Epic buys Brazil-based game developer Aquiris to boost Fortnite

April 20, 2023

Epic Games is expanding its footprint in Latin America with the purchase of Aquiris, a Brazilian game company. Aquiris will become Epic Games Brasil, giving the social gaming giant a foothold in the country’s fast-growing gaming market. Epic invested an undisclosed amount in Aquiris a year ago, lauding the developer’s “artistic and technical capabilities,” its […]

Epic buys Brazil-based game developer Aquiris to boost Fortnite by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Wavelength is a new app trying to make group chat suck less

April 20, 2023

There are billions of people using WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage or even Instagram for group chats. These platforms are ideally designed for “personal conversations” — more specifically individual chats. A new app called Wavelength wants to change that narrative by putting group chat on the front stage. The app is built by the makers of Telepath, […]

Wavelength is a new app trying to make group chat suck less by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Robust.AI raises $20M, as it scales robot deliveries for pilot customers

April 20, 2023

When the company started, Robust.AI’s founders had no intention of making hardware. “Hardware’s hard,” cofounder and CTO Rodney Brooks tells TechCrunch, “and doing hardware at scale is harder. It takes a lot of resources and it takes a long time to get there. Which is why people love pure software plays: the marginal cost of […]

Robust.AI raises $20M, as it scales robot deliveries for pilot customers by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative Bluesky hits Android

April 20, 2023

Looking to leave the Twitter ecosystem? Bluesky, the Twitter alternative backed by Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, has now rolled out to Android users. The app, which promises a future of decentralized social networking and choose-your-own algorithms, initially launched to iOS users in late February and remains in a closed beta. The exclusivity is […]

Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative Bluesky hits Android by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch