Tue. 02/21 – Microsoft Swears To Play Nice With Call Of Duty

Microsoft tries again to convince people it won’t hoard Call of Duty as an Xbox exclusive. Linux now plays nice with Apple Silicon. Chrome swears it will play nicer with your battery life. Verified everything is officially now a trend. And does Apple have a strangle hold on Gen Z?

Links:

• Microsoft inks binding contract with Nintendo for ‘Call of Duty’ as it defends Activision deal (GeekWire)
• Linux 6.2: The first mainstream Linux kernel for Apple M1 chips arrives (ZDNet)
• Google Chrome rolls out long awaited battery saving features (AndroidPolice)
• Facebook and Instagram are testing selling you blue checks for $12 a month (The Verge)
• Official: Twitter will now charge for SMS two-factor authentication (The Verge)
• Almost-unbeatable AI comes to Gran Turismo 7 (ArsTechnica)
• How Apple captured Gen Z in the US — and changed their social circles (Financial Times)

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