Following TikTok’s announcement people were quick to point out that the concept behind TikTok Now looked very familiar.
Others were more direct, accusing it of “blatantly copying” its smaller competitor.
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-62925572
Why Do All These 20-Somethings Have Closed Captions Turned On?
Closed captions are cool now. Just ask anyone under 40.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-do-all-these-20-somethings-have-closed-captions-turned-on-11663386473
Rockstar Games confirms GTA 6 footage leak
Rockstar Games has confirmed that it recently “suffered a network intrusion” that resulted in the massive leak of 90 videos of early development versions of Grand Theft Auto 6. The company said in an official statement on Monday morning that the intrusion resulted in “an unauthorized third party illegally” accessing and downloading “confidential information from our systems,” though it adds that they don’t anticipate this will have any effect on its ongoing live game services or development timeline.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/19/rockstar-games-confirms-gta-6-footage-leak/
Adobe snaps up Figma for $20B, taking out one of its biggest rivals in digital design
Big news in the world of digital creative technology: Adobe today announced that it would acquire Figma for $20 billion, taking out one of its biggest rivals in the realm of digital design.
The deal definitely lays down the gauntlet for other big names in the world of digital design. Specifically it will be interesting to see what comes next for companies like Canva and Sketch.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/15/adobe-is-buying-figma-for-20b-taking-out-one-of-its-biggest-rivals-in-digital-design/
Google has already published its version of the new 31 emojis
The search giant said that the new emojis will be available by the end of the year on Android and next year on other Google products. Along with the color version of the updated Noto font, the company has also published a revamped monochrome version of the font with new emojis. Google first launched monochrome emojis earlier this year as a nod to emojis on old feature phones.
https://tcrn.ch/3S41SGk
Corel Rebrands as Alludo But ProductNames Will Live On
Taking a page from Google/Alphabet and Facebook/Meta, Corel—the Canada-based maker of creative software like PaintShop Pro, VideoStudio, WinZip, MindManager, and Parallels Desktop since 1985—is rebranding as Alludo.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/corel-rebrands-as-alludo-but-product-names-will-live-on
Zoom’s Slack competitor is getting a new name and features
On Monday, Zoom announced a small change to the name of the product — it’s now called Zoom Team Chat — alongside a handful of other handy updates coming to the collaboration software.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/12/23345352/zoom-team-chat-name-features