PlayStation Stars is one of Sony’s most bizarre initiatives in the PlayStation 5 era. The program lets you earn coins you can use to buy games on PSN, as well as collect virtual figurines that can only be viewed inside of the PlayStation app. And the whole thing has been broken since the beginning of
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In the age of generative AI, when chatbots can provide detailed answers to questions based on content pulled from the internet, the line between fair use and plagiarism, and between routine web scraping and unethical summarization, is a thin one. Perplexity AI is a startup that combines a search engine with a large language model
A brand-new TV makes a massive difference to your daily watching habits. It turns a normal TV show into a blockbuster with today’s technology. The only issue is the hurdle of the cost, so thankfully the Fourth of July sale is almost here to knock off hundreds from the typical asking price. Whether it’s Samsung,
Electricity demand is booming on account of AI. In a May 2024 report, Goldman Sachs predicted that data centers will use 8% of the U.S.’s total power supply by 2030, up from 3% in 2022, as cloud service providers expand to meet the demand for AI infrastructure. Assuming the current trend holds, U.S. utilities will need to
The amount of waste produced by the construction industry adds up to more than a third of the overall waste produced each year in the European Union. And it’s no better in the U.S. Stateside, the construction industry produces more than double the waste that households do each year. Sensorita wants to help the construction
Today’s Wordle answer might be a tough one, so scroll on if you’re stumped. Every day, we post hints and then the answer for the current day’s Wordle, just in case you need it. Also, we’ve ranked all the letters in the alphabet by popularity if you want to use this list to decide on your best
For the longest time, type 1 diabetes was known as a childhood disease. Even until recently, it was still called “juvenile diabetes.” I’m here to tell you that just because you’re an adult doesn’t mean you’ve escaped the wrath of this illness. Voices Meet industry creators, contributors and emerging thought leaders that have paired with
A group of senators has banded together to urge Synapse’s owners and bank and fintech partners to “immediately restore customers’ access to their money.” As part of their demands, the senators implicated both the partners and investors of the company as being responsible for missing customer funds. In a letter shared publicly on Monday, U.S.
There’s a Star Wars game out there that is hard to play in 2024 because, for whatever reason, it remains trapped on the hard-to-emulate OG Xbox without any official remakes, remasters, or backward compatibility support. That game is Star Wars: Obi-Wan. Suggested Reading Why This Under-the-Radar AAA Title Is More Than Just A Far Cry
Highly anticipated RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S this fall. BioWare has been focusing a lot of its marketing for the sequel on the game’s party of seven heroes, each of whom embodies a different faction within the universe and will be a romance option. But
The Guy Game is an infamous 2004 trivia game that featured actual women flashing their breasts in the style of Girls Gone Wild videos. It was banned from sale in 2005 after the studio behind the game was sued for including footage of an underage girl. This weekend it showed up at a video game
Actor Dominic Monaghan wasn’t a big gamer growing up, but that all changed when he first played Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto III on PS2. The open-world crime simulator basically blew his mind and revealed just how far games had come from Pac-Man. Suggested Reading 23 Years Later, GTA III’s Influence Is Still Inescapable Off English
/ Pixel help forum members say Google support has told them it’s aware and investigating the issue. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Share this story Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Some
There’s a lot of pressure on Dawntrail, the newest expansion for Square Enix’s critically acclaimed MMO Final Fantasy XIV. As the first expansion after the game finished off a decades-long story with world-ending stakes in Endwalker, Dawntrail’s adventure in the tropical locale of Tural is a new start and also a much-needed summer vacation for
It’s been over 6 years since Team Fortress 2 received a major update. But don’t worry, Valve hasn’t forgotten about its popular class-based FPS franchise. In fact, the Half-Life creators have approved a new TF2 DLC for Funko Fusion aka that Funko Pop-themed video game coming out later this year. Yay…? Suggested Reading This Modern
Afloat, a gift delivery app that lets you shop from local stores and have gifts delivered to a loved one on the same day, is now available across the U.S. The startup announced on Monday that it is rolling out its service nationwide after previously only being available in select cities, including Atlanta, Dallas, Charleston, Fort
Reaching for probiotic and prebiotic sodas is a choice many fizzy-drink lovers make. You get the tanginess of a more sugary soda with some potential health benefits, like fiber or good bacteria. But soda is still soda, regardless of the manufacturers’ health additions. There could be added sugars and even acidic ingredients that may damage teeth.
SmartHR, a cloud-based human resources and labor management software startup, said on Monday that it has raised $140 million in a funding round led by KKR and Teachers’ Ventures Growth, an investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, with participation from existing investors. The Series E round, which comes three years after the company raised
What is the best internet provider in Kansas? AT&T is the best internet service provider in Kansas, for more reasons than one. It offers broad connectivity with its copper-based plan, and it serves up top-end speeds with its fiber network, going all the way to 5,000 megabits per second. Between those two services, it’s a