It and It:Chapter Two star Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu) has officially signed back on to reprise the role of sewer-dwelling, child-eating clown Pennywise for Max’s Welcome to Derry series. The returning Pennywise joins castmates Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar.
Liz Reid, the Head of Google Search, has admitted that the company’s search engine has returned some “odd, inaccurate or unhelpful AI Overviews” after they rolled out to everyone in the US. The executive published an explanation for Google’s more peculiar AI-generated responses in a blog post, where it also announced that the company has implemented safeguards that will help the new feature return more accurate and less meme-worthy results.
Reid defended Google and pointed out that some of the more egregious AI Overview responses going around, such as claims that it’s safe to leave dogs in cars, are fake. The viral screenshot showing the answer to “How many rocks should I eat?” is real, but she said that Google came up with an answer because a website published a satirical content tackling the topic. “Prior to these screenshots going viral, practically no one asked Google that question,” she explained, so the company’s AI linked to that website.
The Google VP also confirmed that AI Overview told people to use glue to get cheese to stick to pizza based on content taken from a forum. She said forums typically provide “authentic, first-hand information,” but they could also lead to “less-than-helpful advice.” The executive didn’t mention the other viral AI Overview answers going around, but as The Washington Post reports, the technology also told users that Barack Obama was Muslim and that people should drink plenty of urine to help them pass a kidney stone.
Reid said the company tested the feature extensively before launch, but “there’s nothing quite like having millions of people using the feature with many novel searches.” Google was apparently able to determine patterns wherein its AI technology didn’t get things right by looking at examples of its responses over the past couple of weeks. It has then put protections in place based on its observations, starting by tweaking its AI to be able to better detect humor and satire content. It has also updated its systems to limit the addition of user-generated replies in Overviews, such as social media and forum posts, which could give people misleading or even harmful advice. In addition, it has also “added triggering restrictions for queries where AI Overviews were not proving to be as helpful” and has stopped showing AI-generated replies for certain health topics.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/google-is-putting-more-restrictions-on-ai-overviews-after-it-told-people-to-put-glue-on-pizza-011316780.html?src=rss
The DAY ONE tracker concept addresses the limitations of current health and activity trackers by monitoring a broader range of habits beyond physical activities. Inspired by the common paper clip, this innovative device aims to remind users of their tasks and track their completion automatically.
Unlike traditional trackers that focus solely on physical health metrics, the DAY ONE tracker is designed to monitor habits that can’t typically be tracked by a smartwatch, such as reading, hydrating, or using specific objects.
The device operates by clipping onto objects associated with the habit a user wishes to cultivate. For instance, attaching the tracker to a book, water bottle, or running shoes allows the device to detect and log the usage of these items through a connected app, similar to checking off a task on a list.
The tracker functions through a base accessory linked to a smartphone, where users can assign the tracker to specific habits. When the attached object is used, the tracker logs the activity, providing a visible and tangible reminder of the habit.
Its paper clip design allows it to be affixed to various objects, whether they are thin like paper or thicker items like tablets or yoga mats. This versatility ensures the tracker can be used in diverse contexts, although its bulkiness might pose challenges in tight spaces or risk being dislodged.
DAY ONE stands out by integrating physical activity tracking with habit formation features in a simple and aesthetically pleasing design. While it requires user commitment to attach and use the trackers appropriately, the visible reminder aspect enhances its potential to encourage consistent habit development.
Despite potential design limitations, the concept offers a meaningful extension to the capabilities of current activity trackers, making them more relevant to everyday behaviors beyond exercise.
Paper Clip-Inspired Habit Tracker Aims To Redefine Activity Monitoring
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Headquartered in Tel Aviv with offices in Palo Alto, LA, Taiwan, and Singapore, Sightful has announced the Spacetop G1, the first commercially available augmented reality laptop that offers a 100-inch virtual workspace within a portable form factor. This innovative device enhances productivity and privacy in a “work from anywhere” environment.
The Spacetop G1 can be reserved for $100 on Sightful’s website. Shipping is set for October 2024 at a price of $1900.
The Spacetop G1 is a product of the Spacetop EA program, which aims to demonstrate the viability of an AR laptop. The G1 builds on this foundation with improved design and features, including portability, stylish and comfortable AR glasses, and advanced performance capabilities.
According to the brand, the AR glasses are lightweight and were designed for long-term wear, and automatically dim in bright environments, ensuring clear text legibility. The device offers up to 8 hours of battery life, a 70% faster Qualcomm chipset, and a 90Hz optics refresh rate, providing a significant productivity boost over traditional laptops.
