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Microsoft is bringing the latest Call of Duty game to Xbox Cloud Gaming on day one. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be available to stream for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers at 10AM PT on its launch day, October 25. Modern Warfare III and the battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone arrive on the…
First came the nanny cams and home assistants, then came the security doorbells, now it’s the age of the hacked vacuums. First reported by ABC News Australia, owners of robot vacuums across multiple U.S. states experienced invasive hacking of their devices by individuals who took physical control of the cleaning bots and used their internal…
Here’s a little something to liven up the week in gamerland: Xbox is hosting a third-party games showcase on Thursday, October 17 at 1PM ET. A 4K, 60 fps stream will be available on YouTube in English with live subtitles in 16 other languages (Xbox will add subtitles for more languages after the fact). The…
The Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones came out almost exactly a year ago and now Amazon is selling the Lunar Blue colorway for $329, which is $100 off the MSRP (other hues are full price). We saw this price last week for all four colors during Amazon’s fall sale. Lunar Blue looks to be a limited…
Large Language Models (LLMs) may not be as smart as they seem, according to a study from Apple researchers. LLMs from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others have been touted for their impressive reasoning skills. But research suggests their purported intelligence may be closer to “sophisticated pattern matching” than “true logical reasoning.” Yep, even OpenAI’s o1…
The head of Xbox Game Studios Alan Hartman is set to retire at the end of November, marking an end to 30 years working at Microsoft. Appointed to succeed him is Craig Duncan, the studio head of Rare, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2002. To fill in for Duncan’s eventual departure from the studio,…
Adobe is joining several other players in the generative AI (GAI) space by rolling out its own model. The Firefly Video Model is powering a number of features across the company’s wide array of apps. At Adobe MAX, the company announced that some of those are available in beta today. Generative Extend is a Premiere…
Bungie seems to have set its sights on the mobile games market, as Destiny: Rising, a new mobile sci-fi RPG shooter title, is coming to Android and iOS. This spinoff is being developed by NetEase Games, the same company that developed the free-to-play Diablo: Immortal. Destiny: Rising will also be free to download and play…
Image: NetEase The rumors are true, the Destiny franchise is heading to mobile devices soon. Destiny: Rising is a new free-to-play mobile sci-fi RPG shooter that includes a number of playable hero characters, a shared world, and PvE and PvP modes all set in Bungie’s Destiny universe. China-based NetEase Games has developed Destiny: Rising, after…
Apple’s rumored ChatGPT integration features might be closer than we thought, according to new iOS backend code circulating on X (formerly Twitter). Aaron Perris, a MacRumors contributor, posted on X about iOS 18.2 code snippets referencing “Siri with ChatGPT” and “Visual Intelligence.” Tweet may have been deleted The ChatGPT integration would reportedly be filling the…
As the end of the year grows nearer, so does Spotify Wrapped 2024. You may have begun to look back on the music you listened to this year and wonder, do I still have time to start listening music other than Brat and “Espresso” before it’s time to post my list on my Instagram story?…
Save $100.99: The Dyson Supersonic hair dryer usually retails for $429.99, but as of Oct. 14, you can grab it at Amazon for $329. If you want a carrying case for just 99 cents more, you can grab it from Dyson for $329.99. Opens in a new window Credit: Dyson Dyson Supersonic $329.00 at Amazon…
Amazon isn’t a stranger to acquiring various companies and services, but it’s finally taking steps to streamline its many acquisitions, as reported by The Information. PillPack, bought by Amazon in 2018, and Amazon Pharmacy, launched in 2020, are slowly being combined into one service. Amazon is also attempting to combine the online components of Whole…
Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Oct. 14: OUR TOP PICK Bose QuietComfort Ultra $329 at Amazon (save $100) Get Deal BEST ROBOT VACUUM DEAL iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max + AutoWash Dock $999 at Amazon (save $400) Get Deal BEST SECURITY CAMERA DEAL TP-Link Tapo MagCam $59.99 at Amazon…
I have absolutely nothing negative to say about Neva. As a story, Neva is a living fairy tale that plays out in dreamlike scenes of natural beauty, starring two creatures bonded by tragedy and propelled by an intense need to protect each other — and save the world in the process. As a game, Neva…
