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Valve Steam Machine review: This would’ve been perfect five years ago
Engadget has published its review of Valve’s newly released Steam Machine, a living-room games console-cum-PC, awarding it 6.5 out of 10. Reviewer Jessica Conditt concludes that while the concept is appealing, the hardware is too expensive and underpowered to justify its $1,049 starting price, arguing it would have been an excellent product had it launched…
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Xbox Kills Obsidian’s Avowed Sequel In The Wake Of Layoffs – Report
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Elon Musk says X will send DMs when posts you’ve engaged with are corrected
X plans to send users direct messages when posts they’ve liked, replied to, or reposted receive Community Notes, an update aimed at addressing criticism that the platform’s crowdsourced fact-checking system often arrives too late to curb misinformation.
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Love And Deepspace Drama Continues As Chinese Government Indicates New Love Interest Is Gone For Good
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Taylor Swift Receives Primetime Emmy Nod, Kicking Off What Is Likely to Be a Busy Awards Year
Taylor Swift has received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Taylor Swift/The Eras Tour/The Final Show, recognised as both performer and producer in the outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) category. The nod is expected to be the first of many honours in a busy awards year for the singer, who is also widely tipped for an Oscar…
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Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool
Google has announced “Video Remix”, a new tool in Google Photos that uses artificial intelligence to edit and transform videos within seconds. Powered by Google’s recently released Gemini Omni model, the feature lets users apply effects such as cinematic relighting, background swaps and artistic styles with only a few taps. The launch reflects Google’s broader…
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Automattic’s ‘Code for the People’ Documentary Is a Rallying Cry for Users to Fight for the Open Internet
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr and WooCommerce, has funded a short documentary titled “Code for the People” that champions the open-source software movement and urges internet users to defend the open web. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Bao Nguyen, the roughly 20-minute film frames itself as both a human story and a manifesto, warning that…
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Fresh Fallout role-playing game reportedly under way at Obsidian as Avowed sequel is scrapped
A new Bloomberg report claims that Obsidian Entertainment, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Fallout: New Vegas, has begun work on a fresh Fallout role-playing game as part of a wider restructuring. The shift comes at a cost, however, with a planned Avowed sequel and other unannounced projects reportedly cancelled and around a quarter of the studio’s…
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RUDY SARZO Defends His Use Of A.I. To Make Solo Music: ‘I’ve Been Jumping On New Technology Since The Electric Guitar Existed’
Veteran rock bassist Rudy Sarzo, known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot, has defended his use of artificial intelligence in producing his two new solo singles, “Your Heart Is The Road” and “For The Love Of Love”. Speaking to Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of the Rock Interview Series, the 75-year-old argued that…
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Explosive report finds $230M in alleged K-12 education fraud amid Trump’s crackdown: ‘Especially hideous’
A coalition of state financial officers has published a report claiming to have identified roughly $225 million in alleged fraud across US schools over the past six years, spanning nearly 90 cases of embezzlement, fake invoices, inflated enrolment, bid-rigging and kickbacks. Obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital, the report by the State Financial Officers Foundation…