Author: Zach_Wilson
An infamous Final Fantasy XIV monster returns in Final Fantasy XVI
Final Fantasy XVI, out today, is stuffed with neat little homages and references to the Final Fantasy games that came before it. One of the game’s menus features sprites of Clive, Jill, Torgal, or whoever else is in your party if you’re nostalgic for the old pixel art from the…
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Chrome can soon convert PDFs into text it can read aloud
Google will soon make it easier to interact with PDFs if you have low vision. The company is adding OCR (optical character recognition) technology to Chrome that can convert PDFs to text that makes them more accessible, particularly if you want a screen reader to read them aloud. The tool…
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Schools to get Figma for free on Chromebooks
All US students can now get Figma for free after the design tool developer announced a major expansion to its partnership with Google for Education, the G-Suite Workspace for educators. The partnership, which began with a 2022 beta for select schools, aims to encourage K-12 students of all ages to…
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Elon continues to drag Twitter through the mud – and could face fines as a result
Twitter remains in decline – and it seems things have become so bad that government intervention has sprouted up. Australia’s online safety regulator has sent a legal notice to Twitter, demanding the platform explain and outline its steps to combat hate speech or risk being fined. The letter, from eSafety…
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PSA: your friends at Verge Deals are here to guide you through Amazon Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day is coming around once again on July 11th and 12th, making this a good time to remind you of our overall Verge Deals coverage, our deals newsletter, and all the deals-y stuff we’re going to be covering for you during the upcoming shopping event. We’re always on…
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‘Sand Land’ first impressions: An Akira Toriyama manga, brought to life
Bandai Namco knows what to do when it turns anime or manga series into video games. Revealed at Summer Game Fest last week, Sand Land is the latest addition, with a big punchy poster on the show floor in Los Angeles, conveniently right next to an established hitmaker for the…
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