There’s a joke as old as PCs have been around, where people treat the CD tray like a cup holder. However, wouldn’t it be even better if your PC could also make and dispense a hot cup of coffee whenever you wanted? One mad genius wanted to do just that, and as it turns out, it wasn’t as bad an idea as you might expect.
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TikTok is testing hour-long videos
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Grand Theft Auto VI is launching in fall 2025
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Image: Rockstar GamesIn Take-Two’s Q4 2024 earnings report, the company stated when gamers can expect the next entry in the GTA series. What … [Read More...]
I read Google's 70-page Gemini prompting guide, here's what I learned
Artificial intelligence models just keep getting better, but for most users, they're only going to be as good as the prompts they're fed. This is a common pain point for people just trying their hand with an AI chatbot, because trying to explain something to AI the same way as you would a human doesn't always work the best. At Google I/O 2024, the company gave out a 70-page booklet (44 for the PDF … [Read More...]
Grand Theft Auto 6 will arrive in fall 2025
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Two brothers accused of stealing $25 million worth of crypto
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Nick Barclay / The VergeTwo brothers were taken into federal custody Tuesday for allegedly stealing about $25 million worth of … [Read More...]
US House passes TICKET Act to force event pricing transparency
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Google’s making it easier for people with low vision to find objects using their phone
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Image: GoogleCoinciding with Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is highlighting a number of new accessibility features across its … [Read More...]
X pushes more users to Communities
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A quantum-entangled photon traveled 35 kilometers under the streets of Boston
a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon and Harvard University have created a “quantum network” that transmitted an entangled photon … [Read More...]
Android 15 Beta 2 adds support for 16 KB pages
The Android development team has announced the second beta of Android 15, which is now available on more devices besides just Pixels, including those from Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Nothing, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, Sharp, Tecno, vivo, and Xiaomi. Android 15 will also support 16 KB page sizes (in addition to the standard 4 KB), which may require developers who use NDK libraries to rebuild their app to … [Read More...]