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Kenji Kamiyama and Philippa Boyens on the Making of 'LOTR: War of the Rohirrim'

The director and award-winning screenwriter on the movie's creative choices, their favorite bits and how they wanted to share the story with fans. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/kenji-kamiyama-and-philippa-boyens-on-the-making-of-war-of-the-rohirrim/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
 Hackers are abusing Microsoft tools more than ever before

The abuse of LOLbins in cyberattacks is skyrocketing, as Sophos tracks almost 200 incidents in 2024 alone.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/hackers-are-abusing-microsoft-tools-more-than-ever-before

Quality won’t save designers from AI

How the evolution of analog products and the rise of throwaway culture can offer insights into the future of digital design.

1mo | UX Design
The best Christmas gifts for everyone on your 2024 holiday shopping list

This time of year has a lot of merry and bright things to be excited about, but it can be stressful if you’re stumped on what to get your mom, dad, best friend, coworker or kids’ teacher as a holiday gift. Whether you enjoy or dread buying gifts for people, it’s safe to say we all want to give our loved ones things they will enjoy and appreciate. But there’s a lot of noise, junk and bad deals disguised as good deals to sift through as we get closer and closer to the holidays.

Allow us

1mo | Engadget
The 15 biggest announcements and new trailers from The Game Awards 2024

The Game Awards are over — congratulations to Team Asobi for Astro Bot taking home the Game of the Year award. As always, the long, long stream was a hybrid award ceremony, advertising reel and game announcement marathon. 

There were countless announcements interspersed throughout the awards, including all-new games like Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet from Naughty Dog, The Witcher 4 from CD Projekt RED and Split Fiction from

1mo | Engadget
Skype phases out credits and phone numbers

Microsoft has cut two of Skype’s central premium features: credit and custom phone numbers. Instead of credits, the company is now pushing subscriptions — priced regionally and globally, depending on your needs. As for using a phone number other than your cell’s, there’s no longer an alternative on the platform.

The first wind of the change

1mo | Engadget
ZeniMax Online Studios workers form their own union

Staff at another video game studio have organized their own union. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) announced late Thursday in a statement that 461 workers for ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS), the Maryland-based studio behind The Elder Scrolls Online, voted to form the ZOS United-CWA union covering web developers, designe

1mo | Engadget
Airbnb is deploying “anti-party technology” to ruin your NYE party

Airbnb has announced it’s deploying “anti-party technology” to prevent “unauthorized and disruptive parties” from happening at homes on its platform for New Year’s Eve. If you were planning on hosting a get-together, start thinking of a Plan B.

The company says it’s using machine learning to identify and block high-risk, whole-home bookings in advance based on a variety of

1mo | Engadget
Show HN: I made the slowest, most expensive GPT

This is another one of my automate-my-life projects - I'm constantly asking the same question to different AIs since there's always the hope of getting a better answer somewhere else. Maybe ChatGPT's answer is too short, so I ask Perplexity. But I realize that's hallucinated, so I try Gemini. That answer sounds right, but I cross-reference with Claude just to make sure.

This doesn't really apply to math/coding (where o1 or Gemini can probably one-shot an excellent response), but more to on

1mo | Hacker news
Ask HN: What should I do with meet.hn?

Hey HN!

A few weeks ago, meet.hn was released. We are now about 1700 hackers willing to meet each other in almost 700 locations worldwide.

Since then, some community requested features and bug fixes have been implemented.

- locations are now searchable and not restricted to a simplistic city-country pair

- locations work with diacritics and diverse languages

- new socials: personal website, email, Mastodon, Discord, GitLab, Google Scholar, YouTube, etc.

- upon user request, I can

1mo | Hacker news
2024 In Review: What’s New In Web Performance?

This has been a good year for web performance. We’ve seen some exciting new features and updates that have the potential to make a big impact on how we build and optimize websites. https://webdesignernews.com/2024-in-review-whats-new-in-web-performance/

Designing Space and Emotions: The CSS Box Model Analogy

We are living, breathing websites – each of us a complex layout system constantly negotiating space. https://webdesignernews.com/designing-space-and-emotions-the-css-box-model-analogy/

Solved By Modern CSS: Feature Image

When the content wraps to a new line, there is enough space for the figure, but the figure stays with the classic look. Can we do better? https://webdesignernews.com/solved-by-modern-css-feature-image/

Thoughts on Tailwind 4

Rather than provide any high level insight, let me address the various changes in Tailwind 4 individually. https://webdesignernews.com/thoughts-on-tailwind-4/

Awesome Open (Source) Language Models

Language models (LMs) have become a critical technology for tackling a wide range of natural language processing tasks, making them ubiquitous in both AI research and commercial products. https://webdesignernews.com/awesome-open-source-language-models/

SpaceX wants to turn its Starbase site into a Texas city

SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbase site a new Texas city.

