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Ubisoft is working on remakes of several older Assassin’s Creed games, one of which is rumoured to be a remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. The pirate adventure game launched in 2013 and remains one of the most popular entries in the series. A voice actor from the original game has now hinted that a Black Flag remake is in the works.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Remake Hinted

Matt Ryan, the actor who voiced Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag protagonist Edward Kenway, teased a remake of the game while interacting with a fan at a recent convention. In a video of the interaction uploaded to X by user @SuperDropKick17 (as spotted by VGC), Ryan can be seen saying that the fan might have to beat Black Flag again, before adding that he “can’t say anything”.

The actor asked the fan if he had beaten Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, to which the fan replied that he had a while ago. “Well, you might have to beat it again,” Ryan responded.

The fan then said he might replay all Assassin’s Creed games. “But especially this one,” Ryan replied. “There’s a reason I say that, but I can’t say anything.”

The actor’s comment suggests Ubisoft is working on a Black Flag remake. Last year, an Insider Gaming report claimed that the project was “well into development” and could launch in late 2025.

In July last year, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the company was working on multiple remakes of older Assassin’s Creed games. He did not, however, mention the AC titles that were being remade.

In March, Ubisoft launched the newest Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The action-adventure title is set in feudal Japan and features dual protagonists.

Following the release of Shadows, Ubisoft said it was delaying some of its “biggest productions” to allow for additional development time and create “best conditions for success”. While the company did not specify the games being delayed, the announcement suggested the company’s biggest franchises, which include Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six, could be delayed.

Ubisoft is also working on several new Assassin’s Creed games. These include Ubisoft Montreal’s Assassin’s Creed: Codename Hexe, which is said to be set during the witch trials in the Holy Roman Empire. The company is also developing Assassin’s Creed Jade, a mobile only title, and a standalone multiplayer AC game.

Alibaba’s Qwen team released a new image generation artificial intelligence (AI) model last week. Dubbed Qwen VLo, it is a successor to the Qwen 2.5 vision language model and comes with several upgrades compared to the older models. The latest AI image model supports both text-to-image and image-to-image generation. It also supports text input in multiple languages, including English and Chinese. Apart from image generation, the AI model is also capable of making inline edits to generated images as well as input images.

Qwen VLo Accepts Prompts in Multiple Languages

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), the official handle of the Qwen team announced the release of the new model. The model’s technical name is Qwen3-235B-A22B, and it is available on the company’s chat interface for free here. Users can also use the model without logging in.

Gadgets 360 staff members tested out the AI model and found its image generation capability to be on par with Google’s Imagen 2. The instruction following and image output quality is slightly lower than Imagen-3 and OpenAI’s GPT-4o-powered image generation feature. However, its generation time is faster than both of them, and it has a higher rate limit than them.

On its GitHub page, the company said that the Qwen VLo comes with improved image understanding, which enables it to make better inline edits without distorting the structural integrity of the input image. This also improves the overall quality of the output. The model also better understands vague and open-ended prompts, and can generate images that are aligned with user expectations.

Apart from image generation and editing, the Qwen VLo can also perform image annotation-related tasks such as edge detection, segmentation, prediction mapping, and more. The company said the future version of the model will also be able to accept multiple input images and combine them based on user requests.

Text rendering has also been improved with the latest AI image generator. We were able to generate accurate text across different fonts in our testing of the model. Finally, the Qwen VLo also supports images with dynamic aspect ratios as input, including extreme ratios such as 4:1 and 1:3. The company plans to add the feature to generate images in different aspect ratios soon.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) announced on Monday that it is rolling out its 5G services to 23 more Indian cities. The move follows the company’s 5G services expansion in Bengaluru earlier this month. Previously, Vi’s 5G network was available in Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, and Chandigarh. The latest expansion covers Vi’s priority circles in the country. The rollout will take place in a phased manner. Vi’s recharge plan with unlimited 5G access starts at Rs. 299.

Vi Rolling Out 5G Services in 23 More Indian Cities

Vi announced in a press release that it is extending its 5G services to 23 new Indian cities. The service will be available in Ahmedabad, Agra, Aurangabad, Kozhikode, Cochin, Dehradun, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Malappuram, Meerut, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Rajkot, Sonepat, Surat, Siliguri, Trivandrum, Vadodara, and Vizag.

The company added that all 23 new cities included in Vi’s 5G network cover all of its 17 priority circles in India. The rollout of 5G services in these cities will happen in phases. Once the service goes live, users in these cities with 5G-supported smartphones will be able to connect to Vi’s 5G network.

Vi is offering unlimited 5G data on plans starting from Rs. 299, which is a prepaid plan with a validity of 28 days. Other prepaid options with unlimited 5G data include Rs. 349, Rs. 365, Rs. 579, Rs. 649, Rs. 859, Rs. 979, and Rs. 3,599. Meanwhile, postpaid 5G options start from Rs. 451 and go up to Rs. 1,201.

