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TechCrunch Minute: Spotify’s move to paywall lyrics is putting pressure on free users

Spotify’s slow movement to put lyrics behind its paid service wall in its music service are about as popular as you would expect. Precise details of the update are evolving but what we can say at this point is that … Continue reading

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Expect daily updates about Hellblade 2 until launch

The developers behind Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Ninja Theory, have announced on X that they will be sharing daily updates about the upcoming sequel, Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga, until its release later this month. Sharing something from Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II … Continue reading

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Nintendo’s rarest game ever just got an ESRB rating

The Electronic Software Ratings Board, which is the video games rating authority in North America, has just given an E-for-Everyone mark to “Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.” Which means one of the rarest video games of all time might be … Continue reading

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Microsoft Flight Sim Dev Update plots out what is incoming this month

May is set to be a big month for Microsoft Flight Simulator fans with both Sim Update 15 and news of City Update 7 due to land in the next few weeks. News of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 remains thin … Continue reading

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Are we getting a ChatGPT search engine?

For decades, Google has monopolized the search engine game. Other search engines have come and gone in an attempt to overthrow it, including Bing, DuckDuckGo, and even TikTok — but the search giant has remained a leader. But can ChatGPT … Continue reading

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Riot has finally launched Vanguard to overwhelmingly negative response from players

Riot Games has launched its anti-cheat software Vanguard to an overwhelmingly negative response, including players claiming that it is bricking their PCs. Vanguard is Riot’s custom anti-cheat software, designed to ensure competitive League of Legends is free of cheating. It … Continue reading

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TikTok, Facing US Ban, Tells Advertisers It Won’t Back Down

Hundreds of marketers and ad agency types flocked to TikTok’s annual sales presentation after a new law put its future in question.

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UnitedHealth data breach should be a wakeup call for the UK and NHS

The ransomware attack that has engulfed U.S. health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group and its tech subsidiary Change Healthcare is a data privacy nightmare for millions of U.S. patients, with CEO Andrew Witty confirming this week that it may impact as … Continue reading

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NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches

NASA is kicking off a formal environmental assessment of its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches at the site by almost 200%, according to slides and recordings of an April 29 internal meeting … Continue reading

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Apple on pace for best day since 2022 after earnings beat, $110 billion stock buyback

Apple shares popped on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and the largest-ever stock buyback program.

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