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24 Oct

Yooka-Laylee remaster rolling to all consoles, including Nintendo’s next system

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Playtonic Games’ ode to the 3D platformers of the ‘90s is coming to modern consoles. Yooka-Laylee is getting a remastered version called Yooka-Re-playee for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and “Nintendo platforms,” according to the press release. It’s possible the plural use of platform refers to the current-gen Nintendo Switch and Nintendo’s next console.Yooka-Laylee is a spiritual successor of sorts…

24 Oct

President Biden sets up new AI guardrails for military, intelligence agencies

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The White House issued its first national security memorandum outlining the use of artificial intelligence for the military and intelligence agencies. The White House also shared a shortened copy of the memo with the public.The new memo sets up guidelines for military and intelligence agencies for using AI in its day-to-day operations. The memo sets a series of deadlines for…

24 Oct

Bluesky’s upcoming premium plan won’t give paid users special treatment

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Bluesky has revealed how it plans to start making money without necessarily having to rely on ads. The platform will remain free to use for everyone, though it’s working on a premium subscription that will provide access to profile customization tools (remember when Myspace offered that for free?) and higher quality video uploads.One thing that you won't get as a…

24 Oct

iOS 18.2 has a child safety feature that can blur nude content and report it to Apple

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In iOS 18.2, Apple is adding a new feature that resurrects some of the intent behind its halted CSAM scanning plans — this time, without breaking end-to-end encryption or providing government backdoors. Rolling out first in Australia, the company’s expansion of its Communication Safety feature uses on-device machine learning to detect and blur nude content, adding warnings and requiring confirmation…

24 Oct

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE review: A great phone, but I wish it was cheaper

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For a few years now, it’s been hard to pin down the strategy behind Samsung’s Fan Edition products. Ostensibly, they’re supposed to offer high-end features at a more affordable price. However, following the Galaxy S20 FE, most FE devices haven’t lived up to that promise. Whether it was the poor timing of the S21 FE or the boring hardware of…

24 Oct

Your Balatro deck can now feature Binding of Isaac characters

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Balatro is back with yet another update full of crossovers. Starting today, you can ante up for a new run with decks inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, The Binding of Isaac, Slay the Spire and Stardew Valley thanks to the Friends of Jimbo 2 update. Like the first Friends of Jimbo expansion from August, this round is also free with the…

24 Oct

Overwatch 2’s long-awaited 6v6 tests start in December

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It's finally happening, Overwatch 2 fans: as Blizzard indicated back in July, it will test out a return to six-player teams. When the transition from the original game took place just over two years ago, Blizzard switched to a 5v5 format, dropping one tank from each side. But after countless requests from the community, the team is ready to trial…

24 Oct

Google Photos will show when images have been modified with AI

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Big tech firms have been releasing AI tools all over their software offerings over the past year. But as it becomes ever easier to manipulate images and video with generative AI, there's been a second wave of launching companion policies to better inform people when that technology has been applied to content. Google is the latest to follow the trend.After…

24 Oct

Apple teases new Macs in a ‘week of announcements’ that starts Monday

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Apple is planning a "week of announcements" starting next Monday, October 28, that's all but guaranteed to include the reveal of new Macs. The company's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak said to "Mac (😉) your calendars!" in a post on X, letting the cat out of the bag."We have an exciting week of announcements ahead, starting on…

24 Oct

The UK’s antitrust regulator will formally investigate Alphabet’s $2.3 billion Anthropic investment

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The UK’s competition regulator is probing Alphabet’s investment in AI startup Anthropic. After opening public comments this summer, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) said on Thursday it has “sufficient information” to begin an initial investigation into whether Alphabet’s reported $2.3 billion investment in the Claude AI chatbot maker harms competition in UK markets.The CMA breaks its merger probes into…