NASA announced at the end of last week that a series of commands sent to Voyager 2 unintentionally caused it to redirect its antenna, rendering communication with the space probe, sent into space over 45 years ago, impossible. Nevertheless, NASA states that Voyager 2’s original programming causes it to automatically realign its antenna towards Earth […]
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New App Store rules make it harder to identify users
Apple continues its fight against apps attempting to track their users through “fingerprinting” technology by introducing additional rules for app developers in the App Store. The new rules are part of Apple’s efforts to protect its users from tracking, which can be used for targeted advertising and other purposes. The new rules for apps in […]
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Stability AI releases Stable Diffusion XL
AI company Stability AI is now releasing a new version of its text-to-image AI called Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL). SDXL is claimed to be even better at generating photorealistic images based on text input, you can find an example above. Some who have already tested this generative AI state that it is superior to Midjourney, […]
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The X logo becomes bolder
Elon Musk is arguably the world’s most spontaneous billionaire, and yesterday, he changed the logo of his service X, formerly known as Twitter, just a few hours after replacing Twitter’s characteristic blue bird logo. The latest X logo has thicker lines in its X compared to the first version of the logo. However, Musk doesn’t […]
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Microsoft has created a controller that smells like pizza
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is the name of a new film about the four heroes, created by Seth Rogen. The film premieres in August, and now they have partnered with Microsoft. On Xbox Game Pass, you can play the game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, which was released last year, but of […]
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Unitree releases the robot dog Go2
Chinese robot manufacturer Unitree has unveiled a new version of their robot dog called Go, which is more powerful than the first version released in 2021. The base version of Go2 is equipped with twelve servos and has a top speed of 3.5 meters per second (9 km/h). It is controlled via Wifi 6 or […]
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Streaming update for Lyngdorf
Steinway Lyngdorf is fully embracing Spatial Audio, providing access to spatial audio with music streaming on all the company’s multi-channel processors, including Tidal Connect with Dolby Atmos Music. The built-in streaming player now has access to Tidal Connect with Dolby Atmos Music, allowing users to directly play thousands of Dolby Atmos Music albums specifically recorded […]
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Now ChatGPT can remember things about you
OpenAI has begun testing a new feature for its chatbot, ChatGPT, that allows the AI to remember things about you from previous questions you’ve asked it. This means that ChatGPT may be able to remember your age, what you work with, what you’re interested in, your gender, and other things that could help the chatbot […]
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EA Sports FC 2024 for Switch will be equivalent to the other console versions
This year, Switch owners will finally get a proper football game. While FIFA games have been released on Switch before, they were labeled as Legacy Editions. Essentially, these were stripped-down versions that, aside from roster updates, were nearly identical to the previous years’ versions. However, this changes now, and it will be the first time […]
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Square Enix is considering the possibilities of releasing DLC for Final Fantasy XVI
Before the release of Final Fantasy XVI, Square Enix stated that they asked players to pay full price for the game and aimed to deliver a complete experience. Thus, they claimed to have no plans for DLC, although it was not something they ruled out. Now that the game has been out for a while […]
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Honor Magic Magic V2 is foldable, lightweight, and super slim
Foldable phones have been quite cool but a bit bulky. Now, Honor has released the Magic V2, which is an impressively thin and light phone on paper. When folded, it is less than a centimeter thick, which is significantly slimmer than the Samsung Galaxy Fold4, which is between 14.2 and 15.8 mm thick. The Fold5 […]
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Roblox is coming to Meta Quest
Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced yesterday that the popular game-building platform Roblox will soon be available on the company’s VR platform, Meta Quest. Roblox on Meta Quest will have cross-platform support. This means that Roblox creations made on a computer, game console, or mobile device will also be accessible on the VR version of Roblox […]
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NASA showcases its new minibuses from Canoo
Electric vehicle company Canoo has now delivered the first of the electric minibuses ordered by NASA last year. The order consists of three minibuses intended for transporting NASA’s Artemis astronauts to the rockets that will take them to the moon. The three buses have been modified to accommodate astronauts comfortably in their spacesuits, and NASA’s […]
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Eve creates an adapter for AirPlay 2
If you have something that doesn’t have AirPlay but you want to have AirPlay capabilities, Eve has the gadget for you. It’s called Eve Play, and it’s simply a device that you can connect to your old, non-smart but enjoyable devices to stream audio to them. Eve Play features an Ethernet port, Wi-Fi, and can […]
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Musical Fidelity M3x DAC
Since Heinz Lichtenegger from Pro-Ject took over Musical Fidelity, there has been an increasing stream of new products from Musical Fidelity. Like this one, the Musical Fidelity M3x DAC. A complete premium-class digital-to-analog converter, with everything you need in one place. The DAC, available in black or silver-grey, features two optical, two coaxial, and one […]
