Microsoft’s Xbox business needs to get bigger. The company’s Xbox Series S and X sales still lag behind Sony’s PlayStation 5, and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has previously admitted its Xbox Game Pass subscriptions were slowing down, too. He admitted that in 2022, a dry year for Xbox games after Microsoft’s big exclusive Bethesda game Starfield was delayed. As The […]
Gemini is Google’s AI chatbot, formerly known as Bard. It’s an app you download from the Google Play Store, but it really it’s a piece of the Google app that’s probably already on your phone if it runs Android. Once it’s up and running, you can replace the standard Google Assistant with Gemini and invoke it in all […]
Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than ever before. The effort exposed a huge amount of industrial activity that previously flew under the radar, from suspicious fishing operations to an explosion of offshore energy development. As The Verge reports, these maps were recently published in the journal Nature. […]
An Apple VR/AR headset has been rumored for over six years, and at long last, the wait is over. Eight months after Apple announced the Vision Pro at WWDC, the headset is finally shipping to customers. The highly anticipated headset is meant to take mixed reality experiences to the next level. As ZDNET reports, Apple has gone […]
Disney’s Hulu has joined the ranks of streamers prohibiting subscribers from sharing their accounts with people outside their household. On January 31, the Disney-controlled streamer notified customers of a key change in its subscriber agreement that — for the first time — officially forbids users from sharing their Hulu log-in details with anyone who doesn’t […]
Google is bringing generative AI to Google Maps, promising to help users find cool places through the use of large language models (LLM). As The Verge reports, the feature will answer queries for restaurant or shopping recommendations, for example, using its LLM to “analyze Maps’ detailed information about more than 250 million places and trusted insights […]
PlayStation hosted its first State of Play event of 2024 last week, and fans got over 40 minutes of updates on games coming to PS5. This included extended looks at Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin, as well as some surprises like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Sonic x Shadow Generations. If you missed […]
In 2024, with live TV streaming now what it is, the idea of recording from an over-the-air antenna seems almost quaint. Yet, the new Tablo 4th Gen DVR is the current standard bearer for what is still a popular and free alternative to paid TV, and this device has its own secret weapon. As CNET reports, at $100, no […]
Gaming’s first big surprise hit of 2024 arrived early with the release of Palworld. Described by some as “Pokémon with guns,” the game launched in early access on Steam and Xbox in January and sold over 5 million copies in a matter of days. As The Verge reports, its impressive to have a game from a relatively […]
Spotify — one of Apple’s biggest critics — says Apple’s new plan to comply with the European Union’s tech regulations is “a complete and total farce.” In a post published on Spotify’s website, the company calls Apple’s new app installation fee “extortion, plain and simple” and says Apple is trying to force developers not to leave […]