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Japanese Toy Company Has Reportedly Propped Up 4chan for Years

Good Smile, one of the world’s most popular toy companies, reportedly acted as the brace for one of the internet’s worst cesspools, financially backing 4chan. The site has gone on to facilitate harassment campaigns, racism, misogyny, and homophobia while being a vortex for internet conspiracy theories.Why is the Dancing Baby an NFT?Wired reported on Wednesday that, based on partnership agreement documents, Japanese toy company Good Smile has financially backed 4chan for nearly eight years. The merch provider is known for

Meta Verified India Pricing for Facebook, Instagram Blue Tick, Other Benefits Reportedly Revealed

Meta Verified was launched earlier this year in February. Albeit, inspired by Elon Musk's Twitter Blue plan, Meta Verified is a subscription-based service that verifies each profile with a legitimate government ID. The program rolled out in Australia and New Zealand previously before launching in the US earlier this month. It starts at $11.99 (roughly Rs. 990) per month for an authenticated account. Now, the platform has reportedly opened up a waitlist for its Indian users and the subscription…

Marvel Reportedly Removed Pride Reference From Ant-Man Threequel To Avoid Kuwait Ban

Image via Marvel Studios Marvel Studios’ executive team has been piling up a lot of controversy in recent weeks. The studio behind the world’s highest-grossing franchise has come under fire for poor work practices and workforce treatment in the visual effects department for the past year, the consequences of which were often visible in the VFX work in the franchise’s Phase Four projects. In response, Marvel Studios recently let Victoria Alonso, the company’s long-time Visual Effects Head, go, citing her as the…

Microsoft to reportedly focus on security and AI in next version of Windows

Microsoft is working on a new “modern” version of Windows with better security and faster updates, according to Windows Central. The initiative, called CorePC, would allow Windows to scale better for different devices while still supporting legacy apps. CorePC would aim for many of the same goals as the scrapped Windows Core OS (including the also canceled Windows 10X), which Microsoft billed as a modular modernization of its OS. CorePC would use “state separation” and split Windows into multiple partitions, similar to…

Disney reportedly shuts down its metaverse division

Disney has shut down its metaverse division and laid off all of the team's 50 or so members as part of a broader restructuring process, according to The Wall Street Journal. It was just over a year ago when former Disney CEO Bob Chapek tapped company veteran Mike White to lead the team in its task of finding interactive ways to tell Disney's stories using new technologies. While the rest of team has lost their jobs, White will remain at the company, though it's unclear what role he's taking on going forward.  The…

Lava Blaze 2 4G Reportedly Listed on Geekbench With UNISOC T616 SoC: All Details

Lava, the homegrown brand, is reportedly planning to launch the Lava Blaze 2 in India in April. The company has been tight-lipped about the purported phone, however, rumours and speculations have already hit the Web suggesting the expected features of the phone. The smartphone has now reportedly been spotted on Geekbench suggesting the processor and a few other key details. The upcoming smartphone is tipped to come with UNISOC T616 SoC paired with up to 6GB RAM.According to a report by Passionate…

Justin Bieber reportedly considering retirement after selling music catalogue

Justin Bieber reportedly wants to quit the music industry, as according to reports, the Canadian pop star is currently considering retirement after he sold his entire music catalogue for $200 million.Radar Online reported on Monday, March 27, that the ‘Sorry’ crooner, who revealed last year that he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which had partially paralysed his face, wants to focus on his health and his marriage to Hailey Bieber (Hailey Baldwin).‘Justin hasn`t felt right with the world…

Resident Evil 4 Remake will reportedly get Separate Ways expansion

This is from the PS4 version. pic.twitter.com/0YfsaBkexd— RexXxy (@OmegaPirate) March 26, 2023Resident Evil Central and RexXXy have found references to The Another Order, which is the Japanese name for Separate Ways DLC. Industry insider Dusk Golem had previously claimed that Resident Evil 4 Remake will Separate Ways content in the future. They said, “Separate Ways is down the line DLC. It’ll be longer and more fleshed out than the original Separate Ways.” While Capcom hasn’t confirmed anything yet, it won’t be surprising…