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Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
Lorde was performing at the Real Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses. While she didn’t specify any brands in particular, it’s likely she was taking a shot at festival sponsor Ray-Ban, which has collaborated with Meta on a pair of AI smartglasses.…
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Chirstopher Nolan celebrates Backrooms’ success, believes younger generations are rejecting AI: ‘Their judgement of AI slop has been immediate and harsh’
This article reports that filmmaker Christopher Nolan has praised the success of “Backrooms” and expressed his view that younger audiences are increasingly rejecting AI-generated content. Nolan is quoted as saying that this generation’s judgement of “AI slop” has been “immediate and harsh”, framing the reaction as a meaningful pushback against low-quality automated material. The story…
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‘Star City’s Finale Twist Quietly Rewrites ‘For All Mankind’s Alternate History
The Star City finale adds a tragic twist to the Venus mission, rewriting For All Mankind’s alternate history of space exploration.
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Ex-Labour candidate and university employee is being investigated after saying she hoped Ann Widdecombe suffered an ‘extremely painful death’
A former Labour parliamentary candidate, who is also employed by a university, is reportedly being investigated after saying she hoped the former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe had suffered an “extremely painful death”. The comments matter because they concern a public figure and appear to have been made in the context of Ann Widdecombe’s death, which…
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Elder Scrolls Online studio echoes id Software, claims to now be the same size it was 10 years ago following Xbox layoffs
As far as silver linings go, this one feels stepped-on.
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Apple’s failed self-driving car program left a legacy of powerful AI chips
Apple’s self-driving car program never really got off the ground, but it may have been what made the company’s chips the powerful AI performers they are. Early in the development of the self-driving platform, Apple realized that it would need powerful on-device AI processing. While the car processor was never finished, as Mark Gurman details…
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Avengers: Doomsday Concept Art Reveals First Look at More Than 20 Returning Heroes
Marvel Studios has shown off new concept art for Avengers: Doomsday, revealing a first look at a fully suited-up Cyclops (James Marsden), Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.), and more.
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TechCrunch Mobility: A robotaxi ultimatum
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
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Steam’s “no questions asked” refund policy makes it “super easy for players to abuse this rule”, says indie developer
Solo indie developer Mateo Covic, creator of the game Paddle Paddle Paddle, has publicly criticised Steam’s refund policy after claiming he was forced to refund around 55,000 sales, a refund rate of roughly 21 percent, despite the game holding overwhelmingly positive reviews. Covic argues that Steam’s “no questions asked” policy — which grants automatic refunds…