Author: Zach_Wilson

Google’s ‘smart chips’ now let you view third party app data inside Google Docs

You can now embed third-party app “smart chips” into your Google Doc after the company announced yesterday that the feature is now available for both Google Workspace users and those with personal Google accounts. Google announced it was opening the feature to third parties last year as part of its…

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Valheim finally introduces new difficulty options

Valheim now has difficulty options, enabling you to increase or decrease the challenge. According to developer Iron Gate Studio, easy mode offers “a more casual experience” that gives a “lighter, more accommodating adventure ideal for the pacifists and builders”, whilst hard mode “ramps it up for a hardcore playthrough”. Alternatively,…

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Meta is rolling back its covid-19 misinformation rules in the US

Meta is rolling back its covid misinformation rules in countries like the US, where the pandemic’s national emergency status has been rescinded as recommended by its independent oversight board in April of this year, The Washington Post reported Friday morning (via Engadget). In an update to the July announcement that…

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Sony is “happy” with its strategy not to release its first-party games on PS Plus

Sony remains “happy” with its decision not to release its first-party games on PS Plus. “We’re happy with our strategy,” Sony’s vice president and global head of subscriptions, Nick Maguire, told Gamesindustry.biz, suggesting that the company has no plans to rework its subscription service to match that of competitor Microsoft,…

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Microsoft just made its Bing AI chatbot much better for iPhone owners

Microsoft’s Bing chatbot is now more readily accessible for iOS users thanks to a new widget, plus the AI has been bolstered to perform more responsively when using voice input on an iPhone. Windows Central spotted that Microsoft has implemented a Bing Chat widget that can be added to the…

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Kim Dotcom is ‘not giving an inch’ after sentencing of two Megaupload execs

Dotcom tweeted about the convictions on Thursday, saying the light sentences two men got off easy because they are pinning the blame on him, adding that they “will make terrible witnesses for the US Govt.” Megaupload, which was a file-sharing site, has been gone for over 10 years, since the…

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