Month: February 2024
Mortal Kombat 1 is getting a patch next week, and one of the main features will be crossplay
Mortal Kombat 1 (MK1) is set to receive a patch update next week, and as announced by Neatherrealm Studios on X (formally Twitter), one of the biggest elements of the update will be the addition of crossplay. Titled ‘Krossplay’ to mirror the iconic Mortal Kombat branding, players on PS5, Xbox…
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Microsoft is giving Windows Photos a boost with a generative AI-powered eraser
Microsoft has announced a generative-AI powered eraser for pictures, which gives you an easy way of removing unwanted elements from your photos. Windows Photos has long had a Spot Fix tool that can remove parts of an image for you, but the company says Generative erase is an enhanced version…
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Humane’s AI Pin is slightly delayed, now comes with months of free service
Humane announced that its AI Pin would start shipping in March, but there’s been a small delay. Early adopters are now being told orders will arrive in mid-April at the earliest, according to a video update from Humane staffer (and Verge alumnus) Sam Sheffer and emails we saw in Humane’s…
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Windows is getting its own Magic Eraser to AI-modify your photos
Above and below, you can see how Microsoft disappears a dog’s leash and some unintentional photobombers using the power of generative AI: a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Selectively removing people from the background of a photo.a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>GIF: Microsoft While that may not be quite as…
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Odysseus achieves the first US Moon landing since 1972
The mission, officially known as IM-1, is carrying scientific cargo to help NASA learn more about the Moon’s surface before NASA’s Artemis program brings people back to the Moon in 2025. It brings a laser retroreflector array to help other spacecraft make precision landings and a radio navigation beacon to…
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Vice is abandoning Vice.com and laying off hundreds
After nearly three decades, Vice will stop publishing stories to its website. Vice Media CEO Bruce Dixon said today that the company is going to lay off hundreds of employees as it plans a shift toward social platforms, according to a memo to employees obtained by Washington Post reporter Will…
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