Month: August 2026
Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign
Meta is updating its AI-powered smart glasses to close a loophole that allowed wearers to keep recording after covering the front-facing LED. Alex Himel, Meta’s vice president of augmented reality, writes in a post on Threads that “the camera will now stop working if the light is covered during a…
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Russia’s bid to launch a Starlink rival is falling embarrassingly short — ‘Rassvet’ is losing satellites faster than it can build them
Some Rassvet satellites remain dangerously low after failing to raise their orbits One Rassvet spacecraft has already fallen from orbit and reentered Earth’s atmosphere Two newer satellites have shown no observed orbital-raising maneuvers since July 2026 Moscow’s push to field its own broadband satellite network is running into some technical…
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6 Takeaways From the GTA VI Extended Look
Grand Theft Auto VI is nigh. Here’s what the developer revealed about its highly anticipated game. Source
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Asobo Studio used the soundtrack from A Plague Tale: Requiem during Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy mocap to help the cast ‘get into the sadder moments, the darker moments’
Asobo Studio played A Plague Tale: Requiem‘s soundtrack while motion-capturing Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy The cast would listen to the game’s music to get into the right headspace for emotional scenes SPEAKER 3 says it helped “get into the sadder moments, the darker moments” Asobo Studio has revealed that…
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OpenAI, Google and dozens of other companies publish open letter calling for collective action on cyber defense
Dozens of companies came together to publish an open letter titled "A call for collective action on cyber defense." Source
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GTA VI looks just as great as we could hope for
Netflix and Rockstar Games finally debuted their “extended look” at Grand Theft Auto VI. It showed that the new game looks to keep much of the spirit of GTA — exploration, driving, crimes, shooting, and cinematic story scenes. But everything just looks much better than previous entries, with impressive graphics,…
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