Blizzard’s Diablo team has unionized
Blizzard's Diablo team has unionized Blizzard’s Diablo team has unionized More than 450 game developers on Blizzard’s Diablo team have formed a union, making them one of the largest and latest groups of Microsoft workers to do so. The new union includes game developers, artists, designers, engineers, and support staff across the Diablo franchise, according […]
Lenovo leaks show concept laptop with rotating display
Lenovo leaks show concept laptop with rotating display Project Pivo lets you swivel the laptop screen to view things in portrait mode. | Image: Evan Blass Lenovo is gearing up to show off its latest products at Europe’s IFA tech tradeshow next week, but leaks may have just given us a first look at what’s […]
Apple iPhone 17 launch event: What to expect
Apple iPhone 17 launch event: What to expect Apple is just days away from revealing its newest iPhones during its “Awe dropping” event on September 9th. It seems like this year’s launch will offer more than just a simple spec bump, as rumors point to an ultra-thin iPhone arriving alongside the rest of Apple’s upgraded […]
What’s really happening with the hires at Meta Superintelligence Labs
What's really happening with the hires at Meta Superintelligence Labs What’s really happening with the hires at Meta Superintelligence Labs In June, Mark Zuckerberg went for the ultimate Hail Mary in the ever-intensifying AI race: He spun up a brand-new Meta AI lab after making a $14.3 billion acquisition of Scale AI – and then […]
This liquid-cooled projector promises an incredibly bright 6,200 lumen image
This liquid-cooled projector promises an incredibly bright 6,200 lumen image “Actual features are subject to the official product release.” | Image: Dangbei Dangbei is bringing its S7 Ultra Max all-in-one projector to Berlin next week for the big IFA tech show. That’s a good indication that the China-only 4K projector with a ridiculously bright 6,200 […]
Google adds iPhone-like ‘Calling Cards’ to its Phone app
Google adds iPhone-like 'Calling Cards' to its Phone app Google adds iPhone-like ‘Calling Cards’ to its Phone app You can’t set your own Calling Card, but you can use them to customize how other contacts appear when they call you. Google’s Phone app is adding “Calling Cards” that let you customize the appearance of contact […]
Microsoft fires two more employees for participating in Palestine protests on campus
Microsoft fires two more employees for participating in Palestine protests on campus Microsoft has fired two more employees who participated in recent protests against the company’s contracts with the Israeli military and government. The two employees, Nisreen Jaradat and Julius Shan, were fired “in connection” with demonstrations that saw protesters set up encampments at Microsoft’s […]
Microsoft launches its first in-house AI models
Microsoft launches its first in-house AI models Microsoft announced its first homegrown AI models on Thursday: MAI-Voice-1 AI and MAI-1-preview. The company says its new MAI-Voice-1 speech model can generate a minute’s worth of audio in under one second on just one GPU, while MAI-1-preview “offers a glimpse of future offerings inside Copilot.” Microsoft already […]
Google’s Pixel Care Plus includes free screen and battery repair
Google's Pixel Care Plus includes free screen and battery repair Google’s Pixel Care Plus includes free screen and battery repair Google is phasing out its Preferred Care extended warranty plan for the Pixel Care Plus program. Pricing between the two is pretty similar. You’ll still pay $8 per-month, or $159 for a two-year plan on […]
Kobo replaces Pocket with Instapaper on its e-readers in a free update
Kobo replaces Pocket with Instapaper on its e-readers in a free update A big draw of Kobo e-readers has always been Pocket integration. But, when Mozilla announced in late May that it was shutting down the read-it-later app in July, the Kobo community was left in a bit of a lurch. To the company’s credit, […]