Jan 10
Republicans Setting Up Committee On ‘Weaponization Of The Federal Government’
Posted in: Today's ChiliA new House panel will investigate an array of right-wing grievances, possibly including the criminal probes into Donald Trump.
Jan 10
Anyone feeling overly confident about Tesla’s current driver-assist capabilities should probably sit down and take a look at this footage of a Model S allegedly engaged in Full-Self Driving mode seemingly single-handedly sparking an eight-car pile-up on San Francisco’s Bay Bridge.
Jan 10
Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Ended Its First Season With the Power of Incredible Violence
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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury has very much been a Gundam show from the get-go—in lockstep with the wider franchise in the ways it plays with some of the series’ most enduring elements, and in how its worldbuilding extrapolates Gundam’s longstanding critiques of capital and the military industrial…
Jan 10
The iPhone 15 has barely entered production, but there are already rumors the device after it will be the first to have an under-the-display Face ID module. Face ID is a big part of what’s kept Apple from moving to a pinhole camera approach, but according to a supply chain report unearthed by Patently Apple, the…
Jan 10
The internet’s new favorite toy, ChatGPT, accomplishes some things better than others. The machine learning-trained chatbot from OpenAI can string together sentences and paragraphs that flow smoothly on just about any topic you prompt it with. But it cannot reliably tell the truth. It can act as a believable substitute
Jan 10
Six months after Nothing originally debuted the Phone (1), it is now available for U.S. users. The Nothing Phone (1) costs $300 and can be purchased directly through the manufacturer’s website. But caveat emptor, buying this device means actively entering a beta program.
Jan 10
Yet more video game veterans are forming a new studio after leaving an industry heavyweight. Key leaders from Forza Horizon creator Playground Games have established Maverick Games, a Leamington Spak, UK development house devoted to ‘AAA’ titles. Gamesindustry.biznotes the studio is headed by former Horizon creative director Mike Brown, while executive producer Tom Butcher, technical chief Matt Craven, content director Gareth Harwood and audio lead Fraser Strachan.
The 10-person team’s art director is Ben Penrose, who most recently worked at Vampire the Masquerade: Blood Hunt developer Sharkmob but also has experience at Playground. Former EA experience director Elly Marshall is in charge of experience and interface development. Sega and Sumo veteran Harinder Sangha is the operations chief.
Maverick hasn’t shared much about its first project, but does say it will be an open-world title for consoles and PCs. Brown suggests the game will be a response to how people entertain themselves in the modern era — think subscription services and TikTok. That means games that are continuously involving without being repetitive, Brown explains.
As with similar launches, Maverick is hoping to veer away from ‘safe’ projects. Brown tells GI.biz he wants to encourage “creative risks,” but also wants to keep out “toxic” egos that can damage the team. Sangha hopes the company can help improve diversity in the game industry. This is about shaking up the existing formula which, while reliable, doesn’t allow for much variety.
Brown and Sangha stressed that they left their respective former employers on good terms. However, they and Maverick are part of a broader trend of high-profile game devs going independent after dealing with creative frustration (or simply boredom) at major studios. Simply speaking, big-name brands can’t assume their top talent will stick around.
Jan 10
An independent book shop in Wiltshire, England has become an internet hit after its creative window display of the Duke of Sussex’s memoir.
Jan 10
The internet’s hottest new thing is ChatGPT. For weeks now, the AI tool has gripped the online world’s attention. Media outlets and tech analysts have predicted the platform, or others like it, might eventually supplant Google—completely changing how we navigate the web. New York public schools have banned it.…
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