GamingNews

Roblox bookings fall 3% to $631.2M in Q1

May 11, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, reported its bookings for the first quarter that ended on March 31 were $631.2 million, down 3% from the same period a year ago. The San Mateo company reported a net loss of $160.2 million on revenues of $537.1 million for the first…
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GamingNews

The DeanBeat: The crazy sanity of the Square Enix and Embracer Group deal

May 11, 2022
Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  “Why am I seeking logic or sanity here?” I asked myself. “There hasn’t been any so far.” — Endymion, by Dan Simmons, 1996. I happen to be reading Dan Simmons’ science fiction novel Endymion, and that line immediately struck me when I heard about The Embracer Group buying all…
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AI & RoboticsNews

5 ways AI can help solve the privacy dilemma

May 11, 2022
We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! There is no disputing the privacy trend. It is here. It is unstoppable.
MobileNews

Google Calendar working locations no longer look like all-day events

May 11, 2022
One of the ways Google Calendar supports hybrid work is by letting employees note their working locations, and an upcoming tweak will make that UI less obtrusive. When working locations launched in Calendar last August for paid accounts, Google displayed that information just above all-day events (in the week view). This row was marked with a location icon at the left, while entries featured…
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MobileNews

How to find songs that played near you with your Google Pixel

May 11, 2022
One of the worst things to happen is hearing a song play, thinking you’ll remember it to find later, only to completely forget. Fortunately, your Pixel has a feature called Now Playing. It lets you identify playing songs in the background so you can easily add any song you…
MobileNews

Google Discover feed tests showing like counts for articles [Update: More examples]

May 11, 2022
In a limited experiment, Google Search has begun showing like counts for articles in the Android app’s Discover feed for some. Update: Google is continuing to test this feature, with a slightly broader rollout. When browsing news and blog articles on social media, the like count can be a helpful metric in deciding what to read. Google, of course, hasn’t had a true social networking app in…
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