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Xbox CEO Joins Federal Reserve’s Productivity And Jobs Task Force Amid Tumultuous Time

Xbox CEO Joins Federal Reserve’s Productivity And Jobs Task Force Amid Tumultuous Time https://ift.tt/SzyVoWR The United States central bank, the Federal Reserve, has announced new task forces to "advance the conduct of monetary policy," and its board has chosen Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to help guide one task force pertaining to AI, as part of a wider effort to help create jobs and keep prices stable. The new Productivity and Jobs task force will look into the "economic impact of new general-purpose technologies," including AI, to help the Fed make better policy decisions. Sharma is joined on this task force by billionaire businessman and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, along with Stanford University economics professor Charles I. Jones--he is currently on leave from the university to become a scholar-in-residence at the AI company Anthropic. Fed chairman Kevin Warsh said the new task forces are part of the group's "commitment to price stability a...
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Square Enix Re-Releases Chocobo GP With No Microtransactions

Square Enix Re-Releases Chocobo GP With No Microtransactions https://ift.tt/cHoG0FA

Square Enix's cutesy Final Fantasy-themed racer, Chocobo GP, has had a surprise resurrection this week, with the game re-releasing on Switch with no trace of microtransactions.

The game had a rocky launch due to controversy over aggressive monetizations and grindy battle passes, which led to Square Enix discontinuing its main in-game currency, Mythril, and releasing its last major content update just nine months after launch. The update stated that after Season 5, released on December 21, 2022, there would be no further updates to add new maps or characters, and no more battle passes. Sales of Mythril were stopped, with the currency removed from the game altogether on January 6, 2023.

Now, the release date on Chocobo GP's Switch eShop listing has been updated to June 15, 2023, offering a full, microtransaction-free version of the game. Characters that were previously locked behind microtransactions can now be unlocked with tickets or Gil, both of which can be earned through regular gameplay.

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