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Apple is officially banned from selling iPhones in Indonesia

AI-Assisted TLDR: Apple has been blocked from selling iPhones in Indonesia due to not meeting the 40% local content requirement for smartphones. The iPhone 16 does not fulfill this requirement, preventing Apple from obtaining the necessary local content certification.* Generated from the content by Jak Connor below. Apple has been blocked from selling its bread and butter product, the iPhone, and its multiple variations, according to the Indonesian Ministry of Industry. VIEW GALLERY – 2

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Researchers create brain implant that enables blind people to read again

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has some new competition as a company whose founding members were previously at Neuralink announced a new brain chip capable of enabling blind people to read once again. Former President of Neuralink and now current CEO of California-based brain-computer interface company Science Corporation, Max Hodak, acquired the new technology from Pixium Vision earlier this year, and according to reports the specific implant is referred to as the Prima. Notably,

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Ubisoft confirms its developing a new Rayman project, possible remake

After recent reports Ubisoft was developing a Rayman remake, Eurogamer has reportedly received confirmation from Ubisoft that it is indeed working on an unannounced Rayman project. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES The confirmation of a Rayman project being in development over at Ubisoft comes after reports from Insider Gaming claimed the team behind the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was disbanded, and some of the development team members were moved over to Ubisoft Milan,

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Ubisoft blamed for poor sales of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown by Baldur’s Gate 3 director

The debacle at Ubisoft continues over the recent reports the team behind Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has been disbanded following the title’s failure to reach Ubisoft’s internal sales expectations. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Reports from Insider Gaming claimed Ubisoft made the decision not to pursue a sequel to The Lost Crown only a few weeks after the game was released. Additional reports from Insider Gaming claimed the team behind the title, Ubisoft

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First Apple Intelligence features hit iPhone’s in latest iOS 18.1 update

Apple has finally rolled out an iOS update that contains the first set of Apple Intelligence features, and here’s how you can access them. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES Apple has been criticized over its marketing of its latest iPhone generation, as the company touted the latest generation of devices as the vehicles for Apple Intelligence. However, when the iPhone 16 was released, there weren’t any Apple Intelligence features available. Apple stated it was planning

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Qualcomm responds to Arm scrapping license agreement to design chips based on its technology

Arm has reportedly canceled a licensing agreement with Qualcomm that gives the company the ability to design chips on the Arm chip standard, according to a new report from Bloomberg. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES The specific licensing agreement is called the architecture license agreement (ALA), and it’s a key component of an ongoing legal battle between the two tech giants. Reports indicate that Arm’s cancelation of the agreement could significantly impact Qualcomm’s business, especially

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Alan Wake 2: The Lake House Expansion release date confirmed in new launch trailer

Xbox has officially revealed the release date for Alan Wake 2’s upcoming DLC “The Lake House” during the Xbox Partner Event. Xbox has detailed the announcement in a new blog post. Alan Wake 2: The Lake House DLC will be coming to fans on October 22 and will take players to the Lake House, a research station located in Cauldron Lake. Xbox teases players in the blog post by describing the upcoming DLC is a

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Pokemon developer officially responds to hack that confirms Switch 2’s codename

The maker of Pokemon has confirmed it was a victim of a hack that resulted in a substantial data leak that has revealed details about the Nintendo Switch 2, employee personal information, game source code, new games, past projects, Pokemon designs and much more. VIEW GALLERY – 14 IMAGES This leak isn’t small by any means, as it’s referred to as the “Teraleak,” and with the more time that passes, more details seemingly emerge. Over

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Man accused of creating Bitcoin denies involvement, points to QAnon conspiracy theories

A man who was identified as the creator of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency has denied his involvement in its creation, saying he has been wrongly accused. HBO released a documentary on October 8 called “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery,” in which the creator identifies Bitcoin developer Peter Todd as the creator of the cryptocurrency. For those that don’t know, a mystery surrounds the creation of Bitcoin as the individual behind it, famously named Satoshi

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Concord may not be dead after all as game files update fueling free-to-play speculation

Concord is renowned as one of the biggest video game flops of all time, and is definitely Sony’s biggest flop ever, with the title reportedly costing as much as $400 million to develop only to generated a few million upon release. The failure of Concord is likely underestimated due to how quickly Sony decided to pull the game down after abysmal sales and reception. Moreover, the game was such a failure that Sony decided to

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