The G1 is also built for spatial AI, featuring onboard AI functionality and extensive workspace for web-based AI tools. It leverages a robust partner network, including Qualcomm, Wistron, and XREAL, for hardware and manufacturing support.
Sightful’s CEO and co-founder, Tamir Berliner, highlights the company’s commitment to seamlessly integrating AR into daily life and overcoming the limitations of bulky headsets and limited battery life. Sightful, founded by former Magic Leap executives Tamir Berliner and Tomer Kahan, has a rapidly growing team and has raised $61 million in venture funding from investors like Corner Ventures and Aleph Capital.
Spacetop G1: Meet The First AR Laptop With 100” Virtual Workspace
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It and It:Chapter Two star Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu) has officially signed back on to reprise the role of sewer-dwelling, child-eating clown Pennywise for Max’s Welcome to Derry series. The returning Pennywise joins castmates Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar.
Bloober Team’s remake of Silent Hill 2 is due to hit PlayStation 5 and PC on October 8, and it’s looking nice and spooky. It’s available to pre-order on the PlayStation Store and Steam.
It’s been less than two years since Konami and Bloober Team announced the Silent Hill 2 remake, though news of its existence leaked a few months beforehand, giving fans plenty of time to catastrophize the situation. Today we got the first gameplay trailer for the remake, showcasing familiar hallways lined with bloody nurses, low-light environments crawling with bugs, and other nasty surprises that have always been lurking in the sleepy town of Silent Hill. With modern visuals, lighting and sensibilities, it all looks eerily beautiful.
The release date trailer dropped during today’s PlayStation State of Play showcase. Right after that, Konami held a separate event just for its numerous Silent Hill projects, including an extended look at the Silent Hill 2 remake.
Bloober Team is the studio behind the Layers of Fear franchise, Observer, Blair Witch and The Medium — all perfectly serviceable psychological horror experiences. Still, there’s a lot to live up to here: Silent Hill 2 is a beloved, classic horror game. It hit the PlayStation 2 in 2001 and, more than 20 years on, plenty of fans are anxious to see how the remake will hold up. Bloober Team has completely rebuilt the game, including full performance capture and swapping a semi-fixed camera for a modern third-person perspective.
Bloober Team co-founder Piotr Babieno told Engadget in June 2023 that the studio shifted its entire game-making ethos for the Silent Hill 2 remake. Instead of leading with mood and set dressing, they made mechanics the foundation of the on-screen terror, using player input to generate disquiet. The Layers of Fear collection that came out last summer marked the end of Bloober Team’s psychological-horror era. As Babieno said last June:
“This year is like closing the era of making psychological horror games. Right now we are going into Bloober Team 3.0, making mass-market horror…. We decided that our next titles should be much more mass-market oriented. We’d like to talk with more people. We’d like to deliver our ideas, with our DNA, not by environment or storytelling, but by action. So all of our future titles will have a lot of gameplay mechanics. They will be much bigger.”
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/silent-hill-2-remake-hits-ps5-and-pc-on-october-8-230731258.html?src=rss
Headquartered in Tel Aviv with offices in Palo Alto, LA, Taiwan, and Singapore, Sightful has announced the Spacetop G1, the first commercially available augmented reality laptop that offers a 100-inch virtual workspace within a portable form factor. This innovative device enhances productivity and privacy in a “work from anywhere” environment.
The Spacetop G1 can be reserved for $100 on Sightful’s website. Shipping is set for October 2024 at a price of $1900.
The Spacetop G1 is a product of the Spacetop EA program, which aims to demonstrate the viability of an AR laptop. The G1 builds on this foundation with improved design and features, including portability, stylish and comfortable AR glasses, and advanced performance capabilities.
According to the brand, the AR glasses are lightweight and were designed for long-term wear, and automatically dim in bright environments, ensuring clear text legibility. The device offers up to 8 hours of battery life, a 70% faster Qualcomm chipset, and a 90Hz optics refresh rate, providing a significant productivity boost over traditional laptops.
The G1 is also built for spatial AI, featuring onboard AI functionality and extensive workspace for web-based AI tools. It leverages a robust partner network, including Qualcomm, Wistron, and XREAL, for hardware and manufacturing support.
Sightful’s CEO and co-founder, Tamir Berliner, highlights the company’s commitment to seamlessly integrating AR into daily life and overcoming the limitations of bulky headsets and limited battery life. Sightful, founded by former Magic Leap executives Tamir Berliner and Tomer Kahan, has a rapidly growing team and has raised $61 million in venture funding from investors like Corner Ventures and Aleph Capital.
