After shifting its gaming strategy to focus more on games played on the TV, Netflix announced it’s acquiring Ready Player Me, an avatar creation platform based in Estonia. The streamer said Friday it plans to use the startup’s development tools and infrastructure to build avatars that will allow Netflix subscribers to carry their personas and
The government stopped short of directly attributing the attack to Chinese operatives or the Chinese state. The post UK Foreign Office Cyber Breach Exposed Diplomatic Secrets appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Some owners of LG smart TVs were unpleasantly surprised to see unwanted shortcuts for Microsoft Copilot suddenly pop up on their smart TVs this month. Even worse, these shortcuts were impossible to delete; best you could do is hide them, but the actual Microsoft Copilot app would remain installed on the TV. Now, Engadget reports
All of Apple’s processors are scattered throughout different MacBook models. While Apple only currently sells M4 MacBooks, you can find older models at specific third-party retailers online, either completely new or refurbished. If you do stumble upon its older chips (which came out four years ago), you might be wondering how they compare to other
Pickle Robot, which builds autonomous unloading robots for warehouses and distribution centers, announced a new chief financial officer just days after a report of a major deal with UPS. The Charlestown, Massachusetts-based company announced that it hired Jeff Evanson as its CFO on Thursday. Evanson had been consulting for the company since September and recently
Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX each secured 15% stakes in the newly formed JV, while ByteDance retains 19.9% ownership of what was once their crown jewel. The post TikTok Strikes Deal to Offload US Operations appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link
Being slapped by Cher and being told directly to “snap out of it” is a recurring dream most of us will never experience IRL. But Ariana Grande and Bowen Yang now have the bragging rights. The Grammy-winning artist back hosting Saturday Night Live on Dec. 20, and in a teaser for the show, Cher had
If you’re a fan of Amazon’s ecosystem, whether that’s asking your Alexa speaker to tell you about the weather or compulsively checking the video feed from your Ring doorbell, then it makes sense to expand and build onto the system. It’s always easier to keep to one ecosystem as much as you can with smart
Instacart will pay $60 million in refunds to settle allegations by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it deceived consumers with false advertising. The federal agency alleged Instacart misled consumers with unlawful tactics, causing them to pay higher fees while also denying refunds. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated Instacart’s “free delivery” claims are misleading
The tech firm reveals a focus on AI agents, Copilot expansion, Microsoft 365 updates, and global infrastructure investment. The post What Microsoft’s 2026 Product Plans Reveal About Its AI Push appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link