Telegram
Telegram is rolling out a native, non-custodial Gram wallet to over a billion users this summer. With zero-fee transactions and true self-custody, the messaging app is quietly building the WeChat of Web3....
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Twitter
Elon Musk says AI will surpass human intelligence in five years, shifting his stance from doom to 'enjoy the ride.' He also proposed a radical safety pact among rival AI labs....
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Meta
Meta is permanently deactivating Instagram accounts that post hidden-camera pranks. With NY banning the tech in courtrooms and users easily covering the recording LED with tape, post-upload moderation might not be enough to fix a fundamental hardware flaw....
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TikTok
TikTok is replacing its reading app Mytopia with LimeShorts, a premium micro-drama platform. With the vertical video industry hitting $1.4 billion, ByteDance is testing steep paywalls and gaming-style microtransactions....
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Best Games
Sokka ditches bending for a Meteorite Sword, while Aang rewards pacifism with energy points. Avatar Legends hides a brutally fast, 12-character competitive fighter beneath its approachable auto-combos....
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Mobile Games
Unlocks all 19 characters through normal gameplay, requires 25GB of SSD storage, and runs at a locked 30 FPS on Steam Deck - stripping away predatory monetization proves to be a winning formula....
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Play Station
AAA game budgets are hitting $300M, and former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says the model is broken. His solution? A new publishing initiative to bring back focused, creative AA games....
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Xbox
Players get a full hour of uninterrupted gameplay for watching a single pre-roll ad, while Microsoft aims to offset a stagnant 30 million subscriber base. The 60-minute timer is a calculated upsell tactic....
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Pc Games
Guest checkout now works for all games, email gifting is live, and you can finally organize your massive backlog into custom categories. Valve is quietly removing every barrier to buying games....
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Gaming News
The Video Game History Foundation has released a massive free archive of E3 history. Featuring 12 hours of early footage, Nintendo's 1997 press conference, and $25,000 lanyard sponsorships, the collection preserves the lost era of physical gaming expos....
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