the software...

MacRumors

Apple Seeds First Public Betas of iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 - MacRumors

The Game Awards hit record viewership with its 2024 show on Dec. 12, which drew an estimated 154 million global livestreams. That’s up 31% over the 2023 show at 118 million livestreams. 
Per the Gam… [+1936 chars]

The Game Awards 2024 show bested the 10-year old awards show's viewership records with 154 million livestreams.

Technology