Serial entrepreneur and recording artist Victor Lombard, also known as DIVINE, announced this week the launch of a new company, in partnership with Rakim, one of hip-hopβs most influential emcees.Β The company is called Notes, a fintech specifically for independent urban musicians and creators. It provides the knowledge and tools to help artists manage their [β¦]
Google is testing a new βAsk for Meβ feature that uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf, for information about availability and pricing. The feature is available on desktop and mobile for users who have opted into the companyβs Search Labs experiments. The idea is to help users access information without having to [β¦]
Apple hasΒ releasedΒ its earnings report for fiscal Q1 2025. The company reports $124.30 billion in revenue during the three-month period. That compares to $119.58 billion during the same quarter a year ago. Wall Street expected $124.13 billion in revenue. Profit from revenue includes $36.33 billion. The holiday quarter includes the bulk of iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10 sales as it includes the last three months of the year.
We're only 10 days into President Donald Trump's second administration, and the flurry of activity within the White House has set the country on its ear. Which is exactly why Alex Wagner is ready to listen. The MSNBC anchor is spending Trump's first 100 days back in the Oval Office criss-crossing the U.S. to uncover...
The Video Game History Foundation has unveiled its digital library, a massive undertaking that makes the organization's own materials as well as some private collections available for anyone to read. This project was first announced in December 2023, and the collection is still in early access. The VGHF said it would continually be working to digitize and add more content to the library.
Even though this will be an ongoing endeavor, there is already a whole lot to check out. The library includes out-of-print publications like Electronic Gaming Monthly and Nintendo Power alongside industry trade magazines, which casual players might never have the chance to read otherwise. There are also materials from behind the scenes of game development, such as video recordings of developer Cyan's work on the landmark game Myst and interviews with the team. You can also find press kits, promotional materials and all sorts of other ephemera. Everything is free to browse, just like a regular public library.
In short, this is amazingly cool for gaming nerds.
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This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: a leaked Apple Intelligence-related memo, and iPhone 17 Pro Max and SE 4 reports. Here are this weekβs Apple rumors.
Cuts to diversity programs and other policy changes have frustrated some of Metaβs workers. One former employee calls it βa slow, painful death.β
The US Copyright Office issued AI guidance this week that declared no laws need to be clarified when it comes to protecting authorship rights of humans producing AI-assisted works.
"Questions of copyrightability and AI can be resolved pursuant to existing law, without the need for legislative change," the Copyright Office said.
More than 10,000 commenters weighed in on the guidance, with some hoping to convince the Copyright Office to guarantee more protections for artists as AI technologies advance and the line between human- and AI-created works seems to increasingly blur.
Fintech company Fiserv's Clover brand has a named Tabitha Brown as its first chief empowerment officer. The creative visionary, entrepreneur, and Emmy Award-winning TV personality will work with Clover's small and midsized business customers as an advocate and ambassador. Fiserv said that although the 33 million SMBs in the U.S. account for nearly 48% of...
What does the future of technology and consumer engagement look like? Allison Stransky, CMO of Samsung Electronics America, joins The Speed of Culture podcast's Matt Britton live at CES 2025 to explore Samsung's groundbreaking innovations in AI and their transformative impact on daily life. From health-focused AI solutions to connected appliances and personalized marketing, Samsung...
Bureau Moves: CBS News announced a slew of new assignments in its Washington, D.C. bureau. Fin Gomez has been named executive director, White House and politics, adding to his existing duties as CBS News political director. He will report to Mark Lima, Washington bureau chief. Meanwhile, Olivia Rinaldi and Aaron Navarro are joining the network's...
In one of his first major acts since taking over as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has directed the agency to open an investigation into NPR and PBS. Carr informed informed both organizations of the probe in a letter in a letter that was first reported by The New York Times.
In the letter, Carr says that the public media companies may be running afoul of FCC rules regarding noncommercial educational broadcast stations or NCEs. βI am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials,β he writes. βIn particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements.β
FCC guidelines prohibit NCEs from airing the kinds of commercials that typically appear on other TV and radio stations. Sponsors are, however, permitted to βreceive on-air acknowledgements,β as Carr notes.
In statements, both NPR and PBS said they comply with FCC regulations. βNPR programming and underwriting messaging complies with federal regulations, including the FCC guidelines on underwriting messages for noncommercial educational broadcasters,β NPR CEO Katherine Maher said. βWe are confident any review of our programming and underwriting practices will confirm NPR's adherence to these rules. We have worked for decades with the FCC in support of noncommercial educational broadcasters who provide essential information, educational programming, and emergency alerts to local communities across the United States.β
A spokesperson for PBS said that the organization βis proud of the noncommercial educational programming we provide to all Americans through our member stations,β and that βwe work diligently to comply with the FCCβs underwriting regulations and welcome the opportunity to demonstrate that to the Commission.β
President Donald Trump, who named Carr FCC as chair last year, has made no secret of his disdain for PBS and NPR, which he threatened to defund during his first term in office and during his campaign last year. Likewise, Trump confidante and DOGE head Elon Musk, has also mused about eliminating funding for public media.
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UNITED STATES Γ MARCH 29: Congress is threatening to cut funding for National Public Radio, whose headquarters are located in Washington as seen in this photo taken on March 29, 2011. (Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call)
Forza Horizon 5 and its predecessors have long been exclusive for Xbox and PC. However, the latest installment of the driving game, which takes place in a beautifully rendered depiction of Mexico, will cross over to the PlayStation nation later this year. The exact date has not been announced yet. When it does become available, the PS5 will have cross-play support, which was already offered between Xbox and PC, and players will be able to purchase all the same Car Packs, such as the Hot Wheels and Rally Adventure expansions.
Along with PlayStation support, Forza Horizon 5 will also be getting a free content update called Horizon Realms. This will include a selection of the more popular limited-time Evolving World accolades, but developer Playground Games hasn't revealed any additional details yet.
Forza Horizon 5 is just the latest once-exclusive Xbox game to bridge the console divide. The game has been out since November 2021, so opening it up to a new audience could help boost sales long after they'd usually be petering out. In a similar vein, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle debuted as an Xbox exclusive in December, but will roll out to PlayStation some time this spring. Other former exclusives that have left the Microsoft silo include Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment and Grounded.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/forza-horizon-5-will-be-cruising-onto-the-playstation-5-this-spring-201714287.html?src=rss
