Month: September 2024
The latest Castlevania collection is truly excellent
For anyone looking to explore the best Castlevania has to offer, the just-launched Castlevania Dominus Collection is pretty much a no-brainer. It includes a trilogy of games from the Nintendo DS era that show designer Koji Igarashi arguably at the height of his powers: the experiences combine smooth, satisfying action…
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Copilot+ features are coming in November to AI PCs powered by Intel and AMD’s latest chips
Qualcomm’s exclusivity period on Copilot+ PCs is winding down. Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that Intel’s new 200V processors and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series chips will add Copilot+ AI capabilities beginning in November. Copilot+ PCs include features like Live Captions (real-time subtitle generation, including translations), Cocreator in Paint (prompt-based image…
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Here’s why you should be excited to use the new Apple Intelligence-powered Siri on iPhone 16 — but you won’t be able to until 2025
With the iPhone 16 reveal just around the corner at Apple’s “Glowtime” event on September 9, the major talking point of the next best iPhone is likely its Apple Intelligence integration rather than a hardware bump. Apple’s suite of AI features is expected to headline the marketing of the next-generation…
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New VWs will answer some of your questions with ChatGPT
Volkswagen has announced it’s rolling out its improved in-car AI voice assistant, IDA, with both locally processed and cloud-based responses from ChatGPT and other models, starting on September 6th. The first cars getting the feature will be the 2025 Jetta and Jetta GLI and the 82kWh battery version of the…
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Chinese influence campaigns targeted US voters, research finds
New research from Graphika has found that Chinese state-linked operations have become more aggressive in efforts to influence the US 2024 election. The campaigns were seen using fake profiles of US voters on social media platforms to discuss sensitive social issues and talking points which spread divisive rhetoric ahead of…
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Wear OS smartwatches are getting offline Google Maps support so you can leave your phone behind
Google has announced that Wear OS smartwatches are getting offline Google Maps support – which means you can sync maps to your wrist to get directions and information even if there’s no connected phone or internet access available. The new feature, announced via a blog post, means Google Maps on…
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