Sony is back in the spotlight with another State of Play showcase, dropping just days ahead of pre-orders for the notoriously pricey PS5 Pro. Announced on short notice, the September 24 event promises a packed lineup, with Sony teasing “more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games from studios …
Read More »TikTok Music is finally shutting down
TikTok parent company ByteDance is pulling the plug on TikTok Music, its short-lived music streaming service, by November. Launched just over a year ago in July 2023, the platform debuted in Indonesia and Brazil as part of the company’s effort to expand its TikTok empire into music streaming. SEE ALSO: …
Read More »iPhone 16 teardown reveals what Apple packed into the device
Apple hasn’t changed much when it comes to the design of the iPhone 16. Not counting the Camera Control button, this year’s version of Apple’s flagship is pretty much the same as last year’s — if you’re only looking at the outside. SEE ALSO: iPhone 16 Pro users are reporting …
Read More »'Gladiator II' drops another glorious trailer
Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II looks like it’s shaping up to be the veteran director’s opportunity to do all the bonkers stuff he couldn’t pull off in the original 2000 blockbuster. Sharks in a water-filled coliseum? Absolutely wild. Someone go ahead and preemptively take all my money. In the newest trailer, …
Read More »French startup Mistral unveils Pixtral 12B, its first multimodal AI model
French AI startup Mistral has dropped its first multimodal model, Pixtral 12B, capable of processing both images and text. The 12-billion-parameter model, built on Mistral’s existing text-based model Nemo 12B, is designed for tasks like captioning images, identifying objects, and answering image-related queries. SEE ALSO: OpenAI Strawberry might release sooner …
Read More »The price of Sony's PS5 Pro is 'brutal' and the internet hates it
Sony has finally unveiled the PS5 Pro after months of leaks and speculation, but the console comes with a hefty price: $700. Billed as a more powerful, graphically enhanced version of the original PS5, the Pro’s price point is sure to raise some eyebrows. At $700, it’s almost as expensive …
Read More »National Public Data breach: Do this to find out if your Social Security number has been leaked
In what may be the most bonkers news we’ve heard in 2024, billions of Americans had their most personal, sensitive info swiped by hackers earlier this year — and the breach didn’t get disclosed until August. The devastating data leak at the hands of National Public Data is a nightmare, …
Read More »Lyft is letting you bring your dog with you — here's how the new 'Pet Rides' work
Lyft is rolling out a new feature designed to make rides more inclusive for pet owners across the U.S. Just in time for National Dog Day, the company announced the launch of “Pet Rides,” a service allowing riders to bring their pets along for the trip. Riders will pay an …
Read More »Contestants of MrBeast's Amazon show allege unsafe conditions during filming
The start of August hasn’t been great for Jimmy Donaldson a.k.a., MrBeast, as several participants from his upcoming Amazon MGM studios game show Beast Games, have accused the YouTube star of unsafe, borderline negligent filming conditions. In a striking report from The New York Times, several contestants spoke with the …
Read More »Snoop Dogg and Flavor Flav are Team USA's biggest hype men at the 2024 Paris Olympics
What’s the Olympics without a little celebrity? The 2024 Paris Olympics has seen all the stars come out to support Team USA, but no one’s been a bigger fan than Snoop Dogg and Flavor Flav. The iconic rappers have made their presence known around the City of Lights, becoming two …
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