Meta showcases ‘Movie Gen’ to create short video from text prompts – no...
Movie Gen was introduced this week by Mark Zuckerberg in an Instagram post reminding us that we shouldn’t skip leg day. The preview comes several months after OpenAI’s introduction of its Sora AI...
View ArticleSteam Deck shown running macOS Sequoia, faces limitations without GPU support
A hacker going by whatdahopper on X recently showed off footage of the Steam Deck booting into macOS Sequoia. It’s an impressive technical feat, made possible through the collaborative efforts of an...
View ArticleThe 4th Gen AMD EPYC LEGO Model You Have Dreamed Of
Ever dream of combining big server processors and LEGO bricks? That dream is here with a 4th Gen AMD EPYC model built out of LEGO bricks The post The 4th Gen AMD EPYC LEGO Model You Have Dreamed Of...
View ArticleUbisoft stock surges following Tencent and Guillemot buyout discussions
Last week Bloomberg reported that, according to people familiar with the matter, Tencent Holdings and the Guillemot family are exploring options for Ubisoft, including a potential buyout. The parties...
View ArticleAndroid’s latest security feature will lock out devices when detecting...
Google announced a trio of new theft protection features for Android earlier this year, designed to help secure your device if it’s lost or stolen. After launching in beta in Brazil in August, these...
View Article‘Modded Hardware’ Defendant Denies Nintendo’s Copyright Claims in Court
Nintendo is doing everything in its power to stop the public from playing pirated games on the Switch console. The Japanese gaming company has won several lawsuits in recent history, including...
View ArticleElon Musk’s X loses battle over federal request for Trump’s DMs
Last year, special counsel Jack Smith asked X (formerly Twitter) to hand over Donald Trump’s direct messages from his presidency without telling Trump. Refusing to comply, X spent the past year...
View ArticleSmart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes
The companies behind the streaming industry, including smart TV and streaming stick manufacturers and streaming service providers, have developed a “surveillance system” that has “long undermined...
View ArticleReport: First wave of M4 Macs, including smaller Mac mini, coming November 1
Reliable rumors have suggested that M4 Macs are right around the corner, and now Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is forecasting a specific launch date: November 1, following a late-October announcement that...
View ArticleWindows 11 File Explorer’s modern context will finally let you quickly create...
Windows 11’s context menu wasn’t loved much when it debuted in 2021. With consistent improvements, it’s much more usable now than it was before. However, some frequently used items still hide behind...
View ArticleAlien: Isolation sequel bursts into existence, 10 years after original
The Alien franchise is about uncaring monsters, unfeeling corporations, and horrific, claustrophobic terror. Given this setting, it almost made sense, what happened to the original Alien: Isolation....
View ArticleSpaceX launches Europe’s Hera asteroid mission ahead of Hurricane Milton
Two years ago, a NASA spacecraft smashed into a small asteroid millions of miles from Earth to test a technique that could one day prove useful to deflect an object off a collision course with Earth....
View ArticleA Windows 11 24H2 bug is so odd that it causes the mouse pointer/cursor to...
I generally don’t upgrade my primary PC to a new Windows release on its first day, but when I heard that the HP Spectre is much faster after the Windows 11 24H2, I rushed and used the Installation...
View ArticleReports: China hacked Verizon and AT&T, may have accessed US wiretap systems
Chinese government hackers penetrated the networks of several large US-based Internet service providers and may have gained access to systems used for court-authorized wiretaps of communications...
View ArticleSupermicro MegaDC ARS-211M-NR Review An Ampere AmpereOne Arm Server is Here
In our Supermicro MegaDC ARS-211M-NR review, we see how this Ampere AmpereOne 2U server with 192 cores performs and see the cool new features The post Supermicro MegaDC ARS-211M-NR Review An Ampere...
View ArticleTeen becomes first Tetris player to loop back around to beginning, achieving...
A two-time Tetris world champion recently became the first person, without machine assistance, to activate endless play by completing level 255 in the NES version, causing the game to restart at level...
View ArticleAlleged Switch modder takes on Nintendo’s legal might without a lawyer
When faced with a legal threat from Nintendo, most alleged modders, ROM pirates, and/or emulator makers will simply give in to a cease-and-desist demand, reach an out of court settlement, or plead...
View ArticleACE Targets Piracy Giant HiAnime.to and Dozens of Other Streaming Sites
The anime industry has experienced a surge in popularity, but this growth is not limited to legal streaming platforms. A significant portion of the demand for anime arrives from unofficial channels,...
View ArticleSpaceX’s next Starship launch—and first catch—could happen this weekend
We may not have to wait as long as we thought for the next test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket. The world’s most powerful launcher could fly again as soon as Sunday, SpaceX says, assuming the...
View ArticleYour doctor’s office could be reading your blood pressure all wrong
Many people may be surprised to learn the proper procedure for taking a blood pressure reading—because of how different it is from what happens during their doctor’s appointments. According to the...
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