EA has just made 23 accessibility patents open-source, as reported by Game Developer. This means that other developers throughout the industry can use the technology at no cost. The news comes after
Over the last year or so, electric vehicle makers have been a little friendlier to each other, at least when it comes to their charging networks. Many automakers are now supporting Tesla’s North American Charging System (NACS), which is fast becoming the industry standard. Now Rivian's
The fizzy, hot pink writing appears to be on the wall for Foamstars. Square Enix said on Thursday that the next season of the 4x4 “party shooter” will be its last. To be fair, all the game’s online services will remain available after the final season’s conclusion, and there will be events for those who hang around. But with developme
OpenAI kicked off its “12 Days of OpenAI” series of livestreams with the announcement of a new, more expensive tier for its flagship chatbot. Starting today, ChatGPT users can pay $200 per month for ChatGPT Pro. Included in the package is unlimited access to the compan
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This is my operating system that I've been working for the past 2 years. All of the code is written exclusively by me except from ported software. banan-os has a monolithic kernel targeting x86 (i686) and x86_64 architectures. The project consists of bootloader, kernel and userspace libraries (libc, libGUI, libFont, ...). It also uses my custom C++ standard library partly based on stdc++.
Currently I have basic TTY and GUI environment with some of the basic UNIX utilities like cp, ls and s
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The myth of scaling to reach AGI is wearing thin
The first two years of the AI boom were all about monolithic large language models (LL
The terrible thing about deleting data from a database is that it’s gone forever. We can’t even look at the data to see if we need it because it’s gone. If we need the data back, our only solution is to restore a backup, cross our fingers, and hope we have the backup just before […]
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These money tips can set you up for financial success in the new year. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/10-money-moves-experts-say-you-should-make-before-the-end-of-the-year/#ftag=CADf328eec
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Despite a strong launch in a competitive market, XDefiant's concurrent player count tapered off by the tail end of 2024. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/ubisofts-xdefiant-is-shutting-down-in-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
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Spotify Wrapped continues to prove a challenge for parents of young children. Here's how to take your year-end music playlist back. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/is-bluey-no-1-on-your-spotify-wrapped-get-your-kids-music-off-your-year-end-playlist/#ftag=CADf328eec
The company is rebranding its same-day delivery service under the new name Uber Courier. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/uber-will-deliver-christmas-trees-carolers-and-cocktails-to-your-doorstep/#ftag=CADf328eec
The feature uses AI to convey details like intensity of speech and background sounds in videos and livestreams. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/androids-expressive-captions-aim-to-give-you-a-better-idea-of-whats-happening-onscreen/#ftag=CADf328eec
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The cryptocurrency has risen after its inclusion in investment funds and following the results of November's presidential election. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/bitcoins-value-tops-100000-for-the-first-time/#ftag=CADf328eec
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The Cottagers host the Seagulls, with both sides looking to continue their push for a European spot. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/premier-league-soccer-livestream-fulham-vs-brighton-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
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The Chinese want to know how the Japanese view their strained relations with the US.
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says there won't be another major jump in hardware innovation.
Neo-Western drama Longmire has been moved to Paramount Plus as the series prepares to leave Netflix next year.
Microsoft keeps messing up Windows 11 updates, but can its ‘Fix problems using Windows Update’ tool help?
Samsung has deployed the first One UI 7 beta for Galaxy S24 devices.
iVerify tools have identified new infections are more prevalent than previously thought
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/pegasus-spyware-is-still-targeting-top-business-leaders
Helpful new AI features are coming to Android phones, and some are exclusive to Pixel devices.
Chrome's new feature for Android lets users easily reorder tab groups by long-pressing and dragging, making tab management easier and more efficient.
Epic Games has shared new details on Fortnite OG ahead of its long-awaited release tomorrow.
Dynamic adaptive lighting is here
Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday spend it up, with $1.9 billion spent in just two hours this Monday.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/black-friday-weekend-sees-record-ecommerce-sales-once-again
The Asus Vivobook S14 boasts surprisingly strong gaming performance and nearly 18 hours of battery life, but its strengths are marred by subpar overall performance.
A man on reddit shared how Microsoft's pint-sized Xbox Series S actually saved his life, complete with pictures.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/man-gets-saved-by-xbox-series-s
The GameSir X3 Pro is combines advanced cooling technology and a transparent design to make a seriously neat looking controller for Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now.
EA has announced it is doubling its catalog of patents on accessibility technologies, which it says will be available to developers royalty and license-free.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/ea-doubles-technologies-patents
Copilot Vision is now available in preview for Copilot Pro subscribers.
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/copilot-vision-preview-available-pro-subscribers
At this time of year, an email about your annual benefits or bonus may not seem unusual. So you open the attached Word document, only for the app report that the file is corrupted but can be recovered. If you choose to recover the content, much less scan the QR code that appears, boom—you’ve fallen prey to a phishing attack.
Microsoft has a new update in the works for the Microsoft Store that will allow the software store to automatically update third-party apps that aren’t stored on Microsoft’s own servers, reports Windows Central.
