I’m Glad Discord Isn’t Being Acquired
Dear Discord: Please go public and stay independent instead of being acquired. Love, Brad. I’ve become a huge Discord fan and user of the past year. I’ve got many daily reference points from products that I use for real-time communication.....»»
“Angry Birds” Developer Acquired by SEGA
This acquisition will essentially allow SEGA to make use of Rovio's mobile game development efforts, which in turn will allow for increased development of titles based on SEGA's many video game franchises. Video game giant SEGA recently ann.....»»
How to fix the Nanoleaf unreachable error
If your Nanoleaf product is showing up as unreachable, you'll be glad to know there are several ways to fix the issue. Here's a look at what you need to do......»»
Discord flushes leaked docs, reposters after leading FBI to prime suspect
Discord-leaks suspect used security clearance to track investigation, FBI says. Enlarge / Photo illustration shows the Discord logo and the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washi.....»»
Sega pays $776 million for "Angry Birds" maker Rovio
Finnish games developer Rovio Entertainment has agreed to be acquired by gaming giant Sega, which says it wants to expand its mobile games portfolio.The Angry Birds game has a new ownerOnly weeks after the original "Angry Birds" was revamped and re-r.....»»
Spotify is shutting down its ‘Heardle’ song guessing game because it hates fun
Spotify is shutting down Heardle, the popular Wordle-inspired song guessing game that it acquired less than a year ago. The decision is apparently driven by Spotify’s desire for more users to discover music through the main Spotify apps (and becau.....»»
Report: Discord admin who leaked military docs ID’d as National Guard airman [Updated]
FBI agents arrested Jack Teixeira "without incident" Thursday afternoon, report says. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) [Update: On Thursday afternoon, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arre.....»»
Denon snaps up Nura, says new personalized-sound earbuds arriving this year
In something of a surprise move, home audio brand, Denon, has acquired Nura, an Australian maker of headphones and earbuds......»»
Assessing AI’s acquired knowledge from an organization’s database
Researchers at the University of Surrey have developed software that can assess the amount of data that an artificial intelligence (AI) system has acquired from a digital database of an organization, in response to the increasing global interest in g.....»»
Apple Music trademark blocked over branding conflict with musician
A court has rejected Apple's attempt to register the Apple Music trademark to its "Apple Corps" brand it acquired from The Beatles, favoring an independent artist.Court rejects AppleThe company argued that it had priority over musician Charlie Bertin.....»»
Someone created a blue Apple Watch Ultra, and it’s an acquired taste
The Apple Watch Ultra is already considered to be a luxury device for many, but this custom version really puts it over the top......»»
Apple bolsters its AI technology with acquisition of WaveOne startup
Apple has made an acquisition in the artificial intelligence space, as first spotted by TechCrunch. The report says Apple “quietly” acquired the Mountain View-based company WaveOne, a startup that was “developing AI algorithms for compressing.....»»
Napleton Auto Group duo buy 5 dealerships in 3 deals
Napleton Auto Group partners Paul Napleton and Danny Randolph acquired five dealerships in Wisconsin and Illinois in three 2022 transactions......»»
Mastercard acquires Baffin Bay Networks to improve customer security
Mastercard acquired Baffin Bay Networks to better help businesses deal with the increasingly challenging nature of cyber-attacks. Baffin Bay Networks, based in Sweden, adds to Mastercard’s multi-layered approach to cyber security and helps to stop.....»»
China develops new way of poaching South Korean talent
China's approach to obtaining South Korean technological secrets seems to have evolved in recent years. In the past, Chinese entities poached engineers and acquired businesses from South Korea. Now they are setting up research and development subsidi.....»»
Discord promises outraged users it won’t store call recordings—for now
Discord staff promises shocked Reddit users, "We are going to fix this." Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) Before it was updated last month, Discord’s privacy policy specifically promised to alert u.....»»
PlayStation’s new Discord integration is a key step for the cross-play dream
Before this week, there was no universal VoIP platform for online games. Enlarge / Cross-platform voice chat has arrived on the PlayStation 5. (credit: Samuel Axon) This week, Sony rolled out Discord voice chat support f.....»»
Discord hops the generative AI train with ChatGPT-style tools
Discord rolling out AI chatbot, moderation, summaries, and avatar remixer features. Enlarge (credit: Discord) Joining a recent parade of companies adopting generative AI technology, Discord announced on Thursday that it.....»»
Discord is taking ChatGPT out of your browser and into your server
Discord is joining the ChatGPT revolution by implementing its Clyde chatbot with AI features......»»
Discord is reinventing its mascot Clyde as an OpenAI AI chatbot
Discord is unveiling a collection of tools that could make it an AI destination......»»
Apple Classical has what Apple Music needs: An app that isn’t bundled with iOS
Apple has acquired the classical music streaming service Primephonic in 2021 with a promise to integrate it with Apple Music in the future with a new “Classical” app. After nearly two years, Apple has finally confirmed that Apple Music Classical.....»»