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New Pixel updates include AI-powered theft protection

Google is rolling out a slew of updates for Pixel watches, smartphones and tablets. In many cases, their predecessors are also getting the new features, such as Night Sight for Instagram — available on all Pixel 6 or newer devices, including A-series phones. The tool allows you to take photos directly on Instagram without worrying… Continue reading New Pixel updates include AI-powered theft protection

Riot Games is hyping up Arcane’s second and final season across its various titles

Arcane season 2 is coming to Netflix on November 9, and Riot Games is drumming up the hype by releasing various content in its current and upcoming video game titles. All of this content will come out within the coming months. Riot will release Ambessa Medarda, the Noxian general first seen in the show’s first… Continue reading Riot Games is hyping up Arcane’s second and final season across its various titles

The JRPG-inspired Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has a stacked voice cast

Sandfall Games just announced the voice cast for its forthcoming turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and it’s absolutely stacked. The actors include Andy Serkis and Charlie Cox, as a start. For the uninitiated, Serkis played a weird little guy named Gollum in some unknown movies about a magical ring. He also gave the iconic… Continue reading The JRPG-inspired Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has a stacked voice cast

Panos Panay on launching his first products since moving to Amazon

Panos Panay has a Diet Coke problem. It’s a topic that quickly came up when I walked into the small interview room, after he offered me a choice of beverages and I said my partner has a similar addiction. After a quick conversation on the advantages of drinking plain water over diet colas, I knew… Continue reading Panos Panay on launching his first products since moving to Amazon

The first of Astro Bot’s free speedrunning levels arrives on Thursday

Astro Bot, one of Sony’s greatest triumphs, is getting new content for those who live life (or at least play PS5) in the fast lane. Developer Team Asobi said on Wednesday that the first of five free speedrunning levels teased at Sony’s September State of Play will arrive on Thursday, October 17. The first speedrun… Continue reading The first of Astro Bot’s free speedrunning levels arrives on Thursday

My very brief stint as a race car driver at the F1 Arcade

/ A new company is trying to bring racing simulators to the bar scene. It’s very fun — and very complicated. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Share this story The F1 Arcade is a simulator.… Continue reading My very brief stint as a race car driver at the F1 Arcade

Hong Kong moves to set up $1.2b FoF to invest in Innovation & TechnologyHK has announced a series of measures to bolster investments in the private se…

The Hong Kong government will set up a HK$10 billion ($1.2 billion) fund-of-funds (FoF)—the I&T Industry-Oriented Fund—to invest in the Innovation & Technology (I&T) sector in a move to boost the city’s technology sector, according to an announcement.  The I&T-focused FoF will inject capital into the life and health technology, AI and robotics, semiconductors and… Continue reading Hong Kong moves to set up $1.2b FoF to invest in Innovation & TechnologyHK has announced a series of measures to bolster investments in the private se…

Anthropic’s CEO thinks AI will lead to a utopia — he just needs $7 billion first

Artificial Intelligence/ Tech / If you want to upload your mind to the cloud, that’s an option too. By Kylie Robison, a senior AI reporter working with The Verge’s policy and tech teams. She previously worked at Fortune Magazine and Business Insider. Share this story Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images If you… Continue reading Anthropic’s CEO thinks AI will lead to a utopia — he just needs $7 billion first

This whimsical iPhone keyboard case is the smart accessory I didn’t know I needed

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The premise of Clicks is rather straightforward: you snap your iPhone into the soft-shell case, the port connection registers the accessory as an input, and suddenly, you’ve got a full-screen handset plus a physical QWERTY keyboard to type on. The whole concoction feels like what you’d get if you asked an AI image generator in… Continue reading This whimsical iPhone keyboard case is the smart accessory I didn’t know I needed