1 Naughty Dog shuts down The Last of Us online, Xbox games now on PS5
Shuhei Yoshida revealed that The Last of Us Online was great, but Naughty Dog shut it down so they could work on their new game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. At the same time, Xbox decided to bring games like Forza Horizon 5 and Age of Empires to PS5, and Indiana Jones and The Great Circle and Doom: The Dark Ages will also come to PS5 in 2025.
2 Pixar’s new series ‘Win or Lose’ now on JioHotstar
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Pixar’s new animated series ‘Win or Lose’ can now be watched on JioHotstar. The story is about the middle school softball team ‘Pickles’, where the same incident is shown from the point of view of a new character in each episode. Released on 19 February 2025, the series has 8 episodes. It has voices by well-known actors like Will Forte, Izaac Wang, and Rhea Seehorn. It is created by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates, and its wonderful music is given by Ramin Djawadi, which makes its story even more emotional.
3 iPhone 16e: Cheaper iPhone 16 model
Apple launched the iPhone 16e, which is a lighter and cheaper version of the iPhone 16. It has a weaker version of the A18 chip, which has a 6-core CPU and 4-core GPU. It has a 6.1-inch OLED screen and Apple’s new C1 network chip, which will give better signals. It supports Apple Intelligence, so it can have 8GB of RAM, but its graphics performance may be slightly weaker than the iPhone 16 and Pro models.
4 JWST observes continuous bright bursts from black hole
The James Webb Space Telescope recorded continuous bright bursts from Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Scientists observed small and large bright bursts, which may be caused by rapid release of energy. Infrared cameras showed that some of the light appeared after a short delay. To better understand this mysterious phenomenon, scientists have suggested continuous monitoring for 24 hours.
5 Microsoft’s new AI ‘Muse’ can create game graphics and controller movements
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Microsoft introduced the WHAM (Muse) AI model, which can understand 3D game worlds and movements. Created in collaboration with Xbox studio ‘Ninja Theory’, the model is trained on play data from bleeding edge games. It can analyze gameplay and create new graphics and control movements. It was previously trained on Nvidia V100 GPUs, but now it has been made faster on H100 GPU clusters. Its output is limited to 300x180p resolution and is available to try out on Azure AI Foundry.
6 Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: Thin and strong phone!
Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge may have a ceramic back instead of glass, making it more durable and lighter. This phone, which is only 5.84mm thin, can have a 6.66-inch screen, 200MP dual camera, Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, 12GB RAM and 3,900mAh battery.
7 iPhone 16e launched: New 5G chip and long battery life
I Phone 16e
Apple introduced the new iPhone 16e, replacing the iPhone SE (2022), which has an OLED screen, Face ID and a new C1 5G chip. It is said to be the most battery-saving chip ever, allowing the phone to play videos for up to 26 hours. However, it does not support fast mmWave 5G networks, which may reduce internet speeds a bit.
8 New Updates in Instagram DM!
Instagram has added new features in DM like message translation in 99 languages, pinning important messages, sending messages at a pre-scheduled time, sharing a 30-second song without leaving the chat and adding QR code for group chat.
9 PalWorld’s growing popularity and legal case
PalWorld has recorded 32 million players across Steam, PS5 and Xbox, but Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have accused it of plagiarism and have demanded a ban and fines for the game. It has become one of the top 3 most played games on Steam. Meanwhile, developer PocketPlayer has said that they will strongly defend their case in this legal battle.
