Those hoping to see some of Activision Blizzard’s biggest titles make their way to Xbox Game Pass will have to wait just a little while longer.
Source: Gizmodo – Xbox Boss Confirms No Call of Duty on Game Pass… Yet
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Musk's X Is Testing A $1 'Not A Bot' Fee To Post On The Site Formerly Known As Twitter
The site formerly known as Twitter is headed for a fee-based future. Weeks after owner Elon Musk suggested that X would move to a paid model, the social network has started testing a $1 yearly fee in select markets. The program is being branded in typical Musk fashion as “Not A Bot,” but all it really verifies is that someone is willing to
Source: Hot Hardware – Musk’s X Is Testing A ‘Not A Bot’ Fee To Post On The Site Formerly Known As Twitter
Would You Let This 'Automatic Tattooing Device' Stab You Repeatedly?
An Austin-based startup called Blackdot wants to bring modern robotics to an ancient practice: Tattooing. The company plans to begin piercing customers’ skin with ink soon using what they are calling the “world’s first automatic tattooing device.” The company believes its highly precise tattoo robot, which took a team…
Source: Gizmodo – Would You Let This ‘Automatic Tattooing Device’ Stab You Repeatedly?
NASA Shares Stunning Images Of Annular Eclipse As Seen From 1 Million Miles In Space
NASA shared a scintillating view of the annular eclipse from 1 million miles in space. The image was produced by a 10-channel spectroradiometer onboard NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft.
Onlookers gazed upward this weekend as the Moon moved between the Sun and Earth and created what is known as a “ring of fire.”
Source: Hot Hardware – NASA Shares Stunning Images Of Annular Eclipse As Seen From 1 Million Miles In Space
Nvidia, Foxconn’s New AI Factories Will Develop Software For Self-Driving Cars
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Foxconn CEO Young Liu unveiled AI factories at the fourth annual Hon Hai Tech Day Tuesday. These data centers will not only build Foxconn’s newest electric vehicles but also design the software that powers the fleet of self-driving cars.
Source: Gizmodo – Nvidia, Foxconn’s New AI Factories Will Develop Software For Self-Driving Cars
Serenity OS turns five and emits first offspring, Ladybird
Indie C++ Unix-like OS project now has an indie Javascript-capable browser, too. A small project with a hobby of defying expectations found a new one to defy, by making its home-grown browser cross-platform.…
Source: LXer – Serenity OS turns five and emits first offspring, Ladybird
NVIDIA Could Be Readying GeForce RTX 4070 Super, 4070 Ti Super And 4080 Super GPUs
There’s nothing like some good GPU rumors to keep gamers on their toes, especially during the mid-cycle refreshes. That’s exactly what we have here from Twitter user hongxing2020: NVIDIA may be getting ready to release “Super” variants of the RTX 4070, 4070 Ti, and 4080. While this is just some speculation at this point, it does open up the
Source: Hot Hardware – NVIDIA Could Be Readying GeForce RTX 4070 Super, 4070 Ti Super And 4080 Super GPUs
Indiana Jones Adventure Series Figures, Ranked
One of the most exciting aspects of a new Indiana Jones film being released was the realization there would be new merch. Over the years, Indy has had plenty of merch, from toys and props to sleeping bags and bed sheets, but he hasn’t had anything major in 15 years. In that time, since the release of his last film in…
Source: Gizmodo – Indiana Jones Adventure Series Figures, Ranked
What's New on Disney+ in November 2023
As soon as we’re done celebrating Halloween, Disney+ is switching gears to the winter holidays, with a handful of Christmas-themed premieres slated throughout November.
Source: LifeHacker – What’s New on Disney+ in November 2023
X.Org's GLAMOR Adds Support For OpenGL ES 3.0 Shaders
Merged last week to the X.Org Server is support in the 2D-acceleration-via-OpenGL GLAMOR code for allowing OpenGL ES 3.0 (GLES3) shaders…
Source: Phoronix – X.Org’s GLAMOR Adds Support For OpenGL ES 3.0 Shaders
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Review Roundup: Wondrous Acclaim
Releasing on October 20, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the latest entry in one of the most recognizable gaming franchises in history. And from the early reviews, it seems like it doesn’t disappoint—in fact, it’s shaping up to be perhaps one of the most memorable Mario experiences yet.
Source: Kotaku – Super Mario Bros. Wonder Review Roundup: Wondrous Acclaim
Want a 32-inch iMac? Be Ready to Wait Until 2025.
According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, a new, higher-end iMac with a mini-LED 32-inch display is likely going to be released in 2025.
Source: Gizmodo – Want a 32-inch iMac? Be Ready to Wait Until 2025.
YouTube's new news hub directs you towards reliable sources
At a time when misinformation is rife on many platforms and is arguably even incentivized in some cases, YouTube is doing more to try and direct users to reliable sources of news. The platform is doing so on two fronts.
First, YouTube is rolling out a dedicated, immersive hub for news. This page will pull together news from “authoritative sources” in several formats: video on demand, live streams, podcasts and Shorts. The aim, according to YouTube, is to help users learn more about a topic or story from several sources and angles and to make it easy for them to explore an issue in depth.
You can access the watch page for a topic or story by clicking on a relevant video that features a newspaper icon on the YouTube home page or in search results. YouTube is starting to roll it out on mobile in around 40 countries. The feature will eventually land on desktop and connected TV apps. “We believe this updated news experience will help viewers access a range of credible and diverse voices when they want to dive into a news topic,” Brandon Feldman, YouTube’s director of news and civics partnerships, and Geoff Samek, director of product management for news, wrote in a blog post.
