Acer just announced two new gaming laptops with great specs and sleek designs

Acer just revealed two new gaming laptops at IEM Katowice, a Counter-Strike tournament in Poland. These are entries in the company’s Predator Helios Neo AI line of laptops, so they are filled to the brim with both bells and whistles. The Helios Neo 16 AI and 18 AI can be outfitted with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU.

Both of these computers also boast sleek, minimalist designs, with RGB logos on the lid and “dynamic 4-

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Magic: The Gathering lands deal for film and TV adaptions with Legendary Entertainment

Hasbro Entertainment and Legendary Entertainment have joined forces to bring Magic: The Gathering to the big and small screens. The pair have signed a licensing deal to create "a live-action feature film and television universe" inspired by the card game. First up will be a movie, with other media to follow, but that's all that's been revealed so far.

Longtime MTG fans might feel skeptical about this announcement, because this isn't the first time the intellectual pro

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The ESA wants to replace E3 with a bunch of buzzwords

The Entertainment Software Association is making a fresh attempt to launch a gaming event. The new project is called iicon, or the "interactive innovation conference." It's not as catchy a name as E3, and sadly for the average gaming fan, it's probably not an event they'll care about as much as E3.

On the positive side, most of the big businesses in games that would have hosted sprawling booths at Los Angeles Convention Center back in the day have already signed on to this new endeavor

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Get one year of Peacock Premium for only $30

Looking for a new streamer to fill the endless daily void? A year of Peacock Premium

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Protecting the US from hackers apparently isn't in Trump's budget

Members of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are being forced to choose between staying at their jobs or taking a government buyout, NPR

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US lawmakers want DeepSeek banned from government devices

Two US Congress members plan to introduce bipartisan legislation to ban

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Google's Magic Editor will watermark its AI-tweaked photos

Spotting AI's work can be increasingly difficult as its capabilities and subtleties continue to improve. This continued shift makes labeling AI generated work all the more critical — something that is being done in bits and pieces. The latest development to do so comes from Google, which will now use SynthID technology to mark mages edited using Reimagine in Magic Editor

Google DeepMi

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OpenAI co-founder John Schulman has left Anthropic after less than a year

Less than a year into his tenure at the company, OpenAI co-founder John Schulman is leaving Anthropic. The startup confirmed Schulman’s departure after

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Prime Gaming's February freebies include BioShock Infinite and Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Amazon has shared a list of video games that Prime members can snag for free this month, and there are some real gems. It’s a nice mix of AAA and indie titles. Additionally, the company revealed some new titles coming to the cloud-gaming platform Luna.

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A four-pack of Apple AirTags is on sale for $70

If you're constantly losing your stuff, Bluetooth trackers can help. Now's a good time to invest in some

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