Netflix acquires another developer to build ‘world class games’

From The Verge: Netflix has made an offer to acquire Next Games, the Finland-based developer behind mobile puzzle RPG Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales. In a blog post, Netflix’s VP of games Mike Verdu said that the acquisition was to help the company “build a library of great games for our members to...

Instagram Adds Auto-Generated Captions to Feed Videos

From PC Mag: Instagram feed videos now feature auto-generated captions—an accessibility boost for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or prefer watching videos without sound.

"It's a long time coming," company CEO Adam Mosseri tweeted on Tuesday. "But we're excited to share a new tool that...

Fitbit Recalls Ionic Smartwatches Over Burn Hazard

From CNET: Fitbit issued a nationwide recall on Wednesday for its Ionic smartwatch due to a burn hazard. It follows reports of the lithium battery overheating and causing injuries, according to the United States Consumer Product and Safety Commission. The Google-owned wearable maker has received 115...

Lexar Launches New Professional SDXC Memory Card

From Lexar Press Release: Lexar is proud to announce the new Lexar Professional 1800x SDXC UHS-II Card GOLD Series. It is the perfect memory solution for professional photographers and videographers who want to dramatically accelerate their workflow from start to finish.

With speeds up to 270MB/s...

Nvidia Confirms Company Data Was Stolen in Hack

From PC Mag: Nvidia has confirmed that hackers stole data from the company during last week's breach.

“We are aware that the threat actor took employee credentials and some Nvidia proprietary information from our systems and has begun leaking it online,” the company said in a statement.

Nvidia...

TikTok Videos Can Now Be up to 10 Minutes Long

From CNET: TikTok on Monday confirmed that it has expanded its maximum video length to 10 minutes. The popular social media platform has been steadily expanding the length of videos the last several years, extending videos first from 15 seconds to 60 seconds and then, in July, launching 3-minute...

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