Author: Zach_Wilson
The gen AI Kool-Aid tastes like eugenics
Like many people, director Valerie Veatch was intrigued when OpenAI first released its Sora text-to-video generative AI model to the public in 2024. Though she didn’t fully understand the technology, she was curious about what it could do, and she saw that other artists were building online communities to share…
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Oeuf is a punishing platformer in a cozy shell
The funny shape of eggs is the curious lifeblood of Oeuf, the new physics platformer by prolific developer Increpare Games. In a gaming landscape saturated with complex systems dropped into simple games, that grapples with metaphor within straightforward narratives, and that is desperate to bring cinematic sensibilities into gaming, Oeuf…
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Why do gamers already hate DLSS 5? Here are 3 key reasons — and why history suggests Nvidia will win them over eventually
You’re unlikely to have missed Nvidia‘s big reveal of DLSS 5 at GTC 2026 this week, as it caused quite some waves. Indeed, it’s not an understatement to say that a tidal wave of bad feeling swept across the internet – from Bluesky to Reddit to X – after Nvidia…
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Dreame’s self-cleaning L10s Pro Ultra is nearly $1,000 off its original list price
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale doesn’t kick off until next week, but the retailer is already dropping a host of good deals, especially on robot vacuums. We recently saw Ecovacs’ Deebot X8 and X9 Pro Omni drop to $599 ($501 off) and $679 ($621 off), respectively; however, if you’re looking for…
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‘I’ve tasted blood, I’ve worn it’ — how The Pitt season 2 prepped Shawn Hatosy for the guts and gore of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
“Shawn Hatosy is saving lives then taking them in 2026” is one of the most-liked comments under the official trailer for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come on YouTube. I read this back to him as I started our interview last month, and he immediately laughed. I’m not surprised.…
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An early contender for movie of the year
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 120, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready for Pen Opinions, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Banksy and music…
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