144 posts tagged ‘technology internet’
Annual video game convention E3 is dead, for real now
AV Club,
After several years of death throes (exacerbated but not directly cause by the pandemic), annual video game convention E3—a.k.a. the Electronic Entertainment Expo—is officially fully dead now. Out of lives, out of hearts, hit by a ghost, the screen is full of blocks, Sephiroth’s sword is in its chest. You know, dead.… Read more...
Remembering E3's Most Ridiculous (and Heartwarming) Moments
Gizmodo,
The coroner’s report has officially come in, and just as we all expected, E3 is dead as a doornail. What was once the world’s biggest gaming event was taken off life support years ago, but on Tuesday the Entertainment Software Association declared it was calling it quits supporting the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Read more...
The Apple TV App Just Got So Much More Organized
Apple just redesigned its Apple TV app and brought a couple of features that should have been there a long time back. With the overall aim of making the streaming service easier to navigate, it already looks much more organized and intuitive. Read more...
The Best Space Images of 2023
Space is an inky black yonder... but for the countless light sources that pepper the billions of light-years that human instruments can see. Thanks to ground-based telescopes and observatories parked millions of miles from Earth, 2023 has been a terrific year for space imagery. Astronomers captured fascinating new… Read more...
E3 Is Finally, Officially Dead
On Tuesday, the Entertainment Software Association announced that E3, once the biggest video game showcase on the planet, is officially dead. Read more...
Google's Super-Fast Fiber Internet With WiFi 7 Is Also Super Expensive
Just how fast do you need your home internet to be? More importantly, how much are you willing to fork over to Google each month to turn your home into a miniature data center? According to Google, the answer is an eye-gouging $250 a month plus fees for blistering 20-Gig speeds on a WiFi 7-enabled, plus-sized router. Read more...
Google’s App Store Is an Illegal Monopoly, Says Jury in Epic Trial
Google lost its antitrust case against Epic Games on Monday night, where a San Francisco jury unanimously ruled the search giant maintains a monopoly with its Google Play app store. Read more...
Buzzy Startup Just Dumps AI Model That Beats GPT-3.5 Into a Torrent Link
While most AI companies are preciously unveiling their latest algorithms with press tours and blog posts, others seem content to throw their latest wares out into the digital ether like a pirate ship casting off dead weight. One company that fits this latter category is Mistral, a French AI startup that released its… Read more...