Blizzard announced several new products and events to celebrate the Warcraft franchise’s 30th anniversary during a special video presentation today.
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Monster Hunter Outlanders is new mobile game coming from TiMi and Capcom
Monster Hunter Outlanders is a new mobile game coming from TiMi Studio Group of Tencent Games and franchise creator Capcom.
Elon Musk will lead a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency,’ Donald Trump says
President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk as the leader of a new “Department of Government Efficiency,” that will “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” The Tesla CEO and owner of X will spearhead the effort along with […]
Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub to Wonder for $650 million
Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway announced today that it is selling Grubhub to Wonder in a deal valued at $650 million. The company said that it expects the deal to be completed by Q1 2025. “The sale of Grubhub to Wonder will increase the cash generation capabilities of […]
YouTube is now letting creators remix songs through AI prompting
YouTube added a capability for select creators in the U.S. to create AI-generated songs via prompts using the vocals of artists like Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Sia, T-Pain, and Troye Sivan last year. Now, the company is adding a feature for […]
Apple reportedly releasing a wall-mounted smart home tablet in 2025 – and yes, it does AI
Apple is gearing up to announce a new smart home hub, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. As early as March 2025, the iPhone maker could release a tablet that mounts to your wall, control smart home appliances, does video calls, and of course does Apple […]
Amazon sunsets Freevee platform for ad-supported streaming video
Amazon is closing down Freevee, its free ad-supported video on demand service. This platform was home to original programming as well as more than 100 originals from the Prime Video roster. Freevee will be phased out over the coming weeks, and its content will become […]
Swiggy market debut fuels India’s food, quick commerce wars
Shares of Swiggy dropped 4% to 401 rupees on Wednesday as the food delivery and quick commerce startup concluded India’s second-largest IPO this year, in a closely watched debut that puts it in direct comparison with what analysts have long considered the benchmark Indian internet […]
23andMe cuts 40% of staff in restructuring
23andMe announced on Monday it would cut 40% of its workforce, representing more than 200 employees, as part of a restructuring at the company. The genetic testing company is also discontinuing its therapeutics business and winding down its clinical trials; it expects these changes to […]
YouTube is testing music remixes made by AI
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is testing a new feature that will let creators use AI to “restyle” licensed songs for their shorts. The small group of creators with access can enter a prompt to change up different elements in a song, […]