Such third
Time tracking tools offer decisive advantages for small businesses and freelancers when it comes to managing projects and tasks efficiently. By accurately recording the time spent, workflows can be better planned and analyzed, which helps to optimize productivity. It’s important for companies to choose a tool that’s easy to use and integrate into existing systems, wh
There has been a lot of talk about AI chatbots over the past few years, but how much are they actually used? OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman shared in a tweet (spotted by MSPoweruser) some figures that blew us away.
Gaming gear doesn’t have to be expensive. Check out this 27-inch Acer Nitro monitor with its 1440p resolution and 180Hz refresh rate, which is now on sale for just $170 on Amazon. That’s 41 percent off its original $290 price, a fantastic deal for these specs.
With i
‘Tis the holiday season and no matter what you celebrate, it’s nice to get your loved ones some gifts. Even better, you can take advantage of the amazing tech deals we find on Amazon this month to get something nice for yourself — you’ve earned it!
We know how daunting sifting through Amazon can be, so we did it for you, handpicking the best deals we could
Back in August, Microsoft started testing some new changes to the Microsoft Store that primarily focused on a new Downloads section and a tweaked Library section, along with a new product page experience in the Microsoft Store for Insiders.
Microsoft is slowly launching Copilot Vision in preview, a version of Copilot that “reads over your shoulder” as you browse the web, to Copilot Pro subscribers today.
Microsoft is pitching Copilot Vision as a collaborative assistant that works along with you as you browse the Internet. Vision was part of a suite of
The perfect day-to-day laptop is one that has a good processor, plenty of RAM, and lots of storage space for all your files. Well, this HP Envy x360 2-in-1 laptop that checks all those boxes is on sale for just $650 at
Although I’ve been reviewing streaming devices for about a decade now, Samsung TVs have always been a blind spot.
I’ve never owned a Samsung TV until this past week, when I was bitten by the Black Friday OLED bug and installed one in my basement. And while I’d normally prefer an external streaming device over Samsung’s built-in smart TV software, the HDMI i
Sean Hodgins has created a Raspberry Pi-powered mask that's comprised of matrix panels that can play videos and display images of any face you want.
A UK research team built carbon-14 diamond batteries that could potentially deliver power for thousands of years.
Half of Hongjun Microelectronics Technology’s 300 workers might be fired after the server CPU firm lost access to TSMC’s 7nm node.
3DMark adds a DirectStorage feature test benchmark.
Valve has published branding guidelines which make its intentions to deliver SteamOS 3 to a wide range of third party hardware platforms clearer than ever.
If TSMC reaches a deal with Nvidia, it could reportedly produce Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs at its Fab 21 in Arizona.
The GeForce Experience app won't receive updates anymore.
We've got a little bit longer to wait until Secret Level, the gaming-inspired animated anthology series f
You know that feeling when the snow is falling outside but you're inside curled up or cooking something warm as music plays around you? That movie moment is reason enough to invest in a good speaker but, by invest, I mean shop a great deal on one of our favorite Bluetooth speakers for 2024.
Bitcoin has passed the $100,000 threshold for the first time. At approximately 9:39PM ET this evening, the cryptocurrency’s value hit six figures, moving it past the milestone for the first time in its nearly 16-year history. As of the morning of December 5th, the price has stayed well above that $100,000 mark, and Bitcoin's value has generally been steadily increasing over the past month or so. That's no guarante
Oura is moving a respiratory sickness detection feature out of beta and rolling it out to Ring Gen 3 and Ring 4 wearers. Users with an active subscription should be able to take advantage of
It's Thursday, which means that Epic Games has a fresh pair of PC games on its storefront for folks to claim for free. One of this week's options is a humdinger. Until 11AM on December 12, you can snap up Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga for exactly zero dollars.
This is easily the best Lego game I've played, and probably the best Star Wars tit
Samsung’s One UI 7 operating system is finally out in the wild, albeit in a beta format. The updated UI focuses a lot of its improvements on security and privacy, which is never a bad thing in today’s world.
If you’re an Android user, today is your lucky day; Google has announced a swath of new AI features for the entire ecosystem. Broadly speaking, the features make Android devices more accessible, but there’s something here for everyone.
For instance, one of the new enhancements, Expressive Captions, automatically generates subtitles that attempt to capture the emotion and inten
Microsoft is rolling out a preview for one of the experimental AI features it previewed in October. Copilot Vision, which scans your web browsing and has a chat with you about it, is available for testing in Copilot Labs.
Copilot Vision has strict limits, at least at first. It only works in Microsoft Edge and only on “a select s
Meta is expanding its feature that helps users avoid “Facebook jail.” Earlier this year, the company began allowing Facebook creators to complete in-app “educational training” for first-time rule violations in order to avoid strikes on their accounts. Now, the company is expanding the feature to all Facebook users and opening it up to creators on Instagram.
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Gitingest is a open-source micro dev-tool that I made over the last week.
It turns any public Github repository into a text extract that you can give to your favourite LLM easily.
Today I added this url trick to make it even easier to use!
How I use it myself: - Quickly generate a README.md boilerplate for a project - Ask LLMs questions about an undocumented codebase
It is still very much work in progress and I plan to add many more options (file size limits, exclude patterns..) and
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The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion
A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space.
Each fake eclipse should la