Month: March 2023
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom lets you build a literal hovercraft
A recent gameplay demonstration for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, revealed a host of new mechanics for the upcoming game. I never thought that Tears of the Kingdom would let me build a hovercraft, but boy is it a pleasant surprise. Over the course of the 13-minute…
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Mark Hamill voices air raid warnings in Ukraine as Luke Skywalker
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has lent his voice to a Ukrainian air raid app to warn citizens of incoming attacks during the ongoing conflict with Russia. “Attention. Air raid alert. Proceed to the nearest shelter,” says Hamill over Air Alert, an app linked to Ukraine’s air defense system. When…
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Google unveils AI-powered planning tools to help beat climate change’s extreme heat
With extreme weather events regularly flooding our coastal cities and burning out our rural communities, Google in its magnanimity has developed a new set of online tools that civil servants and community organizers alike can use in their efforts to stave off climate change-induced catastrophe. Google already pushes extreme weather…
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Google plans to share heat alerts in Search
Google plans to roll out new alerts in Search for extreme heat events, the company announced in a blog post today. Eventually, users should be able to find important information about extreme temperatures in their area when they search relevant terms like “heatwave.” The alert will bring up information like…
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Elon Musk and top AI researchers call for pause on ‘giant AI experiments’
A number of well-known AI researchers — and Elon Musk — have signed an open letter calling on AI labs around the world to pause development of large-scale AI systems, citing fears over the “profound risks to society and humanity” they claim this software poses. The letter, published by the…
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Watch out AMD: Intel is preparing a massive 120-core CPU
A slide deck allegedly from an Intel presentation, has been leaked on Twitter (opens in new tab) showing what appears to be the next generation of Xeon processors, Intel’s server and workstation products. Of particular interest is a slide titled “Granite Rapids-AP on Birch Stream-AP” that refers to a CPU…
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