It’s a busy time for sci-fi, but don’t miss Aphelion
…Aphelion is developed by Don’t Nod, a studio best known for the original Life is Strange and more recently the climbing game Jusant. The new game is sort of a mashup…
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Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
…A day later, OpenAI announced it was bringing its latest AI models, Codex, and other tools to AWS — Microsoft’s biggest cloud rival. It’s a move that seemed likely ever since…
Apple wants Europe to blink
…Cardoso said the Commission has been in “regular contact with Apple” on the matter, but added that “Apple did not develop proposals for DMA compliant interoperability solutions.” Apple’s Joswiak disputed this…
Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet
…An Irish company called Cannabis Club Systems (CCS), formally Nefos Solutions, develops and provides the software these clubs use for sales, accounting, and admissions, including a verification system where receptionists upload your…
AI is blowing up music production
…That’s ridiculous.” Or, I’ve even met people in the music space who said they’d never use Pro Tools, AutoTune, Melodyne, or some of the other things that have developed…
Windows is back on the Microsoft menu
…That’s an appealing concept during a continued AI money squeeze for developers and consumers. Microsoft is targeting its own Surface Laptop Ultra at developers and creators and pairing it with ongoing…
Marathon’s second season is a chance for Bungie to turn things around
…a game with which I would develop an addictive and complicated relationship, equally defined by love and frustration. But I wasn’t prepared for just how quickly I’d go through the…
The Govee smart lamp brightened up my room, and then my life
…I did not expect to develop an emotional attachment to a lamp. But I did, and now it’s one of my favorite gadgets. The Govee was quick and easy…
The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion
…Familiar Machines & Magic's first robot] So, why would anyone want this robot in their home? While Angle is coy about specifics, since the robot is still in development, he says an…
Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it
Google is going all in on AI-driven shopping even as some competitors back off. At Google I/O, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its AI commerce tools: a…