Author: Zach_Wilson
Scion of obscure OS that could have replaced Mac OS gets a rare update, almost 22 years after it started — Haiku carries on the minimalist philosophy of BeOS, the pet project of one of Apple’s former executives
In the mid-1990s, former Apple exec Jean-Louis Gassée founded Be Inc., a company best known for its BeOS operating system. Despite its technical strengths, which included a responsive multitasking kernel, symmetric multiprocessing, and a 64-bit journaling file system called BFS, BeOS struggled to make a dent in a market dominated…
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Report: John Cena and Judi Dench’s next role is your Meta AI voice
Celebrity endorsements can do a lot for a product, but Meta is making several celebrity voices the literal ones of its Meta AI assistant. John Cena, Kristen Bell, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, and Judi Dench may not be your real friends, but you’ll be able to chat with their synthetic voice…
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Palworld’s PS5 port is on hold indefinitely in Japan
We have received notice of this lawsuit and will begin the appropriate legal proceedings and investigations into the claims of patent infringement. At this moment, we are unaware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing upon, and we have not been notified of such details. Source
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Spotify’s AI Playlist is now rolling out to more Premium Subscribers – here’s who’s getting it next
If you’ve been a Spotify premium subscriber eager to try out the music streaming service’s AI chops at building playlists based on prompts, we have good news. After rolling out AI Playlist to Premium subscribers in the UK and Australia earlier in 2024, the feature is now expanding to the…
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Sony’s pearlescent new PS5 colors will jazz up your gaming station
Sony is launching shiny new “Chroma” console covers for the PlayStation 5 Slim that come in pearl, indigo, and teal. And if having an iridescent console isn’t eye-catching enough, you can also get new DualSense controllers to match. The Chroma console covers will cost $64.99 USD, while the DualSense controllers…
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Too long, didn’t watch? YouTube’s AI chatbot will answer your questions about the video
Have a question about a YouTube video you didn’t understand or just didn’t want to sit through? You can ask the AI chatbot rolling out from the video platform to answer all those questions, at least if you’re a Premium subscriber on an Android device. The AI, likely fueled by…
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