What just happened? Moving Picture Company (MPC) Vancouver, the animation studio that played a “significant role” in redesigning Sonic the Hedgehog for the upcoming movie, has shut down. According to reports, an email sent to staff blamed local "increasing external market pressures" for the closure, as well as more attractive opportunities in other locations.

Following the outcry at the weird-looking Sonic, who appeared in the first trailer back in April, director Jeff Fowler promised that changes would be made. The amount of

In brief: When you think of electric vehicles, you probably picture a carmaker like Tesla. Though plenty of other companies produce EVs these days, they're usually not a core focus. However, that could change over the next decade or so. According to a new report, most of the vehicles under GM's Cadillac brand will be fully-electric by 2030.

If Cadillac's EV plans go particularly well in the future, all of the company's car models might get electrified

Forward-looking: Google's latest tool is claimed to remove language barriers for those who are travelling or working with people who speak a different language. Everyone with an Assistant-enabled phone should now be able to have their conversation being translated in real time, along with pointers on how to reply.

Although Google technically makes no money out of it, the company is still working hard to improve its translation tools, which are used to process in excess of 100 billion words every day.

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What just happened? Apple is breathing a sigh of relief today after President Trump signed a limited trade deal with China. The agreement will stop the potential 15 percent tariffs on Cupertino’s most popular products, including iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks, which could have seen Apple increase their prices or take on the extra expenses itself.

In a note to investors from Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, it’s claimed the tariffs could have added $150 to the price of a base model iPhone 11

Highly anticipated: We've known Microsoft is working on a new Xbox gaming console (codenamed "Scarlett") for some time now, but tonight, at 2019's annual Game Awards, the company finally saw fit to showcase it to the world. The device is called the "Xbox Series X," and it'll be available during 2020's holiday season.

First, the design: in short, it's quite a bit different than the Xbox One.

In brief: If there's one thing you can say about Microsoft's products, it's that they never stay the same for long, for better or worse. While that fact often presents itself in the form of sweeping (sometimes unwanted) changes to Windows 10, today, we're seeing it take shape in less dramatic fashion. Microsoft is planning a massive overhaul of over 100 of its icons.

These icons belong to Microsoft's various services, tools, and apps,

Why it matters: The popularity of internet-connected security cameras, particularly Ring cameras, has led to the rise of hacking software to infiltrate Ring cameras. Ring has issued a statement after several reports of users being harassed by hackers. This underscores just how vulnerable our devices can be if not properly secured.

Many people use internet-connected security cameras for the convenience of being able to monitor their home from afar. Parents often use them to watch their children (especially infants). However, according to a Tennessee news

In brief: If you are a Star Wars fanatic and have Facebook Messenger on your phone, you could be in for a treat. The company has partnered with Disney to promote the next episode of the franchise, The Rise of Skywalker. The app will be getting limited edition Star Wars features in an update that started rolling out today.

Facebook announced on Thursday that it is bringing Star Wars-themed features to its Messenger app. The new "limited-edition" goodies include a chat theme, stickers, reactions,