Month: June 2023
For better or worse, Apple is avoiding the AI hype train
Five minutes into Google’s I/O conference in May, Verge staffers started taking bets on how many times “AI” would be mentioned onstage. It seemed like every presenter had to say it at least once or get stuck with a cattle prod by Sundar Pichai. (In the end, we stopped betting…
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Latest Marvel Snap season pass crosses over with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Across the Spider-Verse fans are in for a treat with the latest Marvel Snap season pass, featuring characters and locations from the hit animated movie. Marvel Snap’s June 2023 season pass is here, and it’s fitting that it’s Across the Spider-Verse themed, given the highly anticipated animated sequel just released…
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Acura ZDX EV gets Android Auto and built-in Google apps
Acura is preparing to launch its first fully electric vehicle, the 2024 ZDX, and just announced integration with a full suite of Google products, including Android Auto. These features will be available on all ZDK trims and bring apps like Google Assistant and Google Maps to the vehicle, offering a…
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CNET is overhauling its AI policy and updating past stories
Months after news broke that tech outlet CNET had quietly begun producing articles with generative AI systems, the site is clarifying how it will — and won’t — use the tools in the future. Among its promises: stories will not be written entirely using an AI tool, and hands-on reviews…
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Tears of the Kingdom glitch hunters aren’t just breaking the game — they’re expanding it
It took an international collaboration to begin cracking Tears of the Kingdom open. For the first few days after the game’s release, glitch hunters had been trying to break it using techniques similar to those used in Breath of the Wild, but nothing was working. “Everyone was kind of scratching…
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Our favorite free video editing software gets unexpected performance boost from new macOS Sonoma
One of the big announcements at Apple’s WWDC 2023 was macOS Sonoma (we looked it up; it means “Valley of the Moon”). Apple claims the new operating system has a sharp focus on productivity and creativity. It says “the Mac experience is better than ever.” To prove it, the company…
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