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Jay Peters

Jay Peters

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    A standalone Gemini app for iOS might be available widely soon.

    Spokesperson Elijah Lawal tells The Verge that the company is rolling out a pilot of the app in the Philippines. 9to5Google reported that a user was able to download the app.

    Gemini has a standalone app for Android, and from that app, you can access the Gemini Live voice mode.

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    Jay Peters
    Seems a lot of people are flocking to Bluesky.
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    Jay Peters
    Ladies and gentlemen, The Weeknd.

    ...on Apple’s Vision Pro headset. “Open Hearts,” which Apple describes as a “new immersive music experience,” debuts on Thursday. The company is steadily introducing new immersive content for the headset.

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    Jay Peters
    “I would rather walk into the ocean than start another small business.”

    The team at Aftermath, a worker-owned publication covering video games and more, is reflecting back on their first year of existence, and I really recommend you read their post about what they’ve learned. It’s not all as dire as that quote I just pulled out — there’s a lot that’s inspiring, too.

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    Jay Peters
    A 6-hour Final Fantasy VII Rebirth speedrun?

    Yes, please. That’s just one of many promising runs at the next Awesome Games Done Quick, which is happening from January 5th to 12th. The full schedule is now live, which also features a run of Crazy Taxi with a live band. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

    Games Done Quick

    [gamesdonequick.com]

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    Jay Peters
    Xbox friend requests have returned.

    After announcing earlier this year that the feature would be coming back, friend requests are here now, Microsoft says. The company had been using a social media-like “follow” system where you had to both follow each other to become friends.

    You can read more about the change in Microsoft’s blog post from September.