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Drone Camera Captures Devastating Tornado From the Air

A drone managed to stay aloft while it recorded the colossal damage caused by a tornado that devastated a Kansas neighborhood last Friday. The twister struck Andover, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, in the evening on April 29th. Sirens alerted citizens of the danger that afternoon, but drone operator and tornado chaser Reed Timmer — in footage spotted by DroneDJ — interpreted the call as an…
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Call of Duty Endowment hits 100K veterans placed in jobs

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  The Call of Duty Endowment has reached a big milestone as it announced it has placed 100,000 veterans into meaningful jobs. In doing so, the Call of Duty Endowment…
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Square Enix didn’t know how to squeeze profits out of its western studios

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  Square Enix is washing its hands of its biggest western studios. The company announced it is selling Eidos and Crystal Dynamics to Embracer Group. This raises numerous questions about what is happening next with Square Enix, but first let’s focus on the why. Why did Square Enix drop the…
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Embracer is buying Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and three Square Enix game studios

Swedish game company Embracer Group has just made a blockbuster deal to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix Montréal for what seems like a bargain $300 million price, the company confirmed in a press release. The deal includes a “catalogue of IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain and more than 50 back-catalogue games from Square Enix…
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MobileNews

Android Auto 7.6 update is now rolling out widely

Google is rolling out a fresh update to Android Auto, bumping the app update to version 7.6 for all Android users. While the specific version number tends to vary by device, Android Auto 7.6 is the latest notable update to the service, arriving roughly a month after the…
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iPhone prices may rise outside US, but analysts optimistic despite company’s warning

Analysts seem generally happy with the AAPL outlook despite the company’s stark earnings call warning, but one has warned that iPhone prices may rise outside the US. While this could happen across the complete range of Apple products, it’s likely to be especially problematic for the iPhone 14. Apple reported record earnings for Q2, but warned that revenue for the current quarter would incur a…
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