Month: July 2023
Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator given suspended prison sentence for insider trading
Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka has been given a suspended prison sentence and fines of around $1.2 million (or 173 million yen) after he was found guilty of insider trading, according to a report from Japanese news outlet Jiji (via Polygon). While the court handed out a 2.5-year prison…
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Google Wallet will soon let you share your travel and event passes with other people
Google Wallet is set to get a new pass sharing feature that some users have been asking for since the days of its predecessor, Google Pay. A new entry at the bottom of the support page now says that users can share “some passes” from their own Wallet with other…
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Threads isn’t for news and politics, says Instagram’s boss
Instagram’s new Threads app is “not going to do anything to encourage” politics and “hard news,” Instagram boss Adam Mosseri said in a Threads conversation with The Verge’s Alex Heath. The additional scrutiny, negativity, and integrity risks that come with politics and hard news aren’t worth the “incremental engagement or…
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Casetify’s ‘Evangelion’ series lets you put AirPods in the robot
Casetify is launching a new series of accessories for Apple devices based on Neon Genesis Evangelion. The “Project-CSTF: Protection from Impact” collection lets you drape your iPhone, AirPods or Apple Watch in cases that show off your love of the acclaimed mid-90s anime series. The likely highlight of the series…
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Mercedes-Benz is going to use Tesla’s EV charging too
Mercedes-Benz is the latest automaker to commit to adopting Tesla’s electric vehicle charging connectors for its vehicles, bringing Elon Musk’s company one step closer to total EV charging dominance. Starting in 2024, the German automaker will offer adapters to its customers so they can access Tesla Supercharger stations, which use…
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In Adult Swim’s My Adventures with Superman, that ‘S’ stands for ‘shonen’
When it comes to Superman, reimaginings that resonate with multiple generations of comic books fans are difficult to pull off because he’s one of DC’s oldest, most beloved heroes who people have spent decades becoming attached to in one form or another. Everyone knows the broad strokes of the Man…
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