Google is testing a new verification feature in search, in a move aimed at helping users avoid fake or fraudulent websites. The Verge’s Jess Weatherbed reports: My colleague Jay Peters spotted checkmarks next to official site links for Microsoft, Meta, Epic Games, Apple, Amazon, and HP, but these were no longer displayed once he logged … Read more
On Friday, Meta announced a preview of Movie Gen, a new suite of AI models designed to create and manipulate video, audio, and images, including creating a realistic video from a single photo of a person. The company claims the models outperform other video-synthesis models when evaluated by humans, pushing us closer to a future … Read more
NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition is now available in Apple Arcade on the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro, and the latest version of the game offers many new features. Here’s what’s new in NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition, according to its App Store description: • Outdoor streetball courts and indoor courts, complete quests … Read more
Magnolia Are you ready to dance with the devil in the pale moonlight this weekend? The long-waited sequel Joker: Folie à Deux hits theaters, and it’s a good assumption that fans of the original won’t bee too pleased with this one, which emphasizes awkward musical interludes and banal courtroom drama rather than the shocking violence that … Read more
Microsoft Loop is mainly marketed for business users, but it’s also available to users with individual Microsoft 365 accounts, too. Microsoft markets this product as a way to, “Think, plan, and create together.” Here’s how the Loop app can help you take notes, make to-do lists, plan trips, and more. Where Can I Access Loop? … Read more
The end of Moore’s Law is looming. Engineers and designers can do only so much to miniaturize transistors and pack as many of them as possible into chips. So they’re turning to other approaches to chip design, incorporating technologies like AI into the process. Samsung, for instance, is adding AI to its memory chips to … Read more
Getty Images GP services in England and Northern Ireland faced huge disruption following IT problems caused by a software update by CrowdStrike GPs couldn’t treat patients, people were stranded as planes couldn’t get off the ground, and small businesses lost much-needed sales. Two months on from the global IT outage on 19 July, its full … Read more
GamesBeat Next is almost here! GB Next is the premier event for product leaders and leadership in the gaming industry. Coming up October 28th and 29th, join fellow leaders and amazing speakers like Matthew Bromberg (CEO Unity), Amy Hennig (Co-President of New Media Skydance Games), Laura Naviaux Sturr (GM Operations Amazon Games), Amir Satvat (Business … Read more
We are only a few days away from Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale, which kicks off on Oct. 8. Also known as October Prime Day, the event sees computer monitors from different brands receive huge discounts. You might find $20 off on a low-cost office monitor or an over $500 discount on a Samsung … Read more
The past week hasn’t been the kindest to the electric vehicle industry. Now, it’s capped off with news that the EV startup Fisker is the subject of an investigation from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). reported that SEC officials sent several subpoenas to Fisker. The filing doesn’t specifically say what the subpoenas are … Read more