Month: February 2023
The Morning After: Welcome to the exciting world of ‘Pokémon Sleep’
Almost four years after it was announced, Pokémon Sleep, a mobile game that tracks your sleep, is finally on the way. According to yesterday's Pokémon Presents event, it’ll arrive sometime this summer, after it was meant to debut in 2020. It features Snorlax (of course) and Professor Neroli, a Pokémon sleep…
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This major encryption boost means that even Gmail can’t read your emails
Audio player loading… Client-side encryption (CSE), a means of protecting and controlling access to personal or corporate data, has arrived for Gmail. In a blog post (opens in new tab) announcing the news, the tech giant notes that, while Google Workspace already encrypts data using secure cryptographic libraries, CSE gives…
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Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree is officially in development
One of 2022’s biggest games, Elden Ring, is getting what looks to be its first major expansion: DLC content titled Shadow of the Erdtree. Developer FromSoftware announced in a tweet this morning that the DLC was officially under development, though the company did not share when we might expect a…
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Microsoft opens up PC Game Pass to 40 new countries in big subscription push
Microsoft is bringing a preview of its PC Game Pass service to 40 new countries today. The preview will include access to all the hundreds of games available on Microsoft’s PC Game Pass subscription for a special test price for the first month. The 40 new markets see the service…
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Apple may be reviving the iPhone SE 4 by taking a new approach for development
Audio player loading… The iPhone SE 4 lives…maybe. In a recent Twitter thread, reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated that the tech giant has restarted development on the iPhone SE 4 – two months after it was reportedly canceled. The reason the project was axed in the first place, according…
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“This Is What Your Worlds Are Lacking”: Artists Are Using AI To Create Fat, Black Sci-Fi And Fantasy Characters
He was hooked. “Sci-fi is kinda like my church,” said Smith, who is now age 47 and living in Philadelphia. “It’s spiritual and very much connected to who I am as a Black, queer person.” The problem with his church, however, is that there isn’t very much Black (or queer)…
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