12-06-2024 18:22 via theverge.com
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge An unofficial site tracking titles in the Epic Games library may have just leaked a ton of upcoming games, as reported earlier by Wccftech. The site, called EpicDB, was taken offline shortly after it posted information scraped from the Epic Games Store catalog on Monday, but that didn’t stop people from scanning the list and posting their findings.
You can see the list of games from publishers like Bethesda, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, and others in a s
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Somehow, Concerts Are the Biggest Memes of the Summer
21-06-2024 13:00 via wired.com
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From Chappell Roan to Kendrick Lamar, online life is spilling onto the lighted stage, and vice versa. Maybe we all just want something real.
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Science Is Full of Errors. Bounty Hunters Are Here to Find Them
21-06-2024 13:00 via wired.com
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A new project is paying researchers to find errors in other scientists’ work. The only problem? Even error hunters make mistakes.
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Before Smartphones, an Army of Real People Helped You Find Stuff on Google
21-06-2024 13:00 via wired.com
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Not too long ago, services like GOOG-411, 118 118 and AQA used actual humans to answer questions with witty responses and encyclopedic knowledge. Today’s search engines could learn something.
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Microsoftmakes Copilot less useful on new Copilot Plus PCs
21-06-2024 11:13 via theverge.com
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft launched its range of Copilot Plus PCs earlier this week, and they all come equipped with the new dedicated Copilot key on the keyboard. It’s the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years, but all the key does now is launch a Progressive Web App (PWA) version of Copilot.
The web app doesn’t even integrate into Windows anymore like the previous Copilot experience did since last year, so you can’t use Copilot to control Windows 11 settings or ha
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Starlink Mini brings space internet to backpackers
21-06-2024 09:19 via theverge.com
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Starlink’s new Mini dish next to an Earth puppy. | Image: Michael Nicolls via X SpaceX’s Starlink internet-from-space service is already available for boats, planes, vanlifers, Amazonian villages, and rural homes in over 75 countries — now it’s coming to backpackers.
The new compact DC-powered Starlink Mini is about the size of a thick laptop and integrates the Wi-Fi router right inside the dish. And despite using less power than other Starlink terminals, it can still del
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New medical LLM, PathChat 2, can talk to pathologists about tumors, offer diagnoses
21-06-2024 01:52
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PathChat serves as a consultant, of sorts, for human pathologists to help identify, assess and diagnose tumors and other serious conditions.Read More
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Haize Labs is using algorithms to jailbreak leading AI models
21-06-2024 00:46
CEO Leonard Tang tells VentureBeat the Haize Suite is a collection of algorithms specifically designed to probe large language models.Read More
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TikTok makes its First Amendment case
21-06-2024 00:06 via theverge.com
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images TikTok says that the government didn’t adequately consider viable alternative options before charging ahead with a law that could ban the platform in the US. TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is based in China, claims that it provided the US government with an extensive and detailed plan to mitigate national security risks and that this plan was largely ignored when Congress passed a law with a huge impact on speech.
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Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 leak shows off AirPods-like design
20-06-2024 23:58 via theverge.com
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Image: @TEQHNIKACROSS on X Samsung’s next Galaxy Buds have been rumored to resemble AirPods, and new leaked renders make the comparison clearer than ever. The renders, purportedly found on Korean retailer Coupang, show that Samsung might be moving on from its bulb-shaped buds in favor of wireless headphones with AirPods-like stems, AirPods-like vents, and even an AirPods-like case.
I’ve made an image slider so you can compare one of the renders with a photo of Apple’s second-ge
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SoundHound buys Allset to bring AI voice ordering to more drive-throughs
20-06-2024 23:25
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AI voice company SoundHound acquires Allset to expand its reach to more restaurants and build a voice-powered ordering platform.Read More
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YouTube is canceling Premium subscriptions bought using spoofed locations
20-06-2024 23:23 via theverge.com
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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge If you used a virtual private network (VPN) to purchase a YouTube Premium in a country where it’s cheaper, your subscription might be on the chopping block. Over the past few days, several people who’ve used this trick reported having their subscriptions automatically canceled, as reported earlier by Android Police.
The workaround involves using a VPN to change your location to a country where YouTube Premium is offered at a lower price. For exam
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US Bans Kaspersky Software
20-06-2024 22:15 via wired.com
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Using a Trump-era authority, the US Commerce Department has banned the sale of Kaspersky’s antivirus tools to new customers in the US, citing alleged threats to national security.
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Bugatti’s Tourbillon 2024: Price, Specs, Availability
20-06-2024 22:15 via wired.com
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Furiously complicated and astoundingly fast, the 250-mph, 1,800-hp, electrically enhanced, blood-curdling Tourbillon signals the start of Rimac’s influence on the century-old automaker.
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Embracer Group believes AI will ‘empower’ game developers
20-06-2024 21:25 via theverge.com
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Image: Crystal Dynamics Embracer Group, the gaming giant that has the rights to big franchises like The Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider, detailed how it’s thinking about the use of artificial intelligence for game development in its latest annual report.
The conglomerate, which recently split into three separate companies, has adopted a “Group AI Policy” that it says is based on the notion of “empowerment.” While the report doesn’t include the text of the po
New York bans ‘addictive feeds’ for teens
20-06-2024 21:07 via theverge.com
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Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) signed two bills into law on Thursday that aim to protect kids and teens from social media harms, making it the latest state to take action as federal proposals still await votes.