Spacetop G1: Meet The First AR Laptop With 100” Virtual Workspace
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It and It:Chapter Two star Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu) has officially signed back on to reprise the role of sewer-dwelling, child-eating clown Pennywise for Max’s Welcome to Derry series. The returning Pennywise joins castmates Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar.
Bloober Team’s remake of Silent Hill 2 is due to hit PlayStation 5 and PC on October 8, and it’s looking nice and spooky. It’s available to pre-order on the PlayStation Store and Steam.
It’s been less than two years since Konami and Bloober Team announced the Silent Hill 2 remake, though news of its existence leaked a few months beforehand, giving fans plenty of time to catastrophize the situation. Today we got the first gameplay trailer for the remake, showcasing familiar hallways lined with bloody nurses, low-light environments crawling with bugs, and other nasty surprises that have always been lurking in the sleepy town of Silent Hill. With modern visuals, lighting and sensibilities, it all looks eerily beautiful.
The release date trailer dropped during today’s PlayStation State of Play showcase. Right after that, Konami held a separate event just for its numerous Silent Hill projects, including an extended look at the Silent Hill 2 remake.
Bloober Team is the studio behind the Layers of Fear franchise, Observer, Blair Witch and The Medium — all perfectly serviceable psychological horror experiences. Still, there’s a lot to live up to here: Silent Hill 2 is a beloved, classic horror game. It hit the PlayStation 2 in 2001 and, more than 20 years on, plenty of fans are anxious to see how the remake will hold up. Bloober Team has completely rebuilt the game, including full performance capture and swapping a semi-fixed camera for a modern third-person perspective.
Bloober Team co-founder Piotr Babieno told Engadget in June 2023 that the studio shifted its entire game-making ethos for the Silent Hill 2 remake. Instead of leading with mood and set dressing, they made mechanics the foundation of the on-screen terror, using player input to generate disquiet. The Layers of Fear collection that came out last summer marked the end of Bloober Team’s psychological-horror era. As Babieno said last June:
“This year is like closing the era of making psychological horror games. Right now we are going into Bloober Team 3.0, making mass-market horror…. We decided that our next titles should be much more mass-market oriented. We’d like to talk with more people. We’d like to deliver our ideas, with our DNA, not by environment or storytelling, but by action. So all of our future titles will have a lot of gameplay mechanics. They will be much bigger.”
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/silent-hill-2-remake-hits-ps5-and-pc-on-october-8-230731258.html?src=rss
MediaTek introduced two new SoCs today, the Dimensity 7300 and Dimensity 7300X. The successors of the Dimensity 7050, they are built on a 4nm process. MediaTek claims the chips prioritize power efficiency and performance to enable smooth multitasking, superior photography, accelerated gaming, and AI-driven computing. The Dimensity 7300X specifically targets flip-style foldable devices, thanks to its support for dual displays.
Both chipsets feature an octa-core CPU configuration comprising 4 Arm Cortex-A78 cores clocked at up to 2.5GHz and 4 Arm Cortex-A55 cores. They deliver up to 25% lower power consumption in the A78 cores than their 6 nm predecessor. Combined with the latest Arm Mali-G615 GPU and MediaTek HyperEngine optimizations, these CPUs enhance gaming experiences, offering 20% faster FPS and 20% improved energy efficiency compared to competitors, according to the manufacturer. Additionally, smart resource optimization, optimized 5G and Wi-Fi game connections, and Bluetooth LE Audio technology support with Dual-Link True Wireless Stereo Audio further enhance gaming capabilities.
“The MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chips will be important for integrating the latest AI enhancements and connectivity features so consumers can seamlessly stream and game,” said Dr. Yenchi Lee, Deputy General Manager of MediaTek’s Wireless Communications Business. “Furthermore, the Dimensity 7300X enables OEMs to develop innovative new form factors thanks to its dual display support.”
The Dimensity 7300 chipsets improve photography performance with the MediaTek Imagiq 950, featuring a 12-bit HDR-ISP supporting a 200MP primary camera. Hardware engines for precise noise reduction, face detection, and video HDR enhance image and video quality under various lighting conditions. The APU 655 offers better AI task efficiency by delivering double the performance of its predecessor and accommodating new mixed-precision data types for memory efficiency.
Furthermore, MediaTek’s MiraVision 955 integrated into the Dimensity 7300 SoCs supports detailed WFHD+ displays with 10-bit true color and global HDR standards, enhancing media streaming and playback. Key features also include MediaTek 5G UltraSave 3.0+ technology for power efficiency, fast 5G downlink speeds, Wi-Fi 6E support, and dual 5G SIM support with dual VoNR.
MediaTek Launches Dimensity 7300 and Dimensity 7300X With Dual-display Support
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