Month: September 2023
Destiny 2 enemies become pacifists as suspected server issues throw up strange bugs and glitches
Destiny 2 players – and its development team – have had it tough this week. Not only has the sci-fi shooter endured DDoS attacks that have taken the game down for hours at a time, but players have continued to experience connection errors and strange bugs and glitches over the…
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Meta’s AI chatbot plan includes a ‘sassy robot’ for younger users
Meta is preparing to announce a generative AI chatbot, called “Gen AI Personas” internally, aimed at younger users, according to The Wall Street Journal. Reportedly set to launch during the company’s Meta Connect event that starts Wednesday, they would come in multiple “personas” geared towards engaging young users with more…
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Star Wars Jedi actor confirms a “third” Jedi game is on the way
It’s happening, Star Wars fans – a third Star Wars Jedi game is in development. Confirmation came not from development studio Respawn or publisher EA but Cal Kestis himself – or, more accurately, the man who gives Cal his face and voice. Cameron Monaghan was talking at a recent panel…
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NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters
NASA completed its first-ever sample return mission from an asteroid today, with a science capsule containing material from an asteroid landing after having traveled on a 1.2 billion-mile journey from the asteroid Bennu. The capsule was released from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft as it passed by Earth this morning, entering the…
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New Pixel 8 leaks suggest the colors and camera features to expect
Now that we’re almost over the excitement of the iPhone 15 launch, we can turn our attention to the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro – and a couple of new leaks reveal more about what we can expect when these flagship phones make an appearance. First up are…
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Hitting the Books: Beware the Tech Bro who comes bearing gifts
American entrepreneurs have long fixated on extracting the maximum economic value out of, well really, any resource they can get their hands on — from Henry Ford’s assembly line to Tony Hsieh’s Zappos Happiness Experience Form. The same is true in the public sector where some overambitious streamlining of Texas’…
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