Billionaire Elon Musk‘s company on Thursday sent a letter to local officials requesting an election to turn what it calls Starbase—the South Texas site where SpaceX builds and launches its massive Starship rockets—into an incorporated city. Residents o

Fyzici poprvé pozorovali kvazičástice, které jsou či nejsou hmotné podle směru pohybu

Experimenty s polokovem ZrSiS při magnetooptické spektroskopii přinesly nečekané první pozorování exotických kvazičástic semi-Diracových fermionů. Při pohybu určitým směrem se jeví jako nehmotné, při jiném směru pohybu se zase zdá, že mají hmotnost. Podivné kvazičástice by mohly mít rozmanité praktické uplatnění. http://www.osel.cz/13819-fyzici-poprve-pozorovali-kvazicastice-ktere-jsou-ci-nejsou-hmotne-podle-smeru-pohybu.html

1mo | osel.cz
Black Ops 6 Double XP Weekend and Free Trial Live Now

As part of the Call of Duty wintry CODMAS event, developer Treyarch is boosting player level XP, weapon XP and battle pass XP gains this weekend. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-double-xp-weekend-and-multiplayer-free-trial-live-now-december-13-2024/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
Shipping Deadlines Are Coming Up, and In-Store Pickup Is Your Best Bet for Last-Minute Gifts

The holidays are right around the corner and so are the shipping cutoffs for getting gifts in time. Take a look at the best places to shop that offer in-store or curbside pickup options. https://www.cnet.com/deals/shipping-deadlines-are-coming-up-and-in-store-pickup-is-your-best-bet-for-last-minute-gifts/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
Snuggle In and Cozy Up. You're Going to Sleep More This Winter

It's common to feel like you are sleeping too much during winter. Here's why and our tips to help you feel your best. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/snuggle-in-and-cozy-up-youre-going-to-sleep-more-this-winter/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
 Samsung Galaxy S25 rumors: Everything we know so far

Here’s everything that we know so far about the Samsung Galaxy S25, from its expected release date and price to its specs, features, and more.

https://www.laptopmag.com/phones/android-phones/samsung-galaxy-s25-rumors-expected-release-date-price-specs-and-more

 The Elder Scrolls Online developer unionizes, joining the wave of unions under Xbox

The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios has unionized, with Microsoft voluntarily recognizing the union.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/zenimax-online-studios-union-xbox-microsoft

Nvidia stokes RTX 50-series hype with Witcher 4 and a global LAN party
1mo | pcworld.com
 Where to buy the Intel Arc B580 — all the different models currently available

Intel's new Arc B580 reigns as the budget-mainstream GPU right now, with an official starting MSRP of just $249. Partner cards cost more, and the card is selling quickly, but supplies should improve in the coming days. Here's a look at all the models available and where to buy the Intel Arc B580 graphics cards.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus

 Raspberry Pi lights up a synchronized neighborhood holiday light show

Break It Yourself has gone above and beyond this Christmas by decorating his entire block with a synchronized light show featuring custom candy canes.

https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-lights-up-a-synchronized-neighborhood-holiday-light-show

It’s the last day to get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for only $29

For the next three months, I plan on staying as warm and cozy as possible, tucked away watching movies, reading books and playing games. If you're also doing the latter, a soon-to-be-expired deal on

1mo | Engadget
Sonos soundbars and speakers are up to 39 percent off

If you missed out on picking up Sonos soundbars and/or speakers on sale during Black Friday, here’s another chance for you to score good deals on them before the holidays. They’re now up to 39 percent off. The Ray soundbar, for one, is getting the full discount.

1mo | Engadget
Balatro is an almost perfect mobile port

2024 is unquestionably the year of Balatro. It came out of nowhere to fill our heads with dreams of flush fives and legendary Jimbos. But I think what put it really over the top was when it launched on iOS and Android earlier this fall. That’s because even though I don’t have the numbers to prove it, Charlie Brooker — as he so often does in his show Black Mirror – made a particularly prescient prediction during an interview with

1mo | Engadget
Anker's 3-in-1 power bank drops to just $20, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

It's getting close to pinch time, when gifts bought online will probably arrive in time for the holidays, but then again, might not. If you're willing to assume the odds are in your favor — or don't really care when something arrives on your doorstep — you'll be happy to know this turned out to be a pretty good week to save on tech. 

Many of the sale prices from Black Friday expired after Cyber Week ended, but some deals have miraculously popped back up. The

1mo | Engadget
Meta wants Threads to be more like Bluesky. Again

The surest sign a social media platform is winning: when Meta starts cribbing notes from it.

Stories only arrived on Instagram in 2016 after Snapchat proved the ephemeral concept had some heat. Reels launched on Instagram in 2020 and Facebook and

What's Going to Happen to the EV Tax Credit?

President-elect Trump might try to eliminate the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles, but there's still time to make the most of it. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/whats-going-to-happen-to-the-ev-tax-credit/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
I Tested 9 Stovetop Mac and Cheese Brands. Here's What I Found

I have a new favorite boxed mac and cheese. I also learned some tips along the way to make these quick meals even better. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/i-tried-9-stovetop-mac-and-cheese-brands-heres-what-i-found/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
Today Only: QVC Knocks an Extra $15 Off Tons of Already Discounted Items

Don't miss your chance to grab top tech, kitchen appliances, home decor, apparel and more at a serious discount. https://www.cnet.com/deals/qvc-holiday-coupon-code-offers/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com