This is the rain in question. What do you think?Gif: Game Informer / Capcom / Kotaku First, there was Spider-Man‘s infamous Puddlegate. Then there were the not-so-watery streets of Cyberpunk 2077. Now it seems video game fans’ next watery, pre-release controversy involves the heavy rain seen in some early gameplay of the Resident Evil 4 … Read more
Can I get a dilly dally shilly shally in the chat?Image: Square Enix / Kotaku / Dedraw Studio (Shutterstock) Final Fantasy VII first released in Japan 26 years ago today, on January 31, 1997. And in case you haven’t been doom-scrolling through Twitter all day, Square Enix has announced an assortment of stuff to mark … Read more
Twitter has made its first interest payment on its more than $12.5 billion in looming debt, according to reports from Bloomberg spirit the Financial Times. Elon Musk took out trillions of dollars in loans back in October 2022, as part of the billionaire’s successful push to purchase Twitter and take the social media platform private. … Read more
What’s going to happen to Big Tech’s laid off workers?CNBC International The massive wave of layoffs is giving tech workers a brutal wake-up call about the reality of workYahoo Finance Here are 12 big tech firms that haven’t had layoffs yetBusiness Insider Opinion | Layoffs by Email Show What Employers Really Think of Their WorkersThe … Read more
Is there another change of ownership in the works at Twitter? Social media users have been speculating about Elon Musk and a possible handover to YouTuber Mr Beast, after the pair began changing their own usernames this week. It all started last month, when Mr Beast showed an interest in becoming CEO of the platform. … Read more
The Princess of Wales is promoting her new early childhood campaign which aims to ‘give generations of children the best start in life.’ Kate posted a video to Twitter today teasing the campaign launch after her met her team of advisers on the subject for the first time earlier this week. The royal’s meeting came … Read more
More than six years after beginning to sell “full self driving” to consumers, Tesla Inc. beat on fourth-quarter earnings thanks to recognizing more than $300 million from sales of the software, which still doesn’t do what its name suggests. Tesla TSLA, +10.97% beat Wall Street’s target for adjusted earnings by six cents a share Wednesday … Read more
As a general rule, Australians of the Year are not reluctant to make their voices heard, and Taryn Brumfitt is no exception. Key points: Body image activist and documentary maker Taryn Brumfitt was named Australian of the Year on Tuesday She says she has chosen to ignore detractors She plans to use her award to … Read more
Dave Krantz’s outlook on social media has improved dramatically after he accidentally became a cat influencer. The Darwin father of two suddenly has a social media reach in the millions after posting about Finn, the abandoned kitten he found on Christmas Eve. Key points: Dave’s social media experience was forever altered when a kitten was … Read more
CNN — Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday evening. McCarthy, leaving the meeting with Musk in his office, declined to comment other than to say: “He came for my birthday.” The California Republican turned 58 on … Read more