- Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of “focus”
Eight years after Google Domains launched, and a little more than a year after it graduated out of beta, Google is "winding down following a transition period," as part of "efforts to sharpen our focus." Google’ is selling this business to Squarespace.
- Apple’s Secret Weapon to Getting PC Games on Mac
At WWDC last week, most of the focus was rightfully on the new Apple Vision Pro headset and the new visionOS. But buried in the keynote was a macOS feature that Apple should have called out with more fanfare: DirectX 12 support for macOS. As PC gamers already know, this software support means the floodgates are open for some real games on Mac
- Amazon’s ‘Hey Disney!’ voice assistant is now available
Disney and Amazon have launched the "Hey Disney!" voice assistant on the Alexa Skills store, available in the U.S.A. from June 15 2023. With "Hey Disney!", you’ll get access to interactive Disney storytelling experiences and entertainment, as well as content like jokes, fun facts, and special surprises featuring Disney characters. You can go on interactive adventures with Mickey, Dory, and Olaf, or sit back and listen to your favorite Disney stories.
- Meta Lowers Age Requirement for Quest VR Headsets to Allow Preteens.
Facebook-parent Meta plans to lower the minimum age for its virtual reality headsets from 13 years old to 10 years old, despite pressure from lawmakers not to market its VR services to younger users. Parents will be able to set up accounts for children as young as 10 years old on Meta’s Quest 2 and Quest 3 headsets starting later this year, the company said in a blog post last Friday.
- Reddit communities with millions of followers plan to extend the blackout indefinitely
It's been over a week and a half since the 48-hour Reddit "Blackout" began, and some of the platform's biggest subreddits continue to protest the company's plans to charge exorbitant rates to third-party developers for API access. As Mashable reported over the weekend, three of Reddit's biggest communities with tens of millions of members each – r/pics, r/gifs, and r/aww – have decided to only post images of comedian John Oliver going forward as part of the protest.
- xQc scores unbelievable $100 million deal to start streaming on Kick
A New York Times report says Felix Lengyel, the streamer better known as xQc, has signed a deal with Twitch rival Kick worth $70 million over two years, with incentives that could push the total value of the deal up to $100 million in total. What makes the deal even more astonishing is that it's not exclusive: xQc can continue streaming on other platforms, and in fact he still plans to maintain a presence on Twitch, although not to the extent that he has until now. The contract is literally larger than the one that LeBron James signed with the Lakers!
