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Twitter says startups can ‘experiment’ with its data for $5,000 a month | Engadget

[ad_1] Twitter’s API roller coaster under Elon Musk continues. The company announced a new “Pro” tier for developers today. At $5,000 per month, it falls between the $100 / month Basic and custom-priced Enterprise plans. The new Twitter API Pro plan offers monthly access to one million retrieved tweets and 300,000 posted tweets at the …

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Toxicity in games needs to stop before it can spread

[ad_1] Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Hank Howie, Eve Crevoshay, David Hoppe and Richard Warren came together to share some thoughts about online safety at the GamesBeat Summit. Our world is increasingly an online one. Software like Discord makes creating online communities incredibly …

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Activision, Playtika and Jam City explore innovative growth strategies for today’s mobile games

[ad_1] Over the last 15 years, mobile gaming has become a growth engine, driving huge gains in audience and revenue. At GamesBeat Summit 2023, leaders from Activision, Playtika and Jam City joined forces to talk about how — and why — the landscape continues to evolve. The rise of triple-A titles on mobile, new marketing …

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Apple’s Plans for iOS 17 Could Make Your Locked iPhone Screen a Smart Home-Esque Display

[ad_1] Apple’s upcoming iOS 17 software update for iPhones could come with a feature that lets you view more items on your locked phone screen, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The smart display would reportedly show things such as calendar appointments, weather and notifications. The display would appear horizontally and resemble a smart home display like those …

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MoviePass Is Back: These Are the Plans You Can Choose From

[ad_1] Ready to go to the movies? MoviePass, the subscription-based movie ticketing service that shut down in 2019, is back again, just as summer blockbusters such as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Barbie prepare to hit theaters. But the service doesn’t look the same as it did before the shutdown.  The revised service launched nationwide on …

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DirecTV Will Keep NFL Sunday Ticket in Bars, Restaurants and Hotels

[ad_1] DirecTV is keeping NFL Sunday Ticket… at least for bars, restaurants and other “commercial venues.” The new multiyear deal, which begins with the 2023 football season, was announced Thursday by the satellite company and EverPass Media, the NFL’s new media platform for handling the distribution of “live sports and entertainment content” to businesses. The …

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Twitch is raising prices for its ad-free Turbo service | Engadget

[ad_1] Get ready to pay a bit more to watch live-streamers without being constantly interrupted by ads. Twitch’s ad-free Turbo subscription plan is raising its price, jumping from $9 to $12 per month in the US. Twitch has offered no feature changes or add-ons to accompany this price hike. The monthly cost for Turbo is …

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TikTok Is Testing Its Own In-App AI Chatbot Named ‘Tako’

[ad_1] TikTok is the latest tech company to begin work on an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot. The video-hosting company announced Thursday on Twitter that it’s begun a limited test of its AI-powered tool, called Tako, with select users in the Philippines. “Tako is an AI-powered tool to help with search and discovery on TikTok,” the company …

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TikTok is testing an AI chatbot for content discovery | Engadget

[ad_1] TikTok could soon have a new way for users to discover content. The company is in the “early stages” of an AI-powered chatbot, called Tako, which will be able to recommend videos and respond to queries about what users are watching. The bot, which was first by TechCrunch, is currently being tested in the …

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