With the death of E3 nearly complete, Summer Game Fest has become the go-to summer event for gamers to get hyped about. According to The Verge, the event kicked off with a bang with a new side-scrolling Prince of Persia game, and there were a few more surprises after, including a new side-scrolling Sonic game, a new game from horror legend John Carpenter, a […]
Hungarian physicians are using an artificial intelligence model that can detect breast cancer four years before it develops, The New York Times reported March 7. Called computer-assisted detection, the AI identifies spots in mammograms for physicians to inspect closely. An MIT study found the technology was able to identify changes between mammograms and detect spots that were […]
America apparently needs more car seats. So, when Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Buzz, a retro-styled electric van, last year, it noted that the version for the North American market would be longer and would have three rows of seats. North America’s version of the ID. Buzz has now officially been revealed. “Designed and tailor-made for […]
eBay will now authenticate streetwear for sale on its platform. As of June 1, eBay has expanded its Authenticity Guarantee to include streetwear valued at over $200. New and pre-owned inventory sold from brands like Supreme, Aimé Leon Dore, BAPE, Fear of God, KITH, Off-White, Palace, Stone Island, and Vetements will now be vetted and verified by a […]
Apple kicked off its 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote Monday, and in the words of CEO Tim Cook, the WWDC marked “a historic day” for not only the company but the consumer tech industry at large. Though the conference technically spans the entire week, the first day, June 5, is when Cook delivers a keynote address, announcing […]
Meta has officially announced its Quest 3 VR headset in a post on Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram. As The Verge reports, the headset is coming this fall with a 128GB version available for $499.99 plus “an additional storage option for those who want more space” at an unspecified price. Compared to its predecessor, the Quest 2, the Quest 3’s […]
A group of top AI researchers, engineers, and CEOs have issued a new warning about the existential threat they believe that AI poses to humanity. The 22-word statement, trimmed short to make it as broadly acceptable as possible, reads as follows: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale […]
A hands-on look at the Meta Quest 3 reveals a massive set of improvements to the Meta mixed reality headset, as detailed in Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg. Gurman says the Quest 3, now codenamed Eureka, is “far lighter and thinner” than the original Quest 2, which bodes well for its comfort during extended usage. According to The […]
Sony has officially confirmed it’s working on a PlayStation handheld to make it easier to play your PS5 games. “Project Q” was announced during Last Week’s PlayStation Showcase. “We will launch a dedicated device that enables you to stream any game from your PS5 console using Remote Play over Wi-Fi,” PlayStation boss Jim Ryan said during […]
YouTube is getting rid of Stories, a feature for temporary posts, beginning in June. Users won’t be able to post Stories starting June 26th, and existing posts will expire after seven days. As The Verge reports, Stories were first introduced in 2017 under the name Reels and were available to users with over 10,000 subscribers. Similar to Instagram […]