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08 Feb

Apple’s latest Vision Pro update improves the look of ‘Persona’ avatars

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A key feature of Apple's Vision Pro VR, er, spatial computing headset is Personas that that lets people see a digital version of themselves during calls, Zoom meetings, etc. At launch, they looked a bit creepy, but Apple has improved them considerably in the latest release, according to posts on X spotted by MacRumors. They're now more realistic, so users…

08 Feb

Apple releases an AI model that can edit images based on text-based commands

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Apple isn't one of the top players in the AI game today, but the company's new open source AI model for image editing shows what it's capable of contributing to the space. The model called MLLM-Guided Image Editing (MGIE), which uses multimodal large language models (MLLMs) to interpret text-based commands when manipulating images. In other words, the tool has the…

08 Feb

Bluesky has added almost a million users one day after opening to the public

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Bluesky, the open source Twitter alternative, has seen a surge in new users just one day after opening its platform up to the public. The service has gained more than 850,000 users bringing its total sign-ups to just over 4 million.The service had been in an invitation-only beta for about a year and had grown to just over 3 million…

07 Feb

Disney is investing $1.5 billion in Epic Games to create a ‘games and entertainment universe’

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Disney will invest $1.5 billion in Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of the initiative, Disney and Epic Games will create a brand new “games and entertainment universe” over the next few years, Disney said in a statement.“Our exciting new relationship with Epic Games will bring together Disneys beloved brands and franchises with…

07 Feb

ESPN’s standalone streaming service will launch by fall 2025

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On the company's quarterly earnings call today, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the previously-announced standalone ESPN streaming service will arrive by the fall of 2025. The company had already tipped the service, which Iger explained will offer "the full suite" of ESPN networks as a streaming option, but a general launch date or any additional details hadn't been revealed. Iger said…

07 Feb

FTC accuses Microsoft of misrepresenting its Activision Blizzard plans after layoffs

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One week after Microsoft laid off nearly 2,000 employees in its gaming division, the Federal Trade Commission is accusing Microsoft of contradicting its pledge to allow Activision Blizzard to operate independently post-acquisition. The FTC filed a complaint in a federal appeals court on Wednesday, arguing that last week's downsizing, which affected employees of Activision Blizzard, "contradicts Microsoft’s representations in this…

07 Feb

Microsoft redesigns Copilot for the web and mobile

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One year after fully embracing generative AI chatbots, Microsoft is giving Copilot a fresh lick of paint. Copilot now has a more streamlined design on the web and in its mobile apps. The company says there's a cleaner look and feel for the chatbot's responses, while Copilot will display a carousel of suggested prompts to highlight what it can do.The…

07 Feb

Spider-Man 2’s delayed New Game+ mode is coming on March 7

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Insomniac Games has long-promised a New Game+ mode for its hit superhero sim Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and it’s arriving on March 7. The mode was supposed to drop at the tail-end of 2023, but was delayed until 2024. The forthcoming update won’t just be about New Game+, as Insomniac promises “new suits and more.”We don’t exactly know what the mode…

07 Feb

Meta’s Threads app is getting a bookmarking feature to save posts

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Threads is beginning to test a bookmarking feature to allow users to save posts, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri. The update is beginning as a “limited test,” but the “heavily requested” feature will eventually have a permanent place on the service, the company said.According to screenshots shared by Meta, the “save” button on Threads will look very similar to…

07 Feb

The Biden administration now requires large cryptocurrency miners to report their energy use

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The Biden administration recently announced that it would be requiring large cryptocurrency mining operations to report electricity usage, via a press release from The Energy Information Administration. This follows concerns that the industry could pose a threat to the nation’s electricity grids and hasten the impacts of climate change.To that end, the EIA has targeted 137 “identified commercial cryptocurrency miners”…