PlayStation : Making sure an event as large as Games Done Quick (GDQ) goes smoothly is a monumental task. There are lots of technical moving parts, from video equipment, to lighting, sound, and stream overlays, to payment trackers that have to be kept running 24 hours a day for a week straight. The tech team … Read more
Russian : Today, Microsoft announced that it has found a nation-state attack on its business systems. The hackers were sent by the same Russian government-backed group that did the sophisticated SolarWinds attack. Microsoft says that the hackers, who go by the name Nobelium, were able to get into the email accounts of some of its … Read more
Jeep’s first all-electric vehicle for the US, the midsize Wagoneer S, will be ready for purchase this fall, according to a press release. The vehicle’s specs are similar to when Jeep first teased the Wagoneer S in 2022: 600hp, a zero to 60mph time of about 3.5 seconds, and a grille lit by LEDs. But … Read more
OpenAI : Arizona State University (ASU) and OpenAI revealed a partnership to bring ChatGPT into ASU’s classrooms. OpenAI works with Arizona State University : In a news release, ASU stated that it wants to focus on “three key areas of concentration” where it can use ChatGPT Enterprise, like “enhancing student success, forging new avenues for … Read more
During the Cybertruck event last year, Elon Musk showed off a pretty amazing demo that pitted its 6,600-lb EV pickup against a Porsche 911 on a quarter-mile drag strip. The Cybertruck came out on top — with the twist that it was pulling a Porche 911, too. Tesla’s Cybertruck is having trouble living up : … Read more
Another Code: For a while there, the Nintendo DS was the place to go for puzzle games. Leading the way were the courtroom antics of the Ace Attorney series and the puzzle book detective stories in Professor Layton. But helping round out the space was a small studio called Cing that has since shut down, … Read more
Plex, : known for its media server software and as a place to watch ad-supported content, is going to start a store for to buy and rent movies and TV shows in early February, executives told Lowpass’ Janko Roettgers. Plex is about to start a store : “Most studios” are lined up for the store’s … Read more
A few years after it was first revealed, we finally have a glimpse at the Indiana Jones game from Bethesda studio and Wolfenstein developer MachineGames. It’s called Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and the gameplay reveal was shown during Microsoft’s Developer Direct event. It’s an action-adventure game that takes place in both first and … Read more
Apple’s most outspoken critics aren’t happy with the company’s recent App Store changes. In a statement to The Verge, Spotify spokesperson Jeanne Moran says that the new 27 percent tax on alternative payment methods shows that Apple “will stop at nothing to protect the profits they exact on the backs of developers and consumers under … Read more
TikTok has launched many songs that have gone viral over the years, but now it’s testing a feature that lets more people practice their songwriting skills… with some help from AI. TikTok can create AI songs : AI Song creates songs from text prompts with help from the large language model Bloom. Users can write … Read more
