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29 Aug

These robots move through the magic of mushrooms

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Researchers at Cornell University tapped into fungal mycelia to power a pair of proof-of-concept robots. Mycelia, the underground fungal network that can sprout mushrooms as its above-ground fruit, can sense light and chemical reactions and communicate through electrical signals. This makes it a novel component in hybrid robotics that could someday detect crop conditions otherwise invisible to humans.The Cornell researchers…

29 Aug

It sure seems like the PS5 Pro will be announced in the next few weeks

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The PS5 Pro will be announced in mid-September and will likely hit store shelves sometime during the holiday season, according to insider information published by VGC. The information was brought forth by a reliable Dealabs user called billbil-kun, who has a pretty good track record for leaking upcoming games and hardware.Here’s what the leaker has laid out. Take all of…

29 Aug

Spotify says Apple ‘discontinued’ the tech for some of its volume controls on iOS

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The latest round in the Spotify vs. Apple battle concerns volume controls. The streaming service says Apple "discontinued the technology" that allowed it to employ the volume buttons on iOS devices to make level adjustments when using Spotify Connect. Spotify says it's working on a solution, but for now, you'll have to use the volume slider in the iOS app.…

29 Aug

X labeled an unflattering NPR story about Donald Trump as ‘unsafe’

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X briefly discouraged users from viewing a link to an NPR story about Donald Trump's recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery, raising questions about whether the Elon Musk-owned platform is putting its thumb on the scale for the former president.On Thursday, NPR reporter Stephen Fowler posted a link to a story in which he quoted an Army official who said…

29 Aug

Nintendo can’t repair your New 3DS because it ran out of parts

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Nintendo has stopped offering repairs for the New Nintendo 3DS. While it's unsurprising for a company to end support for hardware that's a decade old, the reason in this case is that Nintendo has simply run out of parts. The news circulated in a translated social media post from the company's Japanese support team.Time is also running out for official…

29 Aug

The best Playdate games for 2024

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Owning a Playdate comes with the perk of already having access to 24 games at no additional cost from the bundled-in Season One — and some pretty good ones to boot. But there are a ton of great games outside the Season One offerings too, for when you’ve finished the whole batch or, for newer players, while you’re waiting for…

29 Aug

OpenAI and Anthropic agree to share their models with the US AI Safety Institute

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OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to share AI models — before and after release — with the US AI Safety Institute. The agency, established through an executive order by President Biden in 2023, will offer safety feedback to the companies to improve their models. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hinted at the agreement earlier this month.“Safety is essential to fueling breakthrough…

29 Aug

The Alan Wake and Control universe may expand to film and TV

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The Oldest House could be coming to a big screen near you. TV and film adaptations of Control and Alan Wake may be on the way after Remedy Entertainment struck a deal with Annapurna Pictures. Annapurna is stumping up half of the development budget for Control 2 and in return it snapped up the rights to adapt the two franchises.Remedy…

29 Aug

Apple Sports is ready for some football with new game tracking updates

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If you’re the kind of pro or college football fan who wishes they could time travel so they can watch every game as they happen, Apple Sports may be able to help. The iPhone sports app can’t break the laws of quantum physics but it can help you keep track of all the games during football season.Apple Sports’ newest update…

29 Aug

EU officials believe Telegram lied about user numbers to skirt regulation

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Not only is Telegram CEO Pavel Durov facing criminal charges in France, the company he founded could be in hot water with the European Union as well. EU officials are looking into whether the platform lied about its user numbers to avoid being regulated under the Digital Services Act (DSA).The Joint Research Centre — a department of the European Commission,…