If you can’t tell by now, virtually every tech company is eager to pray at the altar of AI, for better or for worse. Google’s recent I/O developer conference was dominated by AI features, such as the seemingly lifelike Project Astra assistant. Just before that, OpenAI debuted GPT 4o, a free and conversational AI model … Read more
Since Hades II launched in Early Access just over a week ago, developer Supergiant Games has been collecting feedback from players. Now, some of that feedback has been used in the game’s first patch, and more tweaks are in the pipeline. Today, Supergiant Games released the first Early Access patch for Hades II, which includes … Read more
US publishing house Wiley this week shut down nineteen scientific journals overseen by its Hindawi subsidiary, at the center of a long-running scientific publishing scandal. In December 2023, Wiley announced that it would stop using the Hindawi brand acquired in 2021, following the decision in May 2023 to close four of its magazines “to combat … Read more
Last week, Apple held its ‘Let Loose’ event, where the company showcased some of its new innovations and products, including an ad about the event’s main attraction, the new iPad Pro. As you may have seen, this ad caused a firestorm of controversy for reasons Apple didn’t intend – and now Samsung has taken the … Read more
The better the game graphics become, the more fun it is to game on large screens. And the more the market for big-screen movie and gaming experiences grows, the more attractive ultra-short throw projectors become, because you can enjoy images bigger than any TV can handle, at a fraction of the price (and the weight!) … Read more
I’m in a strange position when it comes to the idea of building a computer for gaming. After writing about computer hardware for years, I would like it to think I have a good handle on what the best components are for the job. However, I have never built a PC, despite wanting to for … Read more
Google’s bold new vision for the future of online search, powered by AI technology, is sparking an industry-wide backlash over fears it could damage the internet’s open ecosystem. At the center of the controversy are Google’s recently launched ‘AI Overviews’, which are generated summaries that aim to answer searches directly by pulling information from the … Read more
Open AI has put the finishing touches to its latest generative artificial intelligence (AI) model, known as ChatGPT-4o, at an event earlier this week. The upgraded AI chatbot can now have real-time conversations and communicate through text, images and video – identifying and solving a math equation based on a photo in one demo. ChatGPT-4o … Read more
May 16, 2024 The new, recently announced iPad Pros are the thinnest devices Apple has ever made, with the 11-inch model measuring 5.3mm and the 13-inch one a rather unreal 5.1mm thick. So of course the question on our minds since the announcement is: how will any of these pass a bend test? Luckily for … Read more
Will the next Mario Party be for Switch 1 or 2? (Nintendo) Nintendo is rumored to have the same unofficial name for the Switch 2 as fans, as more evidence emerges of a new Mario Party. For years, fans have been referring to Nintendo’s next console as the Switch 2. Not necessarily because that’s what … Read more