PS4 and PS5 players were concerned that a monthly digital game license check was now required, but not the kind of DRM PlayStation consoles have

Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
Filing: Meta says it might be forced to withdraw its apps from New Mexico if a judge orders it to adopt the state's proposed safety features  —  Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is threatening a total shutdown of Facebook and Instagram in New Mexico if a state judge orders the company to adopt new safety features …

Microsoft is now rolling out its Xbox mode to all Windows 11 PCs. The new Xbox mode adds a full-screen interface to the Xbox PC app, much like Steam's Big Picture Mode, and originally debuted as the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) with Asus' Xbox Ally devices. "Some players in select markets will be able […]

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google is rolling out Gemini to cars that have Google built in, replacing Google Assistant, starting with English in the US  —  The current Google Assistant is being replaced with a smarter, more conversational upgrade. … Google is preparing to update vehicles that have Google built-in with its Gemini AI assistant.

Meta says it may be forced to pull Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp from New Mexico if the attorney general gets his way. The state is demanding a host of changes that the company says are impossible to achieve. After winning a $375 million jury award against Meta in a trial that argued the company misled […]