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The group, which has a mixture of hardware and software skills and first detailed their hack as part of a technology collective called Lagrange Point, say a couple of dozen people have contacted them asking for help with their AirPods. “We’ve got a huge amount of interest from folks in India who have these AirPods … Read more

A startup is training an AI model that it claims will enable creators to generate cinematic worlds, with complete control over the scenery, characters, lighting, and motion. How? By having humans strap cameras to their backs and hike around the world. Odyssey, founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke (Cameron was previously the … Read more

Roblox said it is launching thumbnail personalization to help creators attract more users by showing the most relevant thumbnail to each user on the Roblox home page. While thumbnails are the tiny images that you tap to initiate a game play, it turns out that the image that is on that thumbnail is extremely important. … Read more

Xbox is exploring a PC gaming handheld, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer told . In an earlier , Spencer had mentioned a hypothetical “Xbox gaming handheld PC device,” which now appears to be in the early research and prototyping stage. Spencer told IGN that he liked his Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go and Steam … Read more

The iPhone’s screen has come a long way over the last couple of years, gaining enhancements such as the Dynamic Island for better multitasking, lower minimum brightness for improved reading in dim environments and higher peak brightness. But there are still some ways in which Apple could push its smartphone’s screens forward, especially on the … Read more

Finn Wolfhard might bring back Idle Hands. Get a look at the return of The Handmaid’s Tale. Plus, Lex Luthor makes his moves in new footage from Superman & Lois‘ final season, and what’s coming in the next batch of Arcane episodes. Spoilers, away! Star Wars A new report from THR suggests that Daisy Ridley’s Rey Skywalker could feature … Read more

Chloroplasts, the parts of cells that allow plants and algae to photosynthesize, are thought to have originated over 1 billion years ago, when photosynthetic cyanobacteria lived symbiotically within other primitive cellular organisms. Replicating the development of this photosynthetic capability in other cells today—by placing chloroplasts inside animal cells—was previously thought impossible: animal cells recognize chloroplasts … Read more

DeepL has made a name for itself with online text translation it claims is more nuanced and precise than services from the likes of Google — a pitch that has catapulted the German startup to a valuation of $2 billion and more than 100,000 paying customers. Now, as the hype for AI services continues to … Read more

Monster Hunter Outlanders is a new mobile game coming from TiMi Studio Group of Tencent Games and Capcom. Capcom’s popular Monster Hunter franchise is an action role-playing game series that pits players against giant monsters in beautiful natural environments. Originally released in 2004, Monster Hunter popularized giant monster co-op hunting and has grown into a … Read more

If you’re a remote worker, or even work remotely part-time, you can step up your video conference game by investing in a good webcam. Built-in cameras on laptops and desktops have improved in recent years, but you typically still get higher quality and more personalized controls with an external webcam. And if you plan on … Read more