Month: July 2024
The Hugely Important Ocean Current You’ve Never Heard Of
This week, we learn about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and how the failure of this critical ocean current could throw the world’s climate even further into crisis. Source
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The Morning After: Reddit is blocking AI search engines that don’t cough up for access
When Reddit said last month it would block unauthorized data scraping from its site, most of us assumed it was to tackle chatbot training. It turns out the site/service/fandom battleground also appears to be blocking search engines other than Brave and Google, the latter of which reportedly inked a deal…
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Apple Music looks set to get generative AI art in iOS 18, and I’m going to abuse it so beautifully
Newly discovered code has revealed the existence of an interesting Apple Intelligence feature that looks set to come to the Apple Music app in iOS 18: AI-generated playlist artwork. The code was noted by 9to5Mac, and indicates that when you’re creating or editing a playlist there will be a new…
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Watch Max with friends? One of its best features is now available to all ad-free subscribers
If you’ve wanted to rewatch Barbie, take in an episode of House of Dragon, or watch Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm with a friend or family member from afar, but aren’t in the US, Max is granting your wish. The streaming service is now rolling out support globally for SharePlay,…
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Asus ROG Ally X review: the best Windows gaming handheld by a mile
The Asus ROG Ally X is the best a Windows gaming handheld has ever been. It’s got the most comfortable grip, the smoothest gameplay, and the longest-lasting battery — three of the elements that make a PC gaming experience truly portable for me. Most of this is no surprise: It’s…
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One of Elden Ring’s best speedrunners has issued a $10,000 bounty for a ridiculous Shadow of the Erdtree DLC challenge
An Elden Ring speedrunner has put up a $10,000 bounty for beating an absurdly difficult challenge for the game’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC expansion. As reported by GamesRadar, streamer Distortion2 is kicking off a new speedrunning category centered around Shadow of the Erdtree. Named ‘Rune Level 1 DLC%’, it…
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