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Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital Edition 2023
The compact headphone amplifier with three digital inputs was already launched in 2017. The basic design is credited to John Westlake, who built a premium headphone amplifier around a D/A converter. This allowed for the use of digital audio sources and provided an analog output, enabling the Pre Box S2 to also be used as […]
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Ruark R1S
The small Ruark radios usually perform well in tests, particularly with their sound quality being a notch better than the competitors’. Ruark claims that this also applies to the new R1S, which is a slightly unusual radio receiver with DAB+. It features both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, allowing you to stream music over the network and […]
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Sony HT-AX7: Sony launches portable home theater – completely wire-free
Sony introduced the portable speaker system HT-AX7 the other day. It consists of three small wireless speakers that together create immersive home theater sound. The best part? The speakers are battery-powered, so you can skip the wires. Sony speakers easily connect to your computer, tablet, or mobile device via Bluetooth – and voila, you have […]
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Sharp releases two new party speakers
Sharp recently unveiled two new larger-sized speakers. The first one is the SumoBox, designed to deliver up to 105 dB of clear sound, thanks to its 120W RMS stereo speaker system consisting of 2 x 8-inch woofers and 2 x 2-inch tweeters. Sharp collaborated with the French audio brand Devialet to develop this speaker, utilizing […]
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iPhone 15 series is rumored to have larger batteries
The transition to USB-C doesn’t seem to be the only battery and charging-related improvement we will see with the iPhone 15 series this fall. According to new information from a Foxconn worker, all phone models will have larger batteries compared to the iPhone 14 series. According to the reports, the iPhone 15 will have a […]
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Japanese university showcases cyborg arms
Researcher Masahiko Inami at the University of Tokyo has developed a pair of cyborg arms intended to be attached to a person’s back. The project is called Jizai Arms, and Inami says he drew inspiration from a horror novel about a man who borrowed a woman’s arms. The wearable arms have so far only been […]
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Meta has launched its Twitter competitor, Thread
It’s no longer a secret that Meta has been working on a Twitter competitor, and now it’s official. The app, called Thread, has been uploaded to the Google Play Store, although it is currently unavailable for download. Thread bears a striking resemblance to Twitter, with text-based conversations where users post threads instead of individual tweets, […]
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James Wan confirms: filming for “Mortal Kombat 2” has begun
The filming for “Mortal Kombat 2” has now started in Australia, as reported by CBR. The website has caught a post from horror film master James Wan, who is producing “Mortal Kombat 2”. In the first film, based on the 1992 fighting video game, we saw favorites like Sub-Zero and Scorpion battling each other, and […]
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World of Warcraft launches hardcore servers
Blizzard is now introducing something called “Classic Hardcore” to World of Warcraft, which will be played on special servers dedicated to it. In hardcore mode, if a player’s character is killed, it will be permanently dead. There will be no way to resurrect the character, but it will remain as a ghost, allowing the player […]
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Meta has unveiled its VR subscription service: Meta Quest+
A few months ago, we reported on rumors that Meta was working on a game subscription service for its Quest headsets. Now they have officially unveiled the service, called Meta Quest+. The service will cost $8 per month or $60 for a direct annual payment. There is also an option to try it for one […]
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Voicemod has received new AI voices
Startup company Voicemod has developed a set of new AI human voices for their voice modulation program, enabling real-time speech-to-speech conversion. According to Voicemod, these new voices are superior to most of their competitors when it comes to transforming voices in real-time and with low latency. Voicemod has trained these new AI models using publicly […]
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DuckDuckGo releases its browser for Windows
The privacy-focused search engine company DuckDuckGo released its browser today, which they have been developing over the past year, in a beta version for Windows. DuckDuckGo’s browser naturally uses the company’s own search engine as the default, which hopefully reduces the risk of users being tracked through their searches. Furthermore, they have integrated their own […]
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Defend Earth in Xenonauts 2 – releasing next month
While modern Xcom is great, if you want an experience closer to the old X-com games, then Xenonauts is the way to go. A sequel to the first game is on its way, logically titled Xenonauts 2, and now we have a release date. In a new trailer, we learn that the game will be […]
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BepiColombo sends home new images of Mercury
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released some images from their spacecraft BepiColombo’s third flyby of the innermost planet of the solar system, Mercury. In the three newly released images, we get a closer look at some of the planet’s craters. The image shown above was taken at a distance of approximately 3500 km from […]
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Electronic Arts undergoes restructuring
Electronic Arts announced yesterday that they will undergo a major internal reorganization. This involves restructuring their major studios and leadership structure in an attempt to strengthen their creative team. The reorganization also includes splitting EA Games and EA Sports. EA Games will be renamed EA Entertainment, suggesting that EA has plans to expand its business […]