Month: February 2023
The original Pokémon TCG base set is coming back as a trio of premium decks
During today’s Pokémon Presents stream, The Pokémon Company announced the impending arrival of Pokémon TCG Classic, a premium set of three decks built around classic cards like the base set’s Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise. In a press release about the decks, The Pokémon Company described them each as featuring a…
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Millions more homes will be exposed to hurricane winds because of climate change
In the next 30 years, 13.4 million more properties in the contiguous US will likely face destructive winds from tropical cyclones, according to a new report. It’s not a risk these properties typically faced in the past, but that’s changing as hurricanes get stronger and weirder with climate change. The…
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Snapchat adds OpenAI-powered chatbot and proactively apologizes for what it might say
Snap announced today that it’s adding an OpenAI chatbot (similar to ChatGPT) to Snapchat. “My AI” is an experimental feature initially available for $3.99-per-month Snapchat+ subscribers, although the company reportedly wants to expand it to all users eventually. Snap’s bot rolls out this week. My AI will appear as a…
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This Fallout successor is coming to PS5 with more than just a facelift
Audio player loading… If you missed its earlier releases, then The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition on PS5 looks like the ideal way to experience Fallout’s spiritual successor. The enhanced version of the open-world RPG launches on March 7 and is also coming to Xbox Series X and PC. However,…
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You won’t be able to escape Microsoft Defender on Windows soon
Audio player loading… Microsoft has rolled out automatic installs of the new version of malware removal tool and security dashboard Microsoft Defender on Windows devices with active personal Microsoft 365 (M365) subscriptions. Documentation (opens in new tab) for the new Microsoft Defender (via Windows Latest (opens in new tab)) confirms…
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Elon Musk says remaining Twitter employees will receive ‘very significant’ stock awards on March 24th
Elon Musk emailed his remaining employees at Twitter on Monday morning to tell them that, after another round of sudden layoffs over the weekend, those who are left will receive “very significant” performance-based stock awards on March 24th, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge. “This past week,…
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