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Better get out your winter parka and a thermos full of hot cocoa because the hit downhill mountain biking game Lonely Mountains: Downhill is getting a very snowy sequel. Megagon Industries’ released a gameplay trailer with commentary during Gamescom for its new blocky skiing game Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders.

The new downhill racing game will get a Steam release by the end of the year. If it



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A woman watching gameplay of "Black Myth: Wukong" inside a video game store.
  • "Black Myth: Wukong" hit 2.3 million concurrent players on Steam in just two days.
  • The game, based on "Journey to the West," faced backlash for censoring streamers' content.
  • Despite the controversy, it sold 4.5 million copies and is China's first major video game success.

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Aiden Gomez, the CEO of Cohere, doesn't think bigger is always better in AI.
  • Tech giants like Meta and Microsoft are investing billions in AI to build bigger and bigger models.
  • Cohere's CEO said focusing on scale alone is one of "the dumbest" ways to improve an AI model.
  • He thinks other AI companies can compete by focusing on small models and data innovations.

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Smart doorbell company Ring has launched an updated basic model in its battery-powered line. The Ring Battery Doorbell includes feature upgrades to match some of the company's other products at a lower price point.

Longevity is critical for a product with 'battery' right there in the name. The Ring Battery Doorbell promises a 23% improvement in battery life over its previous iteration. It also



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The streaming space has become so crowded that it’s hard to imagine why any company would want to break in now, but that is apparently what Chick-fil-A (yes, the fast food chain) is planning to do.

Deadline reports that Chick-fil-A is working with a number of production companies and traditional studios to create multiple original shows for a streaming



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"Emily in Paris" gets a lot of things wrong about being French.
  • I'm a French person who watched part one, season four of "Emily in Paris."
  • Several scenes made me cringe, including when a French landmark was disrespected.
  • I don't like that moments of the show depict French people as being incompetent at work.

"Emily in Paris" is now back for its fourth season — yet it still



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I tried 16 different doughnuts from Dunkin'.
  • I tried all the doughnuts I could find at Dunkin' and ranked them from worst to best.
  • The glazed-blueberry doughnut was my least favorite because I thought it tasted artificial.
  • The old-fashioned, glazed, and glazed-chocolate doughnuts were among my favorites.

Dunkin' may have dropped the word "Donuts" from its brand name in 2019, but the chain



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GMC says its limited “Denali Edition 1” launch versions of the new Sierra EV pickup truck are now being delivered to their first customers and are available for purchase at dealerships nationwide.

GMC’s 2024 Sierra EV is parent company GM’s third electric pickup truck built on the Ultium EV platform after the just-launched Chevy Silverado EV. It’s also GM’s



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Compare clips from the Democratic National Convention, which kicked off on Monday in Chicago, to the Republican National Convention in July. They feel like different universes.

At the RNC, during the roll call of votes nominating Donald Trump, states