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Marathon's live-service experience began years before the game even launched

Marathon’s ARG, Discord systems, and live events built its live-service experience years before players ever set foot on Tau Ceti IV.

Snap is sticking with Qualcomm for its next AR glasses

Snap's upcoming consumer AR glasses are still set to launch sometime this year, and they'll be powered by a Snapdragon XR chip from Qualcomm, according to an announcement of a "multi-year strategic agreement" between the companies. Snap has been working on smart glasses for a decade, with the first model of its camera-equipped Spectacles glasses […]

YouTube raises YouTube Premium's prices in the US: Lite is $1 more at $8.99/month, Individual is $2 more at $15.99/month, and Family is $4 more at $26.99/month (Dominic Preston/The Verge)

Dominic Preston / The Verge:
YouTube raises YouTube Premium's prices in the US: Lite is $1 more at $8.99/month, Individual is $2 more at $15.99/month, and Family is $4 more at $26.99/month  —  The standard plan is going up by $2 a month in the US. … YouTube Premium is getting more expensive in the US …

Google News is showing Polymarket bets alongside news articles in the "For you" section; in tests, Polymarket bets also appeared on the Google News homepage (Frank Landymore/Futurism)

Frank Landymore / Futurism:
Google News is showing Polymarket bets alongside news articles in the “For you” section; in tests, Polymarket bets also appeared on the Google News homepage  —  Google News has started showing Polymarket bets alongside actual news articles, often appearing as large blocks …

Google rolls out end-to-end encryption for Gmail on Android and iOS devices for enterprise users, letting them read and compose emails without additional tools (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Google rolls out end-to-end encryption for Gmail on Android and iOS devices for enterprise users, letting them read and compose emails without additional tools  —  Google says Gmail end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is now available on all Android and iOS devices, allowing enterprise users to read …