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With the Pixel 8, Google just won the AI war

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 11:00

Android Central

AI is everywhere now, but it's best showcased in those small ways where it's quietly working in the background.

A Meme You'd Nearly Forgotten About Returns to Stoke Terror in This Creepy Short

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 11:00

Gizmodo

Horror fans know the sudden appearance of a crate is never, ever a good thing, especially if that crate is old and marked with some kind of warning or other sinister writing. But while Creepshow segment “The Crate” may have inspired the set-up for short film Momo, its monster is of a more newfangled breed.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage goes back to basics — and ends up basic

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 11:00

The Verge

Screenshot from Assassin’s Creed Mirage featuring Basim Ibn Ishaq brandishing a throwing knife as he peeks around a building assessing assassination targets. — Image: Ubisoft

A richly constructed world and a pared-down gameplay experience refocusing on stealth and assassinations don’t save a game that is largely just okay.

Xiaomi 13, 13 Pro, and 12T finally pick up their sweet Android 14 upgrade

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 10:24

Android Central

Android 14 is finally out for Xiaomi's latest top-of-the-line phones on the stable channel, and it's packed with new features and goodies.

If you're a rich parent like Elon Musk, Texas is a much better place than California for a child support showdown

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 10:08

Tech Insider

Grimes, Musk holding baby X on shoulders — Grimes and Elon Musk share three children, including a son known as X, who is 3.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Gyula Bartos/Hungarian President's Press Office/MTI/Associated Press

Elon Musk and Grimes have filed parental-rights lawsuits against each other in different states.
If the case turns into a child support battle, Musk would be better off if it plays out in Texas.
The jurisdiction will come

Quick fix: what are those circles on my Chrome tabs?

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 10:00

The Verge

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge

The issue

You may have noticed recently that of the tabs on your Chrome browser have circles around the tab’s icon and that the icon itself is smaller and slightly faded. What’s that all about — and can I change them back?

You can see how much memory has been freed up by hovering your cursor over the inactive tab.

Discogs’ vibrant vinyl community is shattering

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 10:00

The Verge

Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge; Photo by Sean Gladwell / Getty Images

A home for music diehards has been fractured by increased fees that are pushing sellers and shoppers to other platforms.

V/H/S/85 Might Be the Horror Series' Best Entry Yet

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 10:00

Gizmodo

The V/H/S series has enough built-in fans by now that it’s barely necessary to review the latest release. But anyone feeling ambivalent about the found-footage horror franchise should make it a point to seek out its sixth entry (eighth, if you count the two spin-off films), because V/H/S/85 is excellent.

Why Hamas' unprecedented wave of attacks is a humiliation for Israel's legendary spy networks, say security analysts

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 09:47

Tech Insider

A member of Israel's police forces walks towards a fire as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel October 7, 2023.
Sinan Abu Mayzer/Reuters

The Hamas militant group launched a surprise multi-front attack on Israel, killing at least 40 people.
Israel's inability to anticipate the attack was a "colossal" intelligence failure, analysts say.
Israel has one of the most

What’s up with the temperature sensor on the Pixel 8 Pro?

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 09:30

The Verge

A screencap from Google’s Pixel 8 launch event. A closeup of a blue Pixel 8 Pro, with a temperature sensor visible below the LED flash module on the right side of the camera bar. A line goes from the temperature sensor to the words “temperature sensor.” — *Temperature sensor. Temperature sensor? Temperature sensor.* | Image: Google

The Pixel 8 Pro has an infrared temperature sensor. Why does the Pixel 8 Pro have a temperature sensor?

For an unusual feature on a $1,000 flagship phone, Google really isn’t saying much about it. The Pixel 8 Pro announcement mentions it almost in passing:

And on the back of the Pixel 8 Pro, a new

MIT researchers have created a solar-powered desalination device that can make seawater drinkable for less than the cost of US tap water

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 09:27

Tech Insider

The desalination device created by MIT researchers. — The desalination device — pictured above — could produce drinkable water for less than the average price of US tap water.
Jintong Gao and Zhenyuan Xu

Researchers at MIT have created a solar-powered device that can make seawater drinkable.
The team says the device can remove the salt from seawater for less than the cost of US tap water.
This process, called desalination, is key to solving global

Amazon launches its first internet satellites as Jeff Bezos looks to rival SpaceX's Starlink

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 09:23

Tech Insider

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation lifts off from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States on October 6, 2023 — A rocket holding the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband internet network blasts off.
Anadolu Agency / Getty

The first two satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper internet service were launched on Friday.
They are the first of more than 3,200 planned satellites set to provide orbital broadband services.
Amazon's network aims to challenge Elon Musk's Starlink once