Author: Zach_Wilson
Crunchyroll is about to get a little more expensive, just like all the other streamers
While Crunchyroll’s monthly prices haven’t jumped in five years, Sony is getting ready to change that for subscribers in a handful of countries. Crunchyroll announced today that the prices for its Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan streaming subscription tiers are going up as a result of “the company’s investment in…
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How to play Netflix’s cloud games without waiting for an invitation
Want to try the nine games that Netflix now streams from cloud servers directly to your laptop, desktop, or TV? Officially, you’re supposed to wait until the beta rolls out more broadly, but for now, there may be an easier way. If you fire up a desktop web browser, log…
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Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership was born from Google envy
It turns out the lay of today’s AI landscape can be traced back to — what do you know — fear, jealousy and intense capitalist ambition. Emails revealed in the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google, first reported by Business Insider, show Microsoft executives expressing alarm and envy over Google’s…
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Walmart is about to launch a 4K Chromecast that’s also a smart speaker
Walmart is apparently getting ready to release a new Onn “Pro” Google TV 4K streaming box that’s also a smart speaker. Yesterday, YouTuber Superdell-TV hosted a livestream where he showed off the streaming device, which he said he had bought from the retailer in-store for $50. As 9to5Google noted today,…
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Ruh-roh, Boston Dynamics Spot put a dog costume on Spot and it’s downright adorable
If I’m being honest, I’m writing this just so I can show you a bizarre 52-second video that stopped me in my tracks: it’s a Boston Dynamics Spot robot in a dog costume. The robotics firm didn’t unveil any new technology or robotics breakthroughs. Nope, this video is just of…
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Could generative AI work without online data theft? Nvidia’s ChatRTX aims to prove it can
Nvidia continues to invest in AI initiatives and the most recent one, ChatRTX, is no exception thanks to its most recent update. ChatRTX is, according to the tech giant, a “demo app that lets you personalize a GPT large language model (LLM) connected to your own content.” This content comprises…
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