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Month: October 2024
The Return of Gothic Horror: Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu (2024)
The world of gothic horror is about to get a powerful revival with the upcoming release of Nosferatu (2024), directed by the visionary filmmaker Robert Eggers. For those of you…
Meta won’t say whether it trains AI on smart glasses photos
Meta’s AI-powered Ray-Bans have a discreet camera on the front, for taking photos not just when you ask them to, but also when their AI features trigger it with certain keywords such as “look.” That means the smart glasses collect a ton of photos, both […]
Anduril speeds up launch of defense payloads by buying Apex satellite buses off the shelf
Anduril is expanding even further into the “ultimate high ground.” The company, which is best known for AI-powered defense products that span air, land and sea, is partnering with satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space to rapidly deploy payloads on orbit for the U.S. Department […]
The PlayStation Network’s services were down for hours
It’s not just you — the PlayStation Network experienced serious issues, kicking people off their matches and crashing online games around the world. Based on Downdetector reports, the issue started shortly after 8PM Eastern time on September 30. Sony Interactive Entertainment has yet to release […]
Joe Jonas joins PlanetPlay’s Make Green Tuesday Moves gaming initiative
Pop star Joe Jonas has joined PlanetPlay’s Make Green Tuesday Moves, an initiative of raising environmental awareness through gaming.
California AI bill veto could allow smaller devs, models to ‘flourish’
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of SB 1047 has been hailed by some industry veterans as good for open source innovation.
Snapchat’s new Footsteps feature tracks your location history
Snapchat is quietly rolling out a new “Footsteps” feature to all iOS users this week, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The new feature, which was previously only available to Snapchat+ subscribers, uses Snap Map to let you see how much of the world […]
Microsoft researchers propose framework for building data-augmented LLM applications
From explicit fact retrieval to hidden rationales, all you need to know about data-augmented LLM applications.
iOS 18 Control Center: 18 apps that add useful actions to your iPhone
We’ve compiled a list of iOS 18 apps that users can try in order to take advantage of the redesigned Control Center. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.