Category: author_name|Lawrence Bonk
PS5 update will let you invite people to multiplayer games through your smartphone’s apps
Sony just announced an interesting feature coming to the PS5 that should streamline the whole process of wrangling people into a multiplayer game. The new tool will let you invite people into a game even when they aren’t at a console or using the PlayStation app. The system generates a…
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The excellent and customizable Arc Browser is now fully available on Windows
The popular Arc Browser has been wowing macOS and iOS users for years, and now it’s finally available for Windows users. The Windows version of The Browser Company’s software had been in beta since December. The only caveat? The web browser is only available for Windows 11, though a Windows…
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Razer’s Kishi Ultra gaming controller works with damn near everything, including some foldables
Razer just released the Kishi Ultra mobile gaming controller, a successor to the popular Kishi V2 Pro. It’s filled with improvements, including a larger form factor to accommodate beefier mobile devices like 8-inch tablets and even some foldables like the Galaxy Z Fold 5. The controller also offers USB-C compatibility,…
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Meta rolls out an updated AI assistant, built with the long-awaited Llama 3
Meta just announced a major update for its AI assistant platform, Meta AI, which has been built using the long-awaited open source Llama 3 large language model (LLM). The company says it's “now the most intelligent AI assistant you can use for free.” As for use case scenarios, the company…
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Slack rolls out its AI tools to all paying customers
Slack just rolled out its AI tools to all paying users, after releasing them to a select subset of customers earlier this year. The company’s been teasing these features since last year and, well, now they’re here. The AI auto-generates channel recaps to give people key highlights of stuff they…
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Apple renews For All Mankind and announces a spinoff series set in the Soviet Union
For All Mankind is coming back for a fifth season of space-based alt-history hijinks on Apple TV+. This is unsurprising news, given the near-universal critical acclaim heaped on season four. However, the company also surprise-announced a spinoff series called Star City that will follow the Russian space program. Original series…
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