Month: February 2021
Daily Crunch: Twitter announces ‘Super Follow’ subscriptions
Twitter reveals its move into paid subscriptions, Australia passes its media bargaining law and Coinbase files its S-1. This is your Daily Crunch for February 25, 2021. The big story: Twitter announces ‘Super Follow’ subscriptions Twitter announced its first paid product at an investor event today, showing off screenshots of…
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AT&T is turning DirecTV into a standalone company
AT&T just announced an agreement with private equity firm TPG that will turn DirecTV into a standalone company, albeit one that’s still majority owned by the telecom giant. Specifically, AT&T says it will own 70% of the new company, while TPG owns 30%. This transaction values DirecTV at $16.25 billion…
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‘Sifu’ brings stylish kung fu action to PlayStation and PC later this year
Sloclap, the studio behind the beautiful but flawed Absolver, is taking another crack at making the perfect kung fu game. We got to see a minute-long preview of its latest project, Sifu, during Sony's recent State of Play presentation. In a scene… Source
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Final Fantasy VII is getting a prequel that’s also a mobile battle royale
The enhanced version of Final Fantasy VII Remake for the PS5 wasn’t the only Midgar-related news today. Square Enix also revealed an even bigger surprise: a battle royale for mobile devices that’s set three decades before the original game. It’s called Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier, and it’s slated…
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Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting a huge PS5 update with a new Yuffie episode
The world of Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting bigger with a new episode featuring new characters — like Yuffie Kisaragi — and big quality-of-life changes for the PlayStation 5, called Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. The PS5 version of the game will include a “brand-new episode” that has players…
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Amazon’s latest cloud tool will spot any chips or scratches in your online purchases Amazon Prime
Putting Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computer Vision (CV) to novel use, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new tool that is able to spot defects in manufactured goods. Named Amazon Lookout for Vision, the tool is designed for manufacturing companies and can help detect defects, such as cracks, dents,…
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