Cramorant is back, baby

August 8, 2023
The Pokémon Presents livestream on Tuesday morning was pretty mid. We knew that the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC was coming, and I still refuse to learn what Pokémon Café Remix is, why they’re turning Tatsugiri into sushi, and how to reconcile the ethics of eating Pokémon in-universe. N64’s Pokémon Stadium 2 coming to Switch […]

WhatsApp introduces screen-sharing during video calls

August 8, 2023
WhatsApp today introduced screen sharing as its latest feature to enhance the video calling experience on its platform — taking on traditional video conferencing apps including Microsoft Meet, Google Meet, and Zoom as well as Apple’s FaceTime. The new feature, announced this morning by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg through a Facebook post and on his […]

Rubrik acquires Laminar for up to $250M to expand in data security across public clouds

August 8, 2023
Cybersecurity startups, in particular those hatched in Israel, have been getting scooped up a rapid pace by larger tech companies looking to bolt on new capabilities to address business customers’ growing security needs as they adopt new technologies themselves. In the latest development, Rubrik, a cloud data management company, is buying Laminar — a specialist […]

Amazon is holding a Prime Day-like shopping event this fall once again

August 8, 2023
Amazon is holding a Prime Day-like shopping event this fall, the company announced on Tuesday. The online retail giant had two Prime sales events in July and October in 2022 and is doing the same this year. Amazon is calling the fall sales event “Prime Big Deal Days,” but didn’t share the which days it would […]

India’s MPL cuts workforce by 50% amid taxation changes

August 8, 2023
India’s popular online gaming and fantasy sports startup Mobile Premier League has reduced its staff by approximately 50%, two people familiar with the matter said, weeks after New Delhi implemented a 28% tax on online real-money games. The Bengaluru-based startup initially announced its plans to cut jobs to employees last week and sent a formal […]

A small and electric Land Rover Defender sounds likely for 2027

August 8, 2023
The Land Rover Defender might be getting an electric little brother. According to an Autocar report, a Jaguar-Land Rover executive recently revealed some interesting details at an investor conference. This so-called baby Defender is said to use JLR’s Electric Modular Architecture (EMA) platform and is expected to arrive in 2027. This platform will also be […]