According to Canoo’s latest earnings, the struggling EV startup spent $1.7 million on private jet reimbursements for CEO Tony Aquila in 2023, against the $886,000 in revenue it generated that year.
A further $1.3 million and $1.8 million in 2022 and 2021 respectively, was paid to Aquila Family Ventures for the jet hires — a company owned by the CEO.
The $150 Facecam MK.2 is cheaper than its $200 predecessor and includes the virtual Pan-Tilt-Zoom tech that was previously only available on the Facecam Pro.
The field of view has also been increased from 82 to 84 degrees, alongside other visual improvements mentioned in the post below. There’s still no built-in mic, but good riddance because webcam mics tend to suck anyway.
The company’s latest cost-cutting efforts — which include selling off Vancouver-based Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment — impact the Sega Europe office, and UK-based Sega Hardlight and Creative Assembly studios.
In an email to staff seen by Eurogamer, Sega Europe CEO Jurgen Post said that “change is necessary to secure the future of our games business.” The news was announced less than a day after Sega’s US union ratified its first contract.
Developer Sam Chiet, who you may recognize for creating the “asshole goose” that wreaks havoc on your desktop, was inspired to make this stretching cat cursor after it was suggested as a bad design concept. Looks pretty fun to me!
Chiet says he’s planning to release it “soon” — otherwise you can click here to watch a speedrun of how he made it.
Affinity users asking if the one-time-purchase creative software will adopt Canva’s subscription-based approach may not feel reassured by the response from Serif CEO Ashley Hewson.
“The V2 app still available as a one-off purchase and everyone who’s bought our apps previously of course can still use them in perpetuity moving forward.” He added that updates — for V2 at least — will be delivered “free of charge.”
A new FAQ page also says that “there are no changes to our current pricing model planned at this time.”
