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Xbox Free Play Days this weekend brings you Mortal Kombat 1

It’s nearly the weekend and time once more for another round of Xbox Free Play Days where we get to play games that we might not own for absolutely nothing as an enhanced try before you buy. This weekend’s session … Continue reading

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Frostpunk 2 – Everything we know so far – release date, beta access, plot, and price

The original Frostpunk, just in case you haven’t played it, is probably one of the best strategy games released in the last six years since its release in April 2018. The city-building survival game set in an alternate 19th Century … Continue reading

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Nikon buys film camera maker RED

Ever heard of Oakley Sunglasses? The guy who founded that – Jim Jannard – became a billionaire after selling a lot of sunnies, then went on to found RED digital cinema, one of the first major digital cinema camera brands. … Continue reading

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We tested Anthropic’s new chatbot — and came away a bit disappointed

This week, Anthropic, the AI startup backed by Google, Amazon and a who’s who of VCs and angel investors, released a family of models — Claude 3 — that it claims bests OpenAI’s GPT-4 on a range of benchmarks. There’s … Continue reading

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Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination

Jalon Hall was featured on Google’s corporate social media accounts “for making #LifeAtGoogle more inclusive!” She says the company discriminated against her on the basis of her disability and race.

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Salesforce announces new AI tools for doctors

Salesforce announces new AI solutions that could help automate some administrative tasks that are driving physician burnout.

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Pornhub challenges EU over online content rules

The adult site is contesting some of its requirements under the Digital Services Act.

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Baldur’s Gate battles Spider-Man in Bafta Games Awards

Larian’s surprise hit gets 10 nominations, with Sony’s high-profile sequel receiving nine.

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Bored? Go play this hidden game in your Instagram DMs

Instagram has quietly added a secret emoji game that you can access in your DMs. The goal of the game is simple: use your finger to move the paddle at the bottom of your screen to keep your emoji afloat … Continue reading

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Europe’s DMA rules for Big Tech explained

The Digital Markets Act (DMA), an ex ante European Union reform of digital competition rules, will be in force today, by midnight Brussels’ time, on six tech giants — applying a new set of legal requirements on more than 20 … Continue reading

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