Snapchat is adding TikTok-like AR music lenses

08:50pm, Monday, 15'th Nov 2021 Engadget
Snap has signed a music licensing deal with Sony Music Entertainment. The partnership means Snapchat users will have access to songs from Sony artists. With todays announcement, the company has licensing deals with all the major music labels. And Snap plans to take advantage of the milestone by launching new AR music filters. Sometime soon, the company says it will release a set that will feature pre-selected songs embedded in the filter. Additionally, theyll be ones that allow you to make it look like you''re singing along to a song and yet another set that adds you and a friend to an animated music video. In short, Snapchat is becoming more like TikTok and Instagram. Youll know youre about to add one of the new filters if theres a musical note next to it. You dont have to look far to find out why Snap is doing this. Since launching the Sounds feature last year, the company notes its users have created more than 1.2 billion videos, leading to nearly 77 billion views. In other words, music has been great for Snapchats engagement metrics.
Two decades in, the unexpected consequences of some of the Xbox’s boldest innovations nudged Microsoft to break away from its initial “gamer” marketing push towards an inclusive approach to gaming, Xbox boss Phil Spencer tells Axios. Why it matters: Xbox turns 20 today, offering a moment to reflect on what Microsoft has achieved within console gaming and where it may go in the next 20. Spencer discussed Xbox’s history — the good and bad — with Axios during a recent video chat. (It began with Spencer dismissing an incoming call from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “I told him I’m doing an interview,” he said.) Microsoft’s Xbox journey started with the first Xbox on Nov. 15, 2001, and followed with the successful Xbox 360 (2005), the doomed Xbox One (2013) and the current well-received , but supply-constrained, Xbox Series consoles (2020). Xbox initially turned heads with games such as “ Halo ,” “ Forza ” and “ Gears of War .” It used Microsoft’s war chest to buy the makers of “Minecraft” in 2014 .
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sony Electronics Inc. introduces the VENICE 2, the new flagship model and latest addition to its lineup of high-end digital cinema cameras. The VENICE 2 builds upon the strength of
Snap Inc. shares are rallying Monday after the social-media company made strides with its efforts to grow the role of music on Snapchat and expand its relationships in the telecommunications industry.

X Marks the Spot: Microsofts Xbox Turns 20

12:05pm, Monday, 15'th Nov 2021 Techtelegraph
Microsoft When Sonys PlayStation 2 threatened to the Windows PC obsolete, Microsoft countered by releasing the Xbox on November 15, 2001. Of course, the Xbox didnt run Windows or use standard PC hardware either. Heres how that happened. The DirectX Box: Countering a Sony Threat To understand Xbox and its origins, you need to understand [] The post X Marks the Spot: Microsofts Xbox Turns 20 appeared first on TECHTELEGRAPH .
Snapchat has inked a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to include its artists' music in the app's Sounds library. The company also revealed that it's creating new AR music lenses.

Snap Scores Deal With Sony

10:08am, Monday, 15'th Nov 2021
Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) struck a licensing deal with Sony Group Corp (NYSE: SONY) Sony Music Entertainment, Variety reports. Now the music of all three major labels or publishers and many indies is

TSMC Partners up With Sony on New Chip Plant in Kyushu

04:00am, Monday, 15'th Nov 2021 Japan Chemical Daily
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) has agreed to set up shop at a site adjacent to Sony Group Corp.s []
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