The Competition and Markets Authority says it has “sufficient information” to launch a merger inquiry into Amazon’s partnership with Anthropic. The regulator has until October 4th to launch a more in-depth probe.
Amazon told the Financial Times that its Anthropic deal “does not raise any competition concerns or meet the CMA’s own threshold for review.”
A magically green room full of gaming mementos.
Larian has released another player breakdown to celebrate the game’s one-year anniversary, and it really highlights the sheer number of different decisions, paths, and states it actively supports.
We’ve picked the least-spoilery slide available, but check out the whole thread if you want to find out the most-smooched companions, the most niche endings, and how many players were turned into cheese.
The service — which allows users to book non-accomodation activities like tours and outings — was paused last year to focus on “core offerings,” but now a “more affordable” version of it will be reintroduced next year according to the holiday rental company’s Q2 earnings call.
This follows some anti-tourism backlash against the company, and Airbnb warning that it was seeing “signs of slowing demand from US guests.”
The Japanese entertainment giant is reporting an operating profit of 279.11 billion yen ($1.9 billion) for Q1 2024, up 10 percent year-over-year.
Most of that growth comes from its music and gaming software segments, the latter of which was driven by first-party games and PlayStation Plus subscriptions. Meanwhile, Sony sold just 2.4 million PS5 console units compared to the 3 million it previously estimated.
We’ve already seen several leaks for Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 lineup, but established leaker Evan Blass has now shared new images of all three handsets.
Some show the screen and size difference between the standard and XL Pixel Pro 9, while others display the colors that may be available for each model — including the bubblegum pink Pixel 9 that leaked last month.
