Tag: Arts & Entertainment
The Morning After: Google uses Drake’s ‘Texts Go Green’ to explain RCS to Apple
Google has been trying to nudge Apple into adopting the GSMA’s RCS messaging protocol, from not-so-subtle jabs at I/O 2022 to lengthy Twitter threads from the head of Android. The latest tool from the makers of Android? Drake lyrics. The official Android Twitter account shared an “unofficial lyric explainer video”…
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Balenciaga looks even worse on Mark Zuckerberg’s avatar
The metaverse may not really exist yet, but Mark Zuckerberg already has a plan to sell users on designer fashion for their metaverse avatars. Meta announced that it’s opening an Avatars Store where users can purchase outfits for their avatars on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. The new looks include designer…
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FBI warns crypto fraud on LinkedIn is a ‘significant threat’
If you have a tendency to talk to people you don’t know on LinkedIn, you may want to take extra care. According to a CNBC report, the company has acknowledged a “recent uptick of fraud on its platform,” and this time the scams involve persuading users to make investments in…
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Epic Games Store will randomly ask users to rate games to prevent review bombing
Epic Games has added a long-awaited feature to its store: user ratings. The company says that only those who have played a game for at least two hours will be able to rate it on a five-star scale. Not everyone will be able to rate a game either. Epic will…
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The Morning After: First look at the transparent Nothing phone
As suspected, the first phone from Nothing — Carl Pei’s new company — is going all in on the transparent gadget look. This seems to be Nothing’s design aesthetic, matching its wireless ear(1) headphones from last year. According to snippets of video from an event at Art Basel, where the…
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‘Downwell’ creator debuts new game ‘Poinpy’ on Netflix
Netflix users can check out yet another mobile game as part of their subscription starting today. Poinpy is the latest title from Ojiro Fumoto, the creator of indie classic Downwell. It’s another vertical scrolling game, but this time around, you’re moving up instead of descending into a well. Fumoto and…
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