One of the bills, the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, will require parental consent for social media companies to use “addictive feeds” powered by recommendation algorithms on kids and teens u
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Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy surpasses 20M copies sold
20-06-2024 21:02
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Activision announced that the Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy has sold more than 20 million units, doubling its milestone from 2019.Read More
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The 29 Best Movies on Hulu This Week (June 2024)
20-06-2024 21:00 via wired.com
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Origin, Anchorman, and Fight Club are just a few of the movies you need to watch on Hulu right now.
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Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet wows AI power users: ‘this is wild’
20-06-2024 21:00
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AI influencers and power users have taken to the web share their largely positive impressions about Anthropic's new release.Read More
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Anker’s fastest power bank is matching its lowest price
20-06-2024 20:37 via theverge.com
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It’s the ideal power bank if your office never stops moving. | Photo: Anker My army of portable chargers is eight soldiers strong. It’s a little ridiculous, but the variety gives me flexibility to pick the perfect charger for the day’s needs, whether it’s my sleek MagSafe charger to keep my iPhone going on longer days or a bigger brick for my iPad, camera, and other devices when I anticipate heavier usage. My collection ballooned as charging tech improved over the years,
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Don’t miss OpenAI digging into the nitty gritty of business transformation at VB Transform 2024
20-06-2024 20:26
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Olivier Godement, OpenAI’s head of product, API dives into what generative AI really means to enterprises at Transform 2024.Read More
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20-06-2024 20:19 via theverge.com
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was Ubisoft’s breakout hit of 2003, but the company’s cult classic Beyond Good & Evil, released just two weeks later, will beat it to an upgraded rerelease. Ubisoft has released a trailer for Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition that confirms it’ll arrive next Tuesday, June 25th — just five days after I write these words.I hope it stands up because I remember it as a phenomenal game. Jade and her pig buddy Pey’j we
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ‘Raw Cut’ shows the movie pre-VFX
20-06-2024 20:18 via theverge.com
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20th Century Studios Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ stunning visual effects are nothing short of astounding, but for the film’s upcoming home release, 20th Century Studios is giving you the ability to see the motion capture performances that were key in bringing the talking apes to life.
Though Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will be available to download on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home starting on July 9th, you might want to wait until the movie’s physica
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Sierra’s new benchmark reveals how well AI agents perform at real work
20-06-2024 20:09
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Sierra releases TAU-bench, a new benchmark that claims to more accurately evaluate AI agent performance in the real world. Read how 12 popular LLMs fared.Read More
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Anker’s new dual-headed USB-C cable charges two devices at once
20-06-2024 20:09 via theverge.com
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Anker’s new 2-in-1 USB-C charging cable could reduce the number of wires you need to wrangle by half. | Image: Anker Anker’s trying something new that could potentially cut the number of cables you need to wrangle in half. Its 2-in-1 USB-C cable allows two devices to simultaneously charge from a single USB-C port with built-in “Smart Power Management” that automatically adjusts power distribution based on “each device’s power needs.”
The four-foot-long c
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Car dealerships hit with massive computer system outage
20-06-2024 20:04 via theverge.com
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge CDK Global, the company that provides management software for nearly 15,000 car dealerships in North America, is down for a second day following a cyberattack, according to a report from Automotive News. The outage has left car dealerships across North America unable to access the internal systems used to track car sales, view customer information, schedule maintenance, and more.
On Wednesday, CDK Global told dealerships that it’s “investig
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GrayMatter scores $45M for robots that speed-up manufacturing with ‘physics-informed AI’
20-06-2024 19:59
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GrayMatter's robots work 2-4 times faster than manual operators and cut down consumable waste by 30% or more.Read More
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The new Apple Pencil Pro has received its first significant discount
20-06-2024 19:58 via theverge.com
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The new Apple Pencil Pro is compatible with Apple’s new iPad Pros and Airs, unlike the second-gen model. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Unfortunately, if you’re looking at picking up the new iPad Pro or Air, you’re going to have to pay to upgrade your second-generation Apple Pencil, too. After all, the new tablets are only compatible with the new Apple Pencil Pro, but thankfully, today, there’s a deal to offset the cost slightly. Right now, Amazon and Walmart are selli
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Biden administration to ban Russian company’s antivirus software
20-06-2024 19:36 via theverge.com
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge The Biden administration is announcing plans to ban the sale of Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software in the United States due to national security concerns, Reuters reports.
Sources told Reuters that Kaspersky’s close ties to the Russian government pose a national security risk, potentially letting the company — and the Russian government — steal sensitive information from, install malware on, or withhold updates from Americans&rsq
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Here are some small but helpful tips for starting Shadow of the Erdtree
20-06-2024 19:25 via theverge.com
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Image: FromSoftware Before Shadow of the Erdtree finally goes live, Bandai Namco has implemented a patch that adds a couple of small features and updates just in time for the DLC’s launch in a few short hours. FromSoftware also shared a new launch trailer to herald the DLC’s arrival, but it’s chockful of spoilers, so beware. The update isn’t particularly earth-shattering, but it does include some things worth keeping in mind before all you Tarnished get your head beat in
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