Month: July 2023

Elon Musk blames data scraping by AI startups for his new paywalls on reading tweets

Twitter CEO Elon Musk continues to blame the social media site’s new limitations on “data scrapers & system manipulation” as he announced new “temporary” limits on how many posts people can read. Musk tweeted late Friday that the “drastic & immediate action was necessary” because of AI companies “from startups…

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I solved VR murders at Polus Point: the VR games and apps I played in June 2023

This month I’ve used VR to become an action movie star in Pistol Whip, explore the new Polus Point map in Among Us, and entered a VR bowling tournament in ForeVR Bowl. June has been a jam-packed month for VR – what with Apple announcing its brand new Apple Vision…

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A Song of Ice and Fire and Bowling: the VR games and apps I played in June 2023

This month I’ve used VR to become an action movie star in Pistol Whip, explore the new Polus Point map in Among Us, and entered a VR bowling tournament in ForeVR Bowl. June has been a jam-packed month for VR – what with Apple announcing its brand new Apple Vision…

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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum developer Daedalic quits game development

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum developer Daedalic Entertainment is leaving game development. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum launched last month to broadly negative reviews, prompting developer Daedalic Entertainment to take to Twitter to apologize for the game, claiming that the team “deeply regret that the game did not…

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The TSA will use facial recognition in over 400 airports

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will expand its facial recognition program to around 430 US airports over the next several years following what it calls “extremely promising” results in its pilot program, according to Fast Company. The agency reportedly said its program yielded 97% effective results across all demographics, including…

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Smart lights, smart mugs, and a handful of other weekend discounts

Whether you celebrate the “Fourth” or not, Independence Day weekend is oft considered one of the best times of the year to save on everything from TVs and laptops to the humble Toyota Camry. That’s still the case, however, with Amazon Prime Day kicking off in a little over a…

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