According to Vi, it is using AI-backed Self-Organising Networks (SON) technology to improve its network while utilising less energy. To accomplish this, Vi has teamed up with companies like Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung, which help Vi smoothly connect its 4G and 5G networks. 

Previously, Vi confirmed that it plans to bring 5G services to all 17 priority circles by August this year.

Vivo X200 FE is confirmed to launch in India soon. The Chinese smartphone brand is yet to announce the exact launch date of the phone, but ahead of it, it has disclosed the colour options and certain specifications of the phone. The Indian variant of Vivo X200 FE will be available in two colour options. The Vivo X200 FE was recently launched in select global markets in four shades. It will ship with a MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ chipset, 6,500mAh battery, and 90W fast charging support.

Vivo India, in a newsroom post, announced that the Indian variant of the Vivo X200 FE will be sold in Amber Yellow and Luxe Black colour options. For reference, the handset was launched in Taiwan and Malaysia in Black, Blue, Pink, and Yellow colourways. 

Vivo X200 FE Specifications

While the launch date of the Vivo X200 FE is still under wraps, the teaser images shared by the brand show its design and specifications. It is confirmed to have a 6.31-inch display and a 7.99mm thick design. It is teased to feature a Zeiss-branded triple camera unit at the back, including a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel telephoto camera and an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera. It will be equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ chip.

The upcoming Vivo X200 FE will run on Funtouch OS 15 with support for multiple AI-powered features like AI Captions, Circle to Search, Live Text, and Smart Call Assistant. It is said to meet IP68+IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance. The phone will have a 6,500mAh battery with support for 90W fast charging.

Vivo X200 FE is believed to be a rebranded version of the Vivo S30 Pro Mini, which was announced in China last month at CNY 3,499 for the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage version. The Vivo X200 FE was also listed in Taiwan and Malaysia with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of onboard storage. 

Nvidia insiders sold over $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,575 crore) worth of company stock in the past year, with a notable uptick in recent trading activity as executives capitalize on surging investor interest in artificial intelligence, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

More than $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,287 crore) of the share sales took place this month as the California-based chip designer’s share price climbed to an all-time high, the report said.

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, started selling shares this week for the first time since September, the SEC filing showed.

Nvidia’s stock hit a record on Wednesday, and the chipmaker reclaimed the crown as the world’s most valuable company after an analyst said the chipmaker was set to ride a “Golden Wave” of artificial intelligence.

Its latest gains reflect the U.S. stock market’s return to the “AI trade” that fueled massive gains in chip stocks and related technology companies in recent years on optimism about the emerging technology.

Nvidia declined to comment on the FT report.

Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.

Nvidia’s shares have rebounded over 60 percent from their closing low on April 4, when Wall Street was reeling from President Donald Trump’s global tariff announcements. U.S. stocks, including Nvidia, have recovered on expectations the White House will reach trade deals to soften the tariffs.

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Vijay Sales has started its Open Box Sale in India with discounts on a range of products, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, TVs, washing machines and more. The sale, which began on June 28, features last-piece and display/demo products. The sale offers the demo units of iPhone 15 models, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 at discounted rates. The Open Box sale is live on both online and offline platforms.

Vijay Sales Open Box Sale: Top Smartphone Deals

The Open Box Sale by Vijay Sales is live on the company’s retail outlets and the Vijay Sales website. The retailer is selling mobile phones starting from Rs. 6,499 in the ongoing sale. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 can be grabbed for a starting price of Rs. 79,999 (launch price Rs. 1,09,999) and Rs. 1,29,999 (launch price Rs. 1,64,999), respectively. 

The open-box units of iPhone 15 Plus with 128GB are selling for Rs. 57,990, instead of Rs. 72,900. The demo unit of iPhone 15 Pro Max with 256GB storage is priced at Rs. 85,000, down from the original launch price of Rs. 1,59,900. The store display units of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus with 128GB storage are available for Rs. 42,990 and Rs. 59,900, respectively.

The store display unit of CMF by Nothing Phone 1 with 8GB RAM + 128GB storage is available for Rs. 13,999 (original launch price Rs. 17,999). Meanwhile, the store demo unit of Xiaomi 14 Civi 5G with 8GB RAM + 256GB storage is selling for Rs. 32,999, instead of Rs. 42,999.

Vijay Sales is selling the store demo unit of Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G with 12GB RAM + 256GB storage for Rs. 43,859 in the ongoing sale, instead of Rs. 49,999. The Vivo Y200e 5G demo unit is listed with a starting price tag of Rs. 16,999, down from Rs. 19,999. 

Besides smartphones, the sale brings up to 50 percent off on TVs, tablets and laptops. The store display piece of iPad Mini 6th Gen with 64GB storage is priced at Rs. 39,000, instead of Rs. 49,900.

Refrigerators start from Rs. 11,990, while smartwatches are listed with up to 60 percent off. The electronic retail chain has also partnered with different lenders to offer additional discounts for customers purchasing using select bank cards.

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