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Crimson Desert Dev Working On Getting Switch 2 Version Up And Running
Pearl Abyss, the South Korean studio behind the open-world action-adventure Crimson Desert, is developing a Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game, with CEO Heo Jin-Young confirming in a recent corporate briefing that it has reached a stage where “basic gameplay is possible”. The update matters because it moves the prospect of a Switch 2…
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Author David Thomson on How Screen Antiheroes Led to Trump, Why His ‘Dictionary’ Won’t Be Updated and His Next Book Subject: Mickey Mouse
British film critic, historian and author David Thomson has published a new book, A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies, released by Simon & Schuster and an instant Amazon bestseller. In it, the 85-year-old argues provocatively that a century of screen antiheroes — from Citizen Kane’s Charles Foster Kane to the Corleones,…
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Meta to disable smart glasses camera when privacy light is tampered with
Meta has announced an update to its smart glasses that will automatically disable the built-in camera if the device detects that its privacy LED light has been tampered with or destroyed. The move responds to a wave of public backlash and to modders who have circumvented the indicator, in some cases by physically drilling into…
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The Most Highly Anticipated Fantasy Sequel Finally Gets an Update After 13 Years of Silence
Bestselling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson has confirmed that he still intends to write The Aztlanian, the long-awaited sequel to his 2013 novel The Rithmatist. The sequel was announced shortly after the first book’s release but has never materialised, leaving fans waiting for well over a decade. The update matters because The Rithmatist remains one of…
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Two Legends Collide as Cyberpunk Comes to Apex Legends
Apex Legends is set to receive a time-limited crossover event with CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk universe, tying into the broader surge of interest around Cyberpunk Edgerunners Season 2. The collaboration brings a range of themed cosmetics, a reworked map and new gameplay mechanics inspired by Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners, following a similar tie-in already introduced…
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Meta built an AI detection tool to ID images and video created with its new models
Meta has previewed a web-based detection tool that can identify images, and eventually video, made or edited with its newer AI models by checking for an invisible watermark called Content Seal. The move matters because it is an attempt to improve transparency around AI-generated media after criticism that Meta has not labelled such content consistently.…
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This Divisive Sci-Fi Is Steven Spielberg’s True Masterpiece 25 Years Later
To coincide with the release of his new film, Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg has revisited his earlier work — including 2001’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence — a project he inherited from his late friend Stanley Kubrick. The article argues that, 25 years on, this divisive science-fiction film stands as one of Spielberg’s most ambitious and accomplished…
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Researchers claim they’ve created healthier burgers that taste as good as a Big Mac
Researchers at Stanford University in California trained an AI tool to create burger recipes based on age, taste and nutritional needs. They claim it tastes better than a Big Mac.
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Taylor Twellman goes off on Team USA after disastrous 4-1 loss to Belgium: ‘Can’t miss fundamentals’
Taylor Twellman ripped the USMNT for inexcusable defensive mistakes and missed fundamentals after the humiliating 4-1 World Cup loss to Belgium.