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‘Pokémon Go’ developer Niantic is laying off 230 employees | Engadget

[ad_1] Niantic is joining the long list of companies laying off employees. The studio published an “organizational update” (after the internal memo was leaked to Kotaku) announcing that it would let go of 230 employees. In addition, the company is shutting down its Los Angeles studio and canceling two licensed games: NBA All-World and Marvel: …

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Watch Annapurna Interactive’s showcase here at 3PM ET | Engadget

[ad_1] Annapurna Interactive has a terrific track record, and we’ll soon learn more about what’s next from the highly regarded publisher. It’s running a Summer Game Fest-affiliated showcase today, and you can watch the stream on YouTube and Twitch at 3PM ET. The presentation will include “reveals, spotlights and one of our biggest announcements yet,” …

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Yuga Labs launches 1st season of HV-MTL Forge Web3 crafting game

[ad_1] Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Yuga Labs is launching the first season of its HV-MTL Forge Web3 game where players can craft their own spaces and submit them for social voting contests. The HV-MTL (pronounced Heavy Metal) Forge is …

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Niantic shutters LA office, lays off 230 employees

[ad_1] Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don’t worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Niantic is shutting down its LA-based studio, it announced today. As part of a restructuring, the company is sunsetting and canceling two major projects and laying off about 230 employees. Instead, Niantic refocusing all …

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Google will pull news links in Canada in response to new law | Engadget

[ad_1] Meta isn’t the only internet heavyweight removing news content in response to Canada’s newly enacted Bill C-18 (aka the Online News Act), which requires that tech companies negotiate compensation with publishers for linked material. Google now says it will pull links to Canadian news stories from its search, News and Discover services in the …

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Razer’s new gaming mouse can seamlessly flip between five profiles | Engadget

[ad_1] Razer just launched a new premium gaming mouse, the Cobra Pro, that’s packed with buttons and customization options, all wrapped in an eye-pleasing symmetrical design. There’s seven buttons at the top of the device, two on the side and one on the bottom, adding up to ten. As is traditional with modern mice, each …

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Best Outdoor Grill Deals: Summer Savings on Charcoal, Kamado, Gas, Pellet and Portable Grills

[ad_1] $139 at Amazon Weber Original Kettle Charcoal Grill Best basic charcoal grill $219 at Amazon Weber Premium Kettle Charcoal Grill Best charcoal grill Show more (3 items) With the Fourth of July approaching, it means we are entering the height of summer and the summer grilling season. If your current grill is looking like …

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Inflection AI sets off fireworks with $1.3B funding, highlighting surging interest in LLMs (and Nvidia H100s)

[ad_1] Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More In a pre-July 4th weekend surprise, Inflection AI, the Palo Alto-based startup founded by Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of DeepMind, and LinkedIn co-founder Reed Hoffman, announced that it has raised $1.3 billion …

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Virgin Galactic completes its first commercial spaceflight | Engadget

[ad_1] After building to this point for over a decade, Virgin Galactic has completed its first commercial flight. After launching aboard the mothership VMS Eve, the spaceship VSS Unity reached an altitude of around 52 miles, or the edge of space. It landed nearly 15 minutes later at the company’s Spaceport America base near Truth …

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