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There’s a TV show coming based on Sega’s classic arcade game Golden Axe
Comedy Central just greenlit a cartoon based on the classic Sega arcade cabinet Golden Axe, further proving we are in something of a gilded age of video game adaptations. The animated show is getting a ten-episode first season and features a voice cast filled with […]
LG’s S95TR soundbar with wireless Dolby Atmos is now available for $1,500
In typical LG fashion, the company is following up its CES soundbar announcement with pricing and availability info a few months later. The company’s latest Dolby Atmos model, the S95TR, is now available from LG and other retailers for $1,500. That’s pricey for sure, but […]
TikTok to restrict users who repeatedly post problematic topics from ‘For You’ feed
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok will make entire accounts temporarily ineligible for its For You feed if users have a pattern of posting about extreme fitness, conspiracy theories, sexually suggestive material, and a wide range of other topics that the platform won’t […]
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, by Sayonara Wild Hearts devs, comes out on May 19
The surreal puzzle game Lorelei and the Laser Eyes hits the Nintendo Switch and PC on May 16, as revealed at Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase event. This is a big deal, as the game’s being developed by Simogo, the company behind the mind-blowing adventure Sayonara […]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims
The CFPB is permanently banning BloomTech from consumer lending activities and its CEO, Austen Allred, from student lending for a period of 10 years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Dark Space is building a rocket-powered boxing glove to push debris out of orbit
Paris-based Dark Space is taking on the dual problems of debris and conflict in orbit with their mobile platform designed to launch, attach to, and ultimately deorbit uncooperative objects in space. Dark CEO Clyde Laheyne said the company is aiming to become the “S.W.A.T. team […]
ESA’s Gaia mission discovers the biggest stellar black hole in our galaxy yet
In addition to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way also serves as home to smaller stellar black holes that form when a massive star collapses. Scientists believe there are 100 million stellar black holes in our galaxy alone, […]
Snap plans to add watermarks to images created with its AI-powered tools
Social media company Snap said Tuesday that it plans to add watermarks to AI-generated images on its platform. The platform is adding a logo of a small ghost with a sparkle icon to denote an AI-generated image. The company said the watermark would appear when […]
Google Workers Detained By Police for Protesting Cloud Contract with Israel
Videos show nine Google workers being removed by police from offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, after occupying them in protest against a cloud deal with Israel’s government.