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RuneScape makers Jagex are being bought by the multibillion sports giant behind Six Nations and LaLiga
Jagex, the British developers of veteran fantasy MMO RuneScape, have announced their acquisition by a potentially surprising new owner: the private equity firm best-known for owning major sports brands including Six Nations Rugby, Spanish football league LaLiga, French football governing body Ligue de Football and the Women’s Tennis Association. The deal was reportedly closed for almost a billion pounds.
Life Is Strange makers Don’t Nod announce release date for Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie
Developers Don’t Nod are carrying over their signature melodramatic decisions and super-powered characters with their next game: Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie. The studio behind Life Is Strange and Tell Me Why announced their visual novel earlier this year, but we now have a solid June 8th release date. A playable demo is also available as part of the LudoNarraCon festival on Steam.
Barbie makers team up with Brit model, 21, to unveil first doll with Down’s syndrome
MODEL Ellie Goldstein gets to grips with her history-making toy — the first Barbie with Down’s syndrome features.
Bosses at Mattel teamed up with the 21-year-old Brit to unveil it as part of Barbie’s inclusive Fashionistas line.
Ellie, 21, said: “I am so happy that there is a Barbie with Down’s syndrome.
“Seeing the doll, I felt so overwhelmed.
“It meant a lot to me and I’m so honoured and proud that Barbie chose me to show the doll to the world.
“Diversity is important to me.
“People need to see more people like me out there in the world.”
The doll is available to pre-order from toy firm Smyths.
It comes after the first Barbie dolls with prosthetic legs and hearing aids were launched last year.
The diversed dolls include a Ken doll with skin pigment condition vitiligo and a Barbie in a wheelchair.
Other new Kens are shorter and less muscular.
The hearing aidswere designed in collaboration with audiologist Dr Jen Richardson.
Hyundai, GM partner with Korean battery makers to build US plants
Hyundai Motor Group and General Motors announced separately Tuesday plans to build electric vehicle battery plants in the U.S. in partnership with South Korean battery manufacturing firms. Hyundai will set up a $5 billion battery cell production joint venture in the U.S. with SK On, the company that is also working with Ford to set […]
Hyundai, GM partner with Korean battery makers to build US plants by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
The Makers of Stable Diffusion Now Have Their Own AI Language Model
It seems like everybody and their mother has a large language model these days. Stability AI, one of the companies that made a name for itself early in the AI rat race, was slower than its contemporaries to enter the realm of LLMs—until now, that is. On Wednesday, the company announced it was launching StableLM, a…
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The OG Smartwatch Makers Want to Revive Small Phones
It’s not a common complaint to hear someone say that smartphones are just too big these days. However, some people out there still prefer the smaller form factors of yesteryear. And with the iPhone mini’s demise, there aren’t many great options for a small smartphone. But there are a few out there looking to change that.