In addition, YouTube has established a program to bolster news organizations’ ability to create short-form videos. The Shorts Innovation Program for News is designed to help those that already have a strong track record of publishing long-form news videos but perhaps need more resources and expertise to improve their Shorts offerings.
Initially, YouTube will split $1.6 million in funding between more than 20 news organizations in 10 countries. Over the next year, specialists will offer advice on Shorts content strategy and best practices to outlets such as Univision in the US, AFP in France and Mediacorp in Singapore.
“Now more than ever, we remain committed to connecting people to high-quality information they can trust, particularly in times of elections, unrest and natural disasters,” Feldman and Samek wrote. “In today’s digital news landscape, viewers are increasingly seeking out many different types of content, and we’re seeing newsrooms and journalists evolve to meet that need.”
Some notable platforms, such as Threads, are shying away from promoting news content in feeds. Meanwhile, X (formerly Twitter) is making it harder to find legitimate news on the platform. Practically anyone can be “verified” these days, not just notable public figures, which arguably makes impersonation more of a problem. Headlines and snippets no longer appear in link cards, while a recent decision to allow more newsworthy content that otherwise breaks the rules to remain on the platform could increase misinformation. On that note, the EU is investigating X over its handling of misinformation related to the Israel-Hamas war.
YouTube’s own record with handling misinformation has been spotty over the years. Along with this news initiative, it’s tackling that problem on other fronts, such as with an effort to clamp down on cancer misinformation.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/youtubes-new-news-hub-directs-you-towards-reliable-sources-144326618.html?src=rss
Source: Engadget – YouTube’s new news hub directs you towards reliable sources
Mystery Solved: Adult Cicadas Do Eat During Their Brief Time Above Ground
New research appears to provide a long-sought answer about the mysterious cicadas that emerge after years in the ground: do they eat during the brief time they spend as adults before dying? The study found evidence of plant DNA in the guts of some adult cicadas, but not in the guts of those that freshly reached the…
Source: io9 – Mystery Solved: Adult Cicadas Do Eat During Their Brief Time Above Ground
Five Eyes Intelligence Chiefs Warn on China's 'Theft' of IP
The Five Eyes countries’ intelligence chiefs came together on Tuesday to accuse China of intellectual property theft and using artificial intelligence for hacking and spying against the nations, in a rare joint statement by the allies. From a report: The officials from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – known as the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network – made the comments following meetings with private companies in the U.S. innovation hub Silicon Valley. U.S. FBI Director Christopher Wray said the “unprecedented” joint call was meant to confront the “unprecedented threat” China poses to innovation across the world.
From quantum technology and robotics to biotechnology and artificial intelligence, China was stealing secrets in various sectors, the officials said. “China has long targeted businesses with a web of techniques all at once: cyber intrusions, human intelligence operations, seemingly innocuous corporate investments and transactions,” Wray said. “Every strand of that web had become more brazen, and more dangerous.” In response, Chinese government spokesman Liu Pengyu said the country was committed to intellectual property protection.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Five Eyes Intelligence Chiefs Warn on China’s ‘Theft’ of IP
Switch 2 Hype Grows After Nintendo Mysteriously Pulls Old Reveal Trailer
The Nintendo Switch was first revealed via a three minute trailer posted to YouTube on October 20, 2016. Seven years later, Nintendo has pushed the video to private, reigniting fans’ excitement for a much anticipated announcement of the Switch 2, and also destroying an important piece of history in the process.
Source: Kotaku – Switch 2 Hype Grows After Nintendo Mysteriously Pulls Old Reveal Trailer
The State Of HDR On The Steam Deck With Valve's Gamescope Compositor
Kicking off XDC 2023 yesterday in Spain was Igalia’s Melissa Wen talking about her work on color management with the open-source AMD Linux graphics driver stack to empower Valve’s Linux work on the Steam Deck. That was followed by Joshua Ashton of Valve talking about their work on HDR and color management from the Steam OS / Gamescope side for the Steam Deck…
Source: Phoronix – The State Of HDR On The Steam Deck With Valve’s Gamescope Compositor
World's Richest Man Wants $1 from New X Users
X, formerly called Twitter, launched its “Not a Bot” beta Tuesday, which charges new accounts a $1 annual fee to tweet and retweet. The initial test applies to new accounts created in New Zealand and the Philippines to allegedly “combat bots and scammers on X,” the company said on its Help Center page.
Source: Gizmodo – World’s Richest Man Wants from New X Users
What's New on Hulu in November 2023
After going heavy on horror in October, Hulu has something for nearly everyone in November. There’s Hulu Original comedy Quiz Lady, starring Sandra Oh and Awkwafina as sisters on a journey to pay off debt by winning game shows (Nov. 3); and Black Cake, a serial drama based on Charmaine Wilkerson’s book of the same…
Source: LifeHacker – What’s New on Hulu in November 2023
[$] Defining open hardware
Open-source hardware (or open hardware) refers to hardware that is
developed in a manner similar to open-source software. There’s a widely
accepted definition of open-source hardware, but it is probably not as well
known as its open-source-software counterpart. In addition, there is a popular
certification program that hardware makers can use to indicate which of
their devices meets that criteria. But there are some vendors that are
showing more enthusiasm than others in participating in the process—or in
producing
open hardware at all.
Source: LWN.net – [$] Defining open hardware