Month: May 2025
Rockstar says new GTA VI trailer was ‘equal parts gameplay and cutscenes’
A second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI had a surprise drop this week, and it looked like it mostly focused on the story and world at the expense of gameplay. However, developer Rockstar Games says that isn’t actually the case, and that the trailer was “comprised of equal parts…
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Android’s splashy new paint job won’t yank Gen Z from iPhones
Android’s new design language looks extremely… Gen Z. That much is obvious from the concept images in the leaked blog post that surfaced today (published by Google, as it tends to do). While the theme is customizable, Google highlighted pink, purple, and coral throughout the interface. It’s a decidedly younger,…
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Shazam’s new Viral Chart wants to be your one-stop playlist for the latest hits and classics getting more spins
Shazam is launching a new global playlist and a version for 42 nations ‘Viral Chart’ will update daily with tracks that are on the rise from Shazam’s unique sources It’ll include the tracks that users are identifying with Shazam Shazam already offers several different charts to track popular songs and…
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Apple’s Eddy Cue: ‘You may not need an iPhone 10 years from now’
Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, gave an ominous warning today that the iPhone could go the way of the iPod 10 years from now. And the reason, as one might guess, is artificial intelligence. Incumbents have a hard time … we’re not an oil company, we’re not…
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Just good enough: Huawei’s new AI chip is only a small stepping stone towards domestic hegemony and an Nvidia-free China
Huawei is preparing to test its most advanced AI chip to date Reports says Ascend 910D aims to challenge Nvidia H100 in AI performance Analysts are skeptical, due to software gaps and ecosystem disadvantages Huawei has been stepping up its ambitions to be seen as the Chinese rival to Nvidia…
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The DEA abandons bodycams after only four years
“We welcome the addition of body-worn cameras and appreciate the enhanced transparency and assurance they provide,” a then-DEA official wrote in a 2021 press release. So much for that. ProPublica published an investigative report on Tuesday that details how the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) under the Trump administration has abandoned…
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