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22 Feb

Scientists develop ‘nanosphere’ paint that could reduce planes’ carbon dioxide emissions

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Paint might not seem like the heaviest component to consider when building a large device like an airplane, but its mass can add up. Now, a new and lightweight substance could provide a welcome substitute: Two material scientists from Kobe University, Fujii Minoru and Sugimoto Hiroshi, have discovered nanospheres that are near-invisible silicone crystals. The particles can reflect light thanks…

22 Feb

Reddit is licensing its content to Google to help train its AI models

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Google has struck a deal with Reddit that will allow the search engine maker to train its AI models on Reddit’s vast catalog of user-generated content, the two companies announced. Under the arrangement, Google will get access to Reddit’s Data API, which will help the company “better understand” content from the site.The deal also provides Google with a valuable source…

22 Feb

Framework’s new sub-$500 modular laptop has no RAM, storage or OS

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Framework is all about modular, upgradable laptops and now the company is offering people a more-cost effective entry point. It has dropped the price of its B-stock Factory Seconds systems (which are built with excess parts and new components). As such, it's now offering a Framework Laptop 13 barebones configuration for under $500 for the very first time.The 13-inch machine…

22 Feb

There’s a Playdate games showcase on February 28

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The little console that could, Playdate, is getting a developer’s showcase on February 28 at 12PM ET. Manufacturer Panic promises a 14-minute presentation chock full of new games that may or may not make use of the console’s weird little crank.We only know one game that’ll be featured at the event, but it’s a doozy. Lucas Pope, the creator behind…

22 Feb

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth review: A whole new world

John RoutledgeLatest News

I’m not sure if there’s a good way to name the second part of a trilogy of games based on an original title that’s the seventh in a series of games. But this one is called Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.Rebirth takes the characters and world reintroduced with Remake and does a better job at scaling it all up. Instead of…

22 Feb

Arturia adds an 88-key option to its KeyLab Essential mk3 line of MIDI controllers

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Arturia just announced the KeyLab Essential 88 mk3, a larger sibling to the previously-released Essential 49 and 61 MIDI keyboards. As the name implies, this is a full-size 88-key controller that allows you to play the entire note range of a piano at the same time. There’s no need for changing octaves here.Just like the other entries in the KeyLab…

22 Feb

Chrome’s latest experimental AI feature can help you write

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Google has added an experimental generative AI feature to its browser with the launch of Chrome M122. The new AI tool is called "Help me write," because it can literally help you write more descriptive sentences or even full paragraphs from a short prompt. Google says the tool uses its Gemini models to understand the context of the web page…

22 Feb

Riot’s Project L fighting game is officially titled 2XKO

John RoutledgeLatest News

It's been a big few months for fighting games between the likes of Mortal Kombat 1, Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 all popping up. There's another would-be major player sitting in the wings though, as Riot is preparing to enter the fray. The publisher has provided an update on Project L, the long-awaited League of Legends spin-off it announced…

22 Feb

The 8Bitdo Ultimate C controller is on sale for $25 today only

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8Bitdo makes some of the best third-party game controllers around, and one of them is now on sale for close to a record low price. The Ultimate C controller has dropped from $30 to $25.49 today only as it's an Amazon lightning deal. It’s only a few cents more than the lowest price we’ve seen for the peripheral to date.The Ultimate…

22 Feb

US cellphone outage hits thousands of AT&T users nationwide

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A widespread AT&T outage has impacted over 70,000 customers as of 8AM ET, according to tracking site Downdetector. Most of these issues were centered in Houston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Atlanta. This impacted cellular service and data connections, with many customers noting that they couldn’t even contact 911.It’s still unclear as to what caused the service interruption, as it’s…