Image: Devolver Digital After the launch of Gris, a beautiful game exploring grief, the team at Nomada Studio in Barcelona needed a long break. They spent around half a year not even thinking about what was next, avoiding words like “Unity” or “sequel.” Eventually, director Conrad Roset, who became a parent during that time, came…
The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is back online in a read-only state, after DDoS attacks took the entire platform offline on October 9. Founder Brewster Kahle posted on Monday (via The Verge) that the service is “resumed in a provisional, read-only manner” without the ability to save new pages. Security researcher Troy Hunt said last…
GET $30 OFF: As of Oct. 14, you can score an Amazon Fire 7 tablet for just $49.99, down from $79.99, at Amazon. That’s a 38% discount or $30 off. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Our pick: Amazon Fire 7 tablet $49.99 at Amazon $79.99 Save $30.00 Get Deal If you’re looking for…
In 365 days, Windows 10 is no more. Kind of, anyway. You’ll still be able to use Microsoft’s previous flagship operating system after Oct. 14, 2025, but beyond that date, you won’t be able to get free security or performance updates, according to Microsoft’s FAQ page. There will be an option to pay for continued…
GET 40% OFF: As of Oct. 14, you can get up to 40% off select items at Home Depot when you shop online. Browse robot vacuums, air purifiers, and more. Our top picks: Best robot vacuum Shark ION (RV763) robot vacuum $199.99 at Home Depot (save $50 ) Get Deal Best air purifier deal Shark…
SAVE $400: October Prime Day may have ended, but this week still has a bounty of deals on robot vacuums, including the top-rated iRobot Roomba j7+ Combo, which is down to $699, saving $400 for 36% savings. Best robot vacuum deals Best robot vacuum deal iRobot Roomba Combo j7+ $699 at Amazon (Save $400.99) Get…
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is bringing Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone to Xbox Cloud Gaming later this month. This means Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be playable on Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch on October 25th, with Warzone and Modern Warfare III…
Save $100: As of Oct. 14, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are back on sale for their Prime Day price of $329 at Amazon, if you go for the pair in lunar blue. Overall, you’ll save 23% on the $429 list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Bose Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones $329.00 at…
SAVE HUNDREDS: Now through Oct. 20, you can save on TVs, soundbars, and more during Best Buy’s Samsung Savings Event. Our top picks: Best TV deal Samsung 55-inch Class DU7200 Series Crystal UHD 4K Smart Tizen TV (2024) $379.99 at Best Buy (save $50 ) Get Deal Best soundbar deal Samsung 7.1.2 Channel wireless Dolby…
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Microsoft is promoting Rare studio lead Craig Duncan to the head of Xbox Game Studios, following the retirement of Alan Hartman. The change of leadership comes less than a year after Hartman took on the head of Xbox Game Studios role after Matt Booty was promoted to an expanded president…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge From a AI video model to new features for Creative Cloud apps, here’s everything announced at this year’s Adobe Max conference. Continue reading… Please follow and like us:
Fujifilm has released its first sub-$1,000 camera in a long while and resurrected the 11-year old “M” branding with the $799 X-M5. With that price, it’s primarily aimed at photographers on a budget or vloggers looking to step up from a smartphone. Fujifilm film cut a few features like a viewfinder (EVF) to get to…
TL;DR: Live stream Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins for free with a 30-day trial of Prime Video. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Monday Night Hockey is coming to Prime Video, which is great news for sports fans looking to live stream top-quality action without spending anything. All you…
Image: Fujifilm Even as it keeps working to catch up with demand for the massively popular X100VI, Fujifilm has been on a steady cadence of releasing new cameras. The X-T50 was announced in May, and it was the first to feature a physical dial for switching between the company’s signature film simulations. That dial is…
The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is back up in read-only mode following massive data breaches last week. Brewster Kahle, founder and digital librarian of the Internet Archive, posted an update on Monday morning on X (formerly Twitter) announcing the site’s return in a “provisional manner.” “Safe to resume but might need further maintenance, in which…
