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Remember HQ? ‘Quiz Daddy’ Scott Rogowsky is back with TextSavvy, a daily mobile game show
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (1041+ words) Save up to $680 on your pass with Super Early Bird rates. REGISTER NOW. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends February 27. REGISTER NOW. These passersby showed a flicker of recognition, looking at the tall, bearded man like someone they…...
Meta's metaverse leaves virtual reality
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (542+ words) Save up to $680 on your pass with Super Early Bird rates. REGISTER NOW. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends February 27. REGISTER NOW. Meta has announced a major update for its immersive virtual world, Horizon Worlds, on Thursday that…...
Discord to roll out age verification next month for full access to its platform
1+ week, 4+ day ago (419+ words) Discord is rolling out age verification globally starting next month, the company announced on Monday. All users will be put into a "teen-appropriate experience" by default unless they prove they're adults. Age verification will be required to change certain settings…...
Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project
1+ week, 5+ day ago (658+ words) When a startup announced plans last fall to recreate lost footage from Orson Welles" classic film "The Magnificent Ambersons" using generative AI, I was skeptical. More than that, I was baffled why anyone would spend time and money on something…...
Here's how Roblox's age checks work
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (575+ words) A month after introducing mandatory facial verification for access to chats on its platform, Roblox says 45% of its daily active users have undergone age checks as of January 31. Roblox's launch of age checks followed a wave of lawsuits over child…...
Microsoft 365 hit by outage, preventing access to emails and files
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (159+ words) An ongoing Microsoft outage is preventing enterprise customers from accessing email inboxes, files, meetings, and other Microsoft cloud services. The technology giant said in a post on X around 2:30 p.m. ET that the outage was caused by a "portion of service…...
Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (372+ words) Italy has launched two investigations into Microsoft's Activision Blizzard, alleging the company has engaged in "misleading and aggressive" sales practices for its popular smartphone games Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile. The country's competition regulator, Autorita Garante della Concorrenza…...
App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (313+ words) The data indicates that app developers, marketers, and publishers have been successful in getting their users to make in-app purchases or activate subscriptions, even as the number of new users downloading apps has been falling. As revenue rose, downloads dropped…...
Gaming device maker Backbone is going beyond mobile controllers | TechCrunch
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) Sarah has worked as a reporter for TechCrunch since August 2011. She joined the company after having previously spent over three years at ReadWriteWeb. Prior to her work as a reporter, Sarah worked in I.T. across a number of industries, including banking,…...
Roblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) Following a wave of lawsuits and investigations over child safety, Roblox has implemented mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access chats. The company is now rolling out the requirement globally after first testing it in a few…...