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.....»»
Dixa Leverages $43M Double Acquisition of Miuros and Solvemate
Dixa acquired Miuros and Solvemate in a push to expand geographic reach and widen employee talent pool. Continue reading........»»
John Romero Remembers How Sierra On-Line Nearly Acquired id Software In One Of Gaming"s Biggest "What-Ifs"
During a talk at GDC 2022, Wolfenstein 3D and DOOM designer John Romero recalled how only $100,000 stood between Sierra On-Line purchasing id Software in 1992.What if King's Quest developer Sierra On-Line had purchased id Software before it had a.....»»
Discord communications app now supports Apple Silicon natively
Discord, the well-known gamer-centric messaging, voice chat, and streaming platform, has released an Apple Silicon native version of its macOS app.After a four-month testing period, Discord released a new version of its eponymous communication tool......»»
Apple Card may go international as Apple buys UK credit scoring startup
Apple has acquired Credit Kudos, a UK firm involved in credit scoring for banks, in a deal believed to be worth $150 million - and likely to help with launching Apple Card in the country.Tim Cook confirmed in 2019 that the company's Apple Card would.....»»
Pico, Goertek bullish on VR
China-based Internet platform company ByteDance acquired virtual reality (VR) startup Pico in August 2021, merging it with its VR business. The move is similar to Facebook's acquisition of VR device manufacturer Oculus back in 2014 - the merging of a.....»»
The dark side of Discord for teens
When a mother in Washington state learned her teenage daughter was on Discord, a popular social media platform, she felt reasonably comfortable with the idea of her using it to communicate with members of her high school marching band......»»
Sony buys ex-Stadia boss Jade Raymond’s Haven Studios
PlayStation Has acquired Haven Studios, led by Jade Raymond, a veteran of Ubisoft, EA, and Google Stadia......»»
NYT Takes Down Third-Party Wordle Archive
The New York Times, which acquired Wordle in January, is putting an end to unofficial takes of the game. The latest casualty is Wordle Archive, a website that let users play through hundreds of previous daily five-letter Wordle puzzles. According to.....»»
What teens see in closed online spaces such as the Discord app
Ever since the earliest days of the internet in the 1980s, getting online has meant getting involved in a community. Initially, there were dial-up chat servers, email lists and text-based discussion groups focused on specific interests......»»
Reliance furthers battery manufacturing capability in Lithium Werks acquisition
In a bid to build a multi giga-scale renewable energy business, Reliance New Energy acquired Lithium Werks, the second such deal in less than three months, helping Reliance foray into automobile batteries manufacturing and energy storage ecosystem......»»
42% of parents returning to work will miss their pandemic dog more than their kids
A new survey from dog walking app Wag! has revealed some uncomfortable truths about our household loyalties. In a wide-ranging survey of people's feelings about being away from the dogs they acquired during the pandemic, Wag! also pitted dogs against.....»»
DigitalOcean Acquires CSS-Tricks
DigitalOcean, in a blog post: I am excited to announce that DigitalOcean has acquired the CSS-Tricks website, a learning site with 6,500 articles, videos, guides and other content focused on frontend development. CSS-Tricks will broaden and complemen.....»»
The 11,000-Member Discord Channel For People Pretending to Be VR Police Officers
On the VRChat platform, there's a fake law-enforcement agency called The Loli Police Department, reports Input magazine. Though it began as a joke, after four years its Discord channel now has 11,000 members, and "The tightly run community allows m.....»»
Tried And Tested Tips to Strengthen Your Online Business’ Brand
Are you looking for tried and tested strategies to establish your brand as an authority? Are you sick and tired of your competitors always being top of mind to your customers when they need help? If you’ve been answering “Yes,” then I’m glad.....»»
Why Iron Galaxy Is Happy To Remain Independent Amid the Games Industry Acquisition Craze
In a new interview with IGN, Iron Galaxy's leadership group explained why the studio is happy to remain independent amid the ongoing acquisition crazy fueled by Xbox and Sony.When Xbox purchased Activision Blizzard and Sony acquired Bungie to kick of.....»»
Spotify and Discord both had major disruptions to service
The only thing some Spotify users are hearing today is silence. Spotify went down for many users on Tuesday morning. At the time of writing, Spotify has logged users out and isn't recognizing accounts. Even their support page was glitching. According.....»»
Spotify, Discord experience widespread disruption
Spotify and Discord appear to be experiencing disruptions to their services......»»
Internet outages: Spotify, Discord and more are down
Internet outages: Spotify, Discord and more are down.....»»
Former Xamarin Co-founder Miguel de Icaza is Leaving Microsoft
Well-known open source advocate and developer Miguel de Icaza, who joined Microsoft in 2016 when it acquired Xamarin, the mobile-tool company he cofounded, is leaving Microsoft. From a report: De Icaza -- a Microsoft distinguished engineer -- confirm.....»»
Epic Games Purchases Bandcamp
Longtime Slashdot reader tlhIngan writes: As reported in many outlets, Epic Games has acquired indie music store Bandcamp to build out a "creator marketplace." Bandcamp will continue to be run as it is. "The products and services you depend on aren't.....»»