Month: October 2024
I doubt this retro-style vertical turntable and speakers combo is a good idea, but doesn’t it look incredible?
One of the minor annoyances about vinyl, particularly fancy vinyl, is that you can’t really show it off while it’s playing – so if you have an LP with a particularly great color, or one that creates a zoetrope effect as it’s playing, it’s only visible if you’re looking directly…
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Hundreds of thousands of CVs leaked – here’s what we know
A Singaporean remote hiring platform left a large database unprotected on the internet, accessible to anyone who knew where to look. Since the database contained plenty of sensitive information, the company has inadvertently placed hundreds of thousands of people at risk of data theft, identity theft, phishing, fraud, and more.…
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2K Games wades into risky waters and announces a free-to-play hero shooter
2K and developer 31st Union just unveiled Project: Ethos, a free-to-play 3rd-person hero shooter. It’s entering a crowded and fraught marketplace, but the publisher says this is an “exciting evolution” of the genre. That evolution seems to take the form of some light roguelike mechanics. The playable characters evolve throughout…
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Modders are using AI to create chatty companions in Skyrim and Stardew
In Stardew Valley, you can usually only speak to characters a few times per day. This limitation has led to a number of mods that add things for them to say so that players can spend more time with their virtual pals. But like many games, Stardew recently turned to…
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Google’s NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts
The NotebookLM tool generates AI-hosted audio podcasts on any topic. Its latest update allows users to enter prompts to personalize the output. I tried it out. Source
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10 Gifts for Travelers Who Have Everything (2024)
Searching for thoughtful gifts for travelers? Our guide has top picks for all the essentials that frequent fliers will